Bill O’Reilly Vows, ‘I’m Fleeing’ To Ireland If Bernie Sanders Elected

“Patriotic” Bill O’Reilly is so upset at the possibility of paying more taxes to the country he supposedly loves, he is threatening to leave it if Bernie Sanders becomes president.

O’Reilly made the announcement during a discussion with Fox News’ Ed Henry about the presidential campaign.

O’REILLY: If Bernie Sanders gets elected president, I’m fleeing. I’m going to Ireland and they already know it. I shouldn’t say it publicly because that’ll get Sanders more votes, but I’m not gonna pay 90% of my income to that guy, I’m sorry. I’m not doin’ it.

Actually, it’s doubtful O’Reilly would have to pay 90% of his income. Though Sanders has previously said that he didn’t think 90% was too high, he has since specifically clarified he won’t raise taxes that high. From the CBS News November 14 Democratic primary debate:

QUESTION #3: Well, let’s get specific, how high [for taxes] would you go? You said before you’d go above 50%. How high?

BERNIE SANDERS: We haven’t come up with an exact number yet. But it will not be as high as the number under Dwight D. Eisenhower which was 90%. …I’m not a socialist compared to Eisenhower. (LAUGHTER) But-- (CHEERING) but—but we are gonna end the absurdity as Warren Buffet often reminds us …that billionaires pay an effective tax rate lower than nurses or truck drivers.

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MARTIN O’MALLEY: I mean, (UNINTEL) under Ronald Raegan’s first term the highest marginal rate was 70%. And in talking to a lot of our neighbors who are in that super wealthy millionaire and billionaire category great numbers of them love their country enough to do more again in order to create more opportunity for America’s middle class.

Obviously O'Reilly was not one of those O'Malley talked to!

This is at least the fourth time we have caught O'Reilly threatening to stomp off with his money rather than pay more taxes. In 2011, he threatened to retire if his income taxes went over 50% and to stop investing “at the level I am now” if his capital gains taxes went over 20%. In 2012, he made a similar threat and said he’d move his money out of the country rather than pay higher taxes. That same month, he had also threatened to stop “aggressively putting any money in the market.”

After pledging to leave the country rather than live under a Sanders presidency, O’Reilly had the nerve to complain that Sanders won’t come on The O’Reilly Factor any more. “We made him who he is today,” O’Reilly said.

America could say the same thing to O’Reilly.

Watch it below, from the January 14 The O’Reilly Factor.

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commented 2016-01-16 01:45:09 -0500 · Flag

FYI, O’Reilly supports gun control.

commented 2016-01-15 18:54:50 -0500 · Flag

As a second generation Irish-American, who went to college in Dublin for 1 yr. abroad as an exchange student, and who visits Ireland every couple of years to visit family, I speak for myself, my family and the people of Ireland -- STAY AWAY O’Falafel!!!!!! We don’t want you here.

commented 2016-01-15 18:35:47 -0500 · Flag

Ah heck. Give us a break. We have just got rid of a generation of right wing dipshits over here without that jerk coming here. Tell him to try Somalia – lovely weather there.

commented 2016-01-15 16:18:32 -0500 · Flag

Sounds like TV winner truman.—- the Shows theme music—- Paul McCartney and Wings—- JUNIOR’S FARM.

commented 2016-01-15 13:46:14 -0500 · Flag

Bildo, OxyRush Limpballs and a few Dominican houseboys living on a small Irish farm. All the ingredients for a new Fux reality show.

commented 2016-01-15 13:11:27 -0500 · Flag

The first pub General O’Reilly ventured into any good Irishman would flatten his nose.

commented 2016-01-15 12:31:36 -0500 · Flag

Copied from Wiki:
Firearms legislation in Ireland
Firearms in Ireland are strictly controlled, both with strict legislation governing licensing and very conservative application of that legislation by the Gardaí. The legislation is quite difficult to follow because of the multiple overlapping Firearms Acts that define it, however the core principles are reasonably straightforward, requiring all firearms to be licensed individually and each applicant to have a good reason for having the firearm, a safe place in which to use it, a secure place in which to store it and to be of sound

commented 2016-01-15 12:16:55 -0500 · Flag

See ya later Bildo, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. And good riddance.

commented 2016-01-15 12:10:36 -0500 · Flag

Bill does know how to Google. Ireland is listed as the 8th most socialist country in the developed world. Tax rate not much better, though, around 40%. He won’t have a job so he’ll be off the hook. Healthcare way better than Obamacare the gov pays most and if you’re over 50 you get more breaks. Bernie is being too conservative, will someone please protest him.

commented 2016-01-15 10:41:43 -0500 · Flag

“We made him who he is today,” O’Reilly said.
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Excuse me?! BOR and his show did NOT make Bernie who he is today. As usual, BOR’s overinflated ego causes him to make ridiculous, exaggerated statements.

So BOR is making threats to leave the country AGAIN? LOL! A few years back (on his now defunct radio show) he said that he would leave the USA and go live on some Caribbean island if his taxes were raised under Obama.

Well, the Bush taxes cuts expired and the very wealthy BOR had his taxes go up (such as some limits on deductions/exemptions for high income households, capital gains/dividends going up from 15% back to 20%, an income rate that went from 35% to 39.6% and some additional tax increases due to the Affordable Care Act).

But did he leave the country as he said he would? Nah, he’s still sitting on his ass in the FOX “news” studio lying/spinning and making a fool of himself.

commented 2016-01-15 10:39:02 -0500 · Flag

Blah!, blah! blah! They all want to flee the Country if they don’t get there way. Aside from the fact that no other place on earth would accept these losers , he probably would have to pay higher taxes .
Maybe he and Limbaugh can set up house together and share expenses.
Something like Bill and Rush sitting in a tree, well you know the rest .
Bernie ! Bernie ! Bernie!!!!!

commented 2016-01-15 09:42:28 -0500 · Flag

Say it ain’t so Junior O’Reilly! Threatening to flee to Ireland? Throughout its history Ireland has never had any Snakes. Now Junior plans to Slither over there?

commented 2016-01-15 07:54:43 -0500 · Flag

Fleeing to Ireland, Bill? Yet another reason to vote for Bernie, everyone —.

commented 2016-01-15 07:06:58 -0500 · Flag

I just sent Bernie more $$$.

commented 2016-01-15 06:47:14 -0500 · Flag

Finally, some good news on the “The Factor.” 👍

commented 2016-01-15 00:54:10 -0500 · Flag

Bill O’Reilly Vows, ‘I’m Fleeing’ To Ireland If Bernie Sanders Elected

YAAAWWWWNNN . . .

Another rightwingnut noisemaker vowing to pack up his toys and go like a tantrum throwing toddler that didn’t get their way — similar to Rush Limpballs, who “vowed” to move to Costa Rica if ACA passed, or Ted Nugent, who said he’d be “dead or in prison” if Obama was reelected.

You can never believe anything these wingnuts say otherwise — why should we believe them in this case?

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