O’Reilly Tangles With Obama Staffer
EmailABC News’ Sunlen Miller Reports: When candidates are working the rope lines after their events, it’s common practice to see reporters yelling questions at them as they are greeting voters.
But, after Sen. Barack Obama’s event in Nashua it was a reporter, FOX’s Bill O’Reilly, who got in a tete-a-tete with Obama’s National Trip Director, Marvin Nicholson.
O’Reilly was trying to get access to Obama, who was unknowingly just working the rope line about ten feet in front of them. Nicholson, standing 6 foot, 8 inches in height and a veteran of Senator John Kerry’s, D-Mass., 2004 campaign, was standing next to Obama, as his job calls for, and thus blocking O’Reilly’s cameraman from a clean shot of Obama.
So O’Reilly took things into his own hands…literally. He maneuvered around the steel gate barricade, yelled expletives at Nicholson, and called him "low class."
In an interview after the incident, Nicholson said, "He grabbed me with both arms and tried to push me out of the way."
Secret Service then stepped in and told O’Reilly to get back.
After the commotion, Obama shook hands with O’Reilly.
Nicholson, however, said he’d never seen anything like it.
"I’ve never seen a member of the press lay hands on a staffer before."
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O’Reilly is the poster child for low class. I wouldn’t have shook his hand. I would have pressed charges. He needs to find a rock and crawl under it.
Posted by: Sara B. | January 5, 2008, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
Bill O’Reilly is so utterly inappropriate. He’s more interested in what he wants, getting video clips to use to trash Obama on his program, than being a decent human being.
Posted by: Matthew Ledwith | January 5, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
Bill O’Reilly is so utterly inappropriate. He’s more interested in what he wants, getting video clips to use to trash Obama on his program, than being a decent human being.
Posted by: Matthew Ledwith | January 5, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
Just another Republican, That Obama has fired up!
Posted by: Nando | January 5, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
O’REILLY OUGHT TO JUST SHUT UP!
Posted by: allan_krueger | January 5, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
This behavior on the part of O’Reilly shouldn’t surprise anyone. He is a horses…..*&$#! And, call him “Press” is a stretch. His behavior is like that of a spoiled bully.
Posted by: NotSurprisedatOReilly | January 5, 2008, 4:09 pm 4:09 pm
I am a loyal Ron Paul fan, but have not heard much about Obama, so I am still waiting for the debate. But after hearing he shook the Faux’s hand, my opinion dropped significantly.
Ouch.
Posted by: Earl E | January 5, 2008, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
Wow, O’Reilly’s lucky he didn’t get arrested.
Posted by: Erika | January 5, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Yeah, that O’Reilly is a nasty gas-bag. I’ve never thought the man was completely stable. Fox is taking a chance by keeping him around. These types seem to grow more volitile as time goes on.
Posted by: 4cryingoutloud | January 5, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
This would be a predictable event when an over-the-top commentator (O’Reilly) meets an officious and aggressive bodyguard. They BOTH needed a reprimand for their behavior. I used to like Bill O’Reilly until he began sounding like a televangelist, and now I rarely agree with him. But I give him credit for saying what he thinks without regard for “political correctness”.
Posted by: rmberryman | January 5, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
O’Reilly and his staff are nothing more then thugs. I’ve seen his show and think he is as stupid as his staff. I stopped watching his show on FOX because of his crap.
Posted by: JJ | January 5, 2008, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
O’Reilly was just hoping the guy would be confrontational so he could go on his show and badmouth Obama and say he sicc’ed a goon on him.
In all honesty my first reaction would be that O’Reilly would have got hit so hard that it would have left him in a vegitated state. But it’s people like him and Limbaugh that help drive away people with any sense at all from the republican party. So I want the fool to keep doing what he is doing. :)
Posted by: Mike | January 5, 2008, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
TURN it into a “white and black issue”? I actually like Obama, but I’ve noticed that whenever he is speaking to a predominantly black audience he ALWAYS plays the “race card”. This is sad, because he doesn’t need to do this, and he loses white support when he does it. Barack Obama NEEDS some white votes if he is to have a chance at being elected. And he should remember when HE makes it a racial thing, there ARE camera and microphones present, and his remarks WILL become public. Bill O’Reilly will have little or no effect on Obama’s success or failure. The “Religious Right” will do everything in their power to sink Obama; O’Reilly will be “preaching to the choir”.
Posted by: rmberryman | January 5, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
Obama is just a new boss that will be the same as the old boss! Obama’s advisers are(google)Richard Clarke & Zbigniew Brzezinksi (foreign policy) and will more than likely end up is his cabinet of advisers, essentially amounting to the same status-quo interventionists foreign policy that Bu$hco has now. Nothing will change!
Posted by: Bill Hicks | January 5, 2008, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
O’Reilly is completely out of control. Whether it’s interviewing someone with opposing views, or trying to get a staffer to go to bed with him, he feels he has this “entitlement” because he’s famous. As far as I’m concerned, he’s just another right wing ### talking head that needs to be smacked down.
Posted by: Tim | January 5, 2008, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
O’Reilly’s a NOBODY. He should stick to sexually harassing his female producers.
Posted by: wilder5121 | January 5, 2008, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Bill O’Reilly is the most un-American person in America. He needs to go back to Ireland.
