When John Edwards announced his commitment to helping the impoverished, including homeless veterans, it gave Bill O'Reilly an opportunity to offend America's patriots.
On The O'Reilly Factor this week, the Fox News anchor insisted there weren't any homeless vets living under bridges, or scraping money together just to feed themselves. Well, okay, there are a few, O'Reilly admitted, but they're "addicted or mentally ill, it has nothing to do with the economy. [...] The only thing sleeping under bridges is [Edwards'] brain … We're still looking for all the vets under the bridges, so if you find one, let me know."
Funny logic, there. And also, a challenge.
So documentarian Robert Greenwald summoned a half dozen homeless vets and brought them to Fox News' studios to show O'Reilly that there are, in fact, people just like them who aren't on smack, or lunatics. Greenwald also packed a petition, with 17,000 signatures, asking O'Reilly to apologize.
You know where this is going. Rather than admit his folly, O'Reilly refused to make good on his bet, and instead producer Jesse Waters downstairs to meet with the group rather than appearing himself. Naturally, cameras were rolling the whole time.
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Good Little Liberals.
Only problem- BOR DID NOT SAY ANY SUCH THING.
He said that there are no homeless vets DUE TO THE ECONOMY - as Silky Pony asserted.
Try watching the show or reading the transcript instead of relying on MediaSplatters.
Dipshit.
If you care about homeless veterans, check out the film called WHEN I CAME HOME. It focuses on several Iraq vets who end up homeless in NY City. I saw it at Tribeca and it blew me away.
http://www.whenicamehome.com
Hey Frank, when you get Bill's dick out of your mouth, best look at the transcripts and videos of what your daddy lover said before posting idiotic crap, as I am sure you're prone to do.
O'Reilly made himself to look like a fool - AGAIN. Instead of apologizing, the douche kepps douching.
Bill O'Reilly's star is fading, as is Ann Coulter's, Laura Inghram's, Rush Limbaugh's et al. They can try to continue their rants, but even the Conservative Population out there is tired of George Bush's sh.t and the fact that it is THEIR children who upped for the military and it's THEIR children who are getting maimed, killed and screwed by the V.A. health and mental health system. And guess what? Having their damaged children come home and be thanked and getting their 15 minutes of accolades by their neighbors just doesn't fix the fact that their kids will never be the same. So……maybe these radio talk show listening audiences will do something useful with their time and start getting involved in seeing what the alternative politicians have to offer. They ain't getting anything from these talk show guys.