Bill O'Reilly In Surprise Afghanistan Trip

SNEAKING IN

Bill O'Reilly Pops In For Afghanistan Visit





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In a move sure to infuriate his deranged enemies on the left (because everything he does drives them crazy), cable talk king Bill O'Reilly has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, according to embedded blogger Matt Sanchez and Hot Air.

Paging Keith Olbermann: it's time to find some random reason to name Bill "The Worst Person In The World". Surely, there's got to be some way to demonize O'Reilly here, unless the writers strike has shut down the vitriol factory for the time being.

According to Sanchez, who runs an excellent embed site, Big O didn't appear to ask for any special treatment, receiving standard- issue items upon arrival.

We'll be watching Bill's lefty friends to see how they will manage to find some kind of fault with this.


LATE MONDAY UPDATE from the AP:

O'Reilly Visits Troops in Afghanistan

By JEREMY HERRON
AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) - Bill O'Reilly thinks American troops aren't getting enough support _ from the USO.

After a surreptitious trip to Afghanistan last weekend, the cantankerous Fox News Channel commentator told The Associated Press that he's disappointed that the United Service Organizations "doesn't put anybody out there (in Afghanistan)."

"I went to thank these guys on behalf of me and my audience," he said in an interview from Istanbul, Turkey. "As far as I know, the only famous people in the past year were (country music singer) Toby Keith and me."

The USO _ the organization that famously brought Bob Hope to Vietnam and Marilyn Monroe to Korea _ did not immediately return calls seeking comment. The group has been active sending comedians and professional golfers on entertainment tours to bases in the Persian Gulf.

O'Reilly, who flew to Afghanistan on Friday to visit Camp Eggers in Kabul and Bagram Air Base, has long been upbeat about the U.S. mission there. He has also been an impassioned supporter of the troops, unwilling to recognize any shades of gray when it comes to expressing opinion on the Armed Forces.

O'Reilly said he we went to Afghanistan to get an impression of the state of affairs there, but it was unclear whether he moved about the country without military escort or spent any time outside of the U.S. bases. [...]

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