Between Bill O’Reilly And Two Ferns: Video Proof That Plants Are Smarter Than Fox News Hosts

After Bill O’Reilly did his Superbowl interview with President Obama, O’Reilly predicted that “the interview that I did is going to go down in journalistic history.” So far, the only historical notice taken of the affair is O’Reilly’s boorishness and Narcissism.

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A much more likely candidate for the history books is the interview conducted by Zach Galifianakis on “Between Two Ferns.” It showcased the comedy stylings of the President while demonstrating his keen awareness of modern media and the impact of the Internet as a communications platform. Following his Ferns outing, which has racked up nearly three million views to date, traffic to Healthcare.gov spiked by 40%.

Bill O’Reilly’s famously sensitive ego must have been severely injured by the popularity of the Ferns bit, because he devoted one of his “Talking Points” segments to criticizing it as “problematic” and “desperate.” In fact, whenever O’Reilly is confronted with challenges to his omnipotence, he responds with venom and vacuous attacks. Another recent example of this is his criticism of CNN’s coverage of the Malaysian airliner. O’Reilly complained on his program that CNN was overdoing it, but the real source of his complaint is more likely the fact that CNN has been crushing him in the ratings ever since the jet went missing. Apparently cable news viewers are satisfied with CNN’s reporting, despite O’Reilly’s whining.

Well, now we have a fresh take on the O’Reilly/Galifianakis battle of the interviews courtesy of HuffPost Comedy. And, if anything, it shows that a fern would be a more than acceptable replacement for O’Reilly.

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6 thoughts on “Between Bill O’Reilly And Two Ferns: Video Proof That Plants Are Smarter Than Fox News Hosts

  1. I came across a great alternate term for concern trolling: disingenuously lecturing.

  2. That episode of B2F was absolutely hilarious. I just wish it was longer. The criticism of it was ridiculous. Especially from fox. It diminishes the ‘majesty’ of the office? It’s an insult to the office? That’s been fox’s main purpose for the last six years.

    Bill’o is right though. His interview will indeed go down in history. Down and down and down…

  3. That was great! Bill O’Reilly is an ego-maniacal, narcissistic blowhard who hates a majority of Americans as does his entire network. It is something they demonstrate daily with their attacks on working people in general and the working poor in particular. I dream of a country that some day will be smart enough to figure this out.

    • Guess we’ll just have to move to Antarctica. 🙂

  4. “A much more likely candidate for the history books is the interview conducted by Zach Galifianakis on “Between Two Ferns.” It showcased the comedy stylings of the President while demonstrating his keen awareness of modern media and the impact of the Internet as a communications platform.”

    Mark, don’t you think this man crush is going a bit far? I’ve met some pretty incredible suck ups before, but you certainly would give them all a run for their money.

  5. I have a fairly basic fern that displays much more intellect then Mr. O’Reilly.

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