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Nobody likes O'Reilly
Political Animal —
NOBODY LIKES O'REILLY.... Journalist Michael Wolff has a new biography on Rupert Murdoch that'll be published soon, and Michael Calderone, who got an advance look at "The Man Who Owns The News," reports that the New Corp. CEO isn't fond of his top-rated blowhard. "It is not just Murdoch (and everybody else at News Corp.'s highest levels) who absolutely despises Bill O'Reilly, the bullying, mean-spirited, and hugely successful evening commentator," Wolff wrote, "but [Fox News chief executive] Roger Ailes himself who loathes him. Success, however, has cemented everyone to each ...
The Embarrassment Of O'Reilly
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Some juicy quotes from Michael Wolff's new book:
It is not just Murdoch (and everybody else at News Corp.’s highest levels) who absolutely despises Bill O’Reilly, the bullying, mean-spirited, and hugely successful evening commentator, but [Fox News chief executive] Roger Ailes himself who loathes him. Success, however, has cemented everyone to each other ... The embarrassment can no longer be missed. He mumbles even more than usual when called on to justify it. [Murdoch] barely pretends to hide the way he feels about Bill O’Reilly. And while it is not ...
Report: Murdoch ‘absolutely despises’ Bill O’Reilly; Ailes ‘loathes him.’
Think Progress —
... In a forthcoming biography of Rupert Murdoch entitled “The Man Who Owns The News,” author Michael Wolff reports that the Fox News bosses have no fondness for Bill O’Reilly but are willing to tolerate him for his ratings: ...
Murdoch "Despises" O'Reilly
Hoffmania! —
... From Michael Wolff's new Murdoch biography: “It is not just Murdoch (and everybody else at News Corp.’s highest
levels) who absolutely despises Bill O’Reilly, the bullying,
mean-spirited, and hugely successful evening commentator,” Wolff wrote,
“but [Fox News chief executive] Roger Ailes himself who loathes him.
Success, however, has cemented everyone to each other."
“The embarrassment can no longer be missed,” Wolff wrote, in another
section of the book. “He mumbles even more than usual when called on to
justify it. He barely pretends to hide the way ...
Murdoch "Despises" Falafel Bill O'Reilly?
Daily Kos —
Michael Calderone: In Michael Wolff’s forthcoming biography of Rupert Murdoch, "The Man Who Owns The News," the author writes that the media mogul has seemed to turn away lately from his cable news network, and isn’t fond its top-rated personality, Bill O’Reilly. "It is not just Murdoch (and everybody else at News Corp.’s highest levels) who absolutely despises Bill O’Reilly, the bullying, mean-spirited, and hugely successful evening commentator," Wolff wrote, "but [Fox News chief executive] Roger Ailes ...
Report: Murdoch ?absolutely despises? Bill O?Reilly; Ailes ?loathes him.?
The Hollywood Liberal —
... In a forthcoming biography of Rupert Murdoch entitled “The Man Who Owns The News,” author Michael Wolff reports that the Fox News bosses have no fondness for Bill O’Reilly but are willing to tolerate him for his ratings: “It is not just Murdoch (and everybody else at News Corp.’s highest levels) who absolutely despises Bill O’Reilly, […] In a forthcoming biography of Rupert Murdoch entitled “The Man Who Owns The News,” author Michael Wolff reports that the Fox News bosses have no fondness for Bill O’Reilly but are willing to tolerate him for his ratings: murdoch.jpg “It is ...
Bill O’Reilly To Quit Radio Show: Did Rush Limbaugh “Win”?
The Moderate Voice —
... correct. Blog Talk Radio is increasing popular, satillite radio has carved out a market, and O’Reilly could find that as he heads into 2009 if he’s more sympathetic to the new President Barack Obama he’ll lose some of the GOPers that demand total opposition. So going into 2009 there is an issue of whether broadcast talk radio will face new challenges, particularly from the Internet, and whether conservative talk will face a shakedown…or thrive with Democrat in the White House. On the other hand a new bio of Fox News bigwig Rupert Murdoch contends the media giant “absolutely ...
New Murdoch Book Sales Disappointing
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... So what is there to account for the poor sales? The News Corp head, according to press accounts of the book, comes off as a generally well-balanced figure concerned that his empire would be defined simply by Fox News and straying, gradually, to more liberal politics. He's portrayed as absolutely despising conservative Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. ...
New Murdoch Book Sales Disappointing
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... So what is there to account for the poor sales? The News Corp head, according to press accounts of the book, comes off as a generally well-balanced figure concerned that his empire would be defined simply by Fox News and straying, gradually, to more liberal politics. He's portrayed as absolutely despising conservative Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. ...
O'Reilly Bleeped Out In Fox News Pot Joke
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The question, of course, is, why? Is joking about Bill O'Reilly now entirely out of bounds at Fox? Or, does Bill O'Reilly really have a personal stash of evergreen that he doesn't want the rest of the network to know about? Actually, it's probably just that so many of the Fox higher-ups hate Bill so much and don't need any additional grief. ...
O'Reilly Bleeped Out In Fox News Pot Joke
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... The question, of course, is, why? Is joking about Bill O'Reilly now entirely out of bounds at Fox? Or, does Bill O'Reilly really have a personal stash of evergreen that he doesn't want the rest of the network to know about? Actually, it's probably just that so many of the Fox higher-ups hate Bill so much and don't need any additional grief. ...
Liveblogging the Cable News Clowns Talking About Obama’s Lecture
Wonkette » top —
... 9:22 PM — Ugh, Bill O’Reilly. We were happy to get the “Fox Perspective,” but not with this assclown. After all, O’Reilly is hated by everyone at Fox, too! ...
