Hell has frozen over...

[azureblue]

From Bill O's show:

O’REILLY: But you know, I want that, Ms. Owcharenko. I want that. I want, not for personally for me, but for working Americans, to have a option, that if they don’t like their health insurance, if it’s too expensive, they can’t afford it, if the government can cobble together a cheaper insurance policy that gives the same benefits, I see that as a plus for the folks.

[anonymous171]

1. Bill O's a populist now?

Wow. He's being better than some "democrats" on this issue.

[Demobrat]

4. I can't believe he was talking about a public option.

It may have come out sounding like it but I'm sure he'll come out with a retraction shortly, and an explanation of what he really meant. Guys like Billo don't suddenly develop empathy.

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Maybe it's his inner Catholic guilt screaming at him?

Last week, I seem to remember even that extremist Opus Dei asswipe Bill Donohue (of the "Catholic League") saying he was in favor of a public option. As John Lennon said in one of his last songs, "...strange days indeed"

[dflprincess]

12. It could be.

Even though I'm a lapsed Catholic I always say I'm a liberal because the nuns did a fine job of hammering the Works of Mercy in to my head (feed the hungry, house the homeless, heal the sick, etc).

[paulsby]

27. he does have that sensibility

he;s also against that death penalty.

which is unusual for a conservative.

[sofa king]

11. I believe the correct word is "demagogue."

The term was coined by the Greek humorist Aristophanes to describe Cleon, who used populist positions to consolidate his power, then mis-used his power to get his city-state's ass kicked for all time and ever in the Peloponnesian War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demagogy

[question everything]

He has to find a way to outflank Beck

and since he cannot do this from the right, might as well do this from the left.

[jemelanson]

2. Wow I do believe you are correct.

i do believe you are right azureblue, Hell has frozen over.

[no limit]

3. I'm sorry but I will need a link or transcript or something

because this can't possibly be real.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. Here you go

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/17/783109/-ORe...

[Jennicut]

6. Billo might be trying to change his image..I mean someone has to not be crazy at Faux right?

Shep can't do it all on his own.

[HopeOverFear]

16. LMAO!!!!!

[Sebastian Doyle]

28. Well, Geraldo is probably half sane

He was the other one (besides Shep) who went off script during the Katrina coverage. I doubt Geraldo really gives a shit about promoting the right wing agenda. He only gives a shit about promoting Geraldo Rivera.

[a la izquierda]

7. Here I come Elizabeth...

it's the BIG ONE!

[slay]

24. LOL

[a la izquierda]

29. Thank you.

I just informed my husband about this little gem of info, and he gave me the oddest look.

[NoSheep]

8. Good for HIM!!! Finally! Some sense coming from this man. Maybe he's been watching Glen Beck and

seeing himself. We should email him and thank him!

[comrade snarky]

10. Somebody feels the wind blowing in another direction

On this issue anyway.

You don't think Bill actually has convictions do you? Bill is all about Bill's ego.

[Demobrat]

13. Personally I think he misspoke.

We'll see.

[comrade snarky]

14. I think he's decided that some kind of reform is going to pass

And he wants to claim some credit.

Of course he could just do what he usually does and lie about it later... I could be wrong. Second guessing a wing-nut is a mugs game.

[Parker CA]

19. No doubt about it. That was a striking shift in tenor for O'Rly. He wants to claim some credit

when all is said and done. This is a great sign.

[NotThisTime]

20. Absolutely... wouldn't trust him for one second....

[kenny blankenship]

15. Expect him to do a 180 and attack later on.

"I was all for the idea but then blah blah blah"

Don't get too used to the idea of O'Loofah supporting govt. run health insurance.

[hvn_nbr_2]

22. He won't even say "I was all for it"

He'll claim that he never said it. Stream-of-consciousness liars who make up "facts" to support their position don't even know what they said two minutes ago.

[quiet.american]

23. That was my first thought. nt

[Nuclear Unicorn]

17. For a minute there I thought...

...someone had sold me a bad quarter. I was gonna flush it.

Are you sure?

EXIT QUESTION: Will his audience abandon him as a traitor or will they suddenly fall in line for the public option?

Ironically maybe we can race back to the Blue Dogs and say, "See! See! If O'Reilly can support it and keep an audience so can you...GET ON BOARD OR GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

[ddeclue]

18. BREAKING: In other news, Bill O'Reilly has been terminated by FoxNews.

[bunkerbuster1]

21. Well, he claims to be opposed to the death penalty

And I've heard a conservative acquaintance complain about his populism in the past.

So maybe his support for a public insurance option shouldn't be so shocking.

Good for him.

Now, about that "Tiller-the-baby-killer" business...

[Deep13]

25. My head just exploded.

What a mess. Thanks a lot.

[rockymountaindem]

26. I bet his next words were an attack on Obama though

Like "I support a public option, but this thing Obama is proposing is a total Stalinist-Nazi government takeover that will kill everybody in their sleep" or something. As in, "we're reasonable, but Obama is nuts *and* lying to you".

On the other hand he might actually be on to something for once. I give it 95-1 odds.