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Fox News' Bill O'Reilly & Heather Nauert Hammered Over Obama Felony ID Fraud Cover-Up
Birther Report
8/18/2014
Excerpt:
THE EGOMANIAC AND THE IGNORAMUS - Lying to America
By Gary Wilmott | Give Us Liberty 1776
Egomaniac: one who has an obsessive preoccupation with one's self, i.e., one who is intolerably self-centered.
Ignoramus: a person who does not know much: an ignorant or stupid person.
Several weeks ago Bill O’Reilly revisited the issue of Obama’s birth certificate during the viewer letter segment of his cable news program on Fox. It was a bit surprising given the fact that the “King of Spin” has taken his fair share of criticism for repeatedly proffering misinformation and lies about Obama’s past. It was perhaps even more unexpected given the fact that the Fox network has recently dished out a number of tantalizing morsels about Obama’s questionable past; tidbits that had been previously ignored or purposely concealed from its viewing audience for years. Perhaps Fox got wind that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Lt. Mike Zullo of the Maricopa County Cold Case Posse were soon to reveal “universe-shattering” information about the fraud in the White House and there was now a growing concern amongst the “powers-that-be” that failure to get up to speed regarding the true story about Obama’s serial identity fraud could prove to be an epic embarrassment for the network whose ignominious slogan is “Fair and Balanced.”
So what on earth was O’Reilly’s motivation to talk about Obama’s BC this time? Hadn’t he derisively put this issue to bed many times before? Could it possibly be that O’Reilly was going to temper his previous remarks about the legitimacy of Obama’s birth certificate and actually issue a mea culpa? Not likely it would seem. Hard to imagine that the intractable egomaniac would go there but perhaps he was under orders to create some wiggle room on the issue given Fox’s recent, albeit tepid forays, into Obama’s phony life narrative. Or would O’Reilly simply double down (the more likely scenario) on his lies in an attempt to further hoodwink his audience and keep the eligibility issue on the back burner?
When O’Reilly posted a letter that stated in part that the viewer was “mad as hell” because “Obama’s birth certificate had been debunked,” O’Reilly turned to Heather Nauert, a Fox cohort, and asked her: “What do we know about it [the birth certificate]?” This was a seemingly odd question coming from the omniscient O’Reilly. After all he has told his devotees repeatedly that he had investigated the controversy surrounding BO’s BC and there was nothing to it.
Nauert’s dutiful response was that “…the president released his birth certificate originally in 2008 and then again in 2011 because people were upset that the first BC didn’t have signatures.” [Really? That’s the only reason? Wow, great reporting Heather! Oh and by the way, that piece of crap issued in 2008 was NOT a birth certificate.]
O'Reilly then asked Nauert if it [BO’s BC] is a legitimate birth certificate. Nauert responded emphatically that the birth certificate is “absolutely legitimate.”
“ABSOLUTELY LEGITIMATE,” Nauert repeated, offering of course, absolutely no evidence or any explanation as to how she came to this conclusion.
Well that settles it. Fair and balanced, objective reporting at its best! Fox shill sticks to the script and reinforces O’Reilly’s consistent yet deceitful message. The viewers at home are none the wiser. If O’Reilly says so it must be true and if his fair haired lackey backs him unequivocally how can there be any doubt that the story they are peddling is anything but true? After all we all know that Bill is looking out for YOU!
At first I thought it might be possible that Nauert had been invited on the show because she actually had some new information or insight to share about the BC? Perhaps she had been doing research on the birth certificate and was now prepared to either set the record straight or perhaps provide a correction or clarification based on HER investigation. Did she have new irrefutable evidence one way or the other? Or was her presence nothing more than a clever ploy to provide some measure of cover for O’Reilly in the event he might have to soon set the record straight or at least do some backtracking in light of the seeming change in tone at Fox.
Well it turned out to be nothing more than business as usual. Brazen lies again. Nauert was simply an eager stooge whose task was to parrot the talking points put in front of her thus reinforcing O’Reilly’s repeated misinformation and lies on an issue that frustratingly for him, just won’t go away.
Here’s the deal. O’Reilly, like Obama is a fraud. He is dishonest and a disgrace to his profession. O’Reilly touts himself as an advocate for the truth; a journalist and former investigative reporter who is “looking out for you”; a “simple man” speaking up for the average American; a purveyor of the facts who allows “no spin” on his program and whose stories are “fair and balanced.” The reality is that O’Reilly is an overpaid, pompous egomaniac whose journalistic ethics and credibility are questionable at best. On the issue of Obama’s birth certificate he is a joke. He has made up his own facts and failed to offer any proof of his assertions on this issue. His analysis of the Obama birth certificate controversy has been biased, buffoonish, supercilious and downright dishonest. He has failed to offer any opposing opinion or debate on the issue. He has mocked and ridiculed those who dare to question him on the issue. Consider for a minute some of O’Reilly’s whoppers:
“The Factor investigated the president’s birth in Honolulu and found factual evidence that he [Obama] was born there.”
“We’re going to put this to bed tonight. He [Obama] does have a legitimate birth certificate. The state of Hawaii says they have it. And we have no reason not to believe that.”
