I am not the biggest fan of O'Reilly or Oprah, but I generally prefer Oprah. Let me rephrase: I have issues with Oprah, but I cannot stand O'Reilly. The reasons I don't like him have less to do with politics and more to do with his bully-ing style. But he would probably say I am just a "Fox Hater" or an "S-P" that wants to go live in Holland. I'm writing as I watch. . .

* Did O'Reilly just say he was the fifth or sixth most powerful person in the world? Is he serious? I honestly can't tell.

* O'Reilly tells us there is no middle ground in the culture war, and if you go to his site and take this test you will see that you are either a T(raditional)-Warrior or an S-P (secular-progressive). My results said: "You have some S-P beliefs, but have not yet committed to either side." No, I think I'm pretty much an S-P. I just think his questions were worded in a stupid way. According to O'Reilly, how you feel about parental notification in the case of underage abortion is a good indicator of whether or not you are a T-Warrior or an S-P. I think it's a little more complicated than that. Maybe that's because I don't believe there is a culture war. Because I am a loony S-P pacifist. Or at least a culture war concientious objector.

* I have never seen so many dudes in Oprah's audience. Why aren't the women speaking? Four guys in a row just spoke (three apparently moderate and questioning of Bill, one "T-Warrior").

* Lady in the black sweater, I think I love you.

* O'Reilly thinks the ACLU is the most dangerous organization in America. Oprah is pissed that the ACLU defended NAMBLA. O'Reilly says that the ACLU is a political organization, not an advocacy group. Didn't the ACLU come out in support of Rush Limbaugh that one time?

* Another dude is talking? Are only men qualified to talk about politics? I didn't see the Frank Rich episode, was that like this too?

* O'Reilly hates the media. The press is hyper-partisan and not trustworthy. TV News is a bunch of politically correct phonies. Pro-life people cannot exist in network news. No one would talk to a conservative at The New York Times. [That must be very sad for David Brooks.] O'Reilly says to watch Letterman tonight, because Letterman attacks O'Reilly and O'Reilly takes the high road. I will be sure to watch.

* O'Reilly tells a T-Warrior woman to remain calm and strong in her beliefs. My girlfriend, black sweater lady who is friends with T-Warrior lady, tells O'Reilly his advice is bogus because he himself doesn't remain calm. O'Reilly tells her that's because he has to attract an audience.

* O'Reilly says terrorists in Iraq blow up babies. A woman in the audience notes that the U.S. military bombed cities in Iraq and civilians were killed. O'Reilly says that's not true. The woman points out that even by Bush's conservative estimates, 30,000 civilians have been killed. O'Reilly asks her if she thinks that we're the bad guys in Iraq. The woman says there are no bad guys in Iraq, the bad guys are in Washington, D.C.

* Another woman brings up civilian deaths of women and children. O'Reilly asks her if she knows how many women and children Saddam Hussein killed. The woman asks, calmly, if that gives us the right to kill even one.

* O'Reilly says we need to wise up and see the danger of Iran because they will sell wmd's to terrorists who will use it to blow up Cleveland. Really, Cleveland? He thinks North Korea can be contained by China. He thinks Bush caught a bad break with 9/11 and he does not blame Clinton, because he's not a "blame guy."

* O'Reilly says this is the best show he's been on. He's right about that: he is going to sell a gazillion books from this.