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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:31 PM Mar 2015

Bill O'Reilly: Obama Had 'Nothing To Do' With Death Of Bin Laden

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said on Wednesday night that President Obama had "nothing to do" with the 2011 killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

O'Reilly made the remarks on "The O'Reilly Factor" after daring guest Jessica Ehrlich, a Democratic strategist, to name "one accomplishment" of Obama's "that has made this country better overseas."

"Well, let’s say Osama bin Laden — the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden," Ehrlich replied.

"He had nothing to do with that!" O'Reilly exploded. "That was US intel and the Navy SEALs taking him out. He just said 'Do it.'"

"It happened under his watch," Ehrlich said.

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Bill O'Reilly: Obama Had 'Nothing To Do' With Death Of Bin Laden (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2015 OP
I can hardly wait to hear o'really say he killed bin laden. what a jerk still_one Mar 2015 #1
He saw a picture of bin Laden's body. Initech Mar 2015 #6
This ^^! Daemonaquila Mar 2015 #10
O'Reilly did kill bin Laden, he did he did he did. You know O'Reilly is always the hero. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #30
He did not which you cannot prove so stop saying that! KamaAina Mar 2015 #35
No, in the No-Spin Zone he can tell a different story, it's Bill after all. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #36
Bill O'Reilly is a fucking idiot and a professional liar. nt TeamPooka Mar 2015 #2
Bill O'Reilly is the Fox News of television journalists. Mister Ed Mar 2015 #9
O'Reilly is a lying piece of shit...Now, what we KNOW is CHeney and W PURPOSELY let Osama NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #3
Bwahahaha.... So says " heofwarzone/witnessofterrorist bombing/shooting-of-nuns" OReilly salin Mar 2015 #4
Let me guess JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #5
Bill O should know. He was there. He saw it live. CJCRANE Mar 2015 #7
If he isn't careful..... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #17
. Takket Mar 2015 #8
Hey, we could explode some heads with this logic. Massacure Mar 2015 #40
Bill would know Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #11
It was extrememly risky. I doubt G.W. Bush would have said "Do it". MohRokTah Mar 2015 #12
O'Reilly is still on the air? moondust Mar 2015 #13
is he one of the 15%? Enrique Mar 2015 #14
Known liar makes demonstrably false claim. Again. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2015 #15
BillO = pond scum. 'nuff said. davekriss Mar 2015 #16
Seriously must you be so fricking insultive!! LynneSin Mar 2015 #23
I read the book about how Bin Laden was tracked down, Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #18
The US made a bad mistake by not releasing the photo Ichingcarpenter Mar 2015 #19
I suppose it's this same thinking then that gives Bush and Cheney a pass on WMD Sheepshank Mar 2015 #20
Liar, O'Reilly! mfcorey1 Mar 2015 #21
Come on don't you folks know that it was O'Reilly himself that killed bin Laden LynneSin Mar 2015 #22
o'reilly confuses bush & Obama....weird. bush didn't give a shit about bin laden and said as much. spanone Mar 2015 #24
O'Reilly probably cwydro Mar 2015 #25
Raging ODS BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #26
i suppose lincoln had nothing to do with winning the civil war, either. unblock Mar 2015 #27
be sure to share this ... napkinz Mar 2015 #28
oh, just stfu, you gasbag liar. catbyte Mar 2015 #29
Consider the source. Fortunately he only preaches to the choir and has little influence elsewhere. davidsilver Mar 2015 #31
So had it been a failed mission with Navy SEAL deaths Politicalboi Mar 2015 #32
confused Skittles Mar 2015 #33
Total wanker. nt City Lights Mar 2015 #34
And yesterday he said Iraq was a victory until Obama mucked it up. SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #37
By this logic, Bin Laden had nothing to do with 9/11. Matterate Mar 2015 #38
"He had nothing to do with that!" O'Reilly exploded. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #39
O'Reilly is an idiot Gothmog Mar 2015 #41
O'Reilly was there with his cameraman! yellowcanine Mar 2015 #42

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
3. O'Reilly is a lying piece of shit...Now, what we KNOW is CHeney and W PURPOSELY let Osama
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:33 PM
Mar 2015

get away at Tora Bora.

Then, the first chance Obama had to nail the motherfucker, guess what happened

Hey O'Reilly, shut the fuck up

salin

(48,955 posts)
4. Bwahahaha.... So says " heofwarzone/witnessofterrorist bombing/shooting-of-nuns" OReilly
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:34 PM
Mar 2015

Bill, it's called projection.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
5. Let me guess
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:35 PM
Mar 2015

Bill O'Reilly was there with the Seal Team that did him in - and so HE KNOWS! What part of, "You have no credibility Bill" doesn't he get?

