Obama On O'Reilly: "Looking Forward" To Going On The Factor

Is Obama headed to the O'Reilly Factor? It sure sounds like it, according to his interview this morning on Fox and Friends, where he claimed: "We're gonna see if we can fit it in." Of course, the last time he tried to make time for a Fox interview with Chris Wallace, it took two years for him to get there. Here's hoping for another 2-year wait.

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Comments

[CitizenGeek]

I don't think he should go on Fox News. I know he wants to unite folks of all creeds and beliefs, but Fox News, and especially Bill O'Reilly, are absurdly biased and going on the network only legitimizes that ...

[Average]

You mean like going to Wrights church legitimized his racist/hateful comments?

[spotchester]

You mean like living under the worst president in US History makes you a moron?

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

No kinda like good Catholics sitting in church and not leaving their church after the wide spread child, sexual abuse was exposed. Like that.

Actually that’s worst than “G damn America”. Oops!

Nothing is worst than supporting a church with widespread sexual abuse of children and a record of the Catholic leadership moving pedophiles from one perish to the next.

I was way off in my analogy.

[Bill3rdterm]

LOFL, you seriously think he's going on to Unite? You bots are entertaining to say the least.

HRC goes on and you attack her with your norman hatred and vile comments. OBama goes on and he wants to unite us. TOO FUNNY

[spotchester]

Who's Norman Hatred?

[CallMeDeaconBlues]

Obamakins are slittin their wrists in record numbers over this. Keith Olbermann on the other hand is rubbing his boney fingers together.

[Trill]

To CallMeDeac­onBlues...­.Really!!

You wish! That's the trouble with you HATERS...Y­our cognitive powers stoop to the lowest level. I proudly support Senator Obama and can assure you that I am not the least concerned with the Senator going on the show with racist hater, O'Reilly.

I'm sure that if Keith Olbermann really has "BONEY" fingers as you say, all the better to count all of his dough $$$$. What about you?

[DesertLight]

I didn't realize I was a hater until you told me. The only hate I have seen is from people like you that blindly follow Obama blindly.

Are you asking me if I have money?
Would you like to buy my beach house in So Cal?

[patmancando]

I don't know about his boney fingers, but I know he is losing audience share points after his special comment about Hillary Clinton. Looking into the camera he pointed his finger and said "Sen. Clinton, you must denounce G. Ferraro in the strongest terms."
What a crock, esp. since he played softball with Sen. Obama and didn't question him on his statement that he hadn't heard Rev. Wright say any of those controversial things. Well, I know many and others write here in Huffpost say they have stopped watching KO because he is chronic Hillary basher.

[spotchester]

I'm an Obama supporter and I don't care at all. I guess that makes you incorrect.

[DesertLight]

Excellent. You are in the minority. Just read the posts.

[suigeneris]

wow, what an incredibly deliberate misleading headline.

slow news day?

[duffman209]

If he cant handle a Bill O'Reilly, how will he ever enter into diplomacy with North korea, or Iran, or whoever else he may consider the country's enemies?

[FullChat]

Thank you, duffman209.
He may even break through the kool aide trance of some FOX viewers and make them THINK.

[Bill3rdterm]

The only Kool aid trance is by those who follow Obama.

[spotchester]

Yeah because Bill O'Reiily and Iran have a lot in common!

[Georgianna]

I'm not sure what Senator Obama hopes to gain from this unless he plans to demand that O'Reilly be fired for his comment regarding "forming a lynching party to go after Michelle."

I have never forgiven O Reilly for that statement, and I can't imagaine why Senaor Obama would want to speak with O'Reilly unless he demanded a full and unequivocal apology.

Lynching is not a joke. What O'Reilly said is inexcusable!

[trishl127]

He probably hopes to gain the same thing that Bill Clinton did when he appeared on Rush Limbaugh's show the day of the Texas primary even though Rush had previously referred to Chelsea as the white house dog when she was like 13 or 14.

[Bill3rdterm]

Rush wasn't there that day, but koudos for leaving that vital detail out.

[DesertLight]

Well, actually what he said was that he was NOT going to form lynching party to go after Michelle in the face of everyone else being unfair to her over the comment, "This is the first time I am proud to say I am an American."

[ctbutte]

What with the panic from you Obama supporters? Are you afraid he will freeze up as he did in the final debate? Do you think he will drop some bone out of his mouth relating to some skeleton hidden away? Geez, you want this guy to be president but fear he cannot handle some tv talking head?

[candyc]

I had trouble finding Faux News (to watch Obama) on my remote because I haven't seen it since 9-11.

I understand that progressives are raising hell about Democrats going on there. But we HAVE to understand that the next President, Barak Obama, will be the president of all Americans.
George Bush has NOT been the President for anyone but his horrid ,stupid friends. Don't we agree that he has been a disaster?

The MSM and the Clinton campaign (assisted by the GOP) have tried to submarine Obama's campaign. He's still standing. Lets give him a break ?

Please. Citizens of North Carolina and Indiana. End this mess NOW.
Thank you

[spotchester]

Panic? I keep hearing about all this panic. I see a few Obama supporters saying they wish he wouldn't do that. I think this panic you speak of is made up by desperate Hill supporters.

[sandman23]

I think Obamma was being polite.Don­'t think he will do that especially after O'Rielly made that comment about Barack's wife. I hate O'Rielly but I hate Hannity more. Hannity needs to go somewhere and sit in a corner. He is an example of you can't cure stupid. There should be a special place in hell for him. I hate Doocey as well. They all need a special place in hell. That would be a just reward for each of them. I bet t
hey all have somethings in their closrts that have not been exposed. Wonder who the reporters were that went into United Trinity Church and took the pamplet and called the people on the sick list. That was lower than low.

