O'Reilly: "See, I'm not some dopey movie star...who is intimidated"

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Bill O'Reilly gains publicity from verbal joust with David Letterman

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Reaction to the CBS talk show host's Tuesday night encounter with O'Reilly on "Late Show" spilled across morning TV, cyberspace and radio Wednesday, but much of it -- no surprise -- came from O'Reilly, who went on the offensive Wednesday night on "The O'Reilly Factor" and during his noon radio show.

On Wednesday night's "Factor," he declared that "the culture war plays out on the David Letterman program!" then added that "right now there are two main issues dominating the culture war in America: the role of God in the public arena and the war on terror."

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Earlier in the day on radio, O'Reilly blasted Letterman as a card-carrying member of the "secular progressive movement" -- telling his listeners, "I just went (on to 'Late Show') for a few laughs in the back of my mind, I said, 'well, you know, Letterman might want to go ... here."

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On the radio, O'Reilly, said, "See, I'm not some dopey movie star that comes in there who is intimidated by him. ... And most of his guests want his approval, and he knows that. So he has a very strong advantage point."

No comment from the "Late Show" but Dave should take Bill off his Christmas card list.