( – promoted by SFBrianCL)

We all know that Bill O’Reilly hates San Francisco.  But now, for some reason, he wants to hide his past statements about his disdain for our shining city on the hill.  MediaMatters points out that he now denies calling for an Al Qaeda attack on San Francisco:

On the November 8, 2005, edition of his radio program, O’Reilly said:

  O’REILLY: Listen, citizens of San Francisco, if you vote against military recruiting, you’re not going to get another nickel in federal funds. … And if Al Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we’re not going to do anything about it. We’re going to say, look, every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead.

During his February 1 show, after reading aloud a viewer’s letter that referred to O’Reilly’s remarks, O’Reilly replied: “Wrong, sir. I gave Al Qaeda your address. That’s just a jest.” He then added: “But here’s some serious advice: Stay away from the far-left web sites. They do not make you look smart.”

Not really related to California so much, but I do love mocking Bill O’Lielly.