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....citing many factual errors and historical inaccuracies.




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Bill O’Reilly strongly defended his best-selling “Killing Lincoln” book on Monday after a Ford’s Theatre bookstore refused to sell it because of alleged historical inaccuracies.

The Fox News host told POLITICO that the attack on his book about President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination is “a concerted effort by people who don’t like me to diminish the book.”

In a historical review of “Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever,” Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site deputy Superintendent Rae Emerson on Saturday slammed the book’s “lack of documentation and the factual errors within the publication.”

As a result, she recommended the National Park Service not stock “Killing Lincoln” on the shop’s shelves at Ford’s Theatre.

O’Reilly said he was speaking out about the controversy because “you ignore most of it, but we were getting a little bit tired.”

He also shot back at Emerson’s claims about the book’s mistakes, saying there are just four errors in his 325-page work — and two of those are typos.



The alleged mistakes by O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard start in the prologue and are found in other places in the book, according to Emerson’s analysis published in The Washington Post on Saturday. O’Reilly claims Ford’s Theatre burned to the ground in 1863, but it actually happened on Dec. 30, 1862. He writes several times over that Lincoln held meetings or sat in the Oval Office — a nice image. It turns out, however, that the West Wing’s Oval Office wasn’t built until 1909, during President William Howard Taft’s administration, Emerson wrote.




Conks. At least they are entertaining, even if they aren't knowledgeable!!!!!



"And, did you know Washington DID NOT cross the Delaware? It was the Susquehanna."

Cap'n Cat wrote:....citing many factual errors and historical inaccuracies.




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Bill O’Reilly strongly defended his best-selling “Killing Lincoln” book on Monday after a Ford’s Theatre bookstore refused to sell it because of alleged historical inaccuracies.

The Fox News host told POLITICO that the attack on his book about President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination is “a concerted effort by people who don’t like me to diminish the book.”

In a historical review of “Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever,” Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site deputy Superintendent Rae Emerson on Saturday slammed the book’s “lack of documentation and the factual errors within the publication.”

As a result, she recommended the National Park Service not stock “Killing Lincoln” on the shop’s shelves at Ford’s Theatre.

O’Reilly said he was speaking out about the controversy because “you ignore most of it, but we were getting a little bit tired.”

He also shot back at Emerson’s claims about the book’s mistakes, saying there are just four errors in his 325-page work — and two of those are typos.



The alleged mistakes by O’Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard start in the prologue and are found in other places in the book, according to Emerson’s analysis published in The Washington Post on Saturday. O’Reilly claims Ford’s Theatre burned to the ground in 1863, but it actually happened on Dec. 30, 1862. He writes several times over that Lincoln held meetings or sat in the Oval Office — a nice image. It turns out, however, that the West Wing’s Oval Office wasn’t built until 1909, during President William Howard Taft’s administration, Emerson wrote.




Conks. At least they are entertaining, even if they aren't knowledgeable!!!!!



"And, did you know Washington DID NOT cross the Delaware? It was the Susquehanna."

at the Susquehanna!

I was talking with someone who's dad bought this book, blind right winger, he said his dad has been preaching to anybody and everybody on it. Even after he pointed out a few of the more straightforward inaccuracies, flatout lies, his dad went off on a tangent about the Liberal University he attended. Just goes to show you that the poll done last year that showed Conks will refuse to believe anything even when proven wrong beyond a doubt was absolutely right.

polsongrizz wrote:I was talking with someone who's dad bought this book, blind right winger, he said his dad has been preaching to anybody and everybody on it. Even after he pointed out a few of the more straightforward inaccuracies, flatout lies, his dad went off on a tangent about the Liberal University he attended. Just goes to show you that the poll done last year that showed Conks will refuse to believe anything even when proven wrong beyond a doubt was absolutely right.

Just look at this fuckin' board, Pols. Z is the worst.

I make it a point never to buy history books by talking heads or pols of any stripe.

The only thing anyone needs to know about Lincoln is that he was the worst tyrant (even worse than FDR) in American history. He got what he deserved in Ford's Theater.

Reality has a liberal bias

youngterrier wrote:Reality has a liberal bias

I like that. Can I use it, henceforth????

CitadelGrad wrote:The only thing anyone needs to know about Lincoln is that he was the worst tyrant (even worse than FDR) in American history. He got what he deserved in Ford's Theater.

