On January 14, 2010, Fox’s “O’Reilly Factor” takes a stab at discussing philosophy, hilarity ensues:
O’REILLY: Oprah’s a brilliant money person. She has a literal empire, financial empire. She goes over there. And she seems to say hey, this is the country. That’s why they’re all happy. And I don’t know if the Danes are so happy.
CARLSON: Well, it’s subjective, but…
O’REILLY: I know when I heard that — I know subjective. But when I heard the Danes were the happiest people on earth, I thought back to my ancestors in Ireland, who were beheaded and raped by the Danish Vikings. And I don’t know if that was a happy experience perpetuated by the Danes back then, do you know what I mean?
HOOVER: If you think Aristotle had anything good to say about happiness, you know…
O’REILLY: Aristotle? Is he Danish? I thought he was Greek?
HOOVER: No, but listen to me, because he had a few good nuggets that have lasted for a few thousand years.
O’REILLY: Yeah.
HOOVER: He says happiness comes from satisfaction of four things: vocation, family, community and faith. And the more the government…
O’REILLY: Aristotle said that?
HOOVER: Yeah, he did. I’m distilling it down for you so you don’t have to read the “Republic.”
O’REILLY: Excellent.
(LAUGHTER)
HOOVER: Here’s the deal. If the government starts to take over in any four of those areas, humans derive then less satisfaction.
If I can get a clip- I will post it here.
