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I'm glad to see that the cable-TV feud between Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly is good for some Saturday afternoon delight.
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O'Reilly and Stewart have long since settled into a comfortable, love-hate zone with each other, and their latest skirmish bore all the hallmarks of a seasoned comic duo. It all began when Stewart zinged O'Reilly and Fox News for the network's continued commitment to hyping the so-called "War on Christmas." O'Reilly then fired back by telling Stewart he was going to hell.
Stewart took to his show once again on Thursday, telling O'Reilly, "I make my living watching Fox News eight hours a day. I'm already in hell!" Cue audience applause, naturally. "Your move, O'Reilly," Stewart challenged.
On Friday, O'Reilly used his "Pinheads and Patriots" segment to respond.
"My move, Stewart?" he said. "All right, here's my move. How can you watch eight hours of Fox News every day and still be a pinhead?"
-- ONTD
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Jon Stewart knows he is primarily a comic, who likes to veer into serious political humor; Bill O'Reilly thinks of himself as a serious journalist, and he tells his interlocutors that they are going to hell. I think O'Reilly should be more self-conscious about using the pinhead label.
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O'Reilly and Stewart have long since settled into a comfortable, love-hate zone with each other, and their latest skirmish bore all the hallmarks of a seasoned comic duo. It all began when Stewart zinged O'Reilly and Fox News for the network's continued commitment to hyping the so-called "War on Christmas." O'Reilly then fired back by telling Stewart he was going to hell.
Stewart took to his show once again on Thursday, telling O'Reilly, "I make my living watching Fox News eight hours a day. I'm already in hell!" Cue audience applause, naturally. "Your move, O'Reilly," Stewart challenged.
On Friday, O'Reilly used his "Pinheads and Patriots" segment to respond.
"My move, Stewart?" he said. "All right, here's my move. How can you watch eight hours of Fox News every day and still be a pinhead?"
-- ONTD
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Jon Stewart knows he is primarily a comic, who likes to veer into serious political humor; Bill O'Reilly thinks of himself as a serious journalist, and he tells his interlocutors that they are going to hell. I think O'Reilly should be more self-conscious about using the pinhead label.
