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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,545 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2015, 05:04 PM Mar 2015

Ex-Fox Newser tells CNN that O’Reilly has ‘lied so many times’

By Erik Wemple March 9

The headline at the top of yesterday’s segment of Brian Stelter’s CNN program “Reliable Sources” is cautious: “New developments in Bill O’Reilly exaggeration controversy.”

The guest was less cautious. Eric Burns, a former Fox News host, argued that O’Reilly “lies” and has “lied so many times.”

Those remarks were, of course, references to the controversy over O’Reilly’s statements about his foreign reporting adventures — in Argentina, El Salvador, Northern Ireland and, a bit more domestically, Florida. Here’s a (previously published) breakdown of some of the points:

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Ex-Fox Newser tells CNN that O’Reilly has ‘lied so many times’ (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 OP

Ya know, I was just thinking, Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #1

The Stones wrote Sympathy For The Devil based on Bilbo's first hand account... bluesbassman Mar 2015 #2

There was certainly a lot of Brian Williams tweets central scrutinizer Mar 2015 #3

There already have been a lot of graphics 'shopping BillO into historical events pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #5

It's true. He's sort of the Pol Pot of lying. Marr Mar 2015 #4

He has lied for years, I'm surprised him lying became news JonLP24 Mar 2015 #6

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

1. Ya know, I was just thinking,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 05:31 PM

Mar 2015

serendipitously just before seeing this post, that it would be a good test of Snark Power to see if we can bring down O'Reilly by making a laughingstock of him in the public mind. People with the requisite skills could make cartoons featuring Billo's face crudely photoshopped into all sorts of historical scenes, etc.

This is a great source for the root material.

bluesbassman

(19,378 posts)

2. The Stones wrote Sympathy For The Devil based on Bilbo's first hand account...

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 05:42 PM

Mar 2015

That he made damn sure the Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate!

central scrutinizer

(11,653 posts)

3. There was certainly a lot of Brian Williams tweets

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 06:52 PM

Mar 2015

with his face photo-shopped on all kinds of historical scenes like raising the flag at Iwo Jima, etc.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. There already have been a lot of graphics 'shopping BillO into historical events

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 07:11 PM

Mar 2015

This is one example, and you can google to find lots more.

Proof that Bill O'Reilly was at the Battle Of The Little Bighorn?
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/1018730584

Marr

(20,317 posts)

4. It's true. He's sort of the Pol Pot of lying.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 06:57 PM

Mar 2015

Kill five people and they put you in prison. Kill three million and they just sort of applaud in a confused way.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

6. He has lied for years, I'm surprised him lying became news

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 07:15 PM

Mar 2015

He cited a nonexistent "Paris Business Review" that claimed his French Boycott (he took credit for being the 1st person to call for one) was successful in harming the France economy.

I used to torture myself by watching his show in those days, my blood would boil because he literally told lies & half-truths every show.

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