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O'Reilly Returns To Demonizing Slain Abortion Clinic Doctor George Tiller

September 16, 2011 12:38 am ET by Adam Shah

Bill O'Reilly has a history of demonizing the late Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas doctor who provided abortions at his Women's Health Care Services clinic. O'Reilly repeatedly referred to Tiller as "Tiller, the baby killer" and even once said: "[I]f I could get my hands on Tiller -- well, you know. Can't be vigilantes. Can't do that. It's just a figure of speech."

After Tiller was gunned down by anti-abortion zealot Scott Roeder, O'Reilly tried to whitewash his attacks on Tiller.

But on today's edition of his Fox News show, he was back to demonizing Tiller.

O'Reilly began the segment by saying:

O'REILLY: Maybe you remember the controversy over late-term abortion doctor George Tiller in Kansas. He was murdered in a Lutheran church by Scott Roeder who has been sentenced to life in prison. The liberal media was rightfully outraged that Tiller was gunned down. No American should ever, ever be the target of violence. But what Tiller did in his late term abortion practice remains a legal issue.

And it didn't get any better from there. O'Reilly hyped an investigation into Tiller's associate Dr. Ann Kristin Neuhaus that stems from complaints filed by the anti-abortion extremist group Operation Rescue. He said "I think [Neuhaus'] license is going to be revoked" based on the assistance she provided to Tiller.

And O'Reilly didn't focus exclusively on Neuhaus: He attacked Tiller directly as well:

O'REILLY: This is what I said all along about Tiller's practice. If you walked in there with the $5,000 needed to abort the late-term baby, he was going to find a way to do the abortion.

That's perilously close to referring to "Tiller the baby killer" like O'Reilly used to do before Tiller was slain. O'Reilly should be ashamed.

Tags: Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, The O'Reilly Factor

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    • Author by ThomasJH268 (September 16, 2011 1:03 am ET)
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      Oh'Really would be ashamed... if he had any
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    • Author by kamrom (September 16, 2011 1:48 am ET)
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      See at the bottom there? O'Reilly cited himself as the sole source of false allegations because they were something he thinks is true now and still thinks was true then. At no time did any of this have any evidence. Or he wouldve shown it.
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    • Author by handsomejack54 (September 16, 2011 2:12 am ET)
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      ask TV's Bill O'Reilly to be ashamed of something he said about a murdered doctor who provided abortions?
      you, sir, ask the impossible.
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    • Author by nomanu (September 16, 2011 6:57 am ET)
         
      Billo should show some guts and just come right out and tell the next Scott Roeder to shoot Dr. Neuhaus. His lip service to "no American should ever be the target of violence" is just that, lip service. If he's such a tough guy, Mr. "I used to be a boxer", he should just come right out and say it. but he's a cold calculating, no honor, hollow soul person, who knows that if he did that he would lose his show, his power and the millions he makes. Put a skinny little moustache on him, give him an ugly comb over and he would fit the bill perfectly.
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    • Author by j238 (September 16, 2011 7:16 am ET)
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      Is O'Reilly sufficiently pro-life to denounce the tobacco industry?

      If not, he's just one more sanctimonious right-wing hypocrite.
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      • Author by worrierking (September 16, 2011 1:17 pm ET)
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        None of these teabagging dirtbags is pro-life. They're pro-fetal-life. Once born you're on your own. We'll cheer for you if you're dying and in need of lifesaving medical care and have no insurance.

        And hopefully, by the time you're an adult, they can can send you to kill or be killed in one of our immoral wars.



