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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
The only way I could believe Bill O'Reilly has anything more than a slightly above average intelligence is if his entire act was just a way to get the right crowd to watch his show in order to make lots and lots of money. If he honestly believes half the stuff he says . . . I can't say I'd call that intelligent.
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Well admittedly, I dont watch much (or any) of O'Reilly other than what I've seen in passing and his interviews with guys like Stewart and Colbert, but even with his differing views they have very respectful and healthy debates and I feel like thats a sign of intelligence from both sides IMO.
Also I absolutely think O'Reilly panders to a certain crowd for ratings boost/income boost, also showing he's intelligent in reaping the slow and stupid of America for all their worth. He is defintiely a right-wing guy, but I really don't think he's as far right as he's portrayed on his show and his interviews with these guys show his more moderate than he has his audience believe. Its completely different than a guy like Beck who I really think is as every bit as batspit crazy as he seems.