Posted by: Jong | January 5, 2008, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
Bill O’Reilly is a kind gentle soul. He was just doing his job as best he can. Why do you not like him? Peace my brotha…
Posted by: Hog-Wild | January 5, 2008, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
Yeah, O’Reilly’s nobody but has the #1 TV show in America.
You guys are a bunch of cry babys and well…I’m sure loosers too.
Posted by: Spencer | January 5, 2008, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
A spirit grand as Obama’s would cause an ego bloated as O’Reilly’s to get desperately physical.
Posted by: missy erin | January 5, 2008, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
Bill O’Reilly has followers and fans for the same reason Hitler did: He’s low and evil. Popularity does not equal decency or worthiness and O’Reilly exudes only the opposite of any virtue. He SO creeps me out.
Posted by: Blah on the Brown-Shirt | January 5, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
This is just another senseless act from a selfish member of the Press. Its people like him that give the people who are good at what they do a bad name. I totally beleive o’reily was out of line. Just let these staffers (who put endless hours of work in each day) do there jobs. Its hard enough as it is. I can only imagine what the dirty Leprechaun would do if he was on the other end.
Posted by: Luke Dickens | January 5, 2008, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
Bill O’Reilly always says he never says what he actually says over and over and over. Now, I suppose he’ll say he never did what he actually did. Will he do it again?
Posted by: Ellen B | January 5, 2008, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
O’reilly is not a racist. Please don’t play that game. I am an occassional listener to Bill O’reilly and I am a conservative. I have no reason to doubt that this article is accurate, so I will assume that it is. That being said, if O’reilly did what he is reported to have done, then he certainly acted more than just inappropriately. In my opinion, his actions would border on criminal assault and he should be held accountable for his actions. Can you believe a conservative is even saying this? But please….stop with the race baiting.. It was not a racial incident, it was a political incident.
Posted by: NCPilot | January 5, 2008, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
O’REILLY IS TRYING TO RAISE HIS SHOW’S RATINGS by creating a commotion…
This story makes Bill’O Reilly of Fox Noise, the W-OR-S-T P-E-R-SO-N in the Woooooorld, would say MSNBC Keith Olbermann, with a religious musical organ chiming sound heard in the background.
He is doomed journalist, i’m sorry… commentator, so is Fox-News doomed as well, going out of Business.
Posted by: franklin | January 5, 2008, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
O’Reilly is in the “business” of making headlines. Now, his viewers are getting a glimse of the gasbag they mindlessly follow.
Posted by: zuzu | January 5, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
O’Reilly trying to raise his ratings?? Ha! One of the #1 rated shows….People hate him because he corners you and tells it like it is..the truth hurts…..Race Issue, please quit…that is BS and you know it..
Bill you keep on the Politicians..
Posted by: pathlo | January 5, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Bill O Reilly should have been arrested! He’s the most obnoxious lowlife on television or any other media outlet. Go OBAMA!!!!!!!!! You’ve got these FOX nerds all heated up!
Posted by: chuckinla | January 5, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
RE: Bill O’Reilly
Caution. You’re entering a no class zone!
Posted by: Noah | January 5, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
Bill O”Reily is a idiot- an hour or 30 mins whatever, of mental institution on TV or radio for all the dumbwits to take part.
Posted by: Kash | January 5, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
If you were listening to O’reilly’s radio show yesterday you would have known that this action was pre-meditated. I am not suggesting that anyone watch or listen to a Fox production – I merely like to keep tabs on the loonie and influential.
Posted by: Nuetral Observer | January 5, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
to call o’reilly a member of the press is an insult to members of the press
Posted by: chris | January 5, 2008, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
Mr. No Spin Zone put a stop to Obama’s handlers. O’Reilly was absolutely correct in removing the 6′-8″ obstruction from his cameras.
Keep up the great work Bill. You are looking out for us and we appreciate it. The liberals hate you because of your honest reporting and high TV ratings. Excellent.
Posted by: Jim Stevens | January 5, 2008, 5:45 pm 5:45 pm
I would like to line my litter box with Bill O’Reilly.
Posted by: Wayne Collins | January 5, 2008, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
obamas wife called oreilly yesterday saying they would get together today.I would do the same if some little staffer was trying to block obama from me.Obama you noticed went over to him at the time.Get the facts
Posted by: patrick novasio | January 5, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
O’Reilly Rocks
Posted by: Dennis | January 5, 2008, 5:50 pm 5:50 pm
I don’t like O’Reilly and I can’t stand Obama, however, I still think O’Reilly has brains compared to Obama.
Posted by: swissdiver | January 5, 2008, 5:50 pm 5:50 pm
When are they going to fire O’Reilly? Is this not enough to say the man has REAL issues!
Posted by: Cari | January 5, 2008, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm
You can’t even email o’really w/o joining his club. 1st week of Iraq invasion: “they’ll greet us as liberators, hug the troops; end of story.” Oh, really. He’s just bad radio. Period.
Posted by: eric | January 5, 2008, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm
I”ve realized a long time ago that FOX news IS NOT A NEWS Organization.
It seems as if they try to be the news by pushing and walking the line to get reactions. And then reporting/exploiting those reactions as news. They have their own agendas and that’s what they try to project by masquerading as a news organization.
These methods are no different that a Supermarket tabloid. But since they have viewers who actually absorb this as news, makes for a very scary situation.
I do believe that their max market is the 23% who still support this president.
