It is a shame that there are so many homeless much less veterans. Our country is going downhill fast. We need a government that will put our country back on the right track. That definitely means helping our homeless.

Edwards, Clinton and Obama are interchangeable parts. They all spout the same issues. From Lebananon, it seems that the Republican candidates are more diverse when it comes to stances on issues. Us Arab women fear that the Democrats will abandon us to the savage men who have destroyed so many livs.

Bill O'Reilly is a typical of Republicans who live in a make believe world where military power brings democracy and walls keep out immigrants. His ilk came into power squandered our budget surplus in the name of fiscal responsibility and worked every day to make the rich richer. It is time we see the persons in power for what they are and it is good that we are begining with their mouthpieces and puppets like Bill-O.

Sorry John, nice try, but O'Reilly makes your head spin like in the movie The Exocist. Do your homework!

Bill O'Reilly doesn't know what is he talking about. He is a radical spin master and a lier.

O'Reilly is an example of the WORST the USA has to offer. He is a fat-head with an ego... and worse yet, he is actually PAID for it by the SHAMELESS Fox news network.

Asma the republicans have made things worse. If you want to stick with that side of things, go ahead.

If you have a stock broker who's continually gambling with your money and is continuously failing at his job, I guess you'd keep trusting the same guy til you have nothing left.

Good luck with that.

oh sluggo, when the republicans have you living under a bridge, remember that you helped to convince people to vote you under that bridge. Here's an extra cardboard box |____| for you.

it is time some people have an idea of what is going on in this country. people like bill oriley dont have a clue of what is going on here. remember when the war started they were saying lets get them bush our oil price is too high what are they saying now we can barley buy a drop now

O'Reilly was Right to call Edwards on the comment! Where's the Proof,
John Edwards? Please provide the
American people with proof that there are 200,000 American veterans sleeping
under bridges!
The person that doesn't know what he's talking about is John Edwards!

I work at a VA hospital and I know of at least 3 vets who were discharged to shelters because they were homeless. One was attacked and returned to the hospital with a broken jaw. It is a problem but don't expect Bill O'Reilly to care much less do anything. With all the money he makes he could provide hundreds of vets with decnt housing.

jbond posted a link here that I don't see anymore. It was nv??.org whatever, it showed state by state, with the total number being almost 196K. So for people worshiping B Film stars who committed perjury themselves 47 times under oath, or treason for not stepping down once they learned they had a disease that would impair them from being president, or for folks idolizing a president who allowed an attack on his own country so he could make a buck and shred the constitution, there are ways to google and find some answers.

If they are not sleeping under some bridge someplace, they are stuck in some homeless shelter. Of course the shelters don't want them hanging around during the day, so they go to the park. Some never leave the park and that's where they sleep at night.

O'Reilly is a joke. Anyone who doesn't know this isn't much better. Anyone who doesn't know this should just pick up the phone book and look for shelters in his/her area call them an make plans to go and visit. While there, ask them to give you info. regarding other places, so you can visit those and see how over crowded they are as well.

You may even be able to tag along on a wellness ride with some community advocates or case workers. That's if one is prepared to accept the truth.

If that's to risky for you, just turn on the tv or pick up the newspaper and see/read for yourself how veterans are treated in this country; more specifically how they are treated after they have served this country.

O'Reilly should be ashamed of himself, for even trying to call Edwards out on this.

All O'Reilly cares about is keeping the fantasy going. That anytime America starts a war, it is entitled to win. That no matter how troops are treated, they always return (if at all) endowed and joyous like that Life magazine photo from 1945 taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt.

As for a common sense check: a credible professional does not lack the skill of identifying problems needing solutions to spite those who supposedly "blame America first." Like alcoholism, the first step to improvement is admitting there is a problem. And you certainly don't start out assuming any existing problems must not be substantial.

I can't imagine anyone believing what Bill O'Reilley says. All you need is a daily work commute to encounter a homeless veteran at any random place. Edwards does not even need to dignify such an absurd falsehood with a counter-attack.

People who really care about the army usually take an interest in contributing. Yes, a lot of leftists have never served the military, but they don't expect anybody else to. You lead by example if credibility matters at all.

It really is time to stop listening to the hollow opinions of people who have always had better things to do than serve America.

Is it 200,000? I don't know. Maybe 100,000? Whatever. I know there are many. But let's say their 50,000.... Oh ok... Now O'Rilley's closer to correct. Is that still acceptable. Or is it more important to ignore it and spend our energies disagreeing on the number? That is the Republican way. O'Rilley likes to be the news rather than report it.

andre - You said that leftist don't serve in the military. Well, maybe alot don't because they see the hypocracy before they serve. But a lot of conservatives who serve end up being Liberal when they get discharged after experiencing it.

i know a few homeless vets and i live in a small town... in fact, most of the homeless here are vets... bill oreilly is going to be a has-been very soon

Roy, that is also a very good point. Bush has not done a lot to make signing up for the military especially attractive.

Bill O'Reilly vs. John Edwards... far right against far left. A theocrat vs. a Socialist. THAT is what's wrong with America's politics; we need some MODERATES!

As I understand the facts, Bill O'Reilly spent the bloodiest days of combat in Vietnam as a student in England. To my knowledge, Mr. O'Reilly, as many of his right-wing colleagues at Fox, never served in the United States military. For those of us who did serve in the military, it comes as an insult that this habitual distorter of the truth can deny that countless numbers of our comrades (veterans) are homeless and "live" on the streets of America. Whether under bridges, on the sidewalks, gutters, etc., those who served America and allow Mr. Reilly the "right" to spread his venom are at this very moment scorned and discarded by our own government as if they did not exist. America one day will be held accountable not only for the manner in which it mistreated its veterans but for its squandering of billions that could have been utilized to better the lives of its citizens. President Bush, oblivious to reality, would rather spend his time dancing with the Saudi royalty and attending horse shows.