O'Reilly: Blame the Victims' Immigration Status for Tragedy

Shit-for-brains Bill O'Reilly is of the opinion that the nine casualties of a Bronx, NY fire on March 7th are the result of their (unconfirmed) immigration status.

According to NYC firefighters, the fire broke out in the basement of the four-story rowhouse, caused by a space heater. The fire quickly spread upward because a door leading to the stairwell was left open. Rather than calling 9-1-1 immediately, the adults in the building attempted to suppress the fire themselves. There were two smoke detectors in the building, but both lacked batteries.

Common sense would suggest that lack of fire safety education was the culprit of this tragedy. But O'Reilly spins the story into an immigration issue by basically declaring that had they been in western Africa rather than the Bronx, we'd have nothing to talk about.

And you know this numbskull is wayyyy off base when even his yes-man Geraldo Rivera won't back him up on this one.

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[ninjanerd8]

God...I have so many problems with what Bill said but I don't even have the strength to shred him anymore. Just go fuck yourself already Bill.

[Jdabig1]

Being a firefighter in an extremely busy and diverse area, I've run more fire in middle class and upper class residential areas than the lower class areas. However, I do agree that over occupied homes pose a great threat and it just so happened this fire was in the Bronx (one of the most diverse boroughs of NYC)to a lower class, of color working family. Bad arguement by O'Reilly to blame immigration for this tragedy, after all it was immigrants who laid the foundation for this nation.

[peacefrog1916]

what a pathetic little man. hope he has a heart attack.

[revemupman]

This guy has no remorse for anyone who isn't a millionaire and American! What a croc of shit guy. I wonder why Americans watch him? Maybe we truely haven't gotten over our biggoted ways.

[bazucomen79]

Its easy for a rich pig to walk all over the ones that dont have the means to live like he does. What a demon.

[stefanrozman]

What a Douchbag!

[HistoryMajor7]

I do not agree with your logic. Their economic structures were basically retarded due to global factors, exploitation being one of them. You can learn to understand the problem and realize there are global repurcussions (such as mass immigration) and try to figure out how to repair the damage or be apathetic towards it and face the consequences of it later. From the looks of things you chose the latter.

[banshee17067]

lets get alittle deeper in thought. oreilly was saying if it was harder to get in this country illegally they would not have been in the fire much less the country stop inhaling so much smoke it's killing your braincells

[banshee17067]

i'll not debate history with you. But there are weak and strong people and nations if your weak sucks to be you. for instance if i'm on the street and get robbed it's my fault if i wasn't strong enough to defend and repel an attacker i guess i don't deserve to keep what is mine.

[banshee17067]

what comes around goes around is this a theory or a law? and steve your whining about illegal aliens where do you live? maybe nobosy should move from their present country have no more children so the human race can just die off. expansion is what happens when a place has to many people or they need to escape something. can't help it. so shut up whiner

[LadyJay114]

O'Reilly is a moron. That family was legally here.

That tragedy wasn't about immigration - its about the increasing number of people in NYC that don't have adequate living conditions. We have a mayor that would rather see luxury condos built for the rich than get affordable housing for working people.

Thousands of people in NY, native born & immigrant, now live like that because the middle class can't afford market rents of $2000+ a month for an apartment.

[HistoryMajor7]

Hmm...I'm just waiting for someone to discuss America's and Western Europe's imperialist involvement in subjecting nations into poor economic states, thereby preventing their nations from industrializing through the exploitation of resources forcing them to be economically dependent. i.e. French Indochina, British and Malaya, America and Cuba/Philippenes, Dutch and British in Africa, there is so much more. I'm not going to hold anyone's hand on a debate. Take a history course and see 4 yourself