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O'Reilly Mocks Fox-Promoted Birtherism: Was There A "Conspiracy To Smuggle" Obama Into The Country Like "The Baby Jesus"?

March 30, 2011 9:33 pm ET

From the March 30 edition of Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor:

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Previously:

Fox News' Inevitable, Full-On Birther Embrace

Hannity Wages All-Out Campaign To Promote Birther Conspiracy Theory

Fox Goes Birther

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    • Author by kabniel (March 30, 2011 9:35 pm ET)
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      Ok Fox you know you have become absolutly ridiculous when even Billy O'falafel is mocking your stupidity
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      • Author by Bronwyn (March 30, 2011 9:47 pm ET)
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        Honestly, lately I think O'liely is hoping MSNBC will pick him up. Something is going on, he hasn't been his usual lying self.
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        • Author by MickD (March 31, 2011 12:23 am ET)
             
          No way.
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          • Author by alwaysright1 (March 31, 2011 12:49 am ET)
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            You're right for a change, O'Reilly wouldn't work for that garbage dump called msnbc under any circumstances. Msnbc however would grab him in a minute if they had the chance.
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            • Author by Ratu01 (March 31, 2011 2:07 am ET)
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              MSNBC is not losing advertisers like Fox.
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            • Author by jjamele2880 (March 31, 2011 7:36 am ET)
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              MSNBC certainly is a garbage dump in the morning, with the "Morning Noise" show featuring roughly 30 panelists cooing and chuckling at each other over who likes Chris Christie the best. But then, there is nothing worth watching on CNN or FOX in the morning if you just want some freaking NEWS. It's ALL a big garbage dump in the AM. FOX just stays that way 24/7.
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            • Author by MickD (March 31, 2011 7:19 pm ET)
                 
              Alwaysright is always practicing opposite day.
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      • Author by AnniePal (March 31, 2011 10:31 am ET)
           
        C'mon- the Fox staff knows how to plant lies to a gullible public--yet leave big Bill looking reasonable-The message here wasn't: Bill is fair and balanced-but Trump,a man who knows how this could be pulled off by Obama-just proved Obama is lying. Yes, it's a load of c---, but the avid Fox viewers will eat this up- Yeah that Trump is an educated guy who knows how these things are done..aaargh
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    • Author by mdey (March 30, 2011 9:47 pm ET)
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      What is Trump talking about? It looked like it was pretty common in Honolulu to announce a baby's birth. There was at least a dozen births listed on the same page as the president's was.
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      • Author by Bronwyn (March 30, 2011 10:06 pm ET)
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        How ignorant can educated people be? Trump
        Who puts announcements in the paper? Here's two poor people....
        O'Rielly
        The grandparents..

        Those announcements are listed under "Public Records" section. The paper receives a regular list from the courts and or hospitals.
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          • Author by kabniel (March 30, 2011 10:56 pm ET)
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            alwaysSTUPID

            You are so pitiful it is just sad. Most city papers have birth death anouncements. They are a regular feature. What you think and what you doubt has NOTHING to do with what is true or what is real and has ONLY to do with what supports the delusional fantasies you have been brainwashed with. Seriously. Get help you are pathetic
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            • Author by alwaysright1 (March 31, 2011 12:55 am ET)
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              Wow, you are quite adept with the insults, are you proud of your highly developed intellect?

              But you failed to even address my example of the NYT not publishing all of the births and deaths in NY. How do you know that they do so in Honolulu? Do you have any actual knowledge of Honolulu papers? Have you ever even read one of the Honolulu papers? I suspect you are just another of the loyal libs who get most of their info from the edited clips that they present here night after night. Just like Chuck Schummer gets his talking points from others and cannot think for himself , you are the same, you accept whatever the liars at mmfa tell you.

              But you are quite talented at name calling, congrats, your mom would be proud.
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              • Author by greatsilence (March 31, 2011 1:13 am ET)
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                And you seem to fail to see the difference between a nationally published paper, produced in one of the largest cities in the world and one published in and for the residents of a small city. Oh, and a 40+ year time difference (before Facebook and e-mail, the local paper was a great, not so expensive, way to spread your news).

                Of course Trump wouldn't realize that. I doubt you have a sheltered, privileged life to justify your ignorance.

