Echoing Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign, Bill O’Reilly falsely claimed that Coleman "was certified the winner" in the Minnesota Senate race against Al Franken, adding, "Coleman won by a mere 215 votes." In fact, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board did not certify a winner in the Senate race, having authorized an automatic recount of ballots for that race.
Why tell the truth when you can just make stuff upBy: Ari Wednesday November 19, 2008 7:02 pm |
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that’s what they do, they lie as often as they can so that their lie becomes part of discussion and debate
once they get it part of discussion and debate it becomes a “we have to present both sides”
this is why facts have a liberal bias
ps
franken gained some the first day of recount;
Things that can be verified as truth should be told as truth.
When people lie on TV, they should be made to correct that lie.
A whole week of Fox would have to be used to rectify their past lies.
Any announcements about any of the November 4th elections will always have “Unofficial Results” posted after them – that’s because the law states that the election cannot be certified until “all votes are validated and counted”…and that includes absentee votes mailed in before or on election day.
So O’Reilly is simply FOSh*T.