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Opinion: O’Reilly’s Lex Luthor

By Michael McGough
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As both a former fanboy and a victim of Bill O’Reilly’s vitriol -- I’m among the select group of antagonists he has told to shut up -- I was intrigued to learn that O’Reilly is to be the subject of a comic book to be published next month. ‘Political Power: Bill O’Reilly’ will even have that staple of superhero comics, the origin story. (The writer said that the mag will pay careful attention to O’Reilly’s early years. Look for a cameo by Jor-El O’Reilly.)

But if Bill is to be a superhero, he’ll need a supervillain. Liberal Man? The Cultural Elitist? Dr. Relativism? No, the obvious choice is Pinhead. He could be a composite of all the people O’Reilly has given that appellation -- me included. And how about a story in which Bill summons Glenn Beck from a parallel universe to help him vanquish Pinhead? Talk about your classic crossovers!

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-- Michael McGough

Opinion L.A.
Michael McGough

Michael McGough is the Los Angeles Times’ former senior editorial writer, based in Washington, D.C. He wrote editorials for The Times from 2006 to 2021. Before that, McGough worked for 30 years for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as a reporter, editorial writer, editorial page editor and Washington correspondent. He wrote about law, national security, politics, foreign policy and religion. McGough is a graduate of Allegheny College and also attended the University of Kent at Canterbury in England and Yale Law School, where he received a master of studies in law degree.

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