Letterman to Bill O'Reilly: 60% of your act is crap

**ourmaninBusan** · January 4th, 2006, 11:51 AM

Letterman: “Yeah, so why are we there in the first place? I agree to you,
with you that we have to support the troops. They are there, they are the
best and the brightest of this country. [audience applause] There’s no doubt
about that. And I also agree that now we’re in it it’s going to take a long,
long time. People who expect it’s going to be solved and wrapped up in a
couple of years, unrealistic, it’s not going to happen. However, however, that
does not eliminate the legitimate speculation and concern and questioning
of ‘Why the Hell are we there to begin with?’”

O’Reilly: “If you want to question that, and then revamp an intelligence
agency that’s obviously flawed, the CIA, okay. But remember, MI-6 in Britain
said the same thing. Putin’s people in Russia said the same thing, and so did
Mubarak’s intelligence agency in Egypt.”

Letterman: “Well then that makes it all right?”

O’Reilly: “No it doesn’t make it right.”

Letterman: “That intelligence agencies across the board makes it alright
that we’re there?”

O’Reilly: “It doesn’t make it right.”

* * *

Letterman: “I’m not smart enough to debate you point to point on this,
but I have the feeling, I have the feeling about 60 percent of what you
say is crap. [audience laughter] But I don’t know that for a fact.
[more audience applause]

Paul Shafer: “60 percent.”

Letterman: “60 percent. I’m just spit-balling here.”

video clip available at source

Some of the commenters claim that O'Reilly kept his cool and came off
looking nonplussed at Letterman's remarks, and that the host was
somewhat out of his league.

**darksithbunny** · January 4th, 2006, 01:37 PM

I will be honest and say that I USE to like Fox, everyone one it, and O'Reilly as well. I say USE to. I can't stand it now. Everyone on there has something to sell the rest of us. The rest of us who, I feel they feel, are fat and dumb. Thank you.

**buttmunch** · January 5th, 2006, 04:38 AM

Bill O'Reilly vs. David Letterman?

Not since Godzilla took on King Kong has there been such a battle. Okay, maybe not.

But it was still - as Letterman band leader Paul Shaffer opined after O'Reilly left the CBS "Late Show" stage Tuesday night - "Good TV, wouldn't you say?"

The fireworks began when the normally apolitical Letterman mocked the very political Fox News Channel star for his recent warnings against "secular" bureaucrats who allegedly are removing the word "Christmas" from American culture.

"Isn't this the kind of thing," Letterman smirked, "that once or twice every 20 years, somebody gets outraged and says, 'Oh my God, we gotta put diapers on horses'?"

O'Reilly countered: "You think I'm making this up?"

Letterman: "Yes, I think you're making it up."

Then the two hugely rich television personalities argued about President Bush, the U.S. military operation in Iraq and especially peace protester Cindy Sheehan, whose soldier-son was killed in the war.

Letterman: "How can you possibly take exception with the motivation and the position of someone like Cindy Sheehan?" O'Reilly: "Because I think she's run by far-left elements in this country. I feel bad for the woman."

Finally Letterman declared: "I'm not smart enough to debate you point to point on this, but I have the feeling about 60% of what you say is crap."

O'Reilly: "You're going to have to give me an example if you're going to make those claims."

Letterman: "Well I don't watch your show, so that would be impossible."

Yesterday, Letterman was mum on the subject, but O'Reilly said on his radio show: "I have to give Letterman credit for at least acknowledging that he didn't have the facts and, you know, saying that he was going from his emotion."

nydailynews.com

I just fell a little bit more in love with old Dave. He is fab.

**VelcroJumper** · January 5th, 2006, 01:38 PM

Oh man, I heard the audio yesterday. It was hilarious. O'Reilly is a nasty, self-important weasel. I was so proud of Dave, especially when he defended Cindy Sheehan. Go, Dave, go!!!

**ekee** · January 5th, 2006, 01:51 PM

in case you miss it...

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Letterman-OReilly.wmv

**LynnieD** · January 5th, 2006, 04:19 PM

GOD DAMN I wish I had seen this! David Letterman is the man...and so cool after all these years. And Buttmunch, couldn't agree more--I love him even more now. Le sigh......

Letterman: 1

O'Reilly: FUCKING NOTHING!!!!