Bill O'Reilly: Congressman Weiner Comes Clean
June 7, 2011

By Bill O'Reilly

The interest in the Weiner tweet situation comes because a sitting congressman has a responsibility to the people he represents and to his country. And if you embarrass those people and your country, you must be held to account.

Also, Mr. Weiner has been an outspoken attack guy, criticizing Republicans and conservatives who oppose his liberal point of view.

Last week the congressman lied about his Internet activities, but on Monday he was forced to confess:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

REP. ANTHONY WEINER, D-N.Y.: I have not been honest with myself, my family, my constituents, my friends, and supporters and the media. Last Friday night, I tweeted a photograph of myself that I intended to send as a direct message as part of a joke to a woman in Seattle. Once I realized I had posted it to Twitter, I panicked. I took it down and said that I had been hacked. I then continued with that story, to stick to that story, which was a hugely regrettable mistake.

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Congressman Weiner says he will not resign, even though Congressman Chris Lee, also from New York, did quit for a similar escapade earlier this year.

The question: Is the story important? Well, yes and no. In the big giant scheme of things -- the economy, Afghanistan, stuff like that -- not so much. But it is another example of a story that erodes the confidence in the federal government, and a lot of people got hurt because Weiner tried to get away with it.

Now Congressman Weiner will have to answer to the voters. He will. But should he be sitting there? Remember that other politicians, including President Clinton, have survived worse.

And that's "The Memo."

Pinheads & Patriots

As you may know, we have no respect for John Edwards. No respect at all. Not because of his personal problems, but because he tried to exploit wounded vets for political gain, and we busted him on it a few years ago. You might remember that.

Reports on Monday said the feds offered Edwards a deal that he would serve a six-month confinement for pleading guilty to misuse of campaign funds in the sordid mistress situation. Edwards turned the deal down, and now the taxpayers will have to spend millions of dollars on the trial. Edwards, of course, has a right to do that, but he is one of the biggest pinheads in the history of this country.

On the patriot front, actress Reese Witherspoon has stepped up to the plate:

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REESE WITHERSPOON, ACTRESS: When I came up in this business, if you made a sex tape, you were embarrassed and you hid it under your bed. And, like, if you took naked pictures of yourself on your cell phone, you hide your face, people. Like, hide your face. It's totally possible. So for all the girls out there, it's possible to be a good girl. I'm going to try to make it cool.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

Ms. Witherspoon is a patriot.

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Transcript Date: 
Mon, 06/06/2011
Transcript Show Name: 
O'Reilly Factor
Posted by BillOReilly.com Staff at 5:07 AM
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