And his heart is true. O'Neill, who is a Republican, said the national furor over Bergdahl's release was heavily politicized.

Gives background of the whole story, which created a national furor & which is a classic case of its kind.

In fact, the mere utterance of the words "sumo" and "rigged" in the same sentence can cause a national furor.

Their arrests came just days after the release of the video, which set off the national furor led by civil rights activists and celebrities.