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O'Reilly still falsely suggesting he was only reporting that Tiller was "known" as "Tiller the baby killer"

June 15, 2009 9:17 pm ET

From the June 15th edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:

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O'Reilly falsely claimed he only "reported what groups" were calling Tiller

O'Reilly still falsely claiming he only "reported" groups calling Tiller "the baby killer"

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    • Author by snoopy (June 15, 2009 9:31 pm ET)
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      and THAT, my friends, is the closest you will ever see a right winger ever come to apologize and accept responsibility for inciting murder.
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      • Author by Cheney2012 (June 15, 2009 10:13 pm ET)
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        He never incited murder. That is a LIE.
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        • Author by teabaggers ♥ [wing]NUTS (June 15, 2009 10:43 pm ET)
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          so calling someone "tiller the baby killer", claiming they have "blood on their hands", that they are doing the job of al-qaeda, and that he "must be stopped" is not inciting murder? how do you expect people to react to something like that, especially on an issue like abortion? they will obviously get more angry and worked up because of oreilly's words. that is his intention and he knows exactly what he is doing. so what snoopy said is the TRUTH.
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          • Author by friedbergboy1422 (June 16, 2009 11:15 am ET)
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            He went further than that, NCLF. He said that as a nation we can't judge what is right and wrong again if people like Tiller are allowed to continue.

            O'Reilly is hardly alone, however, check out the linked t-shirts:

            http://shop.cafepress.com/george-tiller-murderer

            SICK
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        • Author by snoopy (June 16, 2009 12:37 am ET)
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          You claiming he didn't is the lie, helmut head.
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        • Author by Victor Colorado (June 16, 2009 8:10 am ET)
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          O'Reilly is lying that he never called Dr. Tiller a "baby killer" because he does not want to be implicated in any legal proceeding.

          O'Reilly shared the exact same views on Dr. Tiller as his assassin.

          O'Reilly was "reporting" on Dr. Tiller's practice like Dr. Tiller's assassin was "reporting" on the contents of his gun.
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    • Author by dimes (June 15, 2009 9:33 pm ET)
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      Much as O'Reilly tries, he can't get his guests to absolve him.

      Face it, Bill. Your irresponsible ranting about Dr Tiller over a period of years contributed to the climate that led to his assassination. We all know it, and so do you (judging by how hard you keep trying to get someone -anyone- to forgive you on the air).

      Your fans may attaboy you, but the general public is appalled to now learn of your behavior before the murder, and looks at your post-murder self-justification efforts with disgust.

      You've harmed your own public persona, and the only thing that is going to get you out of this is a public apology to Dr Tiller's family.

      I know, I know, you don't believe me. But the google news hits for "o'reilly tiller" are up over 800 now, and this isn't going away. When it gets bad enough and you call in the crisis PR, they'll advise you that an apology is essential in order for you to move past this career-damaging incident.
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    • Author by terrapin53 (June 15, 2009 9:50 pm ET)
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      when will this fool realize it is not the reporting but the name calling over and over that is the issue. If you say someone needs to stop this guy enough times, someone just might, and someone did. That is the subject O'Reilly will not discuss because he is a big sissy baby.
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    • Author by LuvLuLu (June 15, 2009 10:04 pm ET)
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      Dr Tiller never took fetuses out of women's wombs for trivial reasons, so solely to get $5000 from those women. Also, a legal abortion is not an execution. An execution is of a living person. Fetuses are not people.

      Why do you have to lie in order to try to sustain your position, Bill? Why do you change the definition of words, Bill? It's not murder, and Dr Tiller wasn't a baby killer.

      If you were simply calling Timmer by the name others used, a reasonable person would have said, every time, that "of course Dr Tiller is NOT a baby killer. He's not killing anyone, since killing implies illegality and late term abortions are legal in Kansas, and he's not killing ANY babies."

      But you didn't say that. You never said anything like that. So yeah, you WERE calling him "Tiller, the Baby Killer."
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      • Author by robyn20094113 (June 15, 2009 10:47 pm ET)
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        when some of his guest have pointed out that late term abortions are legal in Kansas. He shouts "but in 36 other states they are illegal" no point arguing with that logic. It would be like trying to reason with Hannity, Limbaugh or Beck.
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    • Author by teabaggers ♥ [wing]NUTS (June 15, 2009 10:49 pm ET)
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      you never get involved in semantics, eh bill boy? yes, of course... you never, ever misrepresent anybody or misquote them, let alone asking loaded questions to fit your agenda. oh, thats right...
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      • Author by NdlovukaziThor (June 15, 2009 11:21 pm ET)
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        Haha, I was going to reply to LuvLuLu with something along those lines...

        "I'm going to make up my own distorted definition, but you can't argue the meaning of it with me, MADAME! I will say whatever I want, this isn't about semantics! THIS IS FOX!"

        I doubt Bill's upset that those fetuses will never experience our twisted society; rather, I think he's more upset he can't have them on his show later as Pinheads or Patriots... or to yell and point his finger at and have thrown out by security... or have lewd conversations about falafel...
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    • Author by TheThief672 (June 15, 2009 11:55 pm ET)
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      FACTS are just an irrelevant detail to O'Reilly or anyone at Faux News. O'Reilly helped in the MURDER of a man that was performing his duties to the letter of the law. O'Reilly needs to come off the air PERIOD! In fact to quote him..."CUT HIS MIKE!"
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      • Author by craig98607271 (June 16, 2009 11:33 am ET)
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        not a big first amendment type huh? i didn't care for his tiller rants either but other things i agree with. in my opinion he didn't help in the murder. thats my opinion, just like it is yours that he did. again just opinion.
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        • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (June 16, 2009 11:45 am ET)
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          Iggy, the First Amendment doesn't allow someone to incite others to criminal acts. That's why, for example, incitement to riot is a crime. I'm not surprised you don't know that, but I feel sorry for you because you don't know that.
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          • Author by Trideo555 (June 17, 2009 12:36 pm ET)
               
            I don't think it's fair to hold Bill responsible for Tiller's death. People need to be accountable for their own actions. O'reilly put his usually "NO spin zone" spin on the reporting about Tiller but in the end, he never told anyone that this guy needs to be taken out. It's no different than trying to blame people who are anti-military for getting recruiters shot at. If I were to talk about how I think the military is a horrible organization that sends our youth to their deaths and then someone who is recruiting them gets shot, it's wouldn't be my fault. There are enough crazy people out there is this world that most aren't going to need prodding by Bill O'Reilly to do something crazy.
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    • Author by mfinn7314 (June 16, 2009 7:29 am ET)
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      This is typical BO style - cop-out and, dare I say it, SPIN. Try to modify what he said or his meaning to absolve himself. Similar to his Harlem restaurant comments, when he defended himself by claiming he was explaining the discovery that Blacks acted just like other people to people who didn't know this yet. This despite his repeatedly saying how much he was surprised by what he saw. Pure BS from BO.
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    • Author by latanza (June 16, 2009 12:06 pm ET)
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      THis is a story that will destroy Bill personally. He has taken issue with it because it makes him less than perfect. Study personality and then you will have the stories that provokes O'Reilly. They will all be intrinsic to his views. Public error is a fear of Bill's and now you may have on to it.
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