Bill O'Reilly hears footsteps, plays defense

On Friday, Rush Limbaugh took a shot at Bill O'Reilly, mocking O'Reilly for his supposed goal of “giv[ing] socialism a fair shake” and for his criticism of those who “bash Obama.” Today, Limbaugh got his response - O'Reilly devoted much of his program to the question of whether or not President Obama is a socialist.

O'Reilly defended himself by stating that “from the beginning, the Factor has criticized Mr. Obama for his socialist tenets, primarily that of income redistribution.” In a true Fox News fair-and-balanced moment, O'Reilly subsequently ran a graphic that stated: “Is President Obama a socialist? I say no. Others say yes.”

Bill-O went on to ask Newt Gingrich, Brit Hume, and Bernie Goldberg in separate segments whether they think Obama is a socialist.

With two minutes of criticism, Limbaugh was able to direct a large portion of O'Reilly's show. With results like that, I think we can expect this conflict-of-the-egos to continue.