Can someone explain Bill O'Reilly to me? :facepalm:

[Sergeant Bob]

Someone recently told me that the political divide is no longer Republican vs. Democrat....or even conservative vs. liberal. It's authoritarian vs. libertarian. And it makes a lot of sense to me.

Guess which side O'Reilly is on.....

There's way too much truth in that statement.

[Levant]

Authoritarian versus socialist.  Libertarian is not even in the picture in government - at any level.

[seeker_two]

Authoritarian versus socialist.  Libertarian is not even in the picture in government - at any level.

How can you be socialist without being authoritarian?....

[Marnoot]

How can you be socialist without being authoritarian?....

Those wishing to enter into a socialist arrangement voluntarily (hippy communes, religious socialist communities, etc.) would not necessarily be authoritarian. However, those wishing a socialist government would of course have authoritarianism as its companion.

[Jamisjockey]

Authoritarian versus socialist.  Libertarian is not even in the picture in government - at any level.

I think you all missed Bob's point.
He's saying the Right and Left are the Authoritarians.  Libertarians have infiltrated the GOP and begun screaming loudly to some degree, but that the rest of the GOP is an authoritarian socialist front.

[Levant]

How can you be socialist without being authoritarian?....

Good point.  Authoritarian versus Authoritarian.  Republicans: The other Democratic Party.

[Levant]

I think you all missed Bob's point.
He's saying the Right and Left are the Authoritarians.  Libertarians have infiltrated the GOP and begun screaming loudly to some degree, but that the rest of the GOP is an authoritarian socialist front.

I wouldn't say I missed it.  I got his point; I was just offering a different twist on it.

But as for libertarians infiltrating the Republican Party, I disagree. Instead, Republicans infiltrated the Tea Party and the Tea Party, like so many others, got caught up in the cameras and attention and became Republicans.

[brimic]

He's a *expletive deleted*.

^That right there is the most accurate description of Orly I've seen so far.

[TommyGunn]

Such a threadfull of SNARK.












 

[Jamie B]

If you think you have any idea about the actual inner motivations and beliefs of any pundit from watching their show you're in error. They're actors playing a part.

Ding, ding, ding!

I saw his 'interview' on 60 Minutes Sunday.

All he is doing is hawking his new book Killing Jesus, which he claimed the Holy Spirit told him to write!?

He also opined what Jesus actually did and did not say when in the cross - impressive for someone who was not there!

He is no different than the clowns hawking products in 3am infomercials.

He never batted an eye when the interviewer busted his chops for charging fans $500 for one picture with him.

Other than money, O Reilly only loves himself.