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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2015, 06:03 PM Mar 2015

Fox: O'Reilly Didn't See Bombings In Ireland, But He Saw Photos Of Them [View all]

Fox News issued a clarification on Friday on behalf of its star host Bill O'Reilly, saying that he said he'd "seen" bombings in Northern Ireland because police showed him photos of them.

The Washington Post spotted a passage in O'Reilly's 2013 book, "Keep It Pithy," in which he described seeing lethal bombings in Northern Ireland.

“I've seen soldiers gun down unarmed civilians in Latin America, Irish terrorists kill and maim their fellow citizens in Belfast with bombs," O'Reilly wrote.

A Fox spokesperson told the Washington Post that O’Reilly did not witness any bombings or injuries in Northern Ireland but was simply shown photos by police officers.

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Fox: O'Reilly Didn't See Bombings In Ireland, But He Saw Photos Of Them [View all] DonViejo Mar 2015 OP

I saw monsters attack Tokyo marym625 Mar 2015 #1

I saw Bush perform an autopsy on one of the aliens at Area 51, in fact... GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #23

Isn't it though! marym625 Mar 2015 #24

HELL...i HAVE SEEN THE STAR SHIP ENTERPRISE BEFORE ITS TIME!!! yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #34

damn! you should write a book! marym625 Mar 2015 #37

Ikr? yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #38

well he did personally 'see' photographic depictions/reproductions of ALL those events.... spanone Mar 2015 #2

I saw the Pope on television. Kingofalldems Mar 2015 #3

Oh, so you've had an audience with the Pope . . . Journeyman Mar 2015 #5

I had President Underwood over last night. EEO Mar 2015 #47

I have to admit, my life is richer and infinitely more exciting now that I know . . . Journeyman Mar 2015 #48

Poetic liecense. nt pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #4

Very clever! n/t xocet Mar 2015 #44

I once ate a donut obxhead Mar 2015 #6

I saw President Obama on TV. Initech Mar 2015 #7

he is such a lying asshole Skittles Mar 2015 #8

I saw photos of The Moon, but... Mike Nelson Mar 2015 #9

Howard Kurtz of Fox News tap danced like a mofo today. ZX86 Mar 2015 #10

I think he needs to prove that claim as well alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #11

Of course he's lying. ZX86 Mar 2015 #15

I saw the Sixty Minutes segment LiberalElite Mar 2015 #12

The O'Reilly defense, a novelty AZ Progressive Mar 2015 #13

LOL this defense is appropriate for Faux News. AZ Progressive Mar 2015 #14

I saw some footage of Marines raising the flag at Mt Suribachi. Throd Mar 2015 #16

I saw the Apollo moon landings. progressoid Mar 2015 #17

I once saw Hitler ranting about his latest failed attempt to kill Hermann Fegelein. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #18

Billo Reilly has seen attack ships on fire off the shoulder of�Orion frylock Mar 2015 #19

Yeah, and he probably saw the rings around Uranus George II Mar 2015 #66

I've seen it all! Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2015 #20

Best meme of 2015, so far. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #62

None of Fsux viewers care libodem Mar 2015 #21

I saw the Nazis commit horrific atrocities at Auswitz. ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2015 #22

That makes me a witness to the civil war Doctor_J Mar 2015 #25

I was at Dachau HeiressofBickworth Mar 2015 #26

He's not a journalist, but he's an asshole on TV. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #27

And the most pathetic thing about this entire epic, the Foxnews audience will forgive him. Rex Mar 2015 #28

Maybe if he cries on TV and asks for forgiveness, his ratings will go up. randome Mar 2015 #33

Hmmm...I don't think Billy Blowhard has the ability to admit wrongness on his part. Rex Mar 2015 #46

And brings in a huge statue of Jesus and a choir....the ratings would soar! Then he would win! Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #53

In the bone-chilling cold of the Himalayas, I saw Hillary summit Mount Everest bhikkhu Mar 2015 #29

Thanx and now we were there when Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris Botany Mar 2015 #30

I saw Ruby shoot Oswald....Sunday morning, November, 1963. rgbecker Mar 2015 #31

I saw Bigfoot driving Bigfoot. Now everyone has. randome Mar 2015 #32

I saw Moses part the Red Sea Roland99 Mar 2015 #35

After he registered as a republican..... wolfie001 Mar 2015 #36

R#16 & K for, OMZ!1 I'm realizing *I*ve seen pics too so *I*m a war correspondent TOO!1 n/t UTUSN Mar 2015 #39

I saw us walk on the moon! KansDem Mar 2015 #40

Wow! I guess I'm a journalist! I've seen all the same photos Bill has. sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #41

So there I was MurrayDelph Mar 2015 #42

I saw a guy hit a golf ball on the moon! Motown_Johnny Mar 2015 #43

I saw Lincoln at Gettysburg aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2015 #45

I've seem everything, but an elephant fly packman Mar 2015 #49

A "Spokesperson" Plucketeer Mar 2015 #50

I can only imagine what Stephen Colbert would be doing with this. tanyev Mar 2015 #51

that made me smile and frown lame54 Mar 2015 #69

Fox: Roger Ailes Did Not See Obama Being Born in Kenya - but he was shown photos of the birth. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #52

... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #59

...but he did stay at a Holiday Inn! nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #54

Did O'Reilly report .... left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #55

Don't forget about his wife, Morgan Fairchild, whom he's seen naked. Karmadillo Mar 2015 #56

Dude needs therapy. truebluegreen Mar 2015 #57

I once saw 'Some Mother's Son' on cable. forest444 Mar 2015 #58

I'm sure he's seen the inside of his colon, and not just a picture of it n/t hibbing Mar 2015 #60

Lol.....good one. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #63

A "selfie" colonoscopy George II Mar 2015 #67

LOL deutsey Mar 2015 #61

He probably watched "Inside Ulster" or "Good Evening Ulster" in his Belfast hotel room. mwooldri Mar 2015 #64

Rumor is that he sat in his "man cave" in the basement watching "Saving Private Ryan".... George II Mar 2015 #65

i know all about Mars - i've seen the photos samsingh Mar 2015 #68

O'Reilly has a new theme song LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2015 #70