Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly regrets his decision not to fight back against those who successfully attempted to oust him from his longtime job at Fox News. O'Reilly, who for years was the leading cable news host on television, was a thorn in the side of progressivism during his years at Fox. He crushed his progressive counterparts on CNN and MSNBC in the ratings game, so when liberal activists finally saw an opportunity to go on the offensive against him, they seized on the opportunity. That opportunity came earlier this year when it was revealed that O'Reilly had settled a number of sexual harassment lawsuits with several different women. While the women contended O'Reilly had sexually harassed them, O'Reilly said he settled the lawsuits to make the noise go away — all while maintaining his innocence. But the news proved to be enough to make many of O'Reilly's advertisers feel uneasy, so liberal activists quickly began to pressure O'Reilly's loyal supporters.