Bill O'Reilly Spars With 'View' Co-Hosts, Megyn Kelly Defends GOP Debate Crowd, Nancy Grace Denies Wardrobe Malfunction

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 WATCH: Bill O'Reilly Spars With 'View' Co-Hosts Bill O'Reilly returned to "The View" Wednesday for the first time since his infamous comments about Muslims caused Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg to walk off the show nearly a year ago. This time, everyone made sure to behave themselves. Goldberg even whipped out a seat belt and literally fastened herself into her chair to ensure that she wouldn't take flight. However, things got rather testy in the second half of the chat. O'Reilly was on to promote his new book about President Lincoln, and he kept refusing to engage in any debate with the co-hosts about current politics. O'Reilly said Lincoln was his "gold standard" because he put the country "over himself." Joy Behar quickly tried to connect that point to current politics. Referencing the crowds at GOP debates who have booed gay soldiers and dying patients, she asked, "is that the party of Lincoln?" Maybe That Book Wasn't Such A Good Idea... PHOTO: Nancy Grace Denies Everything PHOTOS: Which Networks Are The Most Gay-Friendly? WATCH: Fox News Defends Shocking Debate Crowd WATCH: Anderson Cooper Is Really Disgusted BLOG POSTS Conrad Black: My Destruction by Murdoch The press release announcing my resignation from Hollinger was on the wires the Monday morning after my decision. Murdoch's New York Post became the outlet for every fictional tale of my enemies and then some enthusiastically invented by the Post itself. Eric Boehlert: FEMA Funding: How the Press Missed the Story Instead of the recent FEMA funding story being about how Republicans were embracing a radical new legislative initiative, and doing it the expense of disaster victims in need of government aid, the story was presented as more partisan sniping. Jason Linkins: TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Gary He: How the Funny Football Commercial Is Made With the McCourty Twins (Photos) Mark Shriver: Education Nation Changes the Conversation Our country is engaged in a deep, delicate battle about how to slice up the federal budget. What may surprise some people is that early childhood education comes down to everything Americans are anxious about.

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