# Bill O'Reilly: Combat Vet **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 26, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668 "2008-05-26T17:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/21 "2008-05-26T22:18:01Z")
How many Vietnam vets does it take to change a light bulb? You don’t know, 'cause you weren’t _there_, man! ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/22 "2008-05-26T23:01:53Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I think it’s also interesting that, in my experience, the guys who have really been there usually have no wish to talk about it. The best way to give the impression of being a true combat vet is to never bring it up. _They_ don’t. [/QUOTE] It’s been my experience as well. You have to be pretty close before they open up about things like that and the few times men I have known have, It’s been at my behest. One time at work a mechanic I got to know fairly well brought in pictures from the gulf war. I refused to look at them as I have seen death before and he almost made it into a joking matter. He didn’t raz me but he looked a little disappointed. Bill O’Reilly is doing a great disservice to veterans in my opinion, I’ll just leave it at that. I hope my opinion helps, **Luci**. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/23 "2008-05-26T23:54:06Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Bill O’Reilly is doing a great disservice to veterans in my opinion, I’ll just leave it at that. [/QUOTE] Bill O’Reilly does a great disservice to humanity every time he opens his mouth. -Off to watch _Countdown_! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/24 "2008-05-27T01:37:03Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] Bill O’Reilly does a great disservice to humanity every time he opens his mouth. -Off to watch _Countdown_! [/QUOTE] Not really. He brings joy to thousands/millions. Most of us laff every time we see or hear him. Our lives would be poorer without him. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/25 "2008-05-27T01:46:56Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] Not really. He brings joy to thousands/millions. Most of us laff every time we see or hear him. Our lives would be poorer without him. [/QUOTE] Hmmm, you’ve got a point there. Keith wasn’t on tonight. ☹ Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/26 "2008-05-27T01:52:05Z")
I present for your viewing pleasure, [Bill O’Reilly Flips Out - The Youtube Dance Remix](http://youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE). ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/27 "2008-05-27T01:57:09Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] I present for your viewing pleasure, [Bill O’Reilly Flips Out - The Youtube Dance Remix](http://youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE). [/QUOTE] Ahem. Post #6 ^^^^ ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/28 "2008-05-27T02:07:36Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] Ahem. Post #6 ^^^^ [/QUOTE] Well bust my buttons. Sorry 'bout that. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668/29 "2008-05-27T02:16:48Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Well bust my buttons. Sorry 'bout that. [/QUOTE] If you were REALLY like Bill O’Reilly, you’d have said, “That other clip is a FAKE only mine is the true Bill O’Reilly dance remix! That other was posted by Islamofascists who’ve never seen real Youtube combat!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-oreilly-combat-vet/450668.md?page=1)