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Fox's Bill O'Reilly in confrontation with Obama staffer at rally. Developing.
Sun Times ^ | January 5, 2008 | Lynn Sweet

Posted on 01/05/2008 11:11:32 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

NASHUA, N.H.--Bombastic Fox News host Bill O'Reilly got into a confrontation with an Obama aide after O'Reilly started screaming at him as he tried to get Barack Obama's attention following a rally here.

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.

O'Reilly grabbed Nicholson's arm, said "move" and shoved him, another eyewitness said. Nicholson, who is 6'8 said O"Reilly called him "low class."

Secret Service agents came after O'Reilly pushed Nicholson and the agents flanked O'Reily.

Obama had his back turned at this point and did not see any of this. O'Reilly yelled "sir" at Obama and Obama walked over, not aware of what happened and told him he had an overflow crowd to visit. According to the time code from a photographer shooting the two, Obama and O'Reilly talked about 12 seconds near 11:45 a.m. eastern time.

The situation took place near a basketball hoop in the gym at Nashua North High School where Obama just addressed a jammed rally.


TOPICS: Local News; Music/Entertainment; Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: barackobama; billoreilly; bor; democrats; election; elections; foxnews; nh2008; obama
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Hahahaha!
1 posted on 01/05/2008 11:11:33 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Heh. :)


2 posted on 01/05/2008 11:13:02 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Taze him.


3 posted on 01/05/2008 11:13:18 AM PST by ARE SOLE (Agents Ramos and Campean are in prison at this very moment.. (A "Concerned Citizen".)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
LOL, BOR resorting to paparazzi journalism?
4 posted on 01/05/2008 11:15:14 AM PST by mnehring
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

For once, I have to take Obama’s side.


5 posted on 01/05/2008 11:17:20 AM PST by onja (We will either find a way or make one. Hannibal Barca)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A 6’4” guy pushing a 6’8” guy near a basketball hoop. What are the odds?


6 posted on 01/05/2008 11:17:33 AM PST by purpleraine
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To: ARE SOLE

May I add, Bro?


7 posted on 01/05/2008 11:17:55 AM PST by purpleraine
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

OReilly will show it on TV and carefully, painstakingly demonstrate how he was right and how he won any debate.

OReilly doesn’t have a humble bone in his body.

If Obama doesn’t agree, then he’ll get lousy coverage from OReilly throughout the campaign. I hope they don’t settle.

:>)


8 posted on 01/05/2008 11:18:37 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain! True Supporters of Our Troops Support the Necessity of their Sacrifice!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

oh those jammed ralleys.


9 posted on 01/05/2008 11:19:01 AM PST by brivette
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Bill O is a moron. I loathe him.
10 posted on 01/05/2008 11:20:48 AM PST by commonguymd (Move it to the right -Vote for Fred. Filler' up at www.fred08.com)
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To: commonguymd

I got really angry with BOR when I heard him on the phone with Jeri Thompson. He was a jerk.


11 posted on 01/05/2008 11:23:16 AM PST by Judith Anne (I refuse to have a tagline anymore. Nope. Not gonna do it. Won't go there.)
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To: Judith Anne

That was awful, BOR was acting like he is the leader of the free world and everyone must bow to him.


12 posted on 01/05/2008 11:24:30 AM PST by mnehring
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ugliness ensues when O’Reilly tries to touch Obama’s robe, surrounded by Roman soldiers, Obama arrives in cloud to impart 12 second blessing.


13 posted on 01/05/2008 11:25:01 AM PST by Dan Lacey
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To: Judith Anne

Didn’t think he could make me disrespect him more, but that little stunt with Jeri was a way for him to drain a little more out of the shallow man he is.

I hope they arrest him or something for this.


14 posted on 01/05/2008 11:27:11 AM PST by commonguymd (Move it to the right -Vote for Fred. Filler' up at www.fred08.com)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Let’s see, Thompson won’t talk to him and he trashes his wife when she calls. Now he is in an ego driven clash with Obama’s people. BOR is a egotistical bore and should be ignored.
15 posted on 01/05/2008 11:27:12 AM PST by JimSEA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Bill is old school politics. He is about as welcome at an Obama rally as Hillary is.
16 posted on 01/05/2008 11:29:41 AM PST by Earthdweller (The liberal MSM...Buddies of Romney F Kerry and the socialist march to China)
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OBAMA AIDE: O'REILLY SHOVED ME
From NBC's Mark Hudspeth
NASHUA, N.H. -- An aide to Barack Obama said talk-show host Bill O'Reilly shoved him several times at the rope line after a campaign event today.

Marvin Nicholson, Obama's trip director, said the commentator from Fox News Channel pushed him and called him "low class" after Nicholson refused to get out of the way of his cameraman's shot.

Not defending O'Reilly. But I'm imagining Nicholson shifting back and forth to intentionally block the cameraman's shot.

Wait and see.

17 posted on 01/05/2008 11:30:23 AM PST by BufordP (Had Mexicans flown planes into the World Trade Center, Jorge Bush would have surrendered.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Bill O'Reilly needs a full time monitor. He has none.
18 posted on 01/05/2008 11:39:46 AM PST by labette
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He probably wanted Obamas wifes number so he could talk dirty to her.

O’Reilly thinks to highly of himself.


19 posted on 01/05/2008 11:42:05 AM PST by linn37 (phlebotomist on duty,its just a little pinch)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Marvin Nicholson bends over for Kerry:


20 posted on 01/05/2008 11:46:45 AM PST by LibFreeOrDie (L'Chaim!)
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