I thought the interview was great! But contrary to what most people here are saying, I think BOTH Bono and Bill did a good job. As expected, Bono more than held his own and knew his stuff, stayed on point, etc (and didn't look too bad, either!)
Seems like I'm one of the few here who watches O'Reilly with any regularity. That's not to say I agree with him on everything, cause I don't. And yes, he does get on my nerves a lot for his interviewing style. So - all the more reason I was impressed with him tonight. Compared to what he usually does, he went out of his way to let Bono speak. He must have said 3 or 4 times that he respected what Bono's doing, wishes him success, he's doing God's work, etc. Am I the only one who heard that?! If Bill hated Bono as much as most people seem to think - he would't have been on the show in the first place, and if he was, Bill's opinions would've been expressed quite strongly and much more rudely. Instead, he invited him on, praised him repeatedly, and more important - asked Bono the questions that the viewers of that show and much of America would ask - so Bono could answer them. Any decent interviewer or journalist has to ask the tough questions - that's their job. Bill went out of his way to ask those and then let Bono answer. Seems to me like Bill wanted to give Bono that chance to reach the huge cross-section of America that does watch Fox - many of whom may not otherwise hear Bono's message.