O'REILLY: "Back of the Book" segment tonight, "Reality Check," where we look for situations that need clarity.
"Check" one, the cable news networks giving plenty of coverage to Egypt, as you know. And, of course, with that comes some spin.
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CHRIS MATTHEWS, MSNBC ANCHOR: Leading off tonight, unrest in Egypt, proving the Iraq war wasn't needed. These protests in Egypt, as well as in Yemen and Tunisia, are all aimed at dictators supported by the U.S. The demonstrations have not yet turned anti-American, but they could. These are the events the Bush administration hoped to encourage by lying about weapons of mass destruction and invading Iraq.
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O'REILLY: Not getting the linkage there.
"Check" two, actor Richard Dreyfuss recently gave a talk to the National Press Club to promote his campaign to encourage civil debate in America. It's a nice idea. After his speech, a CNN news reporter caught up with Dreyfuss.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: MSNBC's Ed Schultz said of Dick -- has said of Dick Cheney, quote, "He's an enemy of the country. In my opinion, Dick Cheney is an enemy of this country. Lord, take him to the promised land, will you?"
RICHARD DREYFUSS, ACTOR: That's not uncivil. That's actually kind of a beautifully phrased way of saying something that could be uncivil.
Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis.
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O'REILLY: So, wishing somebody was dead -- is not -- OK.
"Check" three, the WikiLeaks guy, Julian Assange, still being held in England. On Sunday, he told "60 Minutes" this.
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STEVE KROFT, CORRESPONDENT, "60 MINUTES": There's a perception on the part of some people who believe that your agenda right now is anti- American.
JULIAN ASSANGE, FOUNDER, WIKILEAKS: Not at all. In fact, our founding values are those of the U.S. revolution. They are those of the people like Jefferson and Madison. And we have a number of Americans in our organization.
If you're a whistleblower and you have material that is important, we will accept it. We will defend you, and we will publish it. You can't turn away material simply because it comes from the United States.
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O'REILLY: "Check" continues to believe that Assange is a major villain who couldn't care less if he puts people in danger.
"Check" four, in California some liberal groups showed up to protest a Tea Party funding conference. Blogger Andrew Breitbart was there, too.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Revolution now! Revolution now!
ANDREW BREITBART, BLOGGER: What's your name, sir?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ratcher Frazier (ph) from Chicago. I'm happy to be here. I'll tell, this is what we need more of in America. This kind of extreme heat (ph), run against those kind of folks, you know, to win this country back!
BREITBART: What do you mean by revolution?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Revolution. You know what I mean by revolution. What's happening now in Egypt needs to happen here.
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O'REILLY: I think I saw that guy at Woodstock. I think he was with Joe Cocker.
Right on to "check" five. My state tells me this Facebook guy, Mark Zuckerberg, is a big deal, and "Saturday Night Live" seems to agree.
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MARK ZUCKERBERG, CO-FOUNDER, FACEBOOK: Why can't I go in there? I'm the real Mark Zuckerberg.
LORNE MICHAELS, PRODUCER, NBC'S "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE": Yes, and I'm pretty sure at least one of those guys is the real Mark Zuckerberg.
ZUCKERBERG: No, I am. That guy is, like, my evil twin, and that's just Andy Samberg. Those guys are such nerds. Come on. I invented poking.
MICHAELS: Yes. You're better off backstage.
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O'REILLY: OK.
And finally, "check" six, also Internet related. Let's go back in time to 1994 when Katie Couric and Brian Gumbel held court on "The Today Show."
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KATIE COURIC, FORMER CO-HOST, NBC'S "THE TODAY SHOW": Alison should know.
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COURIC: Internet is that massive computer network, the one that's becoming really big now.
BRIAN GUMBEL, FORMER CO-HOST, NBC'S "THE TODAY SHOW": What do you think of that? How does one -- what, do you write to it like mail?
COURIC: A lot of people use it and communicate. I guess they can communicate with NBC writer and producers. Alison, can you explain what Internet is?
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O'REILLY: I still don't know what the Internet is.
Seventeen years ago, America was a far different place.
And that is "Reality Check."
"Pinheads & Patriots" on deck, tonight starring Speaker Boehner and his addiction. Right is back with "P&P."
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