Bill O’Reilly may not have made used the best word he could have used, given the history of the word “lynching” and its role in American history. But all of this righteous indignation is overdone. What he was actually saying is that Michelle Obama shouldn’t be tagged as an embittered, beligerent racist unless and until some hard evidence surfaces (like the alleged “whitey” tape). I think in this regard, O’Reilly was actually trying to be fair and was defending Ms. Obama, although admittedly he could have used a word like “crucify” or “condemn” instead.

We have far too many people in this country walking around with a chip the size of a Mack Truck on their shoulder just waiting to be “offended”. Get over yourselves.

Is he really so dense that he doesn’t know how pissed people get when the word “lynch” is just carelessly thrown around?

No, he isn’t. Of course he isn’t. Why in God’s name would you hear something so threateningly racist and wonder if it was caused by stupidity? If O’Reilly pushes you up against the wall in an alley and brandishes a knife, are you going to wonder if he’s so “dense” he doesn’t know that might scare some people? Or will it dawn on you that just maybe, scaring you is the point?