I went on to the Fox News website, and clicked on Videos and then Politics. One of the main featured videos with a thumbnail was titled "Political Madness" and the name attracted my attention, so I watched. Here's the video:
After watching the entire thing, I realized that it had very little to do with politics, other than the fact that it involved the two main political figures in the news currently. Now, the first few minutes of the video offer little that is objectionable, yet, around three minutes, O'Reilly begins to shift from covering politics to focusing on uttering ridiculous and contradictory statements, such as the one at 3:02, where O'Reilly says that "talking points hopes they cease and desist for the good of the country." It's interesting that he says this when it was the Tea Party Right, which is clearly represented by Fox News and its broadcasting, that began the rumors that President Obama is a liar because he was not born in the United States, in an attempt to smear the president's reputation.
At around 3:30, O'Reilly shifts completely from the election of 2012 to President Obama's Easter services last Sunday. O'Reilly, for some odd reason, sharply criticizes Obama's choice of church for Easter services, and seems to be hinting that the President is some sort of Constitution-hater or something completely ridiculous like that. I find it very interesting and slightly contradictory that O'Reilly, throughout the early portion of this video, seems to want to get past the birth certificate issue and the rumors surrounding it so everyone can focus on real politics, yet he seems to be vehemently stirring the rumor pot, focusing on the minute details of the president's Easter plans from last Sunday.
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