Bill O'Reilly On Roger Ailes' Comments: 'I Get A Kick Out Of It' (VIDEO)

The tables turn when broadcasters hit the pavement on book tours, offering viewers the opportunity to see their talk show heroes and villains answer questions in the hot seat. Bill O'Reilly, out promoting his latest book, "Killing Lincoln," made at least two stops on Tuesday. One was the Don Imus show. Imus asked him about the comments that their boss, Roger Ailes, had made in a Newsweek interview. Among other things, Ailes said that O'Reilly was "scared" of Glenn Beck, and that he "hates" Sean Hannity. O'Reilly essentially laughed the comments off.

"Roger loves to be a provocateur," he said. "...Why would I have Glenn Beck on my program every Friday and go out on the road with him if I was frightened by him?"

Imus asked about the Hannity comment. "Oh, that's absolutely true," O'Reilly said, before adding, "but I hate everybody."

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O'Reilly also stopped by "Good Morning America" to talk politics with George Stephanopoulos. He got right into things, predicting that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will not run (a point with which Christie seems to agree) and that Rick Perry could actually come back after his widely panned debate performance.

O'Reilly told Stephanopoulos that President Obama could lose the election.

"I think that the economy is so bad that if the Republicans run a candidate with credibility, the president will lose unless something happens," he said. "Americans are angry."

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Comments

[Odifasa]

08:08 PM on 11/25/2011

Does anyone else find it just totally in Billo's character that he says Lincoln died on the 14th. Lincoln died on the 15th. I think its important to remember that the book is not only about the death of Lincoln but Bill goes on to say that he has a history degree and used to teach LOL.

[logic-a-go-go]

08:45 PM on 09/29/2011

O'Reilly came from a gossip tabloid show prior to Fox. Those are his credentials as a "journalist".

[dustoff74]

02:10 PM on 09/30/2011

I suppose that's true, if you don't count all of those years as a reporter at CBS.

Much different than the solid hard news background of Katie Couric, isn't it?

[DrMatt]

12:35 PM on 10/05/2011

Reality check: He wasn't a "reporter" at CBS. He was an anchor. Big difference.

Welcome to reality.

[matt spedale]

08:05 PM on 09/29/2011

Misleading headline. Propaganda.

[jchflorida]

07:14 PM on 09/29/2011

Billo is a good Catholic boy from Boston . He's a lib and a Dem . It's all an act .

[holyghostie]

04:47 PM on 09/29/2011

Bill I agree with you when it comes to the College Dropout.

[snesich]

04:22 PM on 09/29/2011

O'Reilly said, before adding, "but I hate everybody."

Well, for once Bill-O is being honest. At least he's admitting his sociopathic tendencies.

[smburwick]

06:03 PM on 09/29/2011

He admits something no liberal would. They deny everything.

[logic-a-go-go]

08:46 PM on 09/29/2011

Why generalize? It just reveals you as a fool.

[ThinkCreeps]

04:10 PM on 09/29/2011

He hates Sean Hannity? There is something good to say for Billo after all. Compared with Hannity, O'Reilly's a gentleman statesman with several nobel prizes.

[Jim NLN]

04:36 PM on 09/29/2011

Yeah, but that is only when he is sober. And you cannot always count on that with BillO now can one?

[OldBro70]

03:12 PM on 09/29/2011

Well the Great Oracle, His Most Imperial Impototen Revealer of Truth, has predicted that "Prersident Obama will lose the election, and Americans are angry". Wow what an insightful leader Bill "O' Reilly has become

Will wonders never cease...

[considerthis]

02:56 PM on 09/29/2011

Yes Billy, a lot of Americans are angry -- at republicans

[klshartley]

02:11 PM on 09/29/2011

Yet Obama had to end his ties to his "preacher", distance himself from Van Jones and other radical buddies or we might see who he really is.
He promised not to raise taxes in order to increase our nations debt limit and now, just a few months later he's calling for tax increases. Do you really think deception and lies are limited to any one party or agenda?
We need all career politicians out of office. When will we find someone who stands on principal and looks out for the good of the country and not their political future? Quit bashing the GOP...greed, self concern and power...the lust for these things sits on both side of the isle.

[snesich]

04:27 PM on 09/29/2011

Actually, "these things" DON'T sit equally "on both side (sic) of the isle (sic)"

Greed, self concern and power---for the wealthy, connected and influential---exist among 100% of the people on the Republican side of the aisle. And they exist among roughly 10% to 20% on the Democratic side of the aisle. And those minority Democrats are the ones who allowed Republicans to successfully oppose almost everything Obama wanted to do from Day One.

Learn the facts---and some sixth grade composition and spelling---before you spew off in the future.

[1111freedom]

04:58 PM on 09/29/2011

Absolute statements (100%) are childish and display your anger and
bloated ego.

[lesnmark]

05:26 PM on 09/29/2011

.... it is 100 % likely that you are only using 10-20 % of your brain snesich........

[eD24kh23444PbU]

01:12 PM on 09/29/2011

The only opinion that matters to Bill O'Reilly is Bill O'Reilly's The voices in his head are the only ones he listens to. What do those voices say? "Ratings! Ratings! Ratings are the only thing that matter."

[JBDenver]

02:13 PM on 09/29/2011

That singularity of focus has made him the biggest thing in cable news for more than a decade and incredibly wealthy. I wish I were so focused.

[eD24kh23444PbU]

01:33 PM on 10/03/2011

Spoken like a true American patriot; personal wealth and power is the only standard that matters.

[hotbarb2614]

12:53 PM on 09/29/2011

There's only one person Billo Likes and that's Himsef.He's a POMPOUS A$$ STALKER

[depoly]

06:31 PM on 09/29/2011

Wow, another angry lib...

[wdw808]

12:11 PM on 09/29/2011

good for him......laughing

[ralfjn2005]

12:08 PM on 09/29/2011

O'REILLY IS A PATRIOT .. I DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH HIM BUT MOSTLY FAIR AND OBJECTIVE..

[dethburger]

01:13 PM on 09/29/2011

quit yelling.

[frameofmind2]

05:33 PM on 09/29/2011

Crack kills, seriously! sheesh!

[Johnoneone1999]

11:53 AM on 09/29/2011

Beck, Hannity, M. Kelly, and O'Reilly; "Just Sayin"....Now Bring In The Clowns.

[JBDenver]

02:16 PM on 09/29/2011

Van Jones, Reverand Wright, Bill Ayers, Richard Trumka...the clowns already have direct access to DC.

[outwithshelby]

04:08 PM on 09/29/2011

There are clowns and then there are CLOWNS.

[snesich]

04:28 PM on 09/29/2011

If only.

Are you out to lunch? Or just watching a lot of Fox "News"?

[OldBro70]

03:15 PM on 09/29/2011

They are the clowns, what you see is what you get.