"We very early on did an investigation into Barack Obama's birth certificate," O'Reilly said, noting that his team had turned up two Obama birth announcements in local Hawaiian newspapers, "[So] I just dismissed it but you made a big deal out of it."
“A certificate of live birth has been released. The Factor investigation also showed that Mr. Obama was born in a Honolulu hospital and we stand by our reporting.”
“Sheriff Arpaio has not provided any evidence to back up his assertions [i.e., Obama’s BC is a forgery].”
“I am very busy. I looked into the birth certificate myself and found that there were two separate birth announcements made in Honolulu newspapers on the day Barack Obama was born.”
Regarding the “theory” that Obama is not even an American citizen: “That theory has been out there for awhile. The Factor investigated and found out it’s bogus.”
Those who report the news have a responsibility to provide the truth. A democratic society depends on its citizens having reliable, accurate facts and this “journalistic truth” is a process that begins with honest research and verification of the facts.
The preamble of the Society of Professional Journalists states that its members believe “…that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public through thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility. “
Once the facts of a story have been determined it is the responsibility of the journalist to convey a fair and accurate accounting/meaning of this/her report. If further facts become available, the ethical journalist will supplement his/her story with updated information in the quest for truth.
O’Reilly has failed to seek the truth, he has failed to verify the facts or do any original research regarding the Obama BC. He has failed to report truthfully on any of the myriad of inconsistencies and lies about Obama’s life narrative. He has offered no debate or opposing point of view. He has failed to report openly and honestly about the many investigations, forensic reports, court cases, press conferences and public protests that relate directly to this issue. Instead he has chosen to lie repeatedly, offered phony facts and information and has arrogantly mocked and ridiculed those who seek the truth.
O’Reilly knows this is an issue that won’t go away or else he wouldn’t keep revisiting it. Nevertheless he has chosen to avoid the truth. In so doing O’Reilly has betrayed the trust of the American people and his adoring followers are none the wiser because his message has been consistent - consistently dishonest. O’Reilly’s repeated lies about Obama’s identity fraud reinforce a narrative that is patently false and destructive to the well-being of America. O’Reilly is supposed to be a watchdog, not a lapdog.
O’Reilly does not have the moral compass that must be the core of the responsible and ethical journalist. Thus he has no credibility as journalist and/or reporter because he is refuses to conduct himself with integrity, thoroughness and honesty.
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Gary Wilmott is the Founder and Editor of the Blog, Give Us Liberty 1776.
View the complete Birther Report presentation at:
http://www.birtherreport.com/2014/08...er-nauert.html
Birther Report
8/18/2014
Excerpt:
THE EGOMANIAC AND THE IGNORAMUS - Lying to America
By Gary Wilmott | Give Us Liberty 1776
Egomaniac: one who has an obsessive preoccupation with one's self, i.e., one who is intolerably self-centered.
Ignoramus: a person who does not know much: an ignorant or stupid person.
Several weeks ago Bill O’Reilly revisited the issue of Obama’s birth certificate during the viewer letter segment of his cable news program on Fox. It was a bit surprising given the fact that the “King of Spin” has taken his fair share of criticism for repeatedly proffering misinformation and lies about Obama’s past. It was perhaps even more unexpected given the fact that the Fox network has recently dished out a number of tantalizing morsels about Obama’s questionable past; tidbits that had been previously ignored or purposely concealed from its viewing audience for years. Perhaps Fox got wind that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Lt. Mike Zullo of the Maricopa County Cold Case Posse were soon to reveal “universe-shattering” information about the fraud in the White House and there was now a growing concern amongst the “powers-that-be” that failure to get up to speed regarding the true story about Obama’s serial identity fraud could prove to be an epic embarrassment for the network whose ignominious slogan is “Fair and Balanced.”
So what on earth was O’Reilly’s motivation to talk about Obama’s BC this time? Hadn’t he derisively put this issue to bed many times before? Could it possibly be that O’Reilly was going to temper his previous remarks about the legitimacy of Obama’s birth certificate and actually issue a mea culpa? Not likely it would seem. Hard to imagine that the intractable egomaniac would go there but perhaps he was under orders to create some wiggle room on the issue given Fox’s recent, albeit tepid forays, into Obama’s phony life narrative. Or would O’Reilly simply double down (the more likely scenario) on his lies in an attempt to further hoodwink his audience and keep the eligibility issue on the back burner?
When O’Reilly posted a letter that stated in part that the viewer was “mad as hell” because “Obama’s birth certificate had been debunked,” O’Reilly turned to Heather Nauert, a Fox cohort, and asked her: “What do we know about it [the birth certificate]?” This was a seemingly odd question coming from the omniscient O’Reilly. After all he has told his devotees repeatedly that he had investigated the controversy surrounding BO’s BC and there was nothing to it.
Nauert’s dutiful response was that “…the president released his birth certificate originally in 2008 and then again in 2011 because people were upset that the first BC didn’t have signatures.” [Really? That’s the only reason? Wow, great reporting Heather! Oh and by the way, that piece of crap issued in 2008 was NOT a birth certificate.]
