BG on BO'R

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Mon Dec 2 10:27:02 PST 2002


Doug quoted:
> Boston Globe - magazine - December 1, 2002
>
> The Meanest Man on Television
>
> Bill O'Reilly, host of the cable news show The O'Reilly Factor, is an
> arrogant, controlling know-it-all. And that's exactly why he's so
> popular.

On a related note - Mark Crispin Miller argues that vindicitveness and arrogance are what made Bush so popular. Seems like meanness of the heart is the differentia specifica of Homo Americanus.

Wojtek



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