Watch the O'Reilly Factor tonight 10/27/05

Typhoon · Heavy Crude Joined: Sep 27, 2005 Posts: 179

Bill O'Reilly annoys me. One of the things that really annoys me is how he has been on a crusade against the oil companies for gouging. He doesn't understand that this is how the free market works! He dismissed the concept that the price of oil and gasoline is set by futures traders on mercantile exchanges as "ridiculous", even though that's exactly how it works!

Tonight, in the Factor Follow Up segment, he will discuss the record profits made by the oil companies. His guest will be Dr. Dean Baker, from the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Even though I don't like O'Reilly, I will watch the segment so I can laugh at what he says!

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thuja

I listen to the talk show guys all day- especially the righties so I can know how they think. I don't know why O Reilly doesn't see it except that he's on a tirade for the "common man"- one of his usual annoying faux campaigns against evil in our midst.

Today was interesting because someone called in to progressive Ed Shulz' show and spoke for about two minutes about Peak Oil. Shulz replied back, but I thought this problem had to do with a lack of refining capacity. The caller tried to educate him but it sounded like Shulz didn't get it or was getting bored and ended the call without comment.

I love listening to these guys because they seem to carry the emotional tenor of America. If they get switched on to something like Peak Oil, the whole nation will be talking about it. So far, no one's biting, not even righties trying to refute it.

OilsNotWell · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 11, 2004 Posts: 1257

In TV, ratings are everything. So ignore them, and they WILL go away.
O'Lielly, like many others on FauxNews, is the on-air equivalent of a troll. No matter what you do -do not engage.

WebHubbleTelescope · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jul 08, 2004 Posts: 909

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gego · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 1334

Bill O'Reillyis the definition of pseudointellectual.

Armageddon

is air america on xm sattelite ? if not, does anyone know a good talk radio show on xm ? and the time ?

mweck · Coal Joined: Apr 19, 2005 Posts: 3

its on channel 167 "America Left" or Air America Radio Very Happy

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dissimulo · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 372

I used to find O'Reilly refreshing. In past years, I considered him to be a voice of reason in many topics. He has become less reasonable of late and his blatant intellectual dishonesty about the mechanics of the oil markets has convinced me to spend time doing other things than tuning him in.

But, it is obvious that his point of view is what people want to hear. That is no surprise, but it still concerns me.

Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4535

Interesting that he's blaming Big Oil. I would expect a rightwing nut like him to be blaming tree-hugging environmentalists...

thuja

Ed Shultz may be a populist middle of the road idiot, but he has clout with the congressional democrats, including Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid. They flock to him because they think they can rope in some independents and midwesterners to vote for them.

I personally love listening to Limbaugh, Medved and Snow because I can get inside the mind of a conservative and know what their bullet points will be when I talk to them. I also love to see how they twist and spin through one of the worst times for republicans. It was so much easier being in the minority for these guys. Now they're forced to back-up an entirely crippled Bush presidency.

pip

I'm as conservative as anybody, but Oriellys views on the oil industry don't do justice to the term ignorant.
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mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1066

While capitalism has its faults to be certain, our problem here in the US is much more basic. We are economic illiterates, and we don't even understand the system we have.