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Bill O'Reilly Hires Bodyguards, May Retire
NewsMax.Com ^ | Oct 18, 2005 | Jim Meyers

Posted on 10/19/2005 1:12:54 PM PDT by Cindy_Cin

Now it's so bad that I spend an enormous amount of money protecting myself against evil," declares Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly, who says his enemies have become so vicious that he's mulling retiring from his top-rated TV show.

He has also hired bodyguards to protect himself.

The liberal media establishment is mostly behind the rising tide of hatred because "it can't marginalize me," O'Reilly told Newsday's Verne Gay in a rare interview published Tuesday.

Gay writes: "Almost exactly a year since he settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with former Fox News producer Andrea Mackris, the embattled life of O'Reilly has become an increasingly strange and scary one."

O'Reilly told Newsday that he receives death threats and has to hire bodyguards. He can't check into hotels with his family. People on the street take his picture with their cell phones and then post it on the Web.

"Who wants to live like that?" he complains

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billoreilly; boring; dirtyoldman; foxnews; loofah; memememe; oreilly
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1 posted on 10/19/2005 1:12:58 PM PDT by Cindy_Cin
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To: Cindy_Cin

Violent leftwing nuts loose on the street.


2 posted on 10/19/2005 1:15:03 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Cindy_Cin

I believe the shark has bitten Mr. O'Reily.


3 posted on 10/19/2005 1:15:40 PM PDT by brivette
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BO's expecting to hear a firestorm of anguish from fans upset about his retirement.
4 posted on 10/19/2005 1:15:47 PM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: Cindy_Cin

"People on the street take his picture with their cell phones and then post it on the Web."




Seems kinda thin-skinned. He's a public figure for gosh sakes. What does he expect? Bush has his picture taken every 15 seconds on a slow day. You don't hear him complaining.


6 posted on 10/19/2005 1:18:34 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Hey Bill, move to Florida (I'm sure Fox can let you broadcast from there), fire your bodyguards, get yourself a concealed carry permit and announce on air that you have it and will use it - end of problem!!!!


7 posted on 10/19/2005 1:19:20 PM PDT by michaelbfree
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To: Javelina

What do you mean? He's looking out for us. LOL. See ya, Bill. Don't let the door hit ya in the ass...


8 posted on 10/19/2005 1:19:44 PM PDT by eddiemunster
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To: Cindy_Cin

The viciousness that is "out there" today astonishes me. I wouldn't want to be a celebrity of any type in this day and age,especially if I had kids.


9 posted on 10/19/2005 1:20:06 PM PDT by Mears (The Killer Queen)
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To: Cindy_Cin
Retire Mr. O'Reilly. The new 8pm Fox show will be The Rush Rules. We just have to find the right host.
10 posted on 10/19/2005 1:20:09 PM PDT by feedback doctor (Dan Rather - guilty until proved innocent)
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To: Cindy_Cin

Bill O'Reilly is hardly the conservative stalwart that the political Left makes him out to be. The Left just cannot stand a World where there are people who disagree with them.


11 posted on 10/19/2005 1:21:33 PM PDT by popdonnelly
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To: Cindy_Cin

I'd love to see Rush as his replacement. Runners up either Dennis Preger, Michael Medved or Hugh Hewett.


12 posted on 10/19/2005 1:23:12 PM PDT by willk
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To: Cindy_Cin

Listening to O'Riley is like listening to paint dry.


13 posted on 10/19/2005 1:23:35 PM PDT by Spok (Est omnis de civilitate.)
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loofah + goofball = falafel

14 posted on 10/19/2005 1:24:43 PM PDT by evets (God bless president Bush!)
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To: Cindy_Cin
Is that a buzzing sound I hear?
15 posted on 10/19/2005 1:25:00 PM PDT by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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To: Cindy_Cin
He