Letterman Tells O'Reilly: "I Think Of You As A Goon" (VIDEO)

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David Letterman, who infamously told Bill O'Reilly in 2006 that "about 60 percent of what you say is crap," had his old bête noire back on his show on Tuesday night.

At the start of the show, Letterman couldn't help lashing into the Fox News host, saying "I wish I was smart enough to make him look ridiculous... He's going to come out here all puffed up."

From practically the moment O'Reilly sat down, the sparks flew along with some surprising topics upon which they agreed.

"I think of you as a goon," Letterman point-blank told O'Reilly. Then, holding up the cover of O'Reilly's book, "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity," which has a photo of O'Reilly as a boy, Letterman quipped, "I look at that and I see this sweet, adorable kid... I have a sweet adorable kid and I wonder, 'What if he too becomes a goon?'"

And Letterman launched into O'Reilly positions, such as his boycott of Sean Penn movies, giving him the ultimate back-handed compliment: "You're too smart to believe what you say."

When Letterman focused on Rush Limbaugh, implying that he's the face of the Republican party, O'Reilly alluded to the radio host's power, saying that "I don't think any Republicans or conservatives want to offend the man." And he strove to distinguish himself from Limbaugh and fellow Fox News personality Glenn Beck, claiming he's different from them because he's a journalist: "I got a degree, I paid a lot of money for... I went out, covered stories... those guys are basically entertainers... we give information"

O'Reilly also revealed that former Vice President Dick Cheney refused to come on his program, adding that he doesn't like Cheney: "We asked him a million times... he wouldn't come on."

And he laughed about the famous video of him cursing out his staff - "I have so much better stuff than that... Irish guys curse. That's in the DNA... We're loud and say bad words."

Comments

[realpolitic]

People on the right love O'Reilly because they do not want news anyway. They want a movement leader. The news is unimportant to them, as they prefer false narratives, which Fox News willingly provides. O'Reilly is the leader of this bunch of disenchanted folks who fear the rest of America is passing them up.

[winstonian22]

So what exactly is MSNBC??? I think they are as guilty of false narratives as anyone. Geez.

[cjd411]

What is MSNBC? MSNBC is owned General Electric, one of the world's leading military contractors, which consistently donates far more to the Republican party than it does to the democratic party. I am sick of this myth of the "liberal media." GE will allow MSNBC to run what it has to to get good ratings, but in the end, it is run by a large, conservative corporation, as are CNN and Fox News.

[katocat]

Sorry, but we don't play like those on the right do.

Geez.

[realpolitic]

Yes, then I am sure you can give us just a few examples, as anyone can who has the misfortune of listening to Fox. Even a left-wing outfit like Mother Jones magazine has much more credibility, honesty, and integrity than Fox. Fox is the lowest rung of journalism.

[AbbieHoffman2]

the new voice of America

[realpolitic]

On Dave Letterman , O'Reilly asked Dave why he wanted to bring up Rush Limbaugh's drug use and "cheap shot" him. Dave does not know because he does not tune in to O'Reilly's show, but Bill spends his entire hour cheapshoting and making personal attacks on people on the left. However, Bill will take the high road in front of a national audience and when talking about a fellow conservative.

[raaf]

Boy that audience sucked big time, must be still a lot of Bush supporters out there.

[flossophy]

i dislike O'Reilly ... and i like O'Reilly

and he knows it.

[lmvd3]

Thanks, Dave, for saying what we all think. Priceless.

[bellemeade]

Dave was totally intimidated and it showed. O' Reilly ate him and spit him out. It was fun! Loved it!

[BruceHNV]

Hallucinate much?

[BetterDays]

You are kidding, right? I despise O'Reilly but had to turn the channel because I thought Dave was too hard on him.

[flossophy]

Yeah, O'Really was on his game... went both ways - which is what makes him attractive to the folks.

[realpolitic]

Yes, O'Reilly used his usual bullying tactics.

[daedelus]

O'Reilly did talk pretty loud, if that's what you mean.

[vimmryan]

Why didn't Bill send Jesse "Dirty" Waters after Cheney then?

[Ken Freedom]

Bill wouldn't send Jesse after Cheney. Jesse wouldn't have come back. Jesse and his cameraman would have found themselves in GITMO...if they were lucky.

[REXHANDSOM]

The fact is ..........­....Bill made Letterman look like a horse's rear end, which in fact is a fact......­...

No wonder Bill went on his show ..........­...Letterm­an is such an easy mark ..........­..........­..........­......

