September 4, 2008

Barack Obama on the O'Reilly Factor (VIDEO)




Barack Obama on the O'Reilly Factor 9/4/08 (VIDEO)

Video of Barack Obama's appearance last night on Bill O'Reilly's show.

Barack Obama on the O'Reilly Factor 9/4/08 (VIDEO)
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Presidential hopeful Barack Obama faced-off against Fox News' attack dog, Bill O'Reilly.

Barack Obama burnished his commander-in-chief credentials in a toe-to-toe interview last night with Fox News Channel attack dog Bill O'Reilly.

The faceoff aired shortly before John McCain portrayed himself as more qualified than the Democrat to protect the nation.

Obama, responding to GOP criticism of his call for diplomacy in dealing with Iran, called the Islamic state a "major threat" and said it would be "unacceptable" for it to have nuclear weapons.

"It's sufficient to say I would not take military action off the table and that I will never hesitate to use our military force in order to protect the homeland and the United States' interests," Obama told O'Reilly.

He also declared he "absolutely" believes the nation is waging a "war on terror."

Asked to identify the United States' enemies, Obama replied, "Al Qaeda, the Taliban, a whole host of networks that are bent on attacking America who have a distorted ideology who have perverted the faith of Islam, and so we have to go after them."

The Democratic presidential nominee appeared to give credit to McCain for his once lonely call for a surge of troops in Iraq.

"I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated," he said. "It's succeeded beyond our wildest dreams."

The Illinois senator made clear that Iraq continues to be an enormous quagmire for the United States.

"The Iraqis still haven't taken responsibility," he said. "And we still don't have that kind of political reconciliation."

Obama's appearance on O'Reilly comes after months of tense relations between the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox and the Democrat's campaign.

In June, Team Obama erupted in fury when a Fox producer labeled the candidate's wife, Michelle, his "baby mama."

O'Reilly physically shoved an Obama aide in January at an appearance in Nashua, N.H., prompting the Secret Service to intervene and instruct the TV personality to cool it.

The Obama aide said O'Reilly pushed him and called him "low class."


Barack Obama on the O'Reilly Factor 9/4/08 (VIDEO)

Posted by jsmooth995 at September 4, 2008 11:49 PM
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thanks for posting that! couldn't find it anywhere else. as much as i don't like seeing my candidate pushed around, it's refreshing in a way to see him get challenged. when england's politicians get interviewed they get blasted in the face just like this, and they prove they're stronger because of it. wish o'reilly was a liiiiiittle more respectful, but not much.

Posted by: caleb at September 5, 2008 1:32 AM

the way bill o reilly said

"the rest of the interview will be seen on monday, tuesday & wednesday of next week.....and it is lively!"

that means there was a BIG argument

Posted by: Nasir at September 5, 2008 5:19 AM

that means there was a BIG argument."

No, that just means O'Reilly's main purpose in life is to sell advertising.

Posted by: Greg F. at September 5, 2008 11:33 AM

that means there was a BIG argument."

No, that just means O'Reilly's main purpose in life is to sell advertising.

Posted by: Greg F. at September 5, 2008 11:34 AM

O'Reilly as nasty as ever! His verbal, body language, and facial exressions towards Obama say I feel superior and I will put you on the spot, won't let you talk, and hopefully you'll loose popularity. He was not prepared for Obama's informed and experienced answers and it was clear his pompuos demeanor changed when he realized he could not bring the senator down!!

Posted by: dede at September 6, 2008 2:47 AM

O'Reilly as nasty as ever! His verbal, body language, and facial exressions towards Obama say I feel superior and I will put you on the spot, won't let you talk, and hopefully you'll loose popularity. He was not prepared for Obama's informed and experienced answers and it was clear his pompuos demeanor changed when he realized he could not bring the senator down!!

Posted by: dede at September 6, 2008 2:51 AM

O'Reilly as nasty as ever! His verbal, body language, and facial exressions towards Obama say I feel superior and I will put you on the spot, won't let you talk, and hopefully you'll loose popularity. He was not prepared for Obama's informed and experienced answers and it was clear his pompuos demeanor changed when he realized he could not bring the senator down!!

Posted by: dede at September 6, 2008 2:52 AM

Wow- this goes to show how extremely intelligent Obama is! If he can take the heat from Butt-heat-Bill, he can handle any tough World leader. He is amazing! I would like to see McCain try to take heat like this from a Liberal Talk Interviewer. He could hardly handle the questions from Ellen on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Posted by: Jen at September 6, 2008 11:28 PM

It was a disaster. Obama looked threatened. What's with that uncomfortable sitting forward in the chair? It made him look like a school kid

Posted by: Burke at September 9, 2008 10:42 PM

It was a disaster. Obama looked threatened. What's with that uncomfortable sitting forward in the chair? It made him look like a school kid

Posted by: Burke at September 9, 2008 10:44 PM

As if the carpenter ants weren't even on the table for discussion.

