[KevinTheOmnivore]

Furthermore, there's a distinct difference between Alterman and O'Reilly. Eric Alterman preaches to the proverbial choir. The idiots who worship him most likely already believe in what he said. O'Reilly, even though he carries a comnservative audience, is one of the highest rated talk programs on television. He has a huge, broad, cross-cutting audience, the kind Alterman will never have. With that comes responsibility on two parties. One is on O'Reilly, who ddamn well better choose his words more carefully. He serves as a mouthpiece in this country, and many people take him very seriously.

The second burden falls on the audience. Is it necessary to beat up on a fringe character like Alterman? O'Reilly is different. People like him need to be scrutinized for what they say, thoroughly.