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Alba to O'Reilly: No, You're a Pinhead!

Sweden is neutral; siren says scornful Fox anchor had it wrong

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2009 7:24 AM CST

(Newser) – History is on Jessica Alba's side in her ongoing feud with Bill O'Reilly, MSNBC reports. After the Fox anchor ridiculed Alba and called her a "pinhead" for apparently confusing Sweden with Switzerland by telling a reporter to "be neutral, be Sweden about it," Alba fired back with a blog post pointing out that Sweden is also a neutral country. She added a link to Wikipedia in case O'Reilly was still confused.

"Mr. Bill O'Reilly and some really classy sites (ie, TMZ) insinuated I was dumb by claiming Sweden was a neutral country," Alba blogged. "I appreciate the fact that he is a news anchor and that gossip sites are inundated with intelligent reporting, but seriously people, it's so sad that you think the only neutral country during WWII was Switzerland.”

Actress Jessica Alba arrives at the National Council of La Raza ALMA Awards in Pasadena, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 17, 2008.
Actress Jessica Alba arrives at the National Council of La Raza ALMA Awards in Pasadena, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Actress Jessica Alba appears on the NBC Today television program in New York last year.
Actress Jessica Alba appears on the NBC "Today" television program in New York last year.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
FOX TV show host Bill O'Reilly arrives for a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman in New York last year.
FOX TV show host Bill O'Reilly arrives for a taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York last year.   (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Guest
Feb 5, 2009 12:53 AM CST
Regardless of if the technical aspects of her statement are right, the phrase is still used in conjunction with switzerland.
Guest
Feb 1, 2009 5:43 AM CST
BillO should remember that $250/hour executives cost businesses more than $40/hour union members and those union members would make more purchases of food and clothing than that 1 executive.
Mad
Jan 30, 2009 6:49 AM CST
One word: Falafel!

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