BOR used to do the same thing with guests who didn't buy into the global warming propaganda. In fact, he was openly hostile to GW skeptics. But after "Climategate" and the increasing number of scientist-skeptics speaking their mind BOR changed his tune and became somewhat of a skeptic himself. ...but never acknowledged the change of position. His bloated ego wouldn't allow it.
[. . .after “Climategate” and the increasing number of scientist-skeptics speaking their mind BOR changed his tune and became somewhat of a skeptic himself. . .]
O’Reilly only pretends to be slow. His boorishness, flashes of anger, gloating and self-praise are all shtick. He’s an entertainer—a Long Island liberal doing a parody of a conservative, like Carroll O’Connor portrayed “Archie Bunker.” It’s all show biz and ratings.