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Category Archives: The O’Reilly Factor
In-Depth: Bill O’Reilly speaks out
During an interview Friday with Glenn Beck, another former Fox News Channel personality who was the subject of an advertiser boycott, Bill O'Reilly complained of a liberal "hit job" that did him in. "In the weeks to come we're going to be able to explain all of it," O'Reilly said in his first interview since he was fired on April 19. "It has to do with destroying voices that the far left and the organized left-wing cabal doesn't like."
‘The truth will come out,’ Bill O’Reilly says in podcast return
Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly returned to work Monday with his fervent delivery intact, despite a much lower profile. 'The truth will come out,' Bill O'Reilly says in podcast return Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly returned to work Monday with his fervent delivery intact, despite a much lower profile.
John Oliver delivers chilling message to viewers after Syria bombings
As the news media picked apart the air strikes against Syria last week , John Oliver delivered a much more sobering message to his viewers on Sunday night. The host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" poked fun at some well-known journalists - including Brian Williams - for seeming to praise President Trump's decision to authorize an attack against a Syrian air base in response to the government using chemical weapons.
Media Bill O’Reilly’s troubles give viewers pause – but they still watch
With repercussions from the sexual harassment allegations against Bill O'Reilly rippling through the country this week, Kimberly JaJack, a longtime Fox News enthusiast, descended into her basement Wednesday, curled onto the sofa and clicked on the television. O'Reilly, the star she calls her primary news source, beamed into the room, already barreling into the questions of the day on "The O'Reilly Factor," the nation's No.
Wow! Unhinged and Abusive Lunatic Goes Off on Jesse Watters on Live TV
An unhinged lunatic went off on FOX News host Jesse Watters tonight during his segment for "The O'Reilly Factor." The woman harassed him as he was interviewing people outside a Bernie Sanders book signing.
Abandon ship: Nervous Republicans implore RNC to cut funding to Trump
The New York delegation count made Donald Trump the official GOP nominee at the Republican National Convention Tuesday evening in Cleveland. Dozens of frightened Republicans are signing onto a letter urging the Republican National Committee to cut off financial help to presidential candidate Donald Trump before his controversial and unconventional campaign sinks vulnerable Senate and House incumbents.
Black lawmakers demand Bill O’Reilly apologize for wanting to ‘slap’ Jim Clyburn
The Congressional Black Caucus is demanding Fox News's Bill O'Reilly apologize to Rep. Jim Clyburn for saying he wanted to "slap" the Democrat for ignoring the role terrorism played in the Orlando massacre. Speaking Thursday on "Fox and Friends," Mr. O'Reilly criticized Mr. Clyburn for choosing to focus on gun control instead of the threat of radical Islam after a Muslim extremist gunned down 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
O’Reilly speaks out, anti-Fox News activist efforts continue
During an interview Friday with Glenn Beck, another former Fox News Channel personality who was the subject of an advertiser boycott, Bill O'Reilly complained of a liberal "hit job" that did him in. "In the weeks to come we're going to be able to explain all of it," O'Reilly said in his first interview since he was fired on April 19. "It has to do with destroying voices that the far left and the organized left-wing cabal doesn't like."