Why do People Hate Bill O'Reilly?

[Aalmark]

I hate most pundits. Whether they be right, left, centre, nazi, comminazi, as long as they spread misinformation to a large audience, they're inherently bad people. Manipulating public opinion out of self interest is just awful.

Not to mention, Bill has the tendency to act like a jerk. I'm a registered Republican, and I guarantee that many Republicans such as myself don't like Bill. Sure, he is intelligent. Sure, he may hold some moderate positions. But, he's an obnoxious and loud jerk. Ergo, I have zero respect for him. The same can be said for pundits such as Bill Maher.

[Neutraligon]

You know how you've found someone indefensible? When instead of talking about that person their defenders start bringing up other people to change the subject.

Except that was one "defender", and aside from brutish tactics there are no reasonable criticisms that aren't politically fueled.

I am sorry but his strawman of people with differing opinions as well as his shear stupidity when it comes to science and his refusal to learn about said science are reasons to dislike his show that are neither political nor about his brutish tactics.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Because they're stupid. I hate them all equally. O'Reilly just gets more news for his bullshit because he's probably mildly more famous than the others. For his bullshit.

I wonder if I was this bad 2 years ago Geez

Feel free to veer off your awfully-beloved Ad Hominem Highway and take this nice little exit over here that'll put you on Answering One of My Other More Sourced and Demonstrative Posts Road.

[United RussoAsia]

Regulation is for the Nazi Facist-Socialists. Legalize gay marijuana. Democrats are all baby-killing Muslims. Bernie Sanders and Obama got gay married on the moon. We need to kill the reptile known as Janet Yellen. The internet told me so.

^this is why we need a like button^

The problem with the word "socialist" is that it's so overused it has been used to describe anything from a slightly-more-liberal liberal to a communist.
It makes me want to write a socialist manifesto. I have been writing a book on socialism to help solve this problem.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

It makes me want to write a socialist manifesto. I have been writing a book on socialism to help solve this problem.

Don't even worry about it, a couple of guys whipped one up a while ago over in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto

America's problem with a right-skewed political spectrum and general lack of education is its own problem. We'll figure it out eventually, after the Red Scare stigma starts wearing off a bit more.

[Empire of Narnia]

I've never heard of him. He probably just got some fame despite not being anything special like Rebecca Black.

[North Calaveras]

It makes me want to write a socialist manifesto. I have been writing a book on socialism to help solve this problem.

Don't even worry about it, a couple of guys whipped one up a while ago over in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto

America's problem with a right-skewed political spectrum and general lack of education is its own problem. We'll figure it out eventually, after the Red Scare stigma starts wearing off a bit more.

are you really comparing right-wing politicals with those that are uneducated...

[Prussia-Steinbach]

I've never heard of him. He probably just got some fame despite not being anything special like Rebecca Black.

No. This only demonstrates a complete lack of knowledge of American politics and honestly, Western politics in general, considering the man's notoriety that has only festered and grown over the years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_O%27R ... entator%29

[Threlizdun]

Because he's a racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic cunt that screams and/or cries on air when he doesn't get his way?

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Don't even worry about it, a couple of guys whipped one up a while ago over in Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto

America's problem with a right-skewed political spectrum and general lack of education is its own problem. We'll figure it out eventually, after the Red Scare stigma starts wearing off a bit more.

are you really comparing right-wing politicals with those that are uneducated...

No? I'm saying America's political spectrum is skewed far to the right compared to the rest of the Western world and that Americans are generally uneducated and/or unintelligent compared to the rest of the Western world? Are you really disputing these statements? Because I'd love to smother you with a pillow full of sources.

[Empire of Narnia]

I've never heard of him. He probably just got some fame despite not being anything special like Rebecca Black.

No. This only demonstrates a complete lack of knowledge of American politics and honestly, Western politics in general, considering the man's notoriety that has only festered and grown over the years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_O%27R ... entator%29

Oh, he's a TV guy. I never watch those political commentary shows since they tend to annoy me. I'd much rather watch old episodes of Care Bears.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

No. This only demonstrates a complete lack of knowledge of American politics and honestly, Western politics in general, considering the man's notoriety that has only festered and grown over the years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_O%27R ... entator%29

Oh, he's a TV guy. I never watch those political commentary shows since they tend to annoy me. I'd much rather watch old episodes of Care Bears.

I'm not surprised.

[Llamalandia]

I hate most pundits. Whether they be right, left, centre, nazi, comminazi, as long as they spread misinformation to a large audience, they're inherently bad people. Manipulating public opinion out of self interest is just awful.

