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First, Fox & Friends says "NAACP Champs" instead of "NCAA Champs" which was a joke on the Sat Night Live parody of that actual show just a few days prior.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017185912
Now, O'Reilly lashes out at Colbert who has made no secret of the fact that his show is a parody of O'Reilly's show.
Bill O'Reilly Attacks 'Deceiver' Stephen Colbert For Income Inequality 'Lie' (VIDEO)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bill-oreilly-attacks-stephen-colbert-deceiver
"Mister Colbert is a deceiver," O'Reilly responded. "I strongly believe in fighting for equality and also believe institutional bias should be against the law. What I oppose is government trying to impose equality because every human being is different."
Calling the comedian an "ideological fanatic," the Fox News host said it's Colbert's brand of partisan comedy, not income inequality, that is actually harming the country.
"Colbert can be dismissed as clueless, but the guy does do damage because he gives cover to the powerful people who are selling Americans a big lie," he said, "that this country is bad, that it intentionally oppresses many of its own citizens. That is a lie."
Johonny
(20,941 posts)Fox News host said it's Colbert's brand of partisan comedy, not income inequality, that is actually harming Bill O'Reilly.
TDS and Colbert have shown just how boring, simple minded, factually inaccurate FOX news is constantly and how easy it is to parody them. A whole generation now has grown up that virtually ignores FOX and his show. While Fox will always have its built in affirmation audience it does not attract younger viewers that see it as anything but Parody thanks to people like Colbert. People like Bill don't care about you, America, or this country. They care about the $$$ their stick makes them and Colbert has harmed his brand and basically guaranteed future generations will lampoon people like him instead of pretend they had any ounce of wisdom to impart to us. O'Reilly is now and forever a punchline to a joke and while he's still rich he hates knowing his money can't buy actual integrity and respect.