The evolution of one of Bill O’Reilly’s many lies, as reported by Joe Muto:
“Case in point: In summer 2011, a story surfaced on the
right-wing blogs that an auditor for the Justice Department had found out some
DOJ employees attending a meeting at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC, had
been served refreshments, including muffins for which the hotel charged sixteen
dollars apiece.
“It’s no surprise that the story spread like wildfire on the
blogs and was soon picked up by cable news. It was a great story for the right,
reinforcing preexisting notions of government excess and willingness to waste
taxpayer money, the incompetence of the Obama Justice Department, etc.
“One problem: It wasn’t true.”
That did not deter O’Reilly when he was confronted with the
facts.
…“’I don’t give a shit what the guy said,’ Bill interrupted,
suddenly angry. ‘It’s the same old thing. They come out and deny it, but the
story is there. We know it’s true. We have the proof.’
Steiner tried gamely one more time to convince Bill to drop
the story, explaining that he didn’t have the proof, but O’Reilly was adamant.
He’d latched on to the story, and pesky things like ‘facts’ weren’t going to
convince him otherwise.”
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