                I live in a city the same size as Honolulu, even missing pet notices are printed.
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              • Author by mary59 (March 31, 2011 11:46 am ET)
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                Fake Lib/Sueeld,

                Really lame honey. I think if you really examine your thoughts on birth announcements in the Honolulu paper you might realize that you have an insane take on what "might" have happened.

                It's all dumb and an extreme waste of time.
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          • Author by campdwn (March 30, 2011 10:58 pm ET)
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            O'reilly is trying to distance the GOP from nuts like you and it doesn't seem to be working. He knows the birther movement is just one big embarrassment. It's very entertaning if you ask me, keep up the good work.
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          • Author by Bronwyn (March 30, 2011 11:08 pm ET)
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            Special announcements such as weddings and obituaries, are filed by family or whatever. But basic information, such as death, birth, marriages filed with the courts, city, state, or county is public information, and is regularly filed with the local newspapers. Some of that information such as foreclosures, state custody cases etc., has to remain or be repeated over a specific amount of time. It would be sent to the newspaper in the area of the subjects address, by the court.

            Now days, it's possible that in some areas, some papers only list it on their Internet sections. I'm speaking from my many years of working for the court system, city, county and state.

            You are right, it wasn't nice to use the word ignorant. But it amazes me. that anyone as old as Trump and O'Reilly would not be familiar with the "Public Record" section of local newspapers. Especially before the Internet days.
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            • Author by Bronwyn (March 30, 2011 11:26 pm ET)
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              I guess I should say regularly retrieved by the Newspaper or provided to the Newspaper by the court.

              alwaysright1, the newspaper would not have "picked Obama's to publish" it simply would have been on the list of births filed with the State that week.
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              • Author by alwaysright1 (March 31, 2011 1:05 am ET)
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                Actually I believe that it is the health dept that provides birth announcements, and it is hard to believe that Trump would not be familiar with them. O'Reilly however was, that is where he looked years ago when the issue first arose. It convinced me that Obama was legit. But as I pointed out papers do not publish ALL the births, they don't devote that much space to them. In a city the size of Honolulu, they probably do not, in a small town, they might. But you may be correct that today the info would be available on line, at the time of Obama's birth that would not be the case.
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                • Author by Bronwyn (March 31, 2011 1:35 am ET)
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                  It depends on the community. I know in NYC, it is the Health Dept., (the HD is a dept. of the State) In four of the states I have lived in, you have to request older BC from the State Capitol.

                  It's up to that communities newspaper if they collect and run with that info. However, many courts or states want current public information filed with the courts, printed in the local papers. Some by law has to be.

                  When my niece was born in Honolulu, it was in more than one news paper. And two Hawaii newspapers have made it public that they printed his birth, and the info came from the State.
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                • Author by jjamele2880 (March 31, 2011 7:43 am ET)
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                  The population of New York City in 1961 was 7.8 million. The population of Honolulu was 500,000. That good enough to explain why NYC papers didn't publish all births, while Honolulu papers may well have?

                  Jesus, what a shmuck you are.
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                • Author by bintx (March 31, 2011 9:20 am ET)
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                  Depends on the community. It was the local hospitals who released the information to the papers (it's not done here now). We signed a waiver which allowed them to publish the information.

                  As an aside, I cannot believe that you actually waited for the all clear until O'Reilly told you that it was okay to accept that Obama was "legit." That's really very sad, fairliberal. It really is.
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            • Author by Bronwyn (March 30, 2011 11:31 pm ET)
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              I guess I should say that info is regualarly retrieved by the Newspaper or provided to the Newspaper by the Courts.

              alwaysright1, the newspaper would not "pick Obama's to publish" it would simply be on the list of births filed with the State that week.
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          • Author by wesley_fpt (March 30, 2011 11:15 pm ET)
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            Yeah, back in the 1940's
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          • Author by wesley_fpt (March 30, 2011 11:23 pm ET)
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            Yeah, back in the 1940's, Obamas family decided to put fake birth announcements in 2 Hawaiian newspapers to make it look like he was born in America, because it was totally reasonable back then to think he might want to run for President one day. African Americans couldn't even vote or eat in the same restaurants as whites in a lot of places back then but that was the plan. Yup.

