Obama Battles O'Reilly in Pre-Super Bowl Interview

Obama Battles O'Reilly in Pre-Super Bowl Interview: 'You and Your TV Station' Push Benghazi, IRS
by Evan McMurry | 4:53 pm, February 2nd, 2014 VIDEO


 
President Barack Obama sat down with Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly for a pre-Super Bowl interview, a reprise of the Q&A the two did before the 2011 game, and Obama's sixth straight pre-Super Bowl interview.

O'Reilly grilled Obama on why Kathleen Sebelius had not been fired, noting that he as a taxpayer was paying her salary, and also asked if Obama thought the "If you like your plan you can keep your plan" claim was his "biggest mistake?"

Obama responded to both queries by arguing that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act was an ongoing process, and he was committed to getting it to work rather than dwelling on past mistakes. "I try to focus not on the fumbles but on the next play," Obama said.

The tensest moments came on Benghazi, with the host and the president talking over each other and at times sniping at each other.

"Your detractors believe that you did not tell the world it was a terror attack because your campaign didn't want that out," O'Reilly said. "That's what they believe."

"And they believe it because folks like you tell them that," Obama said, adding on the IRS scandal: "These kinds of things keep on surfacing, because folks like you will promote them."

Another portion of the interview will air on The O'Reilly Factor Monday night.

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For the last ten years, we've been calling for an end to the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. During the "fiscal cliff" talks, over 576,000 of you stood with us and forced Speaker Boehner's hand.

 

You may remember that House Republicans refused to take up the Violence Against Women Act. For over 500 days, you pushed and petitioned and demanded a vote. And then -- boom! Your grassroots pressure made it too hot to handle.

 

 

You demanded that Speaker Boehner stop wasting taxpayer money defending the discriminatory "Defense of Marriage Act." He didn't listen... then he lost.

 

 

When Republicans shut down the government, you organized online and held #DemandAVote events in your communities. In total, over one million of you demanded a vote to stop the GOP shutdown.

 

 
And finally, I've lost count of how many times Republicans have tried to dismantle, defund, and destroy the Affordable Care Act. Today, January 1st, 2014, millions will receive access to affordable, quality health care -- some for the first time in many years.

 

Let's not kid ourselves: There's still a lot of work left to done in 2014: extending unemployment benefits for Americans looking for work, passing the Paycheck Fairness Act to expand equal pay for women, raising the minimum wage for mothers and fathers across our country, expanding access to pre-school education... just to name a few.

But today, I hope you'll take a second to think about all of the victories you made possible that are changing people's lives for the better. I'm so proud of that -- and I hope you are too.

Happy New Year!

Nancy

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