Usually armed with pundits who will back him up or talking heads he can easily steam roll, Bill O’Reilly found himself in a precarious position last night.
A guest who was supposed to argue against California's gay marriage ruling failed.
Miserably…
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The funny thing is, although O'Reilly was clearly trying to lead his guest into saying what he himself really felt, he almost came across as moderate or neutral on the issue. Moreso than I expected, at least. He didn't seem all that passionate one way or the other.
Seems like that guy threw a monkey wrench into that tool's box.
While I differ with him on many topics, you appear to be working with a "meta-narrative" regarding O'Reilly that isn't very accurate. He becomes easily bored by boring guests, as this one was, whether he can "steamroller" over them or not (The most powerful moments in this clip were Bill's silences after the lame arguments.). He very much appears to enjoy interviews with those with whom he disagrees, if they are able to intelligently support their positions.
One of Hillary Clinton's best interviews in this campaign, IMHO, was with Bill, who got her to be real beyond simple platitudes.