            What a magical little world of make believe wonderment you live in!
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            • Author by alwaysright1 (March 31, 2011 1:11 am ET)
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              Back in the 40's? I didn't realize that Obama was that old. Thanks for letting me in on that.
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          • Author by raddave43 (March 30, 2011 11:49 pm ET)
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            Are you really trying to compare NY city which has about 10 million residents to Honolulu that has a population of Around 375,000? The newspapers that ran the birth announcements confirmed that the information was provided to them from the state.
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          • Author by MikeDD (March 31, 2011 8:46 am ET)
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            alwaysright1, Do you realize how utterly stupid you sound. Why would this paper "NOT" select the Obama's baby to publish? I think you are letting your true "colors" show. You will feel better about yourself if you simple accept the fact that YOUR President is a Black man, born in Honolulu which is a part of the United States.

            Accept it and get on with your life.
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          • Author by bintx (March 31, 2011 9:17 am ET)
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            Our local hospitals no longer publish birth announcements; however, when my children were born they did. When the baby was born, someone from the hospital office came to your room with a waiver which allowed them to send the information to the newspaper. You could sign it or not sign it. I signed the waiver and my children's birth announcements were put in the paper. According to reports, this was the situation in Hawaii at the time of Obama's birth. The birth announcement was in two separate papers.

            Fairliberal, defending O'Reilly on this one just makes you look foolish. After all, you're the one who claims that this is Obama's plan to make birthers look foolish. You're making yourself look foolish.
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          • Author by smalltowngirl33 (March 31, 2011 1:06 pm ET)
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            I worked for a newspaper and in the media. I had to drive down to the local paper and publish my childrens birth announcement in the local small town. I did so 2 weeks or longer after their birth because as a new mom, it was hard to drive myself down after the births. I did it because it was very exciting for me to announce the births and take newspaper clipping for their baby books. I was not rich. It is free. It is not an announcement in the society page. One can also mail birth announcements to friends if they choose. The the large San Jose Mercury News, the announcements were not placed by me but the hospitals submitted the information and they were posted. I don't think they do such things now because of kidnapping fears. But, in the 60's and 80's things were different. Why would anyone use the liberal bias argument. It is not, simply a realistic argument that most moms understand. Men probably don't because we are the one's that care the most about the announcements. Trump really makes himself look like he wasted his money on colleges that were so expensive if he doesn't get this. Of course he does, he is just pandering to a dumber public that the republican party has become. There is something wrong with someone who is considering running for President and purposely pandering this. If I liked him, now I don't. Untrustworthy.
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      • Author by jflz201884 (March 31, 2011 8:31 am ET)
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        Right. Printing birth announcements was a newspaper practice nationwide. As a Midwest newspaper reporter in the 1960s, I called the city's two hospitals to get the daily births report. It was the newspaper's intention (since then modified -- notably in "births" reporting) to be a "newspaper of record."

        Tens of millions of prospective voters (including old Republicans Trump is trying to woo) will remember the practice and wonder how he could possibly say what he did.

        If he keeps going at that rate, Trump won't even draw the comb-over vote from The Sons of Yul Brynner of whom I am an ally (Democratic branch).(>:

        Jerry Elsea
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    • Author by bailorgana (March 30, 2011 9:50 pm ET)
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      Is it me , or when keeps refering Jesus as the Baby Jesus, does he make Jesus sound foolish?
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      • Author by alwaysright1 (March 30, 2011 9:53 pm ET)
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        Yeah , it's you.
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        • Author by kabniel (March 30, 2011 10:56 pm ET)
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          No it isnt. You are just a fool. alwaysSTUPID
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        • Author by bintx (March 31, 2011 9:23 am ET)
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          No, it's not just bailorgana. I find the use of the term "the Baby Jesus," offensive since that term is most often used by comedians in derogatory "jokes." It diminishes Christ.
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      • Author by Bongo Fury (March 30, 2011 9:54 pm ET)
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        I've never heard of a 2,011 year old baby. Did Jesus have progeria?
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    • Author by alwaysright1 (March 30, 2011 9:57 pm ET)
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      It seems that O'Reilly just debunked mmfa's baseless claims about Fox and the birther claims, or to quote mmfa the "Full On Birther Embrace", you saw it with your own eyes.
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      • Author by Bongo Fury (March 30, 2011 10:04 pm ET)
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        O'Reilly can't debunk something that is nothing but bunk.
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          • Author by sanoyes (March 30, 2011 10:56 pm ET)
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            You birthers are about as far out loons as anyone can possibly be. There is no reasoning with birthers, they have their tin foil hats pulled snuggly down over their ears.
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          • Author by kabniel (March 30, 2011 10:58 pm ET)
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            No he didnt YOU are a liar. Fox has embraced birther stupidity. ORielly has his own show and it is NOT news. MMFA did not say no one on Fox will ever say anything against birtherism. Are you this stupid naturally or did you take special pills?
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          • Author by Bongo Fury (March 30, 2011 11:11 pm ET)
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            ACORN..drink
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            • Author by smalltowngirl33 (March 31, 2011 1:18 pm ET)
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              As a realtor, I had first hand knowledge that ACORN was helping the people fill out paper work (one practically needs a college degree to do short sale paperwork), translate and help the poor and less educated with attempting to save their homes. They were helpful to the people, not the banks who knew what they were doing in getting people to agree to loans that were being sold off to several investors. It amazes me how people defend the lessening of aids to the citizens of the United States, rather than hail how great the help would be. Our economy would be better off if we had allowed them to continue helping people. Home values would not have declined as much as they have with a likely double digit drop coming. That again hits we the people. People were asking for government assistance, The President (Obama) tried with ACORN, and they got hammered. Since ACORNS demise, more foreclosures have happened, property taxes did not get paid and the situation has worsened. No one is trying to drink any koolaide, just understand some reality's before you slam something you may not have fully understood. ACORN was attacked so the rich could buy the foreclosed homes with cash and make even more money. Hopefully, your home won't be next.
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          • Author by kabniel (March 30, 2011 11:39 pm ET)
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            always stupid

            There was on criminal behavior. YOU are a LIAR. They called the police. God but you are stupid and brainwashed
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          • Author by bintx (March 31, 2011 9:25 am ET)
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            Nope, fairliberal. As long as Trump continues to be allowed to air this crap on Fox, Fox is embracing birtherism. Hannity's programs have been full-out birtherism, of late.

            You are a groupie twit. Turn off Bill, quit DVRing his program to watch on a continuous loop and get help. You have a problem.
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          • Author by bintx (March 31, 2011 9:27 am ET)
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            There was no "criminal activity" of ACORN and those videotapes were described by the court as being "heavily edited." In other words, fairliberal, they were a fraud, just as the majority of the crap you hear on Fox is a fraud. Get out more, you are one of the most uninformed folks I've ever seen in my life.
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    • Author by stronge (March 30, 2011 10:20 pm ET)
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      Donald Trump: man of the people.
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      • Author by smalltowngirl33 (March 31, 2011 1:20 pm ET)
           
        Donald Trump is a billionaire. There is a billionaires club. They consider the people ignorant fly's that should be squashed. I am in business and I know this type very well. He is a brilliant tactician, but, not a man of the people. A man for himself.
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    • Author by PegsIsKatzencats (March 30, 2011 10:28 pm ET)
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      I have 3 nieces, a singleton & twins, all born at the same hospital in Fla.(1970s) The local paper ran birth announcements for both occasions - the twins getting their pix included. The families had nothing to do with it, info provided by the hospital.

      Yet another reason to not elect someone wealthy from birth - they have no clue about life at street level (where most of us reside). Remember Daddy Bush being amazed by a barcode scanner? Oh, yeah - I believe he & Bar do their own grocery shopping. :-\
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      • Author by Bongo Fury (March 30, 2011 10:42 pm ET)
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        Yep Peg, but the right can't help themselves. They look to the past with rose-colored glasses. The Reagan years made homelessness an entity of non-commerce of larger proportions.
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      • Author by cugagcmu805031 (March 31, 2011 12:15 am ET)
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        When my daughter was born in 1981, the same thing occurred. The local paper printed a birth announcement containing my name, my husband's name, her name, the city in which she was born, and the date of her birth. The only difference between the president's birth announcement and my daughter's was that our street address wasn't included in the paper. On her first birthday we submitted a pic of her with the same information to the local paper, and it was published free of charge.
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      • Author by Bronwyn (March 31, 2011 12:48 am ET)
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        The babies born on January 1, in my family, the newspapers were there with there cameras, and again when my niece had her second set of twins ten months after the first set. They were contacted by the hospital.