A HERETIC I AM

(24,370 posts)
17. If he isn't careful.....
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:04 PM
Mar 2015

he might get caught up in something where he actually WAS here.....such as his bathroom the night before, and lie about THAT!

Watchit, Billo! Don't ever, not for one second, allow this president to have done any good, you fucking complete waste of decent carbon and water.

Takket

(21,574 posts)
8. .
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:46 PM
Mar 2015

"He had nothing to do with that!" O'Reilly exploded. "That was US intel and the Navy SEALs taking him out. He just said 'Do it.'

Well, duh, Bill. that's how being the president works. It isn't like presidents personally handle every situation that comes up. They issue orders for those that are supposed to handle those things to "do it". Example: Kennedy never landed on the moon, Lincoln never went to planation and set a slave free...

Massacure

(7,523 posts)
40. Hey, we could explode some heads with this logic.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 09:15 PM
Mar 2015

Tell a freeper that Reagan never defeated the Soviet Union, he just gave orders.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
12. It was extrememly risky. I doubt G.W. Bush would have said "Do it".
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 03:56 PM
Mar 2015

Bush had the chance to say "Do it" in Tora Bora and he chickened out.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
14. is he one of the 15%?
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:03 PM
Mar 2015
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/10/15_percent_of_ohio_gopers_credit_romney_with_bin_ladens_death/

According to a PPP poll of likely Ohio voters, 15 percent of Republicans in Ohio think Romney is “more responsible” for bin Laden’s death than Obama, while 47 percent of Republicans are “not sure” whether Obama or Romney deserves more of the credit.
 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
15. Known liar makes demonstrably false claim. Again.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:03 PM
Mar 2015

Any democrats hard-up enough to appear on Fox/O'Reilly should at least have the guts to call him a proven liar straight to his face and with the cameras rolling:

O'Reilly: Obama had nothing to do with bin Laden's death.

Guest: that's demonstrably false, and you've been shown to be a liar on many occasions throughout the years. Why should someone believe your newest claim, when there's evidence that runs contrary to your claim?

He'd stroke out before long.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
23. Seriously must you be so fricking insultive!!
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 05:18 PM
Mar 2015

Pond Scum is a very important part of the ecosystem of the Pond providing very important nutrients into the food chain that is the circle of life in the Pond. Without that Scum there would be some species of micro-orgamism that would die-off which in turn would take away the food for some species of small fish which feed into some of the larger fish.

I mean that gives PURPOSE to pond scum and yet you dare insult the pond scum by comparing it something as USELESS as Bill O'Reilly???!!!



Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
18. I read the book about how Bin Laden was tracked down,
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:07 PM
Mar 2015

and the whole operation reflected incredibly well on Obama. He was thoughtful, deliberate, actively sought out opposing opinions to make sure he had considered everything, and took risks when appropriate but only after careful analysis.

What an enormous contrast to his predecessor.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
19. The US made a bad mistake by not releasing the photo
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:11 PM
Mar 2015

and biopsy dna data of his death otherwise its say so evidence.

listen I'm not saying he wasn't killed or is dead but that sucked.

billo sucks.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
20. I suppose it's this same thinking then that gives Bush and Cheney a pass on WMD
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:26 PM
Mar 2015

and the lies that caused a war. There not actually there to pull one trigger on onw firearm, therefore they are innocent

unblock

(52,243 posts)
27. i suppose lincoln had nothing to do with winning the civil war, either.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 05:45 PM
Mar 2015

but the berlin wall coming down, that was alllll reagan, baby!

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
32. So had it been a failed mission with Navy SEAL deaths
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 06:35 PM
Mar 2015

Would BillO still say Obama had nothing to do with it? Benghazi comes to mind, and that was ALL Obama's fault according to BillO and his sick ilk.

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)
37. And yesterday he said Iraq was a victory until Obama mucked it up.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:45 PM
Mar 2015

His book "Killing America: How Obama and the Libtards Destroyed The Greatest Nation In The Galaxy" should be released any day now.


On another note, OMG, there are 2 million white 70 and 80 year olds who now think Obama didn't get Bin Laden...

 

Matterate

(34 posts)
38. By this logic, Bin Laden had nothing to do with 9/11.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 08:02 PM
Mar 2015

All he did was aid in its planning and give the "GO" order.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
39. "He had nothing to do with that!" O'Reilly exploded.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 09:01 PM
Mar 2015

You know you've got O'Reilly beat when he tries to shout you down.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
42. O'Reilly was there with his cameraman!
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 09:51 AM
Mar 2015

He had the story but Bob Schieffer "bigfooted" it and got credit for the story.

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