Bill O'Reilly Slams Stephen Colbert in "Dumb People" Segment Attacking So-Called Left-Wing Views on Fighting Terror

"Mr. Colbert and others of his ilk have no bleeping clue how to fight the jihad," the Fox News host raged on last night's O'Reilly Factor

By Natalie Finn Sep 30, 2014 11:31 PMTags
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Stephen Colbert has made Papa Bear growl once again.

Bill O'Reilly's "Factor Tip of the Day" segment on last night's installment of The O'Reilly Factor was called "How to Deal With Dumb People"—and, while he didn't use the words "Colbert" and "dumb" in the same sentence, he readily implied that the mock-homage-paying host of The Colbert Report is one of the intellectually challenged who just doesn't get it when it comes to the war on terror.

Colbert apparently got O'Reilly's goat with his recent segment "Airstrikes on Terror: Syria's Business: Shove It Up Their ISIL!" during which the outgoing Comedy Central host totally agreed with O'Reilly's suggestion that a 25,000-strong "private military force" be assembled to fight terrorism around the world.

Well, he agreed with it in signature Colbertian fashion, that is.

"You know these mercenaries will be good guys because only the best people kill whoever you want for cash," Colbert said last week. "It's quality, folks, is what I'm saying—unlike those suckers who do it for love of country."

He was not the first commentator—legit news or otherwise—to diss O'Reilly's master plan, and you can be certain that the veteran Fox News host took notice.

After recapping his plan again on Monday, O'Reilly smiled.

"Well, the left wing's having none of that," he said, shaking his head. "People like Stephen Colbert, mocking the plan. But here's a tip: Mr. Colbert and others of his ilk have no bleeping clue how to fight the jihad. They don't know anything. And when somebody gets beheaded, their reaction is, 'Oh, that's bad.'"

A spot-on impression, right?

"But by being completely vacant," O'Reilly continued, "it doesn't stop these people from mocking ideas that might have some value, might solve some complex problems. Because in the world of the ideologue, where Colbert lives, solutions don't really matter. It's how you feel about things.

"So, in your life, when you confront a person who criticizes you but has nothing constructive to say, run fast."

We'll look to tonight's episode of The Colbert Report for the rebuttal.