Posted by: Massive AttackSmith at September 12, 2008 6:02 PM

Somebody get me a mutha f'in iced-tea!

Posted by: IllegalSearch at September 17, 2008 2:35 PM

Ha ha never forget the ice tea.
The disaster is that he had to sit with this vituperative Inside Edition bum. Unbelievable, the state of the game, where have you gone Morley Safer?
Might as well put down the nails and wood and just open the door and let'em in.

Posted by: Divsivejones at September 24, 2008 6:01 PM

comment3,

Posted by: Fznnoega at October 10, 2008 12:08 PM

You scream, I scream, they all scream socialism, but of course just cause you scream it, don’t necessarily make it so. Despite the omnipresent Nextel ads running alongside football games that seem to pine for a dictatorship of the proletariat, socialism does not appear to be included in any of the bailout packages. “Socialism is a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.” Community as a whole, don’t be expecting any free government issued shit like insurance, or no fee banking. There is ism on the rise, but not that kind. The rising will lead banks, insurance, and auto to be deemed to important to be run without government oversight and discretion. The permeable layer between government and industry shifts balance. I am he, as you are he, and we are all together.

The story, centers exclusively on talk of the crash of 1929, and no further than the crash of ‘29. And yet, what about the treasury making special deposits to banks in trouble in 1801, 1818, and 1819… History is forced back into its cave.

‘For historians each event is unique. Economics, however, maintains that forces in society and nature behave in repetitive ways. History is particular; economics is general.’

And now the electorate is forced to see itself, in the shadow of the televised world. The viewer previosuly allowed to remain ignorant of one and still feeling knowledgeable about the other. As if economics and politics could ever exist in separate spheres. Meanwhile the electorate remains mostly blind, with a desperate hope in the expert caste...

Posted by: Ill Minister of Finance at October 16, 2008 11:27 AM

Many are negative concerning the implications of the markets recent downturn. As financial adviser, negativity stands in direct opposition to the first rule. The world is as you make it. Contrary to popular opinion, after the crash in ’29, there was no mass of suicide jumpers. Many remained positive, because the world is as you make it. Fast Eddie would say that the dumb people lost their money in ’29, the smart people in ’30, and the geniuses in ’31. Because the world is as you make it.
So, in a time of political and financial turpitude let them cast asunder what is previous and let us push back the rock. The real world is broken into a million pieces and none of the kings horses or the kings man can put it back together again. So arise ye freaks! Cajoled! Slandered! Unbeliefed! Mocked the glory of your limpid jets! Buried the abstract! Proclaimed 'just do it.'
Weirdness! Bizzaritude! Tactile rocks and fancy colors! Music without lyrics! Take flight my pretties! The world is yours!
Bulls are looking at 8000 on the Dow as support level. A level previously set between 02-03, the last level of support seeming to a much steeper decline with the chance of bear market searching for new bottoms. WIth support, the market could easily incline back up to near 11,000. Beware, bear Market rallies can be steep and treacherous. Buying will take guts, but shorting can be even more deadly. Hard to be a bear above 8000. Anticipating a bull week,

Posted by: Ill Minister of Finance at October 18, 2008 6:03 PM

From cbsmarketwatch.com

#1 Most read story

TODD HARRISON
The other side of the trade: bear trap
Commentary: Time and price; there

"NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- One of our favorite adages in Minyanville is to sell hope and buy despair, but the question remains whether we've seen enough fear this year...

Recently nationalized global central banks are being polarized as the dot-gov bubble bursts... France's Nicolas Sarkozy proposed that each country launch sovereign wealth funds and take stakes in key industries to stop them from falling into foreign hands...

The Ill Minister brought it here first,
you suckaaaasssss.

Posted by: johnnyUnitus at October 22, 2008 3:39 PM

From cbsmarketwatch.com

#1 Most read story

TODD HARRISON
The other side of the trade: bear trap
Commentary: Time and price; there

"NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- One of our favorite adages in Minyanville is to sell hope and buy despair, but the question remains whether we've seen enough fear this year...

Recently nationalized global central banks are being polarized as the dot-gov bubble bursts... France's Nicolas Sarkozy proposed that each country launch sovereign wealth funds and take stakes in key industries to stop them from falling into foreign hands...

The Ill Minister brought it here first,
you suckaaaasssss.

Posted by: Ill Minister of Finance at October 22, 2008 5:32 PM

Indeed,Moroccan vases fall in reverse chips reassemble and paint swirls fit precise on the shelf. Flawless.

Posted by: ill Minister of Finance at October 23, 2008 12:24 AM

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