Is Bill O'Reilly leaving Fox News?

[rbrnmw]

a friend of mine said O'Reilly is looking for a new network and has toned down quite a bit in recent weeks Rumor is Laura Ingram will get a show a Beck will take O"Reilly's time slot does anyone know if this is true?

[cliffordu]

1. Who would care about that?

:shrug:

[Flabbergasted]

2. Rightwingers. nt

[cliffordu]

3. That was my first thought.

[Maru Kitteh]

33. Your dog freaks me out - but in a happy way.

[question everything]

4. He is a hero among the lunatics. If he will start softening his ideas -

it was suggested here that he supports the Public Option - this should rattle them.

On the other hand, he probably realizes that he cannot compete with Beck.

[rbrnmw]

12. Oh I see sounds like pandering to a more sane audience

So maybe it is true Billo always looks out for Billo first

[rwheeler31]

5. It would be good for him.

[ananda]

6. I boycott FOX completely.

And I don't listen to rightwing crap anywhere.

[dysfunctional press]

53. when we got cable, i put blocks on all fox channels.

i have no use for them.

[Name removed]

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[cliffordu]

8. That would be me.

:eyes:

[NYC_SKP]

9. I just gave it 5 recs, for a new count of +4.

That's how I roll.

:P

[cliffordu]

10. You are a nasty, brutish individual of suspect character and poor breeding.

:loveya:

[NYC_SKP]

23. And you, Sir, have an astoundingly keen sense of others' character.

:pals:

[cliffordu]

47. Why thank you, and right back at you!!!

:pals:

[WorseBeforeBetter]

13. Do you have something against punctuation? (n/t)

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

17. YOU PEOPLE ARE TOO MUCH.

TOO MUCH. lol

[WorseBeforeBetter]

19. Thank you. (n/t)

[hvn_nbr_2]

43. It's not too much to ask people to communicate so somebody can...

understand it without wasting time parsing and splitting and trying to figure out what the hell they're saying because the reader can't tell where the thought divisions are. People who waste my time and force me to do all the work to understand their pseudocommunication annoy me.

[rbrnmw]

18. Do you have anything to say about this post?

Or are you just trolling for grammatical errors in order to make yourself feel superior?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. I'm not in the mood for anything serious right about now, so I'm trolling for...

birthers, and teabaggers, and 4channers...oh, my!

[rbrnmw]

27. sounds like fun I am none of those

I am a dyed in the wool Democrat and proud of it

[Rude Dog]

36. Oh wow.

Lumping 4chan in with those idiots?

Oh, now you go too far.

Even they don't deserve that.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

39. I'm keeping an eye on you, RD. :-P (n/t)

[obliviously]

22. Your rumor makes sense to me.

O'reilly is conceited. He thinks he carries the fox network and that they watch fox just to hear him. Politically he is what ever is popular and will get him ratings. You can't trust him . he is on nobodies side but his own. If he moves from fox he is done!

[Iggo]

37. Whaddaya mean "you people"?

WhaddaYOU mean "you people"?

Aaaaaand, scene!

[cliffordu]

45. Yeah. And then there's THAT.....

"you people" indeed.

[alittlelark]

66. You need to work on your grammar.

PS - saying DUers are as hateful as RWers (teabaggers, birthers, KKK wanna-bees.....) is kinda indicative of you being in the wrong place.

[Libertas1776]

11. Where is he going to go?

The Weather Channel? What about QVC? Ooh, maybe the Food Network. "The Cooking and Bat Shit Crazy Hour with Bill O'Rielly and Rachel Ray." :puke:

[rbrnmw]

14. Maybe Lou Dobbs spot?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

16. And where is Lou Dobbs going? (n/t)

[rbrnmw]

20. maybe nowhere just asking a question

[Libertas1776]

28. Maybe they'll pair up?

Maybe get one of those awful paired political pundit shows. They'll call it "Fuck You!" w/ Bill O'Reilly and Lou Dobbs.

[rbrnmw]

31. LMAO!!!!!

:yourock:

[Libertas1776]

44. Thank you, thank you...

I'll be here all week. B-)

[TxRider]

15. I doubt it...

I have noticed him tone it down since he got interviews with Obama and Hillary in the election though.

But who knows?

Who would want to be on the same channel with Hannity and Beck?

[mzmolly]

21. Do you have a link? Or is this simply inside info?

:shrug:

[rbrnmw]

24. A friend of mine said it So I wanted to know if it was true or not

I have no verification but somebody here may know if it was the truth.

[cliffordu]

46. Half the people I was with thought it was true until I explained it to them.

[opihimoimoi]

26. Radio atation KLIE in Guam gonna get him

[Maru Kitteh]

29. FOX has gone so far over the edge that Bill O'Really has started to look like a Liberal

by comparison.

I'm not surprised to hear he's being put on the market.