Posted by: roy | January 5, 2008, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
I am stunned that someone would make this a racial issue. I have been inspired by Barack Obama and I am a Republican. I don’t agree with O’Reilly on every thing he says at all. But Barack is running on a theme of working together. If we aren’t going to work together and unite then I’ll just vote for a Republican.
Posted by: susan | January 5, 2008, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
o’reilly’s not even that bright sometimes….there are numerous clips of his “genius” replayed every so often on Howard Stern, including reading an email from one Jack Meoffer, who had high praise for bill…
Posted by: chris | January 5, 2008, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
The fact that Obama shook O’Reilly’s hand shows he has class. That’s the kind of president we need: someone who makes a sincere effort to make peace.
Posted by: azalea25 | January 5, 2008, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm
O’Reilly is a lowlife Rightwing blowhard. Only the brainwashed and weakminded believe in this peverted moron. GOP values at their worst! 99% of O’Reilly fans are Bush supporters no doubt. The worst Americans ever! Total losers! Traitors to the true American way! The worst Christians ever!
Posted by: AJ | January 5, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
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4 of the so called “top tier” are on this list : Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Barack Obama ,Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Governor Mike Huckabee…..
Posted by: scott | January 5, 2008, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
I stood just feet from O’Reilly and never witness what he is being accused of. He never laid a finger on Obama’s staffer, but he did manage to find his way past the steel gate to get closer to Obama for a quick interview – hich I believe is fine. He was just doing his job – he’s a great reporter.
Posted by: Darren Tyler B. | January 5, 2008, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
I have to wonder why Obama avoids appearing on Fox News, when even Kucinich and Clinton aren’t afraid to be seen there. Could MoveOn be scarier than even al-Qaida?
Posted by: Mondoman | January 5, 2008, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm
Some people are IRRELEVANT.
Posted by: Anthony | January 5, 2008, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm
Just what changes is obama talking about changing? Maybe he got this idea from Diva Oprah. The future is dependented on the young, but the young need to learn from the seniors. Obama pull the race card talking about the marches in the south and how many young were killed. This is a big mistake on his part, many politicians have been done in by making this kind of remarks. So far no one has made any changes to speak of not even Obama.
Posted by: boy blue | January 5, 2008, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm
What is most unforgivable is not how O’Reilly treated the staffmember, which I agree is quite pathetic. It’s his apparent disregard for his fellow citizens who were standing in line to greet the candidate. Who says that having a TV spin show on Fox TV entitles you to a better view than your fellow citizen? What kind of self-importance is this? I’ve seen local Fox reporters wait patiently and respectfully at political events. Pushy children go to the back of the line.
Posted by: Ronald Loui | January 5, 2008, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
Apparently on CSPAN, O’Reilly said that Obama was “… a great guy.” This all smacks of a Fox ploy to me, to tell the truth. Fox ratings must be plummeting with their share values to make them this desperate. It’s just another case of the Fox that cried wolf. Now, the New Hampshire Republican Party even refuses to host their biased debates.
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm
AJ what about your boys Bush, Cheney, Rove and rest of NEO-CONS. Surely you and Judicial Watch, would not over look it? Must be very selective. All the above should be at the very top.
Posted by: boy blue | January 5, 2008, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
O’reily-Clinton Coalition!
Posted by: joseph | January 5, 2008, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
Hi Earl ~
I like Ron Paul, too. I’m voting for Barack Obama. Pay close attention to tonight’s debate, though. When your opinion dropped, it would have done better to raise. A gentleman is a gentleman is a gentleman. We’re looking at someone who will be dealing on a world level; and that trait will be priceless.
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 5, 2008, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
Why didn’t the secret service tase him?
Posted by: etwan | January 5, 2008, 6:47 pm 6:47 pm
Hmm maybe O’Reilly should have been tazered.
Posted by: Listen Up | January 5, 2008, 6:47 pm 6:47 pm
Bill O’Reilly is a stupid, insignificant, classless hood.
Posted by: Scott | January 5, 2008, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
RW,
Yeah, O’Reilly’s got it coming, but he actually feeds on your hate. Obama’s got the right idea: shake his hand and refuse his interview. After all, he’s not even a really interesting spectacle.
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
When is the press going to get off their rear ends and actually start asking some tough questions of Obama.
Actually I think they are afraid of being perceived by their peers as too tough on an African American candidate.
Well folks this isn’t about race this is about a guy who wants to be president of our country. (Howard Kurtz
of the Wash. Post has quiet a column on this very issue today.) Obama entered the political arena of his own choice, and I want to know who the heck he is and what he stands for. I’m tired of the dreamy, childlike promises of something down the road with a hearty serving of hope and a new day(almost sounds like Huey Long). I want no more starry eyed fluff from the press corps either, DO YOUR JOB IF YOU REMEMBER HOW.
Posted by: song123123 | January 5, 2008, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
Hmmmmm. I was just thinking….Why is ‘Orally’ shooting a camera himself? Is his show losing so many viewers to Keith Olbermann that they’re cutting back on staff??
Posted by: Alex | January 5, 2008, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm
Hey Alex et al: Read the article before you post a comment. He had a “Camera man”.
