Bill O'Reilly To Renew Fox News Contract For Over $10 Million A Year

Washington Post :

Bill O'Reilly has signed up for another tour of duty at Fox News, saying that he decided "to put myself through all the attacks and smears" for several more years.

The pugnacious pundit said that he signed the contract despite what he sees as a constant assault on his reputation. "I couldn't care less whether the establishment media respect me," he said yesterday in an interview. "I feel they're corrupt. They, I'm sure, resent me feeling that way."

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Comments

[Waitingon4th]

I said I would never watch Fox News again & I won't!

[CIH8U2]

Work with me here.......I'll explain to you why people can't seem to stop watching shows on Fox News
I'll use the Soap Opera anecdote

1. You keep watching to see what dumb and crazy thing they'll say next, you try to believe that it won't get any dumber or crazier. You become hooked on it. You can't stop yourself from watching.

Now keep up with me here.......

2. There is always a character on the Soap Opera that you just cannot stand, you just hate their guts...but in reality, the actor/actress is nothing like the character that is portrayed on TV. You don't really hate the person who plays the character but you do hate the character.

Fox News portrays people in a way that they are not truly like in real life. People end up hating the "character" of the person they have created.

Some seem to be confused about my premise. There are two separate points: 1. Of why they keep watching the shows; 2. About how they portray the candidates as a character not like they really are. Not talking about the reporters themselves. Hope that clears up that half of my analogy. That’s why I’m reposting this. Sorry if you misunderstood me.

[CIH8U2]

Work with me here.......I'll explain to you why people can't seem to stop watching shows on Fox News
I'll use the Soap Opera anecdote

You keep watching to see what dumb and crazy thing they'll say next, you try to believe that it won't get any dumber or more crazy. You become hooked on it. You can't stop yourself from watching.

Now keep up with me here.......

There is always a character on the Soap Opera that you just cannot stand, you just hate their guts...but in reality, the actor/actress is nothing like the character that is portrayed on TV. You don't really hate the person who plays the character but you do hate the character.

Fox News portrays people in a way that they are not truely like in real life. People end up hating the "character" of the person they have created.

[CIH8U2]

Some seem to be confused about my premise. There are two separate points: 1. Of why they keep watching the shows; 2. About how they portray the candidates as a character not like they really are. Not talking about the reporters themselves. Hope that clears up that half of my analogy. That’s why I’m reposting this. Sorry if you misunderstood me.

[hollybork]

Perchance Rupert Murdock also provided a $200k wardrobe budget every year for that posturing clown of a media personage. This contract makes me sick. I don't get it. At a loss.....

[Cambridge9]

'Billo-the-commentator' is a big waste of time and money. But then Murdock has enough of it to throw some away!! Unless his ideology is supported - and mirrored - by his guests O'Reilly just refuses to allow them to make a point. Not all of us are "sponges".

[coliwabl]

Another four years of BS, lies, spinning the facts and preaching to the "stupids" that seem to love him so much. His party line propoganda is as outrageous and dangerous as that of the Nazis. He should be charged with crimes against humanity instead of being given press rights.

[freerepublicrat]

good for you O'reilly if the contrat is renewed ...its because your show has rating

[bellabeach]

Who is crazy enough to pay these guys millions to report the news...."Joe the Plumber" must feel betrayed by the same ones who interviewed him and told him how great he was and how Obama didn't understand his problems and they do....LOL. You have been used Joe and didn't we all watch it happen....

[munki]

Fox = Ultra Conservative Republicans?
interesting... I am a liberal Republican = independent
but for the sake of this campaign...
have 0% confidence on Governor Palin - betcha!

[peaches49]

I think he is confusd about who is doing the attacks and smears.

[ShamusNYC]

For being a loud-mouthed racist...

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

Meanwhile, David Duke is lamenting what could have been if only he had not actually JOINED the klan and just went into broadcasting - more money, more exposure, more followers... sigh...

[FaceYourFears]

What a WASTE of money!

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

I didn't know mediocrity went for such a high price. Hell, what would an intelligent human being get paid for reading from a teleprompter?

[shubes61]

$10 million a year, huh?

but...
"... Fox News "is paying Smith $8 million a year not to take an explicit point of view."

so a gay guy on the radio is being paid almost as much as bill-o (faux news' star), just to NOT give his real opinion?

bill must feel cheated.

[mmystical]

I thought the Economy was bad...........

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

Only for the great unwashed....