Posted by
VBushmills on Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:51:43 PM
A couple of days ago, a caller complained about Bill O'Reilly on Glenn's morning talk radio show. Glenn came to Bill's defense, which was both called-for and good manners. I would have done the same.
Still, I hope Glenn understands the game, and the very basic difference between himself and Bill O'Reilly.
In
April, we took notice of Bill O'Reilly's discomfort with this new kid on the block at FoxNews, Glenn Beck. We also made note of O'Reilly's "purported" conservatism.
If the truth were known, Glenn, Bill is seething at your meteoric rise in national popularity (your 5 PM time slot draws 75% of Bill prime time 8 PM time slot) and your national weight and gravitas on the only real issue in America today, and that is the collapse of republican democracy. It was not of your doing, and more of Bill's, but he is now on the periphery of this war, while you are at the center. Trust me, he takes this personally, for you came to Fox as a young Turk, a yapping schnauzer trotting alongside his strutting mastiff.
I am not sure you understand how Bill sees this.
Again, I repeat, we have our own problems with some of your schtick, but believe you have been of immeasurable value to the Rebellion, and have indeed put your life on the line. Just watch your top knot.
We have written about this often, in part an attempt to shame many so-called conservative's over to the cause of the mass of American's citizens, but sadly, as far as we can see, Bill O'Reilly's "conservatism" in defined entirely by his own self-interest. The government is okay as long as it doesn't threateh his nest. Screw the neighbors. The government is okay unless there's a good stpry line in proving otherwise, thus expanding that nest.
So watch your topknot. Just as I would, when Bill's right, you'll congratulate him, and be glad that the country could benefitted from his work. Just don't lay any long odds that the "country's benefit" is why he did it.
Vassar Bushmills