O'Reilly: “I have consistently defended poor people;” border fence put up “partially because of this program” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 12/10/09 9:13 PM EST From the December 10 edition of Fox News' O'Reilly Factor Video file Previously: O'Reilly: "[I]rresponsible and lazy ... that's what poverty is ... O'Reilly: “Many, many, many” hurricane victims who failed to evacuate New Orleans are “drug-addicted ... thugs” O'Reilly claimed that “enhanced food stamps ... will not help the economy one bit” -- but economists disagree