Monday, December 10, 2007

The Factor









For conservative pundit Bill O' Reilly, losing a verbal debacle is unacceptable and will not happen on his show. It's amazing how he can argue at the top of his lungs and in a split second resort to a calm demeanor, thank the guests and go to a quick commercial break. The show is a hybrid of the news, a political punditcy and sensational Hollywood gossip all wrapped up in an all encompassing debate. A story on the Nebraska mall massacre had on site reporting while a Houston man murdered two burglars who turned out to be illegal immigrants. Personally I agreed with O' Reilly that the man should go free since he was protecting his neighbor's house but he was ferocious debating with an immigration attorney and his style turned me off.
From there he called out Joe Biden for calling the President a liar and planning to march us to Iraq. He asked for an apology from the Senator yet that seems improbable. Then a segment that was instantly my favorite with Dennis Miller. They chatted about their lives briefly and then discussed the Hilary Obama feud. Miller gave his advice on what Obama should do to win the primary. As always, Miller was witty, quick and provided amusing and clever phrases to woo me and the rest of the television audience. Obama must develop ice in his veins and not falter under the pressure in order to win. Common sense it seems to me though I still liked the whole bit. Finally there were two short sensation segments on Barbara Walters for the ten most popular celebrities where they had playful banter. The other was a frivolous clip of Jenna Bush on the Ellen Degeneres Show. they were not my favorite parts and quite frankly I found them boring but it showed an opposite of O'Reilly a rather lighter side. Overall, I liked the show and plan on watching it again.

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