August1991 Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 IMHO, he is knowledgeable about America - slightly right. He knows America. Economics? He is often wrong. World affairs? He has a typical American view.. Quote
August1991 Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 If foreigners want to know what Americans think, O'Reilly is a good source. Quote
Scott75 Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 4 hours ago, August1991 said: IMHO, he is knowledgeable about America - slightly right. He knows America. Economics? He is often wrong. World affairs? He has a typical American view.. I've never been a fan, but I imagine that some of his criticisms of the left were right. Quote
August1991 Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Scott75 said: I've never been a fan, but I imagine that some of his criticisms of the left were right. If I were a foreigner and wanted to know what Americans think, I would listen to O'Reilly. (I'd get rid of my Embassy except as a travel agency, lobbyist.) If I were an American who wanted to know about the world, foreign affairs, finance, economics - O'Reilly is usually wrong. Quote
Scott75 Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 47 minutes ago, August1991 said: If I were a foreigner and wanted to know what Americans think, I would listen to O'Reilly. (I'd get rid of my Embassy except as a travel agency, lobbyist.) If I were an American who wanted to know about the world, foreign affairs, finance, economics - O'Reilly is usually wrong. I don't think that's fair though- I think O'Reilly may represent some on the right, but few if any on the left. Quote
August1991 Posted February 23 Author Report Posted February 23 On 2/21/2025 at 5:08 AM, Scott75 said: I don't think that's fair though- I think O'Reilly may represent some on the right, but few if any on the left. Disagree. O'Reilly is a good example of what many Americans think. He is clueless about economics, world affairs. But if any foreign embassy wants to know what Americans think, O'Reilly is a good source. 1 Quote
Scott75 Posted February 23 Report Posted February 23 (edited) 12 hours ago, August1991 said: On 2/21/2025 at 4:08 AM, Scott75 said: I don't think that's fair though- I think O'Reilly may represent some on the right, but few if any on the left. Disagree. O'Reilly is a good example of what many Americans think. I agree that he's a good example of what many Americans think. A 2008 Zogby poll found that he was the second most trusted news personality, after Rush Limbaugh, who has an even more conservative base than O'Reily, but I think it's good to remember that they still account for pretty small fractions of the total numbers: ** Survey respondents named Rush Limbaugh (12.5%), Bill O’Reilly (10.1%) and Tom Brokaw (8.5%) the most trusted names in news ** Source: https://www.imao.us/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/media_project_poll_info.pdf I think what's even more important is that people like O'Reily and Limbaugh are only representative of certain -type- of Americans. I think the following quote from O'Reily in 2006 says a lot: ** "It's the traditionalists who really want to keep the country pretty much the way it is," O'Reilly said. "Against the secular progressives who want drastic change. … They control the media." ** Source: https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2465303&page=1 I'd disagree with him that progressives control media, but I certainly agree with his view that he is against progressives, at least of the social type. I think a poll done in 2009 provides further evidence that conservatives are his main base. It didn't give an option for progressives, which is a shame, because I have thought of myself as progressive. Moderate can mean many things, but in O'Reily's case, I doubt it includes many progressives. Here's the poll results: ** A Pew Research February 2009 poll found that 66% of his television viewers identify themselves as conservative, 24% moderate, and 3% liberal.[6] ** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Bill_O'Reilly#cite_note-1 Edited February 23 by Scott75 Quote
August1991 Posted February 26 Author Report Posted February 26 On 2/23/2025 at 9:07 AM, Scott75 said: I agree that he's a good example of what many Americans think. Amazing post. Such is our world - circa 2025. 1 Quote
SpankyMcFarland Posted March 14 Report Posted March 14 (edited) A relative lent me this to read which I eventually got round to with great reluctance. I was surprised to find out how well-written and interesting it was and how graphically it described the awful events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. O’Reilly did have a co-author. Quote https://www.google.ca/search?q=killing+the+rising+sun&sca_esv=dd7a44d3a29c5988&hl=en&sxsrf=AHTn8zq3U-8cb0JpTE_I0yfyCQBX73sP6A%3A1741987533116&source=hp&ei=zZ7UZ-W5A9-a0PEP9r3wuA4&iflsig=ACkRmUkAAAAAZ9Ss3UFUATGDgKoocbM-l3U_pL25hnr2&ved=0ahUKEwil1PGgwYqMAxVfDTQIHfYeHOcQ4dUDCBo&uact=5&oq=killing+the+rising+sun&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhZraWxsaW5nIHRoZSByaXNpbmcgc3VuMgUQLhiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHkjDOFCXD1jtNHABeACQAQCYAYIBoAGcEaoBBTExLjExuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIXoALhEqgCCsICBxAjGCcY6gLCAgcQLhgnGOoCwgIEECMYJ8ICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgIOEC4YgAQYkQIY1AIYigXCAgsQLhiABBjRAxjHAcICChAuGIAEGCcYigXCAgoQABiABBgUGIcCwgILEC4YgAQYxwEYrwHCAhEQLhiABBjHARiYBRiaBRivAcICCBAuGIAEGNQCwgILEC4YgAQYkQIYigWYAwjxBRIQNND2Pvt2kgcEMy4yMKAH37EC&sclient=gws-wiz Some who contributed to this Wiki review were less impressed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_the_Rising_Sun Edited March 14 by SpankyMcFarland Quote
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