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    • Author by David2012 (September 16, 2011 7:35 am ET)
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      O'Reilly was an accessory to Dr. Tiller's murder as surely as if he loaded the murderer's gun, and now he returns to gloat about it. That's plain disgusting.
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    • Author by phlcstgan (September 16, 2011 8:34 am ET)
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      You know you're dealing with a classy guy when he follows up a token condemnation of a murder with "but..."
      Also: he's basing this on Operation Rescue's say-so? So terrorist groups are acceptable sources now?
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (September 16, 2011 8:45 am ET)
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      FOX News doesn't "investigate" anything. How would Bill O'Reilly know details about Tiller's practice?
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      • Author by curiousindependent (September 18, 2011 8:28 am ET)
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        Sure they do. I saw Doochy ask Retchin what she thought about something once. As far as Fox is concerned, that is in-depth investigation.
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    • Author by magnolialover (September 16, 2011 8:55 am ET)
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      O'Reilly, trying to get the other doctor gunned down now. Nice work Bill!
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    • Author by wookie (September 16, 2011 9:04 am ET)
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      He said "I think [Neuhaus'] license is going to be revoked" based on the assistance she provided to Tiller.


      I'm sure your militia freinds are getting to work on "revoking" Neuhaus right now.
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    • Author by bintx (September 16, 2011 10:26 am ET)
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      But what Tiller did in his late term abortion practice remains a legal issue.


      Actually, no. What he did was found to be completely legal. What you did by constantly lying about Tiller's practice and by calling him "Tiller the Baby Killer," was morally wrong and directly related to his death. Be proud, O'Reilly. You're responsible for this man's death and for the pain suffered by the people in his CHURCH who witnessed his murder and by his grieving family.

      The fact that he, one of a handful of doctors in this country who does this procedure, ONLY performed the number of late term abortions that he did shows that it is a rarely used, life-saving, MEDICAL procedure which involves a non-viable fetus.

      Give it up, jerk.
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      • Author by Virgil_Kane (September 16, 2011 10:46 am ET)
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        O'Reilly needs to be indicted for this crime.
        I'm not holding my breath though....
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        • Author by bintx (September 16, 2011 11:02 am ET)
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          I agree. I'm not for abortion because of my religious beliefs, BUT, I am an American citizen who understands that not everyone shares those beliefs nor or they required to share those beliefs. I can't make the choice for someone else based upon my beliefs. Further, this particular procedure NEVER involves a viable fetus. In many of the cases, the fetus is anencephalic, meaning there is either NO functioning brain (and, in most cases, missing portions of the skull) or very little brain matter at all besides the brain stem. There is NO chance of long-term survival and there is no quality of life AT ALL. In others, the fetus has died in utero and the mother's body has simply not expelled the dead fetus. When that happens, the mother's risk of massive and deadly infection is very great.

          What happened was that the Right-to-Life crew came up with the most visually horrible type of abortion that they could find and made it their talking point. The fact that this medical procedure is rarely used didn't matter. They even gave it a name, "partial birth abortion." There is no such medical procedure by that name.

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        • Author by HughG (September 16, 2011 1:39 pm ET)
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          I believe he bears some responsibility for his vicious and provocative statements. But I don't believe they rise to the level of "fighting words" or "incitement to violence" in a legal sense. With respect to criminal culpability, I believe he has the First Amendment on his side.
          He thinks he has righteousness on his side, and on that, he's sorely deluded.
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          • Author by Virgil_Kane (September 16, 2011 3:29 pm ET)
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            This was akin to yelling fire in a crowded theater. Other counties have enacted hate speech laws, it's time for us to stand up to hate speech and enact strong hate speech legislation.
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      • Author by beDecent (September 16, 2011 1:01 pm ET)
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        What he did was found to be completely legal.
        Which is exactly why O'Reilly never let up on his attacks against Tiller and why Roeder found it necessary to kill him! Didn't Roeder say something along the lines of, if the government won't stop him, I will?
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    • Author by Virgil_Kane (September 16, 2011 10:45 am ET)
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      What's the matter with the people in Kansas?
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      • Author by foghornleghorn (September 16, 2011 12:24 pm ET)
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        Too much Jesus worship and not enough Jesus-like traits. Along with a complete disregard for the constitution and logic and reason.
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    • Author by Timmee (September 16, 2011 12:51 pm ET)
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      Tiller's dead and this A$$bag who is largely responsible for his murder can now go on TV and dance on the man's grave. Nice world we have going here.
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