Watch this video first:
I just love how Bill uses his "secular-progressive" phrase again. Alan Singer is a nut! He goes ranting on and on about how O'Reilly is responsible for the death of thousands of American soldiers. Come on! What a loon! Watch how Singer refuses to give the camera eye-contact, constantly shakes his head, and looks downwards. Towards the end of the talk, Singer starts accusing O'Reilly of constantly bringing the Ayers topic up after McCain said to forget about it. Right there, Singer is trying to connect McCain to O'Reilly, when O'Reilly is an Independent and does not take orders from anyone.
I also find it interesting how David Tanenhaus just sits there and stares into the camera without ever blinking. He is so nervous and intimidated by O'Reilly. It's so funny when he says, "I'd like to speak for myself", which can be translated to "Don't tear me to shreds! I'm not like that other loon!"
O'Reilly should have just come out with the analogy: if Osama Bin Laden was found thirty years later doing kind hearted community services, yet still not regretting 9/11 and wished he had done more, should we just let him go?
I know that scenario is farther from reality than the one Bill actually used but it would have been a lot easier for these guys to comprehend.
O'Reilly is right: If Ayers would have come out and apologized for his actions people would forgive him, but he hasn't. And although we should not hate him for what he did, we certainly should not give him a 'pass' like these S-P's are.