On the September 19, 2007, edition of his syndicated radio show, Bill O'Reilly discussed a dinner outing with Al Sharpton at Harlem's Sylvia's Queen of Soul Food restaurant. O'Reilly's description of his experience has been criticized as racially insensitive.
Quotes
- "It was like going into an Italian restaurant in an all-white suburb in the sense of people were sitting there, and they were ordering and having fun...And there wasn't any kind of craziness at all."USA Today: Bill O'Reilly's comments about Harlem restaurant draw fire(September 26, 2007)
- "The band was excellent, but they were dressed in tuxedos, and this is what white America doesn't know, particularly people who don't have a lot of interaction with black Americans...They think the culture is dominated by Twista, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg."USA Today: Bill O'Reilly's comments about Harlem restaurant draw fire(September 26, 2007)
- "There wasn't one person in Sylvia's who was screaming, 'M.F.-er, I want more iced tea."USA Today: Bill O'Reilly's comments about Harlem restaurant draw fire(September 26, 2007)
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References
Fast Facts
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First reported by Media Matters For America
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Al Sharpton said that O'Reilly was not offensive during the dinner
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O'Reilly addressed the comments on September 25, 2007
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Comments were part of a conversation with Juan Williams, who claims they were taken out of context
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O'Reilly accused Media Matters For America of distorting the conversation