Posted by: newarlin | January 5, 2008, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
I think the point that Alex is trying to make is this: Why was O’Reilly reduced to bullying secret service guys and going around the security barricade? The answer Alex is this: O’Reilly is not a real reporter, Fox is not a real news station, and they–like the Sun and the National Examiner–are not invited to real political events, whether they’re hosted by republicans or democrats.
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm
oh the Irish@@@
Posted by: nupe942001 | January 5, 2008, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
Song123123,
So, you’re saying that you like bullying commentators like O’Reilly? You want our reporters to break security barricades and push past the secret service? And for what? It’s sensationalism, not news. If you want to know what Obama is about, go to his website–check ABC’s link. Fox, CNN and MSNBC all ran stories on him that showed him without letting him speak.
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm
So much hate and anger in these posts! Bill O’Reilly does not have such pain, I will need to hear he’s side of what happened.
Posted by: Steven | January 5, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
Steven,
Ah yes, the lofty O’Reilly–devoid of sensationalist ambitions, devoid of anger as he pushes past the security barricades–will tell you the truth.
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm
Chris,
No… no, no more hate. That’s why Obama shook O’Reilly’s hand. Really, when you consider it, the New Hampshire Republicans know just the right way to handle Fox: just don’t let them represent you. That’s how all of us win.
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm
Bill O’Reilly’s wife cannot trust him. Remember, he cheated on her by sexually harassing the FOX employee.
How can you guys believe the inaccurate facts or lies O Reiley tells on his show.
Posted by: BillyRiley | January 5, 2008, 7:55 pm 7:55 pm
The Dems try to avoid the questions that realy mean things to the American citizen. All they want to do is catering to Oprah and the lib media. Good job O’reilly!!!!
Posted by: Bill | January 5, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
FOX is in a meltdown. I used to be an avid viewer until they decided to ban Ron Paul from the next debate. Remember Bill O’Reilly declined to tell the truth on his sexual harassment incident so I’m not surprised that he’s lying AGAIN! The man is full of himself.
Posted by: Shelby | January 5, 2008, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm
Bill,
Your own party, if you are a republican, withdrew its support for the Fox debate in New Hampshire. Do you think that they are also liberals? I’m not trying to get down on you, but you should reconsider Fox.
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm
Interesting how those that disagree with the number one cable TV show all find reasons to call names.
Hmmmmm
Posted by: ACR | January 5, 2008, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm
You dems think you are above everyone…who knows what really happened…unless you were there how can you take the pro-dems media report of the incident.
Posted by: Troy | January 5, 2008, 8:12 pm 8:12 pm
Reading through the postings on this board provide a really good insight into what’s wrong with America. With a few exceptions, most posts are far right or far left… just like the so-called “choice” we have in today’s politicians. No one is willing to compromise anymore, and nobody is a moderate, apparently. Bill O’Reilly can be interesting or irritating, but he is neither great nor is he the Devil personified. If you don’t like him, don’t watch his program (I quit a couple of years ago). But just because I lost interest in his new-found “theocon” evangelism doesn’t mean others shouldn’t pay attention to him, if they choose. We should always allow opposite opinions to our own.
Posted by: rmberryman | January 5, 2008, 8:13 pm 8:13 pm
Wilhelm-2SS,
What makes you think that it’s the number one cable show? Did you get that “news” from cable or Fox? Would it surprise you to find that they’re owned by the same guy?
Posted by: Ty | January 5, 2008, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm
Just another reason why O’Reilly is another idiotic talking head. I’m suprised that he is not in traction.
Posted by: Demetrius | January 5, 2008, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm
oreilly is not a journalist, he’s just another shock jock feeding frothy zingers his audience loves – he was trying bottom feed and stir something up. what a jerk
Posted by: vmcgreen | January 5, 2008, 8:45 pm 8:45 pm
O’Reilly is an ignorant piece of trash.
Posted by: Liz | January 5, 2008, 8:57 pm 8:57 pm
To be a Liberal, one must be a hyprocrite…. Grow up!…amd as for Ty, Jesus “IS” coming and you will stand before him and regret your anit-Christ jokes my friend!
Posted by: John | January 5, 2008, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm
Network television is very competitive. What O’Reilly did is very common. Most of you don’t know that because you don’t have a Secret Service press pass and have never worked as a political reporter.
Posted by: Stephen | January 5, 2008, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm
The delusional O’Reilly once again has overestimated his importance, just as he most always tends to overestimate his influence on national issues. Though I agree with his positions about 90% of the time, the remaining time he is usually acting like an arrogant, pompous ass that speaks oh so vividly about the person he really is, and thereby negating any inkling on my part to find him palatable. Mr. O’Reilly may be smart with his finger on the pulse of the feelings of a good portion of the average American’s sensibility, but he certainly is not a nice person and despite his best efforts can not conceal that fact.
Posted by: Michael Lofrano | January 5, 2008, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm
Obama is a Presidential candidate. They can get killed. In fact Obama was assigned secret service protection because he is a. U.S Senator. Not to mention Fox News has defamed Obama so much it is ridiculous!!!!! I would not let O’Reilly’s near me with a ten foot poll. He did get sued for putting hands in the wrong place!
Posted by: Sharon Joseph | January 5, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm
I am an independent first off. I like Obama and I do like O’Reilly how he speaks his mind. However, as most independents feel (also a crucial part of the vote who will probably stir the election) is that Obama DOES NOT answer the tough questions on shows like O’Reilly or the fact does not go on them. He is the number one show, so if you say people don’t like him, of course, you either hate him or like him. But in the end, if you are intimidated that Bill is right wing and you don’t want to go on his show, how in the world can you run for president?
