O’Reilly tries to weasel out of his support for public option: ‘The internet is a safe haven for liars.’
Last week, Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly turned some heads when he declared his support for a public health insurance option. But last night, reverting back to true form, O’Reilly tried to weasel out of his prior comments. “The internet is a safe haven for liars,” O’Reilly told his audience, complaining that he was taken out of context. O’Reilly whined, “They lied about it!” He then invited right-wing media analyst Bernie Goldberg, who generally offers a sycophantic defense of O’Reilly, to back him up. But even Goldberg was having a hard time buying O’Reilly’s spin:
Last week, Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly turned some heads when he declared his support for a public health insurance option. But last night, reverting back to true form, O’Reilly tried to weasel out of his prior comments. “The internet is a safe haven for liars,” O’Reilly told his audience, complaining that he was taken out of context. O’Reilly whined, “They lied about it!” He then invited right-wing media analyst Bernie Goldberg, who generally offers a sycophantic defense of O’Reilly, to back him up. But even Goldberg was having a hard time buying O’Reilly’s spin:
GOLDBERG: Bill, Bill, don’t shoot the messenger. Right? I’m your friend. I’m telling you this as a friend. You also said, “If the government can cobble together a cheaper insurance policy that gives the same benefits, I see that as a plus for the folks.” Now, I know what you meant by that.
O’REILLY: But I clarified it: private hands.
GOLDBERG: You did. You absolute — you absolutely did. But you’re a big prize for the left. But they can get… What I’m saying is when — when you say — when you say if the government can cobble…
O’REILLY: I clarified. I know what you’re saying, but it’s just drives me crazy that you can’t have an honest dialogue in this country anymore.
O’REILLY: But I clarified it: private hands.
GOLDBERG: You did. You absolute — you absolutely did. But you’re a big prize for the left. But they can get… What I’m saying is when — when you say — when you say if the government can cobble…
O’REILLY: I clarified. I know what you’re saying, but it’s just drives me crazy that you can’t have an honest dialogue in this country anymore.
Steele claims ‘Dr. King would be disappointed in the political leadership of this country.’
Monday, in an address at Philander Smith College, a historically black college in Little Rock, RNC Chairman Michael Steele implied that the late Martin Luther King Jr. would be disappointed with President Obama’s leadership. “Dr. King would be disappointed in the political leadership of this country for failing to address the least of us,” Steele said. A questioner approached the microphone and quickly turned the tables on Steele, asking whether his party was upholding King’s legacy by blocking health care:
QUESTION: In all seriousness, I’m curious what you think that Dr. King would think about your party’s current attempts to block universal health care? [applause] …
STEELE: It’s a great myth that we’re doing all this blocking. I wish we had that kind of control with the numbers, but we don’t. … As I’ve said to the president many times, “If that’s the bill you want, vote it up or down.”
Commenting on racism in our society, Steele told the audience, “What your generation will face is very subtle. It’s very quiet. It’s deceiving. But it is there. And you cannot be fooled into believing otherwise.”
Monday, in an address at Philander Smith College, a historically black college in Little Rock, RNC Chairman Michael Steele implied that the late Martin Luther King Jr. would be disappointed with President Obama’s leadership. “Dr. King would be disappointed in the political leadership of this country for failing to address the least of us,” Steele said. A questioner approached the microphone and quickly turned the tables on Steele, asking whether his party was upholding King’s legacy by blocking health care:
QUESTION: In all seriousness, I’m curious what you think that Dr. King would think about your party’s current attempts to block universal health care? [applause] …
STEELE: It’s a great myth that we’re doing all this blocking. I wish we had that kind of control with the numbers, but we don’t. … As I’ve said to the president many times, “If that’s the bill you want, vote it up or down.”
Commenting on racism in our society, Steele told the audience, “What your generation will face is very subtle. It’s very quiet. It’s deceiving. But it is there. And you cannot be fooled into believing otherwise.”
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