2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBill O'Reilly promises to flee to Ireland if Bernie Sanders becomes President
Another great reason to vote for Bernie...
DAVID EDWARDS
14 JAN 2016 AT 21:18
Fox News host Bill OReilly has vowed to move out of the United States if Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wins his White House bid.
On Thursdays edition of The OReilly Factor, the Fox News host argued that Sanders wanted to dismantle Medicare and the Affordable Care Act in the sense that it would be Berniecare and it would be much more than it is now.
And you know, look, Im fleeing, he warned. If Bernie Sanders gets elected president, Im fleeing. Im going to Ireland. And they already know it.
OReilly added: I shouldnt say it publicly because that will get Sanders more votes. But Im not going to pay 90 percent of my income to that guy. Im sorry. Im not doing it.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/bill-oreilly-promises-to-flee-to-ireland-if-bernie-sanders-becomes-president/
merrily
(45,251 posts)Just what I was about to say!
I knew this response was in the thread somewhere! LOL
sarge43
(28,945 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)ChazInAz
(2,572 posts)I've always wondered what it would take.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)mmonk
(52,589 posts)Not sure Ireland would take him though.
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)JRLeft
(7,010 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Awknid
(381 posts)groundloop
(11,523 posts)Bill-O doesn't exactly keep his word.
Ineeda
(3,626 posts)I'm probably wrong, as they are interchangeably vile.
groundloop
(11,523 posts)1. It was Hannity that offered to be waterboarded.
2. He and Bill-O are both interchangeable vile pieces of crap.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)Bill Maher.
This according to PBS. ( i.e Henry Louis Gates., last week's episode.)
In any case, he's right about this much:
>>> I shouldnt say it publicly because that will get Sanders more votes.>>>>
underpants
(182,884 posts)I saw that.
O'Reilly said before turning his last page "Please tell Me its not Michael Moore".
When he saw that it was Maher BillO smirk/smiled and said "That shows you how great America is" or something like that.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)O'Reilly is also Irish only on his father's side. Mother was English or Scotch, I believe.
The program also featured Soledad O'Brian. Half Irish and... at least part, maybe half..... AA.
Edit on Soledad: It's coming back to me now. Australian-Irish-American. With an AA ancestor contributing, presumably towards the later part ( i.e. in the USA) of those migrations.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)Tanuki
(14,921 posts)Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)Irish-Australian-Afro-Cuban-American, by my calculations.
And one could probably break-down the "Cuban" part a bit further into component elements.
Broward
(1,976 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)mimi85
(1,805 posts)gofundme account to hasten his departure. I'd def contribute!
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)stone space
(6,498 posts)It'll be Sanders in a blowout if he does!
nashville_brook
(20,958 posts)angrychair
(8,733 posts)And his 'socialist' policies, he is going to "flee" to a country that will tax him at over 40%, has free health care, elder care, gay marriage and free and near free universities? Ok then...
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)on defense on a GDP basis. Someone should ask him about that as well.
Volaris
(10,274 posts)What a fuckin' Patriot he is...
Where does he think the money comes from to pay down the National Debt they bitch about?
In his case, from the same place the Tides come from.
stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)but alas he is still here. And Senator Franken is on his second term.
charliea
(260 posts)While it's easy to find references via google to Bill's promises to leave under certain conditions, e.g. taxed too much, a quick google search for "Al Franken says he'll leave the country" doesn't elicit any examples of Senator Franken ever stating that he'd leave.
Now if Mr. Bill actually followed through I would have contending responses, celebration for his absence and condolences for the country where some of my forebears came from. I'm not terribly worried for Ireland though, Bill is just making sh*t up again.
He's forgotten my favorite definition of patriotism:
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.
-- Mark Twain
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)O'
reilly said he'd leave if Franken were elected.
Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)The funniest part of it all, back in May, O'Reilly told Bernie "If you can do a better job, you should run for President." Bernie announced shortly after that.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,486 posts)Mbrow
(1,090 posts)I'll help him pack!
A HERETIC I AM
(24,379 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)if Obama was elected/reelected. Didn't Teddy Nutgent say he'd leave?