Posted by: Eric | January 5, 2008, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm
a trash network employs a trash ” reporter ” like o’reilly i ahve no idea how fox got away with that. so far they have, so where is so shoooking about his beheavier
Posted by: hossam | January 5, 2008, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm
Knowing ABC, we’re only getting half the story. How come they didn’t interview O’Reilly after the incident? ABC only wanted to distort it and report a single-sided view of the incident.
Posted by: Sam | January 5, 2008, 9:29 pm 9:29 pm
Obama is a Presidential candidate. They can get killed. In fact Obama was assigned secret service protection because he is a. U.S Senator. Not to mention Fox News has defamed Obama so much it is ridiculous!!!!! I would not let O’Reilly’s near me with a ten foot poll. He did get sued for putting hands in the wrong place!
Posted by: Sharon Joseph | January 5, 2008, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
O’reilly is a nut.But I like him. He asks the things from the people that I want to know about. Obama will not go on his show.He will not stand in the line of fire.
Posted by: Mark | January 5, 2008, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm
Just get real the guy is a jackass. Arrogent bleep, Thinks he sleeps with Don Imus
Posted by: Fran | January 5, 2008, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm
Even the goofy Dave Letterman thinks O,Riely is a joke! I think most of America thinks so to
Posted by: Mark | January 5, 2008, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
Whatever your opinion of Obama is, his death would cause riots like haven’t been seen since 1968, and I suspect there is more than one group that would take him out if they could. It kind of worries me that O’Reilly could get that close. One twitchy secret service guy, and he would have been toast.
Posted by: kate | January 5, 2008, 10:23 pm 10:23 pm
Why would anyone even entertain the thought of talking with or going on the O’Reilly show-all he does is scream and talk-he really never developed listening skills-thank goodness I didn’t have to have him as a student-maybe he was home schooled so the classroom was quiet? He does hvae his probelsm-the closet is full unlike the deck he was dealt-
Posted by: ron dernick | January 5, 2008, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
O’Reilly is a quality person. He must have felt like his rights as a journalist were being infringed upon. They probably were.
Posted by: Greg | January 5, 2008, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? Bill O’Reilly works for Fox News and get this: Fox engineered Ron Paul out of a sponsored Republican lunch today. Check out this article on Wikipedia (with citations) and look at January 6, 2008: ttp://tinyurl.com/2tdoxv
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“The New Hampshire Republican Party had been sponsoring a brunch forum with presidential candidates to be broadcast on Fox News. Candidates Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter were not invited to this event, despite the fact that Paul polls higher, and has raised significantly more money than Fred Thompson, who has been invited. Ron Paul got 10 percent of the Iowa vote while Guliani who was invited got just 3 percent. Fox News said they had only enough room for so many candidates as a reason why Paul and Hunter were not invited.
This caused Paul supporters to send a number of protest letters to the Fox News network. New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen released a statement on the 31st of December regarding the primary weekend debates where he mentions the exclusion; “Limiting the number of candidates who are invited to participate in debates is not consistent with the tradition of the first in the nation primary. The level playing field requires that all candidates be given an equal opportunity to participate – not just a select few determined by the media prior to any votes being cast.” On January 5th, 2008, following Fox News’ continued refusal to allow Paul into the forum, the New Hampshire Republican Party withdrew their sponsorship of the event.”
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Fair and balanced indeed.
Posted by: Steve B | January 5, 2008, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm
What people who like O’reilley do not understand is that he hates America. There is a huge difference between disagreeing and the absolute disrespect he has for other people. He also does not know the difference between debate and name calling, or the difference between patriotism and facism.
Posted by: vissionquest | January 5, 2008, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm
O’really and Fox – Fairly Unbalanced
Posted by: Nelly | January 5, 2008, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm
Change, change,change. Didn’t we hear this same old theme last year? Didn’t the people vote for a new congress for change? I haven’t seen change and the people in congress are the same backers of the Democratic candidates for president. WHAT A JOKE!!!
Posted by: martin betancourt | January 6, 2008, 12:04 am 12:04 am
O’Reilly IS A TOOL!!!
Posted by: Walt Skillz | January 6, 2008, 12:13 am 12:13 am
Bill O’Reilly has a skewed view of reality, as do some of the respondents on this page. Indeed, he is lucky that he is not in jail. However, he is only following the Fox News protocol, to boast the success of the Republican Party despite its continuous failure. As far as Obama using the race card, this is absurd. I have listened to him speak on a number of occasions and the only time race comes up is when media pundits throw it out there. Who cares if he is African American? He displays authenticity and a great amount of resolve. Even though I am conservative, I do find the liberal/conservative divide to be ignorant and a great deterrent to progress.Obama and perhaps John Edwards, are the only presidential candidates with the ability to unite our polarized government. Honestly, Obama reminds me of JFK, a young, idealistic, but fully capable leader. The only difference is that Obama was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. This means that he understands the plight of most Americans.
Posted by: Frank | January 6, 2008, 12:29 am 12:29 am
Of course the liberal/conservative devide is a great deterrant to progress. When the Democrats won power of Congress in 2006, what happened?? Every Democrat said things would be much better. Oh thank you, Congress has the worst rating in what, 40 years??? What now, give the White House to the Clowns?? Ahhh, I DONT think so.
