It is a bit unusual for me to address a personality in this blog however I feel compelled at this point since it does get to the medias involvement in the political process.
Let me start by saying I’ve always enjoyed this guy. He has a great sense of humor, comes across very warm, he's smart, certainly speaks his mind and keeps it as “fair and balanced” as any person I’ve seen with as much power as he has. He has worked hard to build it.
The problem prompting this piece is that after months of effort trying to get Obama to an interview, he is allowing himself to become a political pawn. Last night he acknowledged this very fact then tossed it off to the people that just don’t understand and he may not get another shot if he doesn’t take this one.
Obamas campaign was upstaged after the “I have a change” speech by McCains wonderful announcement of Sarah Palin as his running mate.
That was something the candidate did.
This blatant attempt to do the same thing after Palins magnificent, much better speech last night and on the night that McCain is speaking is certainly smart of the Obama campaign.
But I must confess to being shocked that O’Reilly would agree to be a Democratic campaign enabler.
This is where I think ego overrides credibility. If tough, fair and balanced is the mantra this should have been put off until at least next week. If the Obama campaign then refused, Bill could again take up his banner, with honor and a straight face, and point out Obamas agreement as campaign maneuvering rather than an honest desire to set the record straight with Bill.
I’m certain Bill won’t read this so there is no fear of my opinion mattering since he has also taken the position that bloggers are just a bunch of irresponsible people, without credentials to write about anything. Apparently he was born with his journalistic bona fides and didn't have to break in some how.
It’s a big brush he’s painting with, and while I agree with him about the slanted corrupt news outlets, the inference I take away is he’s the only fount for reasoned information.
I do hold out the hope that if O’Reilly is going to allow himself to be a tool for the campaign, that he doesn’t give the same pass he blatantly gave Jesse Jackson in the last go around.
For the most part O’Reilly is a Patriot, on this one he is a Pinhead.
By the way… how about that Palin! WOW!!!!!
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