It’s hardly newsworthy when Bill O’Reilly apes GOP talking points, but since it’s local: The O’Reilly Factor namesake on Nov. 18 claimed that Sen. Norm Coleman “was certified the winner” of Minnesota’s race for U.S. Senate. The Coleman campaign has thrice declared victory for Coleman, even though the state’s top election official, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, has unequivocally stated, “Only when this recount is complete in its entirety will we know who is elected.” Coleman “won by a mere 215 votes,” O’Reilly added. But by the end of the first day of recounts, Coleman’s lead is down to 172 votes.