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And 10 Times as Many Clueless Pundits

07/28/2009 by Jim Naureckas

Asked by a Canadian viewer, "Has anyone noticed that life expectancy in Canada under our health system is higher than the USA?" Bill O'Reilly (7/27/09) responded: "Well, that's to be expected, Peter, because we have 10 times as many people as you do. That translates to 10 times as many accidents, crimes, down the line."

(h/t Political Animal.)

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5 Responses to “And 10 Times as Many Clueless Pundits”

  1. Quaboag Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Intelligent Design has performed a corporate takeover of basic mathematics.

  2. Rosencrantz Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    Wow. I did a spit take when I first saw/heard this clip. I don't think Bill-O could be any more ignorant and clueless than what he's doing here. Does he honestly and truly NOT KNOW that these stats are averages and therefore the differences in population are taking into account?

    And even if he doesn't, his point is still totally meaningless. The US has way more shootings and gun related violence than Canada, even taking the population difference into account. The US spends way more PER PERSON on their health care than Canada and have fewer people covered. There are MANY stats that paint the US in a negative light (positive too, but that is another topic) compared to countries like Canada. And those things go above and beyond any simplistic explanation like "we have mroe people" can account for.

  3. Jim Murphy Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    A few of us are interested in Canadian after 65. Also I have NEVER heard a Uni-healthcare pundit say what % of their incme they would be willing to pay, in taxes, for ObamaCare. Retirees who work and plan for their retirement and punished later by having their Social Security benifit taxed[ thanks to Al Gore].

  4. Robert Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    So, what was papa bear thinking when he said this? I mean, really. What did he think those words mean? I am so confused.

  5. Liquid Says:
    July 30th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Actually, I think O'Reilly's stats are off…
    If the population is ten times greater, sure ten times as many people will be affected by violent crime.
    But that leaves 90% *more* who are not. Therefore, American lifespans should be 90% higher in the States.

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