And just because you think that O’Reilly has a “skewed view of reality”, doesn’t make it true. In your mind it’s true, that’s all.
It’s become unmistakenly to me that the only truth that matters to liberals, is in their own mind.
Posted by: Brian928s | January 6, 2008, 12:50 am 12:50 am
Fox News is extremely biased and unbalanced. They have two liberal commentators (Colmes and van Susteren), the rest are conservative. I want the news, not a pseudo-journalist’s like O’Reilly’s opinion. If this guy is so great why doesn’t he run for office. He is a disgrace to Harvard. Meanwhile, Murdoch is a monopolist demagod.
Posted by: Frank | January 6, 2008, 12:56 am 12:56 am
Brian, I am conservative, not a liberal. Unfortunately, O’Reilly and most Americans have no clue what that means. Educated yourself my friend. As far as Obama is concerned, I think we should recognize that he has managed to attract quite a few Republicans and conservatives. Obama has ignored polarizing America. He has called for us to unite. Hell, haven’t we had enough division in our history. I, for one, am tired of it. We have soldiers dying and Washington decisionmakers have spent more time bickering that solving the problem. More than 40 million Americans lack healthcare. The unemployment rate is up. Our borders are weak. Who gives a damn whether we are liberals, moderates, conservatives, democrats, republicans, or independents. WE ARE AMERICANS! Let’s act like it and elect someone that remembers that, not someone that wants us divided.
Posted by: Frank | January 6, 2008, 1:04 am 1:04 am
” …..Fox is not a liberal-only network like CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC”?
Time and time again Mr. O’Reilly has been caught in half-truths, fallacies or lies yet he’s still on the air. Now he’s manhandled a staffer for Sen. Obama and you consider him a legitimate journalist?
It’s the liberal media who’s allowing you to say what you want now while Mr. O’Reilly is probably off dreaming up some other pithy remark to follow “low life.”
Posted by: Marian Payne | January 6, 2008, 1:06 am 1:06 am
Tete-a-tete means head to head. It’s French.
Posted by: frank | January 6, 2008, 1:15 am 1:15 am
Bill O’Riley is the JERRY SPRINGER of fox news. Bil-ly! Bil-ly! Bil-ly!
Posted by: tom davis | January 6, 2008, 1:15 am 1:15 am
Thank you, Bill. You just,once again, gave us a reason to question your integrity as a responsible, viable news source.
Posted by: Terry | January 6, 2008, 1:29 am 1:29 am
Thank you, Bill. You just,once again, gave us a reason to question your integrity as a responsible, viable news source.
Posted by: Terry | January 6, 2008, 1:29 am 1:29 am
Why is everyone saying that obama is playing the race card. he only gave factual information about selma. No one has called O’reilly racist, just rude. Obama is Black. It’s a fact, not a card being played.
Posted by: douglas | January 6, 2008, 1:57 am 1:57 am
Brian928s: his page is turning, and hates it. You look good in the museum.
Posted by: Boorring | January 6, 2008, 2:14 am 2:14 am
Frank, I missed reading part of your last paragraph, and for that at least, I apologize.
Posted by: Brian928s | January 6, 2008, 2:15 am 2:15 am
KC, you are extremely ignorant. Taking shots at me does not resolve the issue of biased journalism. The aim of journalism is objectivity. Unfortunately, it has become more about info-tainment. Your ignorance is widespread evidently. If you do not have any viable commentary then keep it to yourself. Oh, for the record, I am a republican. Grow up.
Posted by: frank | January 6, 2008, 2:19 am 2:19 am
He needs repentence!
Posted by: Gidisa | January 6, 2008, 2:28 am 2:28 am
I apologize KC, I meant to direct my comment to Brian.
Posted by: frank | January 6, 2008, 2:35 am 2:35 am
Its great to see ABC put out a negative story on O’Reilly. He only has the number 1 political talk show in history. Sounds like ABC News is a little jealous.
Posted by: Johann | January 6, 2008, 3:09 am 3:09 am
I just have to use some common senese –do not have to be democrat or republican — to see that Mr. O’Reily’s behaviour could not be condoned – regardless!(but that again is subject to whether or not the report is correct). Considering the report is correct, all Bill had to do was to directly holler at Obama with a request for the interview (mind you he was rather close to him), and directly plead with him that his staffer was impeding his approach. Calling names, and physical handling on part of Mr. O’Reily is definitely way out of line, especially for a public figure (however unfornate that may be). This simply speaks of the intellectual capacities of Mr. O’Reily. -> As a matter of fact if he had used common sense as mentioned above, he could very well have used it (in case Sen. Obama turned a cold shoulder to his loud plea for interview or whatever!)against the Senator on his show.
On a different but relevant note, the mass media (Radio, TV, and newspapers)today, follow and have taken it to great heights, the legacy of propaganda they inherited from the Nazis of the 2nd world war. Every news source in today’s world is about specific (and frequently pathetic and trivial) vested interests. There is so much of abundance of news media, press etc. that it has become ecceedingly difficult to delineate right from wrong. I am not at all surprized that in attempt to gain favorable public grounds, these agencies use all possible ploys, without caring how much deceit, and damage they may do to the public opinion, and in the long run humanity!!!