        The smaller communities in our state still list the grandparents etc. But the basic "Public Records" section, just lists the brief info filed with the state, and that info is still listed in the Newspapers of the large cities in my state.
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    • Author by MsYellowDog (March 30, 2011 10:45 pm ET)
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      O'Reilly specializes in changing the rules of the game after it's started; all the better to always be on the "winning" side.
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      • Author by alwaysright1 (March 31, 2011 1:15 am ET)
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        Perhaps you can explain your claim? As O'Reilly stated, he found the birth announcements years ago and put the issue to bed, how is he now changing the game as you claim?
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        • Author by highlyunlikely (March 31, 2011 2:14 am ET)
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          this one was angry as Fairliberal, is even angrier as always, and I seriously doubt it has much to do with politics.
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        • Author by bintx (March 31, 2011 9:39 am ET)
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          LOL! Fairliberal, you are such a twit. O'Reilly didn't "find the birth announcements," they were published and he read them. Most intelligent folks had "put the issue to bed" LONG before the birthers even started spewing their racist drivel. He's trying to "change the game" now because Fox is being slammed by the other media for encouraging and promoting Trump's birtherism.

          Critical thinking is a wonderful thing, you should try it some time.
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        • Author by my4cents (March 31, 2011 9:52 pm ET)
             
          Explaining would do what? Make OReilly walk across the hall and confront Hannity that is busily promoting birtherism?
          It's sad that illogical people like you can still be thread hijackers.
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      • Author by johnsta (March 31, 2011 7:15 am ET)
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        Because if Bill really believed the issue was put to rest, why did he even have Trump on the show to talk about it. He is simply giving him more free airtime.

        At LEAST Bill did 'sort of' call him out for being nothing but provocative, but he didn't really hammer him on that fact. He should have.
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        • Author by vaf29 (April 01, 2011 1:13 pm ET)
             
          AND, O'Reilly did not correct Trump when he said that Obama had not released his birth certificate.
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    • Author by tyler8919 (March 31, 2011 1:05 am ET)
         
      Trump is a Glamrock Pouser.
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    • Author by outsiderdude (March 31, 2011 3:09 am ET)
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      Trump actually says "I grew up with wall st genius'. What they do with fraud and changing documents........".

      Does it worry anyone that these genius' are probably still running wall st and Trump is one of them?
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      • Author by johnsta (March 31, 2011 7:18 am ET)
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        It Worries me that they worry about the Birth Certificate 'fraud' of the President and aside for a few small reports, NEVER have exposed the massive amount of fraud that Wall St has done to this country.
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    • Author by ckenney3 (March 31, 2011 7:29 am ET)
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      I love how Bill mentioned his appearance on The View at least 3 times. It's not about you, Bill!
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    • Author by chrisgodawgs (March 31, 2011 8:41 am ET)
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      I've seen a dozen interviews with Trump about this topic and not once has the questioner said, "Obama did release the birth certificate that Hawaii issued." Yes, it's a reproduction created in 2007 by the Hawaii birth officials instead of the 1961 paper one, but it is from Hawaii's records, not his photoshop machine.

      Good for O'Rielly for actually saying birthers are kooks though. Glad to see one person on the right categorically deny the birther movement, without caveats.
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    • Author by smalltowngirl33 (March 31, 2011 12:57 pm ET)
         
      I was born in 1963, and the local newspaper simply placed birth announcements without a parent even needing to submit the informaiton. It is a matter of pride and usually takes from 3-5 days for it to get posted. Donald says how he went to the best schools, but, that is to just appeal to the poor uneducated people who don't know any better. He has really made me lose respect for him. He is he is so well educated, then why doesn't he know that it takes time for a paper to print such things, especially back in 1962. They had the old fashioned type of printing systems. It is a poor thought argument as many moms have babies and they are poor and having the announcement is a source of pride and excitement. When I put my childs announcements in the paper, it took me over 2 weeks to go down to the newspaper because I was so busy givng birth and feeling well enough to go and write the info.
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (March 31, 2011 11:18 pm ET)
         
      What is really going on here has been revealed...Fox news has officially gave Donald Trump a job,every Monday.....I don't think Mr Bill is too happy about that...........Mr Bill,Mr Bill you should have put your application for that Price is Right job
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    • Author by Hoagie742 (April 01, 2011 12:32 am ET)
         
      This is beyond comprehension that they trying to tie Fox News to the Birther crazies. Since Donald Trump said the same stuff on "The View," does that mean that ABC supports the birthers?? The fallacy of Media Matter's argument is amazing...
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