Coincidently, while the Republicans were wrapping up their nominating convention on every other TV channel, Bill-O's long-awaited interview with Barack opened with a bang on Fox News.
Out of the gate, the 'No Spin Zone' host launched the question on the minds of all Americans, especially the Americans wearing the 10-gallon cowboy hats at the Republican convention all this week.
When in the hell are we going to bomb Iran?
Wait! Bomb Iran? No so fast Bill. ...
Now, O'Reilly was suggesting a hypothetical bombing, of course, not one that kills people, not one based on supposed or "hypothetical" WMDs.
"I'm going to assume that Iran's going to say, 'blank' you, we're going to do what we want. And I want a president, whether it's you or McCain, who says, you ain't doing that," O'Reilly said.
The Father of the Factor was desperate to get Obama on tape admitting he flip-flopped on his not supporting a surge of troops in Iraq, a move that has apparently being hailed as a successful strategy in a war that should have never been fought.
The problem was, Bill couldn't shut up or avoid interrupting Obama's answers for thirty seconds.
"I think you should admit it to the nation (the O'Reilly nation, that is) that now we have defeated the terrorists in Iraq. ... We've also inhibited Iran from controlling the southern part of Iraq by the surge which you did not support. So why won't you say, I was right in the beginning, I was wrong about that (the surge)? O'Reilly was practically BEGGING Obama to break down!
Obama did not fall into his trap of admitting to something he did not need to admit to. Only a pinhead would do that!
"We gotta have the ability to distinguish between these groups," Obama told O'Reilly. "The war in Iraq is a good example where I believe the administration lumped together Saddam Hussein, a terrible guy, with al Qaeda which had nothing to do with Saddam Hussein."
And McCain's folks who make his campaign advertisements are furious about Obama actually answering O'Reilly's questions. They expected at least some good B-roll of him getting "out foxed."
This is only round one, and in typical Factor fashion, the Fox patriarch sent the interview to the chop shop, splicing it into four pieces so you watch his show on Monday, Tuesday , Wednesday and every day of the week.
Not unlike the way he milked the Rev. Jesse Jackson's "nuts" comments and broke it into 13 episodes.
"Provocative!" That's what the rest of this interview is going to be, O'Reilly says. Bill-O is expected to touch on, among other things, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Bill-O will no doubt ask what it is like to be a "hypothetical" Muslim. Maybe he'll even sneak in a "terrorist fist bump."
1. I so far have heard no answers from Obama during this interview..I have heard alot of stuttering.But no answers.I would love to hear the same questions given to Mccain.I be we all would hear answers.
Why not Mr. O'riely?
Don't you agree on this one?
ann wright at 8:36AM on Sep 5th 2008