[SFkid]

Have you noticed Hannity has aged in the last 6 months? His hair is turning white rapidly. I believe its his devotion to try and bring Obama down. He seems full of hate and rage against Barack. This reminds me of Hoover and his antics to try and destroy JFK and MLK. Looking for every little thing to try and discount hard working people trying to lift our nation. I feel sorry for him, Hannity will look like an old man by the time Obama is inaugurated.

[Bill3rdterm]

Jeez if you took out Hannity and Put in Obama supporters, and took out Obama and put in HRC, then your post would be the montra of most Huff Post Obama supporters. Hannity is a light weight compared the hate filled, vile, disgusting Obama supporters.

[MM5]

From a Republican­...Senator Obama does not need to go on this idiot's show to get some moderate conservative votes. Most of us thinking conservatives would not be caught dead watching O'Reilly. Let his blue collar viewership keep voting for the same old pandering crooked politicians - that is the reason they are working class and why many will remain working class. They don't seem to know when they are being tricked.

[awcbuddy8]

As a republican you should know what Obama really is and never in your life vote for him in a general election.

[clarenoi]

And what exactly are you alluding to that Obama "really is"? Is he really black? Or is he really a Muslim? Or is he really going to steal your rich white women? Or does he really tell the truth? Or is he threatening to raise your too-low taxes? Or is he just too smart for people who make moronic comments like yours?

[MM5]

Sorry ,"buddy"..­.crossing over this time for Obama...as a REAL conservative, I care first and foremost about the Constitution which has been trampled upon by the current set of monkeys in the White House who I once supported. I will give a smart constitutional law professor a chance this time around even if I don't agree with some of his policies.

By the way, if you are one of those living in the O'Reilly bubble...c­heck out the article in Pat Buchanan's magazine The American Conservative - "The conservative case for Barack Obama"

http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_03_24/article.html

yes...ther­e are many of us who WILL cross over for Obama.

[candyc]

What is he? A BLACK man?
How is it living in the fifties?

[Testtubebaby]

He doesn't have to go on that sh****** a$$ show. He's biding his time until tomorrow, so that no matter what happens, he can tell "Ox brains" WHERE TO GO.

[erykah]

As the saying goes, Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

[wayoutleft]

it's an ideal venue for him to explain that he will leave troops in iraq and start a hot war on the afghan pakistan border. ( and probably do a draft in his second term after the suckers have given up on health care again.)

[Buttercup08]

Obama is a tough guy he has been having some fights between two candidates Bill and Hillary Clinton and yet he was been whaking them like crazy. Hillary had to cry to find her voice after she lied about her experience which never existed the Bosnia sniper and many other lies. Bill is also anixous to get back to white house so that they can both make more $millions from Saudi Arabia connections.

Hillary goes to say she can give us a gas break for three months, so what will happen after three months? The gas will be $5.00 per a gallon people why are you being fooled by a lioness in a sheep's skin? We want long term solution for the gas as proposed by Sen. Obama. Thanks Sen. Obama for being really smart.

[REAGANRIGHT]

If Barry is the great man you say he is, it should not be a problem for him to go on Bills show and answer the tough questions that he needs to answer, to get the nom. Otherwise Hillary will get it.

[itsbushstupid]

omg,
what is that is smell?
is it courage? NO.
is it chicken? YES.

am i smelling obama or obamanation?
here, i'm smelling both.

com'on obamanation, show some backbone.
or, are you like the progressive flood in d.c. that has
done NOTHING about BUSH?

obamanation, all talk, no action.

[desertbreeze]

I didn't realize they allowd third graders on this site. Grow up.

[LAJonathan]

Hey everyone - Obama HAS to go on this show. If he's bridging the gaps among all Americans, I hate to say but it needs to include assholes. Plain and simple. Assholes are people too!!!

[REAGANRIGHT]

You should know

[sg096]

you and all like you
is what is wrong with this country
Stupid Americans

[candyc]

51,000,000 assholes voted for Bush. TWICE.
Obama will be their president, too.

I think they should not be allowed to vote this time....LO­L

[lakeqi]

There is absolutely nothing to be gained by going on that show. This kind of shit is what made me not support him in the first place. Senators are craven by nature. If he goes on its a sign of desperation and it will show him to be a follower, not a leader, after all hasn't Hilary already done it? Whats next, will he give an interview to that Scaife guy? There is nothing in the universe that he can say that will make them stop pummeling him on Wright. If he can't see that he's not fit to be the nominee. I'll say this right now. If he goes on that show, I will wash my hands of the democratic party for now and forever. They just don't know how to fight.

[UnbiasView]

I thought Hillary gained a lot from her interview last week and was her best interview because Bill wouldn't let her sit back on simple talking points that we have heard over and over.

If you want to see if a candidate can stand up in November it is nice to see them challenged and a segment with Chris Matthews wouldn't challenge a 4th grader's mind.

[ahsaki80]

It was made clear that Obama agreed to appear on Fox in order to reach out to the Dems who watch it. And, just to correct you, Obama had a scheduled appearance before Clinton as he also had the full hour Sunday interview with Tim Russert. After learning of this, it was George Stephannopolus who courted HRC for his own Sunday interview.

The follower? I would name the one who changes her stance depending on whatever direction the wind blows...