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Re: Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Bill O'Reilly can't spin his glass jaw. There are lots of things I admire about Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News talk show host. But he's incapable of taking the same kind of interview he dishes out. Go on his show if you want to be interrupted, verbally abused, have your facts and opinions twisted and spun to fit Bill's world view, your thoughts interrupted, your words taken out of context. Terry Gross, his Fresh Air interviewer, tossed Bill easy lobs so he could set the record straight, a prelude to exploring the man and his vision. He never let Terry get where she was going. He started calling her names, invoking grand conspiracies of public radio and the liberal left, and refused to be responsive or accountable for his own statements and accusations. In his eyes, anyone with the temerity to question his record is a liar out to get him. He walked off the show. He may be a hard hitting host but he has a glass jaw. When he doesn't control the venue and he isn't surrounded by sycophants, he's just not up for the job. I'm with Andrew in hoping to learn more about the guy, but he's his own worst enemy. Again, being interviewed is a different skill than interviewing. Maybe Bill and I can take the same class.
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