Not to mention, Bill has the tendency to act like a jerk. I'm a registered Republican, and I guarantee that many Republicans such as myself don't like Bill. Sure, he is intelligent. Sure, he may hold some moderate positions. But, he's an obnoxious and loud jerk. Ergo, I have zero respect for him. The same can be said for pundits such as Bill Maher.

What the heck cable news channels do you have that employ nazi and comminazi commentators. I mean dang how much extra does that cost every month.

[Napkiraly]

I hate most pundits. Whether they be right, left, centre, nazi, comminazi, as long as they spread misinformation to a large audience, they're inherently bad people. Manipulating public opinion out of self interest is just awful.

Not to mention, Bill has the tendency to act like a jerk. I'm a registered Republican, and I guarantee that many Republicans such as myself don't like Bill. Sure, he is intelligent. Sure, he may hold some moderate positions. But, he's an obnoxious and loud jerk. Ergo, I have zero respect for him. The same can be said for pundits such as Bill Maher.

What the heck cable news channels do you have that employ nazi and comminazi commentators. I mean dang how much extra does that cost every month.

Proletariat Network News is free to all workers, and cancer enducing to all bourgeois.

[North Calaveras]

are you really comparing right-wing politicals with those that are uneducated...

No? I'm saying America's political spectrum is skewed far to the right compared to the rest of the Western world and that Americans are generally uneducated and/or unintelligent compared to the rest of the Western world? Are you really disputing these statements? Because I'd love to smother you with a pillow full of sources.

being on the "right" isn't neccessarily a bad thing.

[Herrebrugh]

Because he acted as if Amsterdam is some crime-infested hellhole even in the face of clear evidence proving the opposite to be true.

[MERIZoC]

He has the journalistic integrity of a turnip.

[Ethel mermania]

He has the journalistic integrity of a turnip.

Not a nice thing to say about turnips, nosiree. You should tske that back.

Now there are many in the business with the same amount of integrity as bill, but that is no excuse to insult a honest root vegetable.

[Steamtopia]

He's a liar and absurdly rude to his guests. Fairly simple.

[Fanosolia]

IIrc, it's for the reasons some people mention. He tries to control the interview, slams the person he's interviewing and doesn't let that person get good points in, when they do, they're deflected. I only watched two things of Fox News, both sort of infuriating. One was an interview with ron Paul in which ron basically had so say "shut up and let me finish my sentences."

The other was about the Lego movie... You know, I might be able to stand them more if they weren't paranoid.

[Escanthea]

Because he's an intellectual who dumbs himself down and acts brash to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Also, he lacks so much journalistic integrity kotaku is starting to get jealous

[Duvniask]

"...his primary characteristic is anger. Bill gets wound up by virtually anything to the left of Mussolini, hectoring and miaowling like a wolf that's got its nuts caught on a coat hanger." —Charlie Brooker

He's nothing short of an old bully with severe anger issues. The level of disrespect he shows towards those with opposing viewpoints is unbearable. He appears to purposefully make use of intimidation, lying, interrupting, and raising his voice to drown out opposition. He also says some incredibly stupid things, like in his exchange with David Silverman. "Tide goes in, tide goes out. Never a miscommunication" etc.

Some examples of why people dislike Bill-O:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb3AFMe2OQY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwIRNM5noY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DMowtMSXzA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy-Y3HJNU_s

Then there's the fact that he has been accused of domestic abuse:
http://gawker.com/court-transcripts-bil ... 1704717356


In summary, he's a douchebag. Fuck him.

[Greed and Death]

Because he acts like he is logical until he is clearly losing then converts to shout down mode.

[Aalmark]

I hate most pundits. Whether they be right, left, centre, nazi, comminazi, as long as they spread misinformation to a large audience, they're inherently bad people. Manipulating public opinion out of self interest is just awful.

Not to mention, Bill has the tendency to act like a jerk. I'm a registered Republican, and I guarantee that many Republicans such as myself don't like Bill. Sure, he is intelligent. Sure, he may hold some moderate positions. But, he's an obnoxious and loud jerk. Ergo, I have zero respect for him. The same can be said for pundits such as Bill Maher.

What the heck cable news channels do you have that employ nazi and comminazi commentators. I mean dang how much extra does that cost every month.

I live in Nazi Germany. ACHTUNG!

Joking aside, I was just giving "examples", however oxymoronic they may be.

[Kelinfort]

O'Reilly's just a money hungry charlatan. To hate him or to love him costs too much of my emotional energy.