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Rush said he'd flee to Costa Rica
sinkingfeeling
(51,474 posts)there if any of the GOP idiots are elected.
tom_kelly
(962 posts)He's still here.
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)These guys are full of shit.
James48
(4,440 posts)Bill will get great health care in Ireland.
"Irish Health System
Modern, Efficient, Free
Ireland's health care system is modern and reasonably efficient. It is also free, if you don't count the taxes that pay for it all. Everyone resident in Ireland is entitled to free public health coverage. The level of free coverage depends on your economic health - the poorer it is, the higher your level of coverage. There are two categories of public health coverage. Once you are resident in Ireland, you are automatically entitled to one or the other."
Source:
http://www.movetoireland.com/movepag/medover.htm
Gene Debs
(582 posts)olddots
(10,237 posts)Nobody !
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)But if one didn't leave during the Bush years, but would leave if Sanders got elected; they are simply dumb as fuck.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)I will support Sanders over any of those jackasses on the right. And I'm not talking about lesser of two evil support.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)the vile, racist, misogynist preppers are just so vomit inducing, it really tempers my dislike of the clintons. there are a few economic conservatives, but most are haters who spew stuff i would not even want to link to. its a good reminder of what real evil looks like.
safe to say, if hillary is the nom, i will be spending time there...i might even vote for her with enthusiasm!
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)Buh bye. Billy! Don't let the door hit ya on the way out!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
CanonRay
(14,118 posts)INdemo
(6,994 posts)huge fans of Bill O'reilly right?
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)So... Is Clinton using a right-wing talking point, or is a right-wing blowhole accepting Clinton's argument?
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 15, 2016, 02:11 PM - Edit history (1)
May the road rise to meet your face,
May the wind be always coming out of your mouth.
May the sun shine burn upon your face,
May the rains fall hard upon your parade.
And until we meet again, (dear God I hope we don't)
May God hold you in the palm of his fist.
And then make a really tight fist
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)Can we add and then make a really tight fist to the end of the last line?
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)mimi85
(1,805 posts)Marty McGraw
(1,024 posts)Traditional warm Irish Smile....
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)freebrew
(1,917 posts)I'm also Irish blood. It's like seeing Roosh come back to Missouri..
Blechhh!
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)Just curious.
Sanity Claws
(21,854 posts)However, I wonder whether they would take him. Does anyone know whether one of his parents was an Irish citizen? If either one was and Bill was born here, then he would be considered an Irish citizen born abroad. Ireland would have to accept him. If neither of his parents was an Irish citizen, then he would need an immigrant visa and Ireland could deny him one. It is not as easy to get an immigrant visa for Ireland, as he may think.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)but it appears his GREAT grandfather was the last native-born so queue the sad trombone.
https://wompwompwomp.com
Sanity Claws
(21,854 posts)If the child of the Irish citizen born abroad went ahead and claimed Irish citizenship, then the grandchild could claim Irish citizenship.
My understanding is that otherwise the grandchild could not claim Irish citizenship.
In any event, the good news is that Billy boy cannot claim Irish citizenship.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)You can claim ancestry but your offspring wont be eligible if you hadnt registered before 1986.
Citizenship through descent from Irish grandparents
If one of your grandparents is an Irish citizen who was born in Ireland, but none of your parents was born in Ireland, you may become an Irish citizen. You will need to have your birth registered in the Foreign Births Register.
If you are entitled to register, your Irish citizenship is effective from the date of registration. The Irish citizenship of successive generations may be maintained in this way by each generation ensuring their registration in the Foreign Births Register before the birth of the next generation.
Since 1 July 1986, a person registered in the Foreign Births Entry Book after 1986 is deemed to be an Irish citizen only from the date of his/her entry in the Register and not from the date of birth. This means that children born to that person before his/her date of entry in the Register are not entitled to citizenship.