[Fuzz]

30. Right wing boards have been pushing for Beck to replace him for a while now.

They even think O'Reilly will move to CNN.

[rbrnmw]

35. Maybe there is something to it then

MSNBC DO NOT HIRE HIM PLEASE DON'T

[toandme]

32. THIS IS IMPORTANT!

[dana_b]

55. HOW SO??

[Lorien]

34. He came out today in favor of a public option

so I guess that he's toast with the rabid Right.

[Hubert H. Hubert]

38. Maybe he'll replace Ernie Anastos

[WorseBeforeBetter]

42. ...

[KinMd]

40. Could Bill-O end up at MSNBC?

...and would that be a sign of the apocalypse?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

41. If the crazies are raptured, then I'm all for it.

Which reminds me, I haven't checked the Rapture Index in a while...

http://www.raptureready.com/rap2.html

Damn, 161. Down 2. :-(

[dana_b]

54. KO would

probably think so.

[Taverner]

59. But what if he got a show a la Crossfire with O'Reilly?

[dana_b]

60. oh jeez..

those two together would be a nightmare. I like KO but I'd have to stop watching. I'm sure they'd get good ratings though.

[Taverner]

58. I'll one up you - could he be getting a show with Olbermann?

I mean, think about it from a business perspective - wouldn't you consider that "must see TV"?

[Confusious]

48. Bill O is a narcissist who cares only about himself

and narcissists are also psychotic so he doesn't care about anyone else.

Really, we need national health care so these people can get some help.

Because I care.

[rbrnmw]

49. That is so true

Faux News should be a mental institution

[HopeHoops]

50. Rat leaving a sinking ship?

What network would TAKE him? I could see CNBC taking him on because of his "vast financial experience". He's fully capable of being just as wrong as everyone else on CNBC.

[Kingofalldems]

51. I absolutely believe in redemption

and it would be great if he left Fox and spilled the beans on the whole operation.

[Turborama]

68. I was thinking that after reading the title of this thread.

I mean, think about how much money he could make out of 'spilling the beans' on Faux and the puppet masters that pull the strings. Speeches, book deals, magazine articles, maybe even a 'true story' movie deal, the list goes on...

[donheld]

52. Who? What? Where? When?

[tsuki]

56. I understand Rupert Morlock does not like him. nt

[Taverner]

57. O'Reilly goes to MSNBC - he and Olbermann get a show and watch the hilarity ensue!

I mean, come the fuck on, I'd watch that!

[Regret My New Name]

65. Good idea...

[brettdale]

61. Olielly is pissed off

That beck will end up with higher ratings, and also is pissed off because Beck doesnt even try to cover his hate for the left like Oleilly does.

[David Zephyr]

62. Nonsense.

O'Reilly is invested in Murdoch's corporation's stock.

He isn't going anywhere.

With all due respect, you've had 179 posts and you are quoting a "friend". What friend?

[BuyingThyme]

63. Yeah, there's no way he's leaving Fox unless he's sick.

[merh]

67. What does it matter? "what friend"

christ on a cracker, this is a harmless thread - a simple question was asked, no dem has been attacked, no right meme pushed. WTF?

Please keep in mind, you started with zero posts and only had 179 posts at one time.

I don't get all the animosity in this thread.

[optimal-tomato]

64. Sounds possible.

I wouldn't be surprised to see O'Reilly move to CNN and take Campbell Brown's slot (so he can continue to go up against and maybe beat Olbermann) and have Brown move up an hour to take Dobbs' spot. Dobbs has been an embarrassment to CNN lately and his numbers are sagging, so they'd probably want to keep Brown instead.

If this happens, then unfortunately MSNBC might slip back to the #3 spot in that hour (they've dominated CNN in the demo for over a year now). O'Reilly acts more like a independent (so he can fit CNN's self-ascribed "middle-of-the-road" status) and CNN gets to gloat about beating Olbermann again. It's a really good move for CNN.

For Fox, the loss of O'Reilly will hurt them some, as many will migrate to CNN, but any moron they put in that slot will get high ratings. Fox viewers are like zombies who can't figure out how to change the channel. Just look at Greta van Susteren. She's the top-rated show in her time slot and she looks like a foot.** Beck would probably take O'Reilly's slot and bring his craziness up a notch, but he'll have to be careful, his sponsors may be more sensitive to criticism with him as the flagship show of Fox. Meghan Kelly gets Beck's old slot and quickly loses his audience, but no one cares.

For MSNBC, it means that Keith is up against Beck, O'Reilly, and Nancy Grace. Beck and O'Reilly may continue to dominate the time slot, or possibly Beck and O'Reilly split the crazies, and the rational viewers migrate (even more) to MSNBC.

I sort of hope it happens, but really doubt it will. It would shake up an already interesting rivalry.

** Family Guy reference...:party: