Bill O'Reilly says that the slaves who built the White House were well taken care of. During Tuesday's edition of The O'Reilly Factor, the 66-year-old host responded to Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention - in which she noted the nation's history of slave labor - declaring that the slaves who helped build the White House were "well fed and had decent lodgings." "Slaves did participate in the construction of the White House. Records show about 400 payments made to slave masters between 1795 and 1801. In addition, free blacks, whites and immigrants also worked on the massive building," O'Reilly...
- 7/27/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
Medical experts have issued several warnings about what the Ebola virus is and why it's currently infecting thousands throughout the world. But rapper Chris Brown has his own theory on what's behind the spread of the deadly disease. “I don't know … But I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control,” the rapper tweeted on Monday. “Shit is getting crazy bruh.” See video: ‘The View’ Slams NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman for Breaking Ebola Quarantine: ‘It's Pretty Dumb’ Brown received immediate backlash for the tweet, with users criticizing the 25-year-old for suggesting the virus was intentionally being administered to people.
- 10/13/2014
- by Ryan O'Connell
- The Wrap
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