Politics & Government

O'Reilly: Capistrano City Councilman Is a Pinhead

The Fox News political commentator said of the San Juan Capistrano City Councilman: "why offend Muslims if you don't have to?"

San Juan Capistrano City Councilman Derek Reeve is a pinhead, political commentator Bill O'Reilly told his national TV audience Thursday night.

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Reeve said Tuesday night that his family picked the name Muhammad after teaching their children that in some parts of the world they could be sentenced to death for doing so.

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"Free speech issues aside, Mr. Reeve is a pinhead," O'Reilly said during the short "pinhead and patriots" segment his Fox News show. "Why offend Muslims if you don't have to? You wanna teach your children about tolerance there are plenty of others way to do it."

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