And Graddy joins St. Wronge, SuperHornet and BJUNK as the worst whack jobs on the site.

CitadelGrad wrote:The only thing anyone needs to know about Lincoln is that he was the worst tyrant (even worse than FDR) in American history. He got what he deserved in Ford's Theater.

Remember the winner writes the history and that's why Lincoln is on Mt Rushmore instead of some dead southerner.

Cap'n Cat celebrating a book banning.

End of the World as we know it.

Gil Dobie wrote:Cap'n Cat celebrating a book banning.

End of the World as we know it.

Celebrating the failure of another major Conk blowhard, G.

Cap'n Cat wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:Cap'n Cat celebrating a book banning.

End of the World as we know it.

Celebrating the failure of another major Conk blowhard, G.

Book banning is book banning.

Hypocrisy knows no bounds to anyone aligned to a political party.

Cap'n Cat wrote:

Gil Dobie wrote:Cap'n Cat celebrating a book banning.

End of the World as we know it.

Celebrating the failure of another major Conk blowhard, G.

Oops, don't throw your old ass back out by celebrating too hard.

Bill O’Reilly Book ‘Killing Lincoln’ Becomes Nat Geo Documentary

"EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic Channel has teamed with Tony and Ridley Scott to produce a two-hour documentary based on Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, Bill O’Reilly’s best-selling book with co-author Martin Dugard. The documentary, set to begin production in the spring for an early 2013 premiere globally on the National Geographic Channel, will keep the fast pace of the book, described as a historical thriller with a John Grisham-style narrative about the 1865 murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the furious manhunt for his killer. It will include feature-film quality re-enactments completed with CGI in the signature style of the Scott brothers. “National Geographic has a great legacy of telling some of history’s most riveting stories,” said O’Reilly, who will also serve as an executive producer on the documentary. “The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln is no exception, as it continues to be one of the most significant, life-changing events in America’s young history.”

Cap'n Cat wrote:

polsongrizz wrote:I was talking with someone who's dad bought this book, blind right winger, he said his dad has been preaching to anybody and everybody on it. Even after he pointed out a few of the more straightforward inaccuracies, flatout lies, his dad went off on a tangent about the Liberal University he attended. Just goes to show you that the poll done last year that showed Conks will refuse to believe anything even when proven wrong beyond a doubt was absolutely right.

Just look at this fuckin' board, Pols. Z is the worst.

Hey, easy on Z.

HI54UNI wrote:

CitadelGrad wrote:The only thing anyone needs to know about Lincoln is that he was the worst tyrant (even worse than FDR) in American history. He got what he deserved in Ford's Theater.

Remember the winner writes the history and that's why Lincoln is on Mt Rushmore instead of some dead southerner.

Ivytalk wrote:I make it a point never to buy history books by talking heads or pols of any stripe.

I'm still waiting for the gospel according to the church of polson griz. I will buy you a copy.

youngterrier wrote:Reality has a liberal bias

20 years from now, if you're still breathing, you'll look back and see how wrong you were in making that statement. Reality is nothing like the "liberal" world view. It is very cold. Very ruthless. Very unconcerned about egalitarian delusion.

JohnStOnge wrote:

youngterrier wrote:Reality has a liberal bias

20 years from now, if you're still breathing, you'll look back and see how wrong you were in making that statement. Reality is nothing like the "liberal" world view. It is very cold. Very ruthless. Very unconcerned about egalitarian delusion.

"Some men see things as they are, and say 'Why?' -- I dream of things that never were, and say, 'Why not?'"
--RFK

JohnStOnge wrote:

youngterrier wrote:Reality has a liberal bias

20 years from now, if you're still breathing, you'll look back and see how wrong you were in making that statement. Reality is nothing like the "liberal" world view. It is very cold. Very ruthless. Very unconcerned about egalitarian delusion.

Sent from my government invented internet.

kalm wrote:

JohnStOnge wrote:
20 years from now, if you're still breathing, you'll look back and see how wrong you were in making that statement. Reality is nothing like the "liberal" world view. It is very cold. Very ruthless. Very unconcerned about egalitarian delusion.

Sent from my government invented internet.

You mean Al Gore, right?

youngterrier wrote:

kalm wrote:
Sent from my government invented internet.

You mean Al Gore, right?