Thaindian News

By Meena Kar
Jan 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pre-game interviews has always been something that President Barack Obama traditionally indulged in. After sitting with Katie Couric on CBS last year and Matt Lauer of NBC, the year before that, it was time for the US president to get interviewed by Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News host from the conservative party, right before the Super Bowl, on February 6 on Sunday. Unlike the other pre-game interviews, this one is going to be a lot more sensational, as the two antagonist party members are expected to heat up the interview.

President Barack Obama and Bill O’Reilly haven’t seen eye to eye for a long time due to their difference of opinions. The president earlier has commented that Fox News portrayed the White House in a biased way, resorting to the conservative perspectives. On the other hand, Bill O’Reilly and other employees of the channel retaliated his accusation by saying that the president is trying to malign the reputation of the channel. Therefore, according to the sources, this particular upcoming interview, is bound to get heated up. According to Dan Bell, a spokesman of Fox Sports, the interview will kick at 2:00 p.m and would last for four hours.

Last year, the Super Bowl invited more than 106.5 million, to make it the most widely watched event in the history of US television. This year, the viewer-ship is expected to rise, as it is anticipated to be a politically slanted with a cold conversation between the two right before the match. The Super Bowl Match would take place at the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman as the two announcers.