O'Reilly then asked Nauert if it [BO’s BC] is a legitimate birth certificate. Nauert responded emphatically that the birth certificate is “absolutely legitimate.”
“ABSOLUTELY LEGITIMATE,” Nauert repeated, offering of course, absolutely no evidence or any explanation as to how she came to this conclusion.
Well that settles it. Fair and balanced, objective reporting at its best! Fox shill sticks to the script and reinforces O’Reilly’s consistent yet deceitful message. The viewers at home are none the wiser. If O’Reilly says so it must be true and if his fair haired lackey backs him unequivocally how can there be any doubt that the story they are peddling is anything but true? After all we all know that Bill is looking out for YOU!
At first I thought it might be possible that Nauert had been invited on the show because she actually had some new information or insight to share about the BC? Perhaps she had been doing research on the birth certificate and was now prepared to either set the record straight or perhaps provide a correction or clarification based on HER investigation. Did she have new irrefutable evidence one way or the other? Or was her presence nothing more than a clever ploy to provide some measure of cover for O’Reilly in the event he might have to soon set the record straight or at least do some backtracking in light of the seeming change in tone at Fox.
Well it turned out to be nothing more than business as usual. Brazen lies again. Nauert was simply an eager stooge whose task was to parrot the talking points put in front of her thus reinforcing O’Reilly’s repeated misinformation and lies on an issue that frustratingly for him, just won’t go away.
Here’s the deal. O’Reilly, like Obama is a fraud. He is dishonest and a disgrace to his profession. O’Reilly touts himself as an advocate for the truth; a journalist and former investigative reporter who is “looking out for you”; a “simple man” speaking up for the average American; a purveyor of the facts who allows “no spin” on his program and whose stories are “fair and balanced.” The reality is that O’Reilly is an overpaid, pompous egomaniac whose journalistic ethics and credibility are questionable at best. On the issue of Obama’s birth certificate he is a joke. He has made up his own facts and failed to offer any proof of his assertions on this issue. His analysis of the Obama birth certificate controversy has been biased, buffoonish, supercilious and downright dishonest. He has failed to offer any opposing opinion or debate on the issue. He has mocked and ridiculed those who dare to question him on the issue. Consider for a minute some of O’Reilly’s whoppers:
“The Factor investigated the president’s birth in Honolulu and found factual evidence that he [Obama] was born there.”
“We’re going to put this to bed tonight. He [Obama] does have a legitimate birth certificate. The state of Hawaii says they have it. And we have no reason not to believe that.”
"We very early on did an investigation into Barack Obama's birth certificate," O'Reilly said, noting that his team had turned up two Obama birth announcements in local Hawaiian newspapers, "[So] I just dismissed it but you made a big deal out of it."
“A certificate of live birth has been released. The Factor investigation also showed that Mr. Obama was born in a Honolulu hospital and we stand by our reporting.”
“Sheriff Arpaio has not provided any evidence to back up his assertions [i.e., Obama’s BC is a forgery].”
“I am very busy. I looked into the birth certificate myself and found that there were two separate birth announcements made in Honolulu newspapers on the day Barack Obama was born.”
Regarding the “theory” that Obama is not even an American citizen: “That theory has been out there for awhile. The Factor investigated and found out it’s bogus.”
Those who report the news have a responsibility to provide the truth. A democratic society depends on its citizens having reliable, accurate facts and this “journalistic truth” is a process that begins with honest research and verification of the facts.
The preamble of the Society of Professional Journalists states that its members believe “…that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public through thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility. “
Once the facts of a story have been determined it is the responsibility of the journalist to convey a fair and accurate accounting/meaning of this/her report. If further facts become available, the ethical journalist will supplement his/her story with updated information in the quest for truth.
O’Reilly has failed to seek the truth, he has failed to verify the facts or do any original research regarding the Obama BC. He has failed to report truthfully on any of the myriad of inconsistencies and lies about Obama’s life narrative. He has offered no debate or opposing point of view. He has failed to report openly and honestly about the many investigations, forensic reports, court cases, press conferences and public protests that relate directly to this issue. Instead he has chosen to lie repeatedly, offered phony facts and information and has arrogantly mocked and ridiculed those who seek the truth.
O’Reilly knows this is an issue that won’t go away or else he wouldn’t keep revisiting it. Nevertheless he has chosen to avoid the truth. In so doing O’Reilly has betrayed the trust of the American people and his adoring followers are none the wiser because his message has been consistent - consistently dishonest. O’Reilly’s repeated lies about Obama’s identity fraud reinforce a narrative that is patently false and destructive to the well-being of America. O’Reilly is supposed to be a watchdog, not a lapdog.
O’Reilly does not have the moral compass that must be the core of the responsible and ethical journalist. Thus he has no credibility as journalist and/or reporter because he is refuses to conduct himself with integrity, thoroughness and honesty.
................................................
Gary Wilmott is the Founder and Editor of the Blog, Give Us Liberty 1776.
View the complete Birther Report presentation at:
http://www.birtherreport.com/2014/08...er-nauert.html