People registered before July 1986 are deemed Irish citizens either from the date the original Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act came into force, that is, 17 July 1956, or their date of birth, whichever is later. Only children born after 17 July 1956 can claim citizenship in such cases.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/irish_citizenship/irish_citizenship_through_birth_or_descent.html
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)dakdirty
(90 posts)Please????
allan01
(1,950 posts)and dont let the door hit you in the arse . so long . farewell . adeau . alvetersain, goodby. just good riddance . ive heard that felgercarbe before .and did i say good by?.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)(not an unusual thought, he said, reading upthread)
raindaddy
(1,370 posts)Try China!!
Zorra
(27,670 posts)Saudi Arabia, Bill.
AllyCat
(16,226 posts)Feel sorry for the Irish though.
sonofspy777
(360 posts)He doesn't want to play nicely with the other children!
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)from Glen to Glen and down the mountain side.....Oh Billy boy you are you are ...a lying creep ooooo.....it's true it's true that you that you ....must really really goooooooooo.......Oh Billy Boy...........the pipes the pipes are blowing.........
emulatorloo
(44,186 posts)GO BERNIE!
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)cindyperry
(151 posts)Hurry up
1monster
(11,012 posts)LeftishBrit
(41,212 posts)They have a national health service (though people can go private if they wish).
If O'Reilly thinks that would suit him, OK, though I would pity the Irish if he does move there; and I wouldn't really like him that close to me!
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)Ireland already HAS a lot of the programs Bernie wants to roll out here (universal healthcare, free university tuition). The tax burden on anyone earning over 100,000 is about (or is proposed, cant remember if it passed) 60% AND he will still have to pay taxes to the US.
PLUS Ireland is notoriously liberal and dont fall at the feet of the rich in fact they have a long tradition of treating them with suspicion if not flat out derision.
Apart from the fact that the Irish are REALLY nice people and I wouldnt wish this piece of shit on those poor people.
Lastly, its not easy to get loofah sponges there, Bill, so Id stay away.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)MineralMan
(146,331 posts)if some Democrat is elected. So far, I've seen none of them so so. I can't imagine that O'Really? would actually follow through, either.
Further, I can't imagine anyone basing their vote on such an unlikely thing.
yuiyoshida
(41,862 posts)He simply is a Liar.
avebury
(10,952 posts)gordianot
(15,245 posts)I wonder if similar arrangements could be made for Rubio's return to Cuba or Cruz return to Canada or Cuba? Trump's best prospect would be under a rock.
anamnua
(1,119 posts)and living in Ireland. It would be case of out of the frying pan into the fire, Bill!
Robbins
(5,066 posts)although ireland may not like him too much
lark
(23,158 posts)However, I don't take him at his word for one second. He's just another lying rw bloviating nutjob with no conscience or sense of decency. He'd do the Limpballs and stay here, unfortunately.
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)hatrack
(59,592 posts)If the Irish will have you, that is.
I'd suggest Greenland as a backup.
catbyte
(34,455 posts)President Obama was re-elected in 2012, if I remember correctly. Both gasbag blowhards are still here polluting public discourse. Same thing for O'Reilly, I suspect.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)proverbial ass --------------------and by the way Bill' O they have this is health care coverage:
http://ireland.angloinfo.com/healthcare/health-system/
And this is there tax rates:
Taxation in the Republic of Ireland
In Ireland there is an income tax, a VAT, and various other taxes. Employees pay pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) taxes based on their income, less certain allowances. The taxation of earnings is progressive, with little or no income tax paid by low earners and a high rate applied to middle to top earners.
So what are your loyaliies there Bill'O
And I will add this salt wound of hypocrisy while door hits you in the ass:
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/ireland/personal-income-tax-rate
And they also want there "journalist , you know the other name for reporters" not some twit to be pretty straight forward about reporting----------------you know not lying and embellishing there records and reports -------but here is some oldie but goodie
of you
So just -------------------leave------------- take your right wing crap with you..............................na, na, na, na naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......................with your threats------------------------leave
Honk-----------------for a political revolution Bernie
It is about getting a progressive U.S. Supreme Court, Congress and legislature at the state and local level
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)i had a feeling someone would have already!
psycho!
