10-07-2004, 10:00 PM
[black][size 4]O'Reilly Hopes for Interview With Kerry[/size][/black]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]By DAVID BAUDER, AP[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]NEW YORK - After John Kerry ([/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22John%20Kerry%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]news[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3] - [/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=web-storylinks&p=John%20Kerry"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]web sites[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3]) pronounced himself a fan of Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News Channel host is hoping that will translate into a pre-election interview. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"I like Bill O'Reilly," the Democratic presidential candidate told TV Guide. "I think he does a terrific job. I think he's got a very good show." [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]Kerry said he'd "love to" appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" and would ask his schedulers about it. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]O'Reilly, who interviewed President Bush ([/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22President%20Bush%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]news[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3] - [/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=web-storylinks&p=President%20Bush"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]web sites[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3]) for telecasts last week on the top-rated cable news program, told The Associated Press he'd been trying for about two months to book Kerry. (Kerry said he was unaware of any invitation.) [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]O'Reilly said he sensed some internal debate within the Kerry campaign about whether that would be wise. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]It would be a trip into hostile territory, at least as far as the audience is concerned. According to a survey conducted this spring by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 72 percent of "The O'Reilly Factor" viewers describe themselves as conservative, and 4 percent said they were liberal. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"This would be a huge event for John Kerry, huge," O'Reilly said Thursday. "What other media forum would attract as much attention from him? Is there one?" [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]Guests usually at odds with O'Reilly's audience — such as Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Moore — have come on "The O'Reilly Factor" and not complained about their treatment, he said. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"I think Kerry's an honest guy," O'Reilly said. "You ask him a question and he tells you what he thinks. He's not a weasel. I just hope he's calling the shots in his campaign." [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]Kerry told TV Guide that Fox News Channel has been fair to him. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"I think during (the Swift Boat controversy) everybody got a little carried away," he said. "I can take my lumps. You just go out and keep on fighting and let the chips fall where they may." [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]By DAVID BAUDER, AP[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]NEW YORK - After John Kerry ([/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22John%20Kerry%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]news[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3] - [/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=web-storylinks&p=John%20Kerry"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]web sites[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3]) pronounced himself a fan of Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News Channel host is hoping that will translate into a pre-election interview. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"I like Bill O'Reilly," the Democratic presidential candidate told TV Guide. "I think he does a terrific job. I think he's got a very good show." [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]Kerry said he'd "love to" appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" and would ask his schedulers about it. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]O'Reilly, who interviewed President Bush ([/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22President%20Bush%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]news[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3] - [/size][/black][/font][url "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=web-storylinks&p=President%20Bush"][font "Arial"][black][size 3]web sites[/size][/black][/font][/url][font "Arial"][black][size 3]) for telecasts last week on the top-rated cable news program, told The Associated Press he'd been trying for about two months to book Kerry. (Kerry said he was unaware of any invitation.) [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]O'Reilly said he sensed some internal debate within the Kerry campaign about whether that would be wise. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]It would be a trip into hostile territory, at least as far as the audience is concerned. According to a survey conducted this spring by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 72 percent of "The O'Reilly Factor" viewers describe themselves as conservative, and 4 percent said they were liberal. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"This would be a huge event for John Kerry, huge," O'Reilly said Thursday. "What other media forum would attract as much attention from him? Is there one?" [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]Guests usually at odds with O'Reilly's audience — such as Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Moore — have come on "The O'Reilly Factor" and not complained about their treatment, he said. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"I think Kerry's an honest guy," O'Reilly said. "You ask him a question and he tells you what he thinks. He's not a weasel. I just hope he's calling the shots in his campaign." [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]Kerry told TV Guide that Fox News Channel has been fair to him. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Arial"][black][size 3]"I think during (the Swift Boat controversy) everybody got a little carried away," he said. "I can take my lumps. You just go out and keep on fighting and let the chips fall where they may." [/size][/black][/font]
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