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News Hounds: Bill O’Reilly, Via His Mini-Me (Whoops, Producer), Accuses New Yorker (Real) Journalist Of Bigotry – Excuse Me?????
Think Progress: Gingrich: My Claim About A Gay Fascism Was ‘A Very Narrowly Focused Reference’
The Hollywood Liberal: ThinkProgress Interviews O?Reilly Hit Man Jesse Watters
Bill O’Reilly, Via His Mini-Me (Whoops, Producer), Accuses New Yorker (Real) Journalist Of Bigotry – Excuse Me?????
News Hounds —
... After the video, O’Reilly said that he contacted the editor of the New Yorker who “had no problem” with Hertzberg and that, according to America’s Daddy, is “all you need to know about the New Yorker.” The lie that I alluded to earlier was when, at the beginning of the segment, O’Reilly said that Hertzberg was invited to come on the show. According to Hertzberg, that is an “outright lie” and that’s all you do know about Bill O’Reilly! ...
Gingrich: My Claim About A Gay Fascism Was ‘A Very Narrowly Focused Reference’
Think Progress —
... After O’Reilly sent producers to accost Hertzberg on the street — while lying about inviting him to appear on the show — Gingrich also piled on the New Yorker writer, ...
O’Reilly Lies: I Always Let People Explain Themselves Or Appear On My Show Before Harassing Them
Think Progress —
... For the record, I am neither a public servant, nor was I ever contacted by Fox News for the opportunity to issue a statement or appear on the O’Reilly Factor. Similarly, O’Reilly lied on-air after Watters’s ambush of Hertzberg, claiming that he had invited the journalist on the show. (He hadn’t.) ...
O’Reilly Lies: I ‘Contacted That Website’ Before Harassing ThinkProgress
Think Progress —
... This isn’t the first time that O’Reilly has lied about inviting his ambush targets on his show. On Dec. 14, he aired a segment of his producer Jesse Watters harassing New Yorker writer Hendrik Hertzberg outside his home in Manhattan. O’Reilly said that he had to send out his henchman because Hertzberg had “refused to go on the Factor.” Hertzberg called O’Reilly’s claim an “outright lie,” noting that he also had never been invited to appear on the show. ...
O’Reilly: My Harassment Machine Is ‘A Legitimate Brand Of Journalism’
Think Progress —
... also never received a chance to explain himself before being tracked down outside his New York City home. So is O’Reilly interested in journalism and getting at the facts? Or is he interested in intimidation of his perceived opponents? ...
ThinkProgress Interviews O’Reilly Hit Man Jesse Watters
Think Progress —
... Watters is lying, just like he did when he claimed he contacted Hendrick Hertzberg before accosting him in New York City. No one at the Center for American Progress ever received a call from Jesse Watters or anyone else at Fox News about having Amanda appear on the show. (Of course, O’Reilly’s producers had ...
ThinkProgress Interviews O?Reilly Hit Man Jesse Watters
The Hollywood Liberal —
... her office. Q: She said she got no call. WATTERS: Yeah, no — I called her office twice. Q: Who in the office did you call? WATTERS: I called the main number. Q: The main number? WATTERS: Yeah, I called the main number and asked if Amanda Terkel was there. Watters then began to say that he contacted Amanda Terkel “before we went after –” but stopped himself before finishing the sentence and instead said, “Yeah, before we went there.” Watters is lying, just like he did when he claimed he contacted Hendrick Hertzberg before accosting him in New York City. No one at the ...
