Last week, Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly turned some heads when he declared his support for a public health insurance option. But last night, reverting back to true form, O’Reilly tried to weasel out of his prior comments. “The internet is a safe haven for liars,” O’Reilly told his audience, complaining that he was taken out of context. O’Reilly whined, “They lied about it!” He then invited right-wing media analyst Bernie Goldberg, who generally offers a sycophantic defense of O’Reilly, to back him up. But even Goldberg was having a hard time buying O’Reilly’s spin:
GOLDBERG: Bill, Bill, don’t shoot the messenger. Right? I’m your friend. I’m telling you this as a friend. You also said, “If the government can cobble together a cheaper insurance policy that gives the same benefits, I see that as a plus for the folks.” Now, I know what you meant by that.
O’REILLY: But I clarified it: private hands.
GOLDBERG: You did. You absolute — you absolutely did. But you’re a big prize for the left. But they can get… What I’m saying is when — when you say — when you say if the government can cobble…
O’REILLY: I clarified. I know what you’re saying, but it’s just drives me crazy that you can’t have an honest dialogue in this country anymore.
Watch it:
Looks like “liars” have found a “safe haven” on cable television.
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