The Fox News host also says Ron Paul brings “pizzazz” to debates.
Bill O’Reilly will undoubtedly have some angry Ron Paul supporters on his hands after saying they’re “almost a cult.”
The remark came last night on the Fox News pundit’s show, when O’Reilly and guests Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley discussed which Republican candidate will benefit the most if Herman Cain’s campaign crumbles under sexual harassment allegations.
According to O’Reilly, Cain and Paul have the most “emotional support,” and Paul’s backers are “almost a cult” and that they are “like bees.” He then made a buzzing noise.
O’Reilly went on to describe Paul as “a colorful guy” who brings a lot of “pizzazz” to the debates, and it’s for that reason that Paul may win over some of Cain’s supporters.
Still, that emotional resonance does not guarantee Paul a win during primary season, because, as Crowley mentions, voters cast their ballots for the person who “can stand up to Barack Obama in a debate and in the general election one year from today.” Considering that Paul’s base has yet to truly expand beyond its traditional libertarian and youth voters, it’s unlikely the more mainstream GOP will give the candidate a stamp of approval.
But even if Paul doesn’t win — which is most likely — the Congressman can rest assured that the small government ideology he has touted for years has become a political reality.
November 09, 2011 at 11:59 am, Anonymous said:
*sigh, yawwwwwn.
November 09, 2011 at 12:07 pm, nunyabizness71 said:
Does anyone really care what Bill says?
November 09, 2011 at 1:11 pm, Brian E said:
Voting for Ron Paul is the ONLY intellectual act we can make this election season. Fox news tries to make people vote out of emotion, by making Americans hate each other over racial, religious, sexual preference lines. Ron Paul is the only candidate that will reform our government in respect to our constitution, respecting everyone’s individual liberties equally. Don’t listen to any of the MSM news organizations, they are all working to undermine our freedom for a handful of elite that pay their salaries.
November 09, 2011 at 1:22 pm, Love the USA said:
If freedom and liberty is a cult, I WANT IN!!!
November 09, 2011 at 2:25 pm, Anonymous said:
Haha! Ron Paul would run circles around NObama in a Debate. Period!
November 09, 2011 at 2:36 pm, Jason Sallee said:
Bill O’Reilly is “almost” a journalist.
November 09, 2011 at 2:39 pm, mnolan13 said:
O’reilly is just bizarre.
It’s perfectly fine for him to throw out “cult” accusations ~ but if an evangelical dares to express their belief that Mormonism is a “cult,” (mind you this is their “informed” religious viewpoint ~ not just a random slur) they are somehow “pinheads” who are bad for America.
O’reilly’s a leftist hack. His only consistency is his ego.
November 09, 2011 at 3:29 pm, Philip Petracca said:
We have a democracy! When people rally behind a person that they believe will put our country back on track, they aren’t a cult, they are Americans…
The main stream media is pulling out every dirty trick in their playbook to try and steer the election towards one of their establishment candidates/puppets…
O’Reilly is no longer relevant – I predict his show will be canceled in less than 3 years as more and more American wake up to his spin/propaganda…
November 09, 2011 at 4:42 pm, Lagunadennis said:
U know I talk to a lot of people at work, school partys. They all agree that weather there a dem rep or an independent they like ron paul out of all the candidates running. So where are these other people that arnt voteing for him. I haven’t meet one yet. Ron paul 2012.
November 09, 2011 at 5:25 pm, Klaus said:
The buzz is the GOP can’t beat Obama if Ron Paul isn’t the nominee. His supporters will never vote for a RINO. Or is that buzz O’Reilly’s vibrator? Release the tapes, Bill.
November 09, 2011 at 5:57 pm, Anonymous said:
O’Reilly is a “cult” unto himself.
November 09, 2011 at 7:22 pm, Anonymous said:
I guess I am in a cult since I believe in the founding principles of limited government.
November 09, 2011 at 7:54 pm, Anonymous said:
Bill O’Reilly, peace he upon him, is our true leader. Ron Paul is a false prophet who advocates heresies like sound money, free markets, individual liberty, and a non-interventionist foreign policy.
We know that Bill O’Reilly, peace be upon him, speaks the true gospel. We must always be at war, and anything that the Neocon priesthood in the GOP establishment says is right and true. Amen.
November 09, 2011 at 10:38 pm, Anonymous said:
Hear, hear.
November 09, 2011 at 9:40 pm, Beefaroni said:
Ron Paul supporters: Always hysterical, always hilarious!
November 09, 2011 at 9:47 pm, Beefaroni said:
Ron Paul supporters: Closeted homosexuals that worship magic space babies.
November 10, 2011 at 7:08 pm, Sock said:
True liberty, more freedom and a CONSTITUTIONAL government are a “cult?”
Apparently Bill doesn’t remember Jonestown.
If Mr O’Rieily wants to classify Ron Paul supporters as a cult I can go with that.
Can we classify people like him in the media as Treasonous Bastards ?
November 11, 2011 at 3:09 pm, Bill White said:
I wouldn’t pee on Bill O’Reilly if he was on fire standing in front of me. He has absolutely no class and the screws in his head are tighter than Frankenstein’s monster’s.
I like to think that when karma catches up with him, someone will spot him flipping burgers for a living.
November 17, 2011 at 12:46 am, Dave Infinger said:
Vote for Ron Paul Please. I am a retired veteran and my friends in the military and I plan on voting for Ron Paul.
Will you vote for Ron Paul too? I hope so.
Vote for sanity, vote for Ron Paul Please!
November 18, 2011 at 7:28 pm, Jerry Mccreary said:
Bill. O. Reilly. is. my. leader. Every. one. repeat. “Ron. Paul. is. a. nut.”