[Fenno]

Did you have a link to some other video? I'm having a hard time comparing what you said with the video that is posted above. Oh, and what is with the exaggerated ellipses? Three dots is all you need...

[Clarabell]

"They" see what they want to see.

[timinhi]

. . . . . . NOT!!!!!

[alkamm]

All those dots, mega-ellipses, what do they signify? Did Rex watch it on an old fashioned news ticker? Or was it morse code?

[lmvd3]

Do you have a stuttering problem besides that little narcissistic thing, Rex?

[Max01]

I bet you also think the sun revolves around the Earth.

[backinstolaf]

You know what needs to happen. Letterman, Stewart and Colbert need to co-moderate a GOP Primary debate in 2012......­...the three of them on stage together would be beyond brilliant.

[Shirley Fisk]

4/1/09
8:30pm
Indianapolis Central Library

I didn't see the part where Letterman calls O'Reilly a "goon." Put that up, please.

[RadLeftVetPatriot]

But, Dave?
A GOON is a toughguy henchman who beats up people for the boss.
O'Reilly couldn't beat up anyone except maybe Ailes or Murdoch.

[Javida]

GOONS = Guidance Organization for the Orientation of New Students - my college's freshman orientation group. How's that for a twist?

[daedelus]

Interesting, in a totally irrelevant sort of way.

[Benton Easton]

I really do not understand why people have to get personal with there politics, what does it say about someone or their argument when they cannot express themselves with out name calling and insulting one another, this my friends is why the world has little respect for finger pointing holier than thou republicans and democrats that are destroying this country for their own personal gain.

[lmvd3]

I really do not understand why people do not know the difference between their and there and what does it say about someone when they type a run-on sentence with absolutely no punctuation at all.

[erinker]

hehehehehe. Good one.

[NUWAYNER]

EUREKA...T­HAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICA...­IT'S THE PUNKCHEWASION

[RadLeftVetPatriot]

They're their own worst enemies there.

[flossophy]

lighten up, benton... this has been going on for 233+ years.

[PumpkinPieEqualsAwesome]

Lame. When..oh when...can we see O'Reilly and Jon Stewart again? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orwXGlXP2O0

or vs. Stephen Colbert? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPfZBtxrT5s

or better yet... vs. Keith Olbermann?

[SwingingFromCenter]

Wow, I don't think I've seen Dave ever get that thoroughly dominated before.

[mofmars333]

Really? I didn't see it that way. O'Reilly got sacked in my view.

[SwingingFromCenter]

Then you lack any objectivity.

[deanimal]

You still haven't.

[bellemeade]

Yep. He was OWNED!

[erinker]

Dude, he's a LATE NIGHT COMEDIAN! Calm down! That's like fist bumping when you beat a child in touch football! LOL

[Tenley]

Huh. So O'Reilly asked Cheney "a million times" to come on the show and Drudge never once splashed Cheney's refusal across the top of his site?

[Sactomike]

mongoose63124- I think it is interesting that I've never seen/heard a funny Republic-con. Come to think of it, I've never run across a talented Republic-con musician or artist either. Why is that?

[shamcork]

judging by your use of "republic-con" the fact that you havent seen/heard a funny republican or come across a talented republican musician or artist probably says more about your taste in politics then any inherent lack of talent of those who disagree with you politically. Im guessing you don't enjoy country music or the blue collar comedy tour or south park or dennis miller. Which is fine. I don't like country music or the blue collar guys either...b­ut millions of americans do. And im guessing those millions of Americans probably dont think that the people you view as funny or talented (im guessing you like colbert and stewart and the rest) are particularly funny.

basically, it all comes down to your own views and taste. Or maybe democrats/liberals have a monopoly on talent and humor :rolls eyes:

[XLintLuvR]

First of all why would you assume that the Blue Collar guys are repubs? For one thing, blue collar workers tend to be dem and for another thing, Larry the Cable Guy is buddies with Tobey Keith who swears up and down that he's a registered dem. Secondly, when has Dennis Miller ever been funny?! lol

[fredisfred]

No, just intelligence.

[Melizzy]

Actually we do. Brains and education as well. It's amazing we're not in power. Oh, wait. Yeah, now we have to clean up the mess 8 years of presidential vacation wrought.

[Bluejay00234]

I love when one assumes.

[lmvd3]

Finally a repub figures out the liberals have a monopoly on talent and humor. I've never known a funny or a generous Republican, and I've known a lot of Republicans.