Folks sorry but no sorry — it will be the candidate with the most money and dubious ploys who will win the white house!!!!!
Posted by: Ahmed | January 6, 2008, 3:37 am 3:37 am
I heard O’Reilly’s side of the story and it’s much different. I don’t know which side is correct, but if ABC was to do a more thorough job they would have given his side and possibly some eye witnesses. That way people could have formed a better opinion of what happened.
Posted by: Phil | January 6, 2008, 3:43 am 3:43 am
The left wing media is scared of the truth and anyone who associates themselves with Fox News. Sometimes the truth hurts.
Posted by: Big Ben | January 6, 2008, 3:47 am 3:47 am
I think i can speak for the UK and the rest of the world when i say – Bill o’reilly is loud, obnoxious, ostentatious, simplistic, rude, arrogant and underhand and is more akin to a bitter old drunk at a bar than a news commentator. how his style has been stomached for so long let alone at all is impressive to say the least. He fools nobody this side of the pond, i guarantee you.
Posted by: Matt Hardeman | January 6, 2008, 4:21 am 4:21 am
He bullies guests on his show all the time, and now gets physical with candidate staff?
He’s earned a new name: Bill O’Bully
Posted by: MichiganJack | January 6, 2008, 4:24 am 4:24 am
rmberryman: Why are you trying to lie on Obama. Maybe you are with the Billary camp. I have never heard Obama play the Race Card. Some Blacks have been upset and said he wasn’t Black enough. Regardless of if you vote for him or not, no one can disagree that Obama has handled himself with nothing but CLASS. It would be historic to have Black President yet he only says it’s historic to have a President that will bring the country together. Billary has played the Gender card constanly and feels it’s historic to elect her. The Clintons care more about themselves than the rest of America.
Posted by: xo | January 6, 2008, 4:34 am 4:34 am
i havent watched this idiot since he said shawn hornbeck wanted to be with michael devlin.what a damn loser.
Posted by: dan | January 6, 2008, 4:39 am 4:39 am
I’m not very surpised at Bill’s demeanor. Working in psychiartics, a person who has inadvertedly exhibited this selfish and unwarranted . aggressive behavior. Usually, there’s a pattern or history…Please check his hx.
Posted by: tommycares | January 6, 2008, 5:14 am 5:14 am
During the Irish potato famine, the British asserted, “These potato people have no morals, we don’t know what to do with them.” Unfortunately, they came to America and Bill O can’t help his behavior, he is a product of his environment!
Chagrined
Posted by: Chagrined | January 6, 2008, 5:53 am 5:53 am
It’s people like him that have made America’s voters get fired up. People like O’reilly deserve to be ignored. The only create hate. Tomorrow O’reilly will be spouting lies about Obama as he does to anyone who doesn’t belong to his party.
Posted by: Pedro | January 6, 2008, 6:14 am 6:14 am
Bill O’Reilly is da main man! The yellow belly coward libs cant handle it. Wahhhh, wahhhhh, that Bill is a bad, bad guy, wahhhh.
Posted by: BABA O'REILLY | January 6, 2008, 6:22 am 6:22 am
mr O” has the right to report the news,MR OBAMA has become an importent part of the news and i dont think that mr o’rielly should have been blocked from the camera;s view,it is very errogant on the obama team to start shoving people around,is this an example of how mr obama will rule,dont think so..it was rude and wrong for that giant of a man to shove any reporter. IF o’rielly had shoved him it would be national news and jail time for someone. probably already in court for a law suit in order to get rich…out of the incedent…i think mr obama will beat the pants off hilly with this kind of action, this is her style.and you have taken her thunder.
Posted by: PAT | January 6, 2008, 7:01 am 7:01 am
Faux News all spin all of the time. Unfair and unbalaced.
Posted by: AJ | January 6, 2008, 7:09 am 7:09 am
MR O FEEDS ON REACTION. IGNORE.
Posted by: RAG | January 6, 2008, 7:30 am 7:30 am
None of you people were there to see what happened. Surely you don’t believe what you read in the press or see bites of an event on TV. Bill is a bulldog. He does confront people especially politicians. Most journalists are wussies afraid of offending the almighty powerful. Keep after them Bill.
Posted by: jackp | January 6, 2008, 8:18 am 8:18 am
What O’Reilly did is known as assault. It’s a crime. He should conmsider himself fortunate is isn’t sitting in jail. Nonetheless, Fox should fire him immediately.
Posted by: William | January 6, 2008, 8:21 am 8:21 am
go bill,dont take no crap from the left,,,,,,
Posted by: rick | January 6, 2008, 8:24 am 8:24 am
If you want a comedian in the White house vote for Gov. Richardson. He provided a great deal of laughter.
Posted by: Doug Schumann | January 6, 2008, 8:25 am 8:25 am
BILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAZED. :)
Posted by: Janet Blazen | January 6, 2008, 8:59 am 8:59 am
Why wont democrat/socialist answer Bill’s questions? Afraid of real issues!
Posted by: Ken | January 6, 2008, 8:59 am 8:59 am
Bill did that on purpose. Stop being alarmed and reactionary. Everything he says or does is for attention which feeds his arrogance, headlines or ratings. Turn to Fox you will see how they have the “exclusive footage” on what really happened between Bill & the staffer. This incident is merely a headlines ploy. Don’t fall for it.
