O'Lielly is on Conan. (Vomit Alert)

[elperromagico]

He's promoting his new book, Living With Herpes.

[LastKnight]

1. and conan brings up the masturbating bear....

and this dumbass, o'rielly that is calls the bear 'liberal'.

i fail to see how a large piece of carpet worn by an intern has a political affiliation.

-LK

[elperromagico]

2. O'Brien's doing a good job defending himself.

O'Reilly seems to miss the point that late night comedians are trying to be funny.

I exclude Leno. Leno ain't been funny for years.

[Room101]

4. Why was Conon defending himself?

What was O'liely attacking him for?

[elperromagico]

5. O'Reilly's basic claim was that late-night comedians

bring more liberal voices onto their talk shows than conservative voices... it was part of the whole "Hollywood is a Liberal Cesspool" theme. O'Reilly said something like, "For every conservative you have on the show, you have ten liberals."

It's a stupid argument for one simple reason: People do talk shows because they have something to hump. Whether it's a movie, a book, a CD, or a TV show, they're there to sell something.

Conan's argument was that the primary job of a late-night talk show host is to be funny, not to make some political statement. He made the argument a lot more effectively than I have.

[terrya]

14. It's that stupid horseshit that Ann Coulter whines about.

"You never see any conservatives on television"...while doing her 51,312th media appearance.

[koopie57]

3. I thought conan did a good job

I have a new respect for him...

[LastKnight]

6. anyone ever think...?

that in general, the reason more big stars are liberal, is that liberal minds are more creative and can fathom more possabilities than a repug mind? lol just a thought, probably no real proof, but thought id throw it around.

-LK

[elperromagico]

7. Sure. Name a great conservative actor.

Bruce Willis? Ha.
Charlton Heston? He'll do in a movie with apes.
Ronald Reagan? See above.

[rumguy]

8. Yes

there's a reason most actors/artists lean liberal, and most bankers lean right

[KissMyAsscroft]

9. What the fuck does O'Really expect?

Does he want a fairness doctrine in dealing with guests?

Fucking absurd...

That guy is a complete nutcase.

[LastKnight]

10. actuially yes,

he said something about 'balancing out' the political affiliations of the guests.

-LK

[KissMyAsscroft]

12. Tell O'Reilly to admit he is a Repuke....

And than will start talking about the fairness of it all...

Who gives a fuck what that lying asshole thinks...

[AlFrankenFan]

11. God

One more thing that limits my Friday night TV viewing

[KharmaTrain]

13. Conan Was Excellent

I suspect he booked O'Reilly to counter his recent rants that the Late Night shows (specifically his and Letterman) are "liberal cesspools"...or whatever paprika he spews these days. I'm certain there's no way Letterman would have him on again after the almost libelous rants again Franken when he was on (Franken & Dave are old, old NBC friends), so Conan decided to give it a try.

Conan's very saavy and you could see from the outset that he was trying to differentiate his show...comedy and satire and O'Reilly's and other "news" shows. He said that "I know I can speak for other hosts (Letterman) that all we're here for is comedy" (paraphrased)...and to deflect O'Reilly before he got into his "liberal cesspool" jag. O'Reilly, being the fool and egomaniac he is, went right for his spin without even a bat of the eye...Conan picked up on it and reacted magnificently.

This is where the masterbating bear bit came in and Conan started to mock O'Reilly's contention about his show being liberal and trying to see if he could lighten things up. O'Reilly then lost the audience when he made some crack about them being young and gullible (Conan's eyes rolled) and somehow these liberal guests were sending some subliminal messages by appearing on these shows. Conan has one of the most intelligent and wise audiences around, they all but hissed at the guy and you could see an uncomfort really build.

The kicker for me was at the end, Conan couldn't wait to get O'Reilly off, saying how great it was to have him on and they should do it again (an old Carson "kiss of death" curse on a guest...they rarely came back for years) and then quickly flashed the book at the camera (you couldn't read the title) and then whisked it off to the side.

The fake camaraderie at the end was obvious, and again, O'Reilly proved he can make an ass out of himself and then claim he was the victim. I honestly think this was a blown opportunity for this moron to reach an audience in a positive way and came off as someone's wicked old uncle.

Somehow I sense Mr. O is starting to lose it...his obsession with his book sales, the goofy mornic feuds with Franken, Moore and others (who eat him alive) and now the spat with Drudge seem to get more bizarre by the day. This guy appears manic to me and heading for a massive Rush-style meltdown someday soon. And for that, I'll be tuned in.