Roger Ebert really lays into Bill O'Reilly.

When O'Reilly listed the Chicago Sun-Times in his "Hall of Shame," 66-year-old Ebert composed a scathingly funny defense.

I understand you believe one of the Sun-Times misdemeanors was dropping your syndicated column. My editor informs me that "very few" readers complained about the disappearance of your column, adding, "many more complained about Nancy."

I know I did.

That was the famous Ernie Bushmiller comic strip in which Sluggo explained that "wow" was "mom" spelled upside-down...

Ebert says O'Reilly "turns red and starts screaming when anyone disagrees with him," then offers a perspective from his Chicago childhood.

"My grade-school teacher, wise Sister Nathan, would have called in your parents and recommended counseling with Father Hogben."

Speaking of Nancy, cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller also drew a line of sexy comic strips about her Aunt Fritzi.And some readers say they even see sexy subtexts in the Nancy comic itself...

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