Posted by: peanut | January 6, 2008, 9:00 am 9:00 am
Funny Ken, you used think and Bill in the same sentence. Bill, Rush, George and you, all a rock solid 27%, and 73% of us need your adjectives. You need to be just a touch more to the right.
Posted by: Nelly | January 6, 2008, 9:33 am 9:33 am
BILL ORIELLY IS NO LIGHT WIEGHT HIMSELF, THINK HE CAN HOLD HIS OWN, HE STAND ABOUT 6FT 4INCHES, OBAMA HAD BEEB AVOIDING HIM SO HE TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS, PART OF HIS JOB, MR. ORIELLY IS NO PINHEAD
Posted by: pat | January 6, 2008, 10:44 am 10:44 am
why isn’t it surprising that anyone finding bill o’reilly to be pathetic is ‘anti-american’… i’m sorry but where is the logic in that? I believe anyone meaning the US harm should be nailed into the earth and left to die. Bill o’reilly is a simple angry fool. Bottom line.
Posted by: matt hardeman | January 6, 2008, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm
The man may be over the top, even a boor, but better that than the going-down pasteurized bores found in most countries’ media (like Canada’s). Let’s relish O’Reilly,
Posted by: Gordon Tryon | January 6, 2008, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm
O’Reilly is a bigoted buffoon who spews his own agenda on American. They should’ve escorted him out in handcuffs.
Posted by: Victor | January 6, 2008, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
Watch his show lately ? This deluded paranoid needs to have his Lithium level checked. He,along with Limbaugh & Coulter,should be put away,or criminally charged for the lies, hate & prejudice they spew !
Posted by: Sharon White | January 6, 2008, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
O’Reilly is the best!
Posted by: Benz | January 6, 2008, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm
Why won’t any Democrats go on his show? This election is too important to hear them answer softball questions from NBC News (David Gregory, Brian Williams) and CNN (Wolf Blitzer). O’Reilly makes a lot of good points–for example, why in the hell are American celebrities rubbing elbows with Hugo Chavez?
Posted by: Xara | January 6, 2008, 8:59 pm 8:59 pm
Remember that Obama has a father that is a strict Muslem and Obama was brought up that way. His mom is an atheist. Our country was founded on christain (not perfect) principals and that is WHY we have the freedoms we do today here in America. People before you vote, study your history books for our freedom is at stake!! If you now notice it is not most of the people that have their way it is the special interest that do so.
Posted by: DESTINY GUIN | January 7, 2008, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
billy o is a complete moron, loser, false conservative, henchman of for murdoch and crew, he is the snake oil, time share, underhanded used car salesmen of political punditry….he’s sickening…..
why do people beleive the abc report?
because it’s billy o we’re talking about, if it was anyone else maybe we’d have to question, but come on…..it’s the blarney stone we’re talking about…….he’s probably staging things like this to fill his show while at the same time paying some ghost writer to pen another political book which all his mindless fans, devoid of independent thought will purchase…..
Posted by: Dr F | January 7, 2008, 5:31 pm 5:31 pm
Mr. O’Reilly is a perfect representative of everything that is wrong with this country. It is amazing how ego-maniacal O’Reilly is. No human- being deserves to be treated with such disregard. And no human-being should put up with it. As long as O’Reilly is encouraged by Fox and it’s audience, we will continue to experience blatant displays such as these, of the degradation of the American ideal. America used to be a place where the inhabitants of other countries desired to be. The American dream is what they aspired to attain. Because of people such as Bill O’Reilly, the American dream has become a nightmare.
Posted by: johnathan | January 7, 2008, 5:43 pm 5:43 pm
O’Reilly did what most reporters do to get the story. So don’t acted outraged.
It hurts to hear the truth he tells so you ridicule and bash him personally to make yourselves feel better.
All of you are doing exactly what you say you abhor in him.
Hypocrites!
Posted by: kmay | January 7, 2008, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm
Watched the unedited tape of the exact incident. The Obama bully was blocking him on purpose [unconstitutional] and O’R shoved him with one hand out of the way and called him ‘low class’. You can read into what you choose [and those who hate FNC and him will do just that] but facts are facts.
Posted by: kmay | January 8, 2008, 7:18 am 7:18 am
O’Reilly, poor thing! Even people he considered “low class” have something he needed so badly, he had to get in a physical fight to get it. What is more low class than that?
Posted by: f | January 17, 2008, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
Classic O’Reilly. Too bad Congress what not as well equipted as this man. We might not have all the issues we have currently.
Posted by: RRad | January 19, 2008, 9:47 am 9:47 am
Wow, I bet if Michael Moore had done that to one of ORielly’s staff, ORielly wouldn’t have hesitated to run him up on charges. O’Rielly got a big break not being charged with assault or for interfering with the secret service…
Posted by: Scott | April 29, 2008, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
You whiners cant stand O’reilly because he tells it like it is. Nobody else on television has the guts to ask these empty suit politicians the very questions they dont want to be asked except for O’reilly. They cant face the truth and they dont want the people knowing that. You whiners cant face the truth either…..that’s because you’ve been inculcated with political correctness and liberalism for years and now you lack the ability to be intellectually honest with yourselves. You have to have a liberal newspaper or TV station tell you what you’re supposed to think. You cant think for yourselves.
Posted by: Kyle | May 1, 2008, 12:35 am 12:35 am