Say what you want about Bill O'Reilly (and I know you will), but the man has no qualms about stepping into the ring with those who disagree with him. He's appeared on both The Daily Show and Late Show with David Letterman, so why would he be shy about appearing on The Colbert Report, a show that, in many ways, owes its existence, or at the very least, its aesthetic, to The O'Reilly Factor? I've said here before I actually liked O'Reilly before his ego outgrew him, but I still love to watch his appearances on Letterman. As annoyed as Dave seems when O'Reilly is on, you know deep down he revels in those confrontational moments.
While neither FoxNews nor Comedy Central has confirmed it, rumors are abound that O'Reilly, or "Papa Bear," as Colbert is fond of calling him, might be appearing on The Colbert Report sometime soon. Colbert, who gave a picture of O'Reilly to the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, recently returned to reclaim the picture in anticipation of an upcoming appearance by O'Reilly, or so Esten Perez, Institute of Politics Director of Communications says. O'Reilly himself received a Master in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government in 1996.
[via TV Newser]
Thanks to Sam G. for the tip.















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1-03-2007 @ 7:47PM
soundoftheground said...
i'm torn.
do i watch it if it happens because i'd love to see what Colbert could do to him or do i skip it because O'Reilly makes me want to destroy something?
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1-03-2007 @ 8:29PM
FlagPatrick said...
I think O'Reilly gets the fact that Colbert makes fun of him. But he thinks because it's in such an intricate way, the dumb people will think it's honoring rather than destroying.
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1-04-2007 @ 4:43PM
Michael Cicconi said...
Firstly, I'd like to say that I like O'Reilly as well. I know of the reputation that Fox News has, and had heard that O'Reilly cuts people off/has an ego/etc. but I'd never watched the Factor. Then Fox News was offered as a free preview and I took a look. For all the bad things people say, he was a pretty upstanding guy. I disagree with his political views but his show isn't terrible (there's much more content on Fox News that deserves that title, though).
Second, the man peddles his show/book/mugs/jackets/shirts/ everywhere. That's the pretense he goes on when he appears on TDS and Late Night. He's man enough to take on Colbert. Freakonomics author Steven Levitt said on his blog, "Having watched Colbert interview others, I have immense respect for his ability to find a person’s absolute weak spot." He occasionally lets the character break down, but he has such a sharp mind that he can respond to his interviewee's statements to improve his line of questioning.
Will Papa Bear go on? Who knows, but it would benefit both of them if he did.
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1-04-2007 @ 11:24PM
FlagPatrick said...
I don't know what episodes you've been watching but he's horrible. Look on youtube for the Jeremy Glick incident and you'll see what a freaking blowhard he is. Oh and what the hell is the whole War on Christmas crap! Does any moron actually think Christianity is dying out?
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1-05-2007 @ 8:24PM
Darryl said...
For all you loonie left wing nit-wits bill O'Reilly is one of the most reputable person i have EVER seen on tv.No one compares to this great man and if you people would get the "loonie" out of your selfs and just watch his show a few times and see just how much this man does for the ones who have none to turn to you too would know.And as far as his fight for christmas goes my god who else fights for our right to say "merry christmas"?NO ONE that is WHO!Since when is it wrong for US to celebrate the birth of Christ?
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1-05-2007 @ 8:29PM
jim mcdonnell said...
O'Rielly is a gas bag and a bully , I think that colbert can dismemember him and leave him speechless without O'Rielly even noticing.
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1-05-2007 @ 8:52PM
JEANNE said...
'' HECK, WE ALL HERE LOVE 'GOD OLE 'BILL O'REILLY''
HE SAYS IT THE WAY WE WANT IT SAID '' THANKX 'BILL.
'GO GET THEM; A FAN'
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1-05-2007 @ 8:59PM
ken herman said...
It's fun to watch the far left liberal sheep gather together to go after O'reilly. He does lean to the right but who wouldn't when you have the screeming, name calling, foul mouthed liberals to give you talking points every day.
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1-05-2007 @ 9:08PM
Rose said...
Bill O'Reilly......what a big bag of Gaseous bull crap! If only the mans brains were as big as his supersized ego. The man brings new meaning to the word Blow-Hard and Hypocrite. When ever I feel a little naseous, I watch the old bloated Geezer Windbag on the Factor....just so I can upchuck quicker. Bill's only talent is Spin. He's the world's Biggest Spinner of all. I feel sorry for anyone that has to live with the monster. Can't image what it would be like living with a man that knows more than God himself (in his own mind of course) LOL
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1-05-2007 @ 9:10PM
DORIS said...
I have never been able to see what all of the controversy about Bill O'Reilly is.. I love the man! HE
JUST TELLS IT LIKE IT IS ,NO PUSSY FOOTING AROUND.. I RESPECT AND ADMIRE THE MAN
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1-05-2007 @ 9:16PM
St Stephen said...
