Bill O'Reilly Knows "The Basics"
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, I'm sure you've heard of Bill O'Reilly's complete lack of understanding of how the tides work, how the sun rises and sets, and how the moon got in the sky. Clearly, one could say that even a third grader could tell you the science behind the rising and setting of the sun and the functions of the tides.
Well, not 20 minutes ago, on his rant-fest, Bill O'Reilly was making his argument against raising funding for the already sub-par American educational system. In his talking points memo, he mentioned that states have property taxes which pay for public education, and that even when he went to school, he was taught "the basics."
It was at that point that I started literally laughing out loud. For a man who can't explain third grade science to claim that he was taught "the basics" is simply ridiculous.
Anyway, thoughts on O'Reilly's being taught, "The basics?"
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Permalink Reply by Radu Andreiu on -
I think it's fortunate that he doesn't even know third grade science. Just imagine if he got to seventh grade, or so! We would have heard something like "Ohms go up, amps go down. You can't explain that!". I don't know about you, but to me it's way funnier that he doesn't know about tides. :)
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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on -
"Ohms go up, amps go down - you can't explain that!" LOL
Seriously, LOL!
I can actually here him saying that.
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Permalink Reply by Mr. Anderson on -
Sadly, he could probably talk all day to you about tithes, though.
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Permalink Reply by BadHandshakers on -
Yeah... and he went to Harvard and Boston Uni. Pssht, what a-fucking joke.
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Permalink Reply by Jake W. Andrews on -
How does someone like that go to Harvard? Fuck me, I thought that school was prestigious, to know that they became a degree mill for O'Reilly is rather sick...Then again Ann Coulter went to Michigan Law School, so theres that too.
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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on
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George Bush Jr. went to Harvard as well. It's never been a secret that a bonobo could get an MBA there if its father was rich. The merit implied by a Harvard degree is inversely proportional to the social standing of the family of that degree holder.
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Permalink Reply by Troy C on -
I think for people like him, "the basics" are "God did it"... doesn't get more basic than that. haha
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Permalink Reply by Bryan B on -
I honestly think he is just an actor saying all the right words to get attention, it's working.
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Permalink Reply by Ryan E. Hoffman on -
I agree. David Silverman said as much on the David Pakman show after that infamous "tides go in, tides go out" episode. He realized he was talking to a fictional character.
O'Reilly, Limbaugh, they don't believe the shit they spew. They just say the right things to get ignorant morons riled up enough to go "Yeah! We ain't stupid! They be stupid!" And the rest of us to facepalm. He's a bar argument starter.
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Permalink Reply by Iain Phillips on -
Wow, I'm really surprised to find someone else who watches the David Pakman Show! I guess I shouldn't, not on here, but still. It's cool to know.
I absolutely agree. Bill O'Reilly is as much of a real person on his show as Stephen Colbert is on his.
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Permalink Reply by BryanPaul on -
going by the ratings he gets and the number of viewers fox gets I've come to the conclusion that the majority of America is just as stupid. I didn't think so until lately but man the things people buy into just because some guy said so!
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Permalink Reply by Heiko Knipfelberg on -
Right on point.
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