Thursday, February 10, 2011

Bill O'Reilly bashes 'nutty' birthers
Fox News anchor responds to e-mail by criticizing those seeking eligibility proof

World Net Daily

Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly took a jab at those seeking proof of Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility for president this week by referring to them as "nutty."

The comment came in a response to a viewer who watched the top-rated cable host's interview with Obama on Super Bowl Sunday.



The letter stated, "Bill, thanks for winning me $100. I bet a friend you would not ask Obama about his birth certificate, and you didn't."

O'Reilly responded to Harris by saying with a grin, "Let me get this straight, Ed. You found someone who bet you a hundred bucks that I would ask the president about the nutty birth-certificate stuff. Can you please send me that person's name? I would like to do business with this guy."

As WND previously reported in April 2009, O'Reilly invited and then disinvited WND Editor Joseph Farah on his program to have a discussion about Obama's legal qualification for office.

Farah had challenged O'Reilly in a column about his assertions that he had investigated the questions involving Obama's birth certificate and found them to be without merit...


Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly did not bring up questions surrounding Barack Obama's eligibility for office during his interview that aired Sunday, Feb. 6, 2010.

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