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)to be a psycho----------------making millions, just like he gets a lottery check just sitting there looking stupid.
What did I miss in my life so far-----------------------where I have tried to be sane and some wing nut gets millions being insane-----------------I just don't get it
Honk-------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016
It is about getting a progressive President, U.S. Supreme Court, Congress, and State and Local Legislatures
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)and to top it off, besides being a wingnut, he seems like a horrid, horrid person.i don't get it either..
americannightmare
(322 posts)they should began working on an O'Reilly ban immediately!
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)and it seems like he isnt eligible for citizenship by descent unless one of his progenitors had already registered in the Foreign Births Register. Since the fruit doesnt fall far from the tree, its unlikely that anyone with a genetic link to this troglodyte would have had such foresight.
Seems like Ireland is safe, as my Irish nan would say thanks be to God.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)but Ireland wouldn't want him
Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)That's the most truthful thing Bill has ever said.
navarth
(5,927 posts)cannabis_flower
(3,765 posts)Central America early if Trump or Cruz wins
FSogol
(45,529 posts)rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)don't stay for the GE it will be a Democratic President and any of the 3 are smarter and more humane than all of your clown car buddies put together.
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)we don't want to encourage him to stay here
niyad
(113,581 posts)Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)Ya Ireland with it's Socialism in retirement and healthcare?
The Beer IS better though, I'll give him that.
retrowire
(10,345 posts)that's where I'm fleeing if Trump wins.
Siwsan
(26,292 posts)And I ask that from the bottom of my Welsh soul!!
paleotn
(17,986 posts)they ought to label him an illegal alien and deport his ass. I doubt blowhard is a desirable job skill for potential immigrants to Ireland.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)i will hold the flowers
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)want him
Matariki
(18,775 posts)It would be a much better destination for Mr. O'Reilly than what the conservative asshat site, Brietbart, describes as a Liberal-Left Totalitarian country.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Vinca
(50,308 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)new "asshole" tax that I am proposing.
An additional 10% per year on all your income just because you are an asshole.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)the sentiment, another reason to vote for Bernie.
Although O'Reilly's word means nothing really...
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Some have said that Bernie can't get anything done. If, just by being elected, he can rid our TV of Bill O'Reilly, he will have accomplished a miracle.
Feel the Bern!
stage left
(2,966 posts)but they never leave.
liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)silenttigersong
(957 posts)More benifits!I will give up my pony for that
silenttigersong
(957 posts)Someone tell him to hurry before Trump walls us in
zanana1
(6,129 posts)tblue37
(65,489 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)he will stay in USA and continue to lie and smear just like he did to Pres. Obama. Probably will write some more misshapen history books -- a smear job on Bernie is likely. We are stuck with this hack until he dies.
rosesaylavee
(12,126 posts)But an good friend of ours is from Ireland and flies back once a year. She has said the taxes are incredible and getting worse. Healthcare is of course provided as it is not here.
I am not sure Ireland would be excited by this addition to their ranks. Nor he with the taxes and all that socialized medicine stuff.
What a clown.
DirkGently
(12,151 posts)... for Sanders.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)Whatever will we do without him?
TeamPooka
(24,256 posts)Bernblu
(441 posts)Not sure how the Irish will feel about it though.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)You pay it to the United States of America you unpatriotic asshole.
Besides, say the 90% starts at $2,000,000.00 and you make 2,000,001.00,...the 90% is only on that $1.00.
Added for your dancing pleasure:
Sewell Avery was the CEO of Montgomery Ward who hated FDR's New Deal. He considered FDR to be a communist. Avery supported fascism for America. Pictured above are US Army troops arresting him. He refused to get out of his expensive office chair so he was carried into custody for refusing to pay his income taxes which he claimed were unconstitutional. We use to know as a people the rich are not supposed to run the country. That's against everything this country is about.
Looking forward to playing "Happy Days Are Here Again".
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Ireland already has single payer health care.
They also don't spend but a minuscule amount on their military.
How could you stand living in a country like that?
eridani
(51,907 posts)randr
(12,417 posts)Ireland may not want him