At Least Brian Williams Never Did That!

If there's one thing they don't like at Fox News, it's fact-checking!

For years, Bill O'Reilly has said that when he was at CBS, he was a "war correspondent" who experienced combat during the 1982 Falkland Islands War.  He's talked about it on his show and has written about it in books and op-ed columns.

David Corn is an award-winning journalist, author, and columnist for Mother Jones, a liberal magazine.  He did a little research and reported that O'Reilly's claims are B.S.  He has never been near an actual combat anywhere.  There was combat in the Falklands, but the British military did not allow any American reporters into the island war zone.  All the Americans, including the CBS contingent, were safely stowed in hotels in Buenos Aires, some 1200 miles away.

Numerous correspondents who were there have backed up Corn's story and discredited O'Reilly's.

"We had some great meals," recalled CBS's Bob Schieffer.

"It wasn't a war zone, it was an expense account zone," said Eric Jon Edberg, retired CBS reporter.

A real charmer.

O'Reilly was not amused to find his tit in the public wringer, and he reacted by lashing out in anger.  He swore his every word about it was true.  He went on an extended rant against the "far-left" media.  He called Corn a "liar," "garbage," and a "despicable guttersnipe" (a what?  LOL!) who deserved to be "in the kill zone."  Nice!

Say what you will about NBC's Brian Williams, but when he got caught in his lie, at least he didn't say those who discovered it deserved to die!

Bill O'Reilly is precisely what he seems to be:  an egomaniacal loudmouth bully with low self-esteem and thin skin.  He can dish it out, but he sure can't take it.