Bill O'Reilly

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[[Image:Bll.png|thumb|right|Bill O' Reilly On The O' Reilly Report]]
'''Bill O'Reilly''' is a commentator and host of the show ''The O'Reilly Factor'' on the [[Fox News Channel]], which he calls the "No Spin Zone." O'Reilly often remarks that his personal political viewpoint is not captured by the modern [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] archetypes and would rather call himself a "traditionalist." In this vein, he has expressed support for some positions not traditionally associated with his political supporters including anthropogenic climate change and civil unions for both heterosexual and homosexual couples.

''The O'Reilly Factor'' is the highest-rated hour on any cable news channel. 5 million people nightly watch the show and there are millions more who listen to him on radio stations. <ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/23/60minutes/main645202.shtml Bill O'Reilly: "No Spin"] Transcript 60 Minutes with Mike Wallace aired Sept. 26, 2004. </ref>

Recently [[Conservative|conservatives]] criticized Billy O'Reilly [http://www.conservapedia.com/Fox_News_Channel#Fox_News_Channel_and_Homosexuality regarding his views in relation to homosexuality].

==Views on prejudice and racism==

O'Reilly has condemned white racist prejudice against US blacks, although recently some remarks he made underscoring the fact that black-owned and Italian-owned restaurants are comparable were taken out of context by the far-left "watchdog" group Media Matters. [http://mediamatters.org/items/200709260003?f=h_top]

==Trivia==

* O'Reilly and [[Stephen Colbert]] have a friendly rivalry {{fact}}, even appearing on each others' shows.

* O'Reilly is often called a "name caller" and a study by Indiana University concluded that: "Our results show a consistent pattern of O'Reilly casting non-Americans in a negative light. Both illegal aliens and foreigners were constructed as physical threats to the public and never featured in the role of victim or hero."<ref>{{cite web|author = Indiana University|url= http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/5535.html|title = Content analysis of O'Reilly's Rhetoric find spin to be a 'factor'}}</ref><ref>Mike Conway, Maria Elizabeth Grabe, and Kevin Grieves, "[http://journalism.indiana.edu/papers/oreillyjourstud07.pdf Villains, Victims, and the Virtuous in Bill O'Reilly's 'No-Spin Zone']," ''Journalism Studies'' 8:2 (2007).</ref>

*It is rumored that Bill is big fan of Greek cuisine and makes a point of having falafel at least once a week for dinner or lunch.

== See also ==

*[[Conservative Links]]

==References==

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