O'Reilly is nothing more then another elitist who runs this country. He preys on the stupid who watch his show and creates these hooplahs like the "War on Christmas". What a joke christians are more concerned about a store selling jesus say merry christmas then actually acting like christians. These rt wing wackos who watch his show and support the death and killing that goes on in the middle east are the opposite of Christians. In fact if Jesus walked by O'Reilly and his sheep today they would hang him and call jesus some sorta hippie socialist scum for wanting to feed and clothe the poor and help the sick and elderly. These hypocrits like O'Reilly and his watchers make me sick. The brain capacity of these people who watch him must be no more then a grapefruit. O'Reilly thinks he is some sorta beacon of light for america, but the America O'Reilly wants would resemble some rt wing fascist country where everyone is forced to look and act the same. With that being said O'reilly leads more sheep then anyone on the air today. The media is liberal?? Lmao. Thats just another rt wing wack job way of making a media that is rediculous and shallow and one that everyone knows is a joke out to be liberal. Liberal because liberalism and its tolerance and acceptance of all walks of life affects these rt wing lock and step freaks.
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1-05-2007 @ 9:18PM
MRH said...
#10- When you talk of "Screaming, name calling, foul mouthed liberals," do you see anything even remotely disingenuous and hypocritical there? Probably not, since you are living in a parallel universe where O'Reilly's fabrications are to be taken seriously.
O'Reilly is a charlatan and a coward. He doesn't confront EVERYONE with whom he disagrees, and Keith Olbermann is proof. Heck, O'Reilly refuses to mention Keith by name, because he knows that (1) he cannot refute the countless times that Olbermann has caught him in lies and exaggerations, and (2) he is losing- make that bleeding- viewers because of Olbermann's show in the same time slot.
I can respect Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh even if I disagree with them because at least they are not pretending to be something they're not. When O'Reilly says he's "looking out for you" and independent, nothing could be further from the truth. Just like most employees of Fox News, he's looking out for his employer, which requires him to look out for the most corrupt and inept president in this nation's history.
Let me make it clear that I used to like O'Reilly, before he became a shrill, arrogant parody of himself. Coincidentally or not, I seemed to notice this change in him following the sexual harrassement suit filed by Andrea Mackis, and once it became clear that the war that he has stridently defended was a grave and costly mistake. By trying to sell mainstream America on a failed and unjust war, and on a president whose policies benefit big business at the expense of the average American, he has instead sold himself out. Good riddance, Bill-O.
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1-05-2007 @ 9:32PM
Marissa said...
#5. Why in the world would you WANT to throw up?Damn,you conservatives are disgusting.
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1-05-2007 @ 9:44PM
Louise said...
I generally with O'Reilly, but do not understand his obsession with getting rid of horror movies. People LIKE to be scared, even repulsed. Honest working people who BUY a movie ticket so they can experience that creepy thrill are not criminals or perverts, and they do NOT leave the theater and go commit the acts they saw. This is one area where I completely disagree with him. Unlike rap, which does encourage youth to commit violence, horror movies are just scary stories. He needs to drop this particular battle.
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1-05-2007 @ 9:48PM
MJB said...
The scary (and dangerous)thing about Bill O'Reilly is that occasionally he makes a good point and that fools the ignorant right-wing lemmings into thinking he's always right. He gives me nightmares. But then again so does Nancy Pelosi - but not for the same reasons!
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1-05-2007 @ 10:01PM
Irene Koepke said...
I watch O'Reilly ocassionally and find him to be somewhat interesting and thought provoking. He can also be annoying and obnoxious. But, he makes you think and forces you to have an opion whether you agree with him or not.
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1-05-2007 @ 10:03PM
Marissa said...
#10, If you are going to put down liberals then you really should learn how to spell.SCREAMING.It's a pretty simple word.You give us a idea though of the kind of people who like Bill.
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1-05-2007 @ 10:03PM
George said...
Thank God for Bill O'Reilly. He's my new hero - along with Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck. They are the only newsmen who have a handle on reality. I'm sure that the appearence on The Colbert Report will be very entertaining. But let's face it. Steven Colbert is a comedian. I fully expect him to parody O'Reilly - but Bill will be man enough to take it - and even get a few jabs in himself.
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1-05-2007 @ 10:07PM
JDF said...
Maybe if you left-winged nut jobs would just pull your heads out of your asses and see what reality is you just might get a clue. I have never read so much garbage...oh yes and the venom spewed just spotlights your mentalities (or lack of). Oh, I forgot, the left is the party of acceptence and inclusiveness...WHAT A CROCK!!! You people are the biggest hypocrites of them all and will be the death of this country. You have historically been weak with regard to the military and even weaker with regard to war...Viet Nam is a case in point. The left cut the funding and got hundreds of thousands more killed as a result thanks to the wack job Ted Kennedy, an over the far left edge- LOON !!!! The left is amoral and they are appeasers. Appeasement solves nothing in case you morons haven't learned that yet either. Everyone of the left in the world appeased Hitler and look what happened. You people are Godless and O'Rielly is correct in what he says. Try reading some of his books and maybe(doubtful though) it would open your minds!
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1-05-2007 @ 10:10PM
St Stephen said...
Reality??/ Lets just hope that people who listen to a druggie like Limbaugh and their reality never has a major influence on America because we have seen what can happen, our country goes right down the tubes.
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