Saturday, January 05, 2008

Egocentric, Falafel TV Host Causes Problems at Obama Rally

Faux News Host and right wing fool, Bill O'Reilly, got into a mess in New Hampshire. Here are a few news stories about his behavior:
CBS News:
Fox news host, Bill O’Reilly, who was not part of the traveling press, apparently stormed to the ropeline with a Fox News camera crew in order to speak with Obama. Many campaign staffers and members of the press were unaware that O’Reilly was at the event. However, after he got into a tussle with Obama’s trip director, Marvin Nicholson, everyone knew that he had arrived.

We found out about the altercation after news photographers returned to the press section. They said O’Reilly was shouting and pushing Nicholson, demanding that he get out of the way of his view of Obama. This happened as Obama was shaking hands with supporters just a few feet away....

UPI:
Secret Service agents stepped in Saturday when Bill O'Reilly of Fox News got into an altercation with an aide to U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

The 6-foot-4 O'Reilly reportedly yelled angrily at 6-foot-8 Obama staffer Marvin Nicholson and then shoved him to try to clear him out of the way so a Fox camera operator could get a better shot of the Democratic senator from Illinois, CBS reported. The incident involving the Fox News commentator occurred following an Obama speech in a high school gymnasium in Nashua, N.H.

"I was shadowing the senator as I often do during the rope line and he started yelling at me to move out of the shot," Nicholson said afterward, adding that he approached O'Reilly shortly after he was shoved. "I went up to him and said 'Sir, don't push me anymore and he said that I was low class."

Huffington Post:

Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet reports from New Hampshire:

The incident was triggered when O'Reilly--with a Fox News crew shooting--was screaming at Obama National Trip Director Marvin Nicholson "Move" so he could get Obama's attention, according to several eyewitnesses. "O'Reilly was yelling at him, yelling at his face," a photographer shooting the scene said....

For pictures and video of the scuffle, check out the Huffington Post link above.

I'm sure Keith Olbermann will have more on Monday.