Obama and the O'Reilly Factor

So I watched a little bit of The O'Reilly Factor last night with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News. While you may be rolling your eyes at the mere mention of Fox News (I do that with MSNBC), hear me out first.

First off, I came away impressed with Obama in this interview. O'Reilly, while respectful, did not hold back and asked Obama some very pointed questions about his affiliations, background and record. I've gotta give credit when credit's due....Obama was very honest and straight foward with his answers. In the past, he's sort of tip-toed around questions he doesn't like and has also not really shown an ability to talk coherently unscripted. Last night was different. He and Bill had a very straightforward conversation and Bill I thought did an excellent job from a journalistic standpoint of asking tough questions, but being fair.

Apparently, Obama had the same type of interview with the NBC folks and they threw softballs at him all night. I don't know for sure who the interviewer was, but my quess would be either Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews or Keith Olbermann.

Regardless, Obama's still not my guy because we seem to have fundamental differences on what the people of this country need. Nevertheless, I'd love to sitdown, one on one, unscripted with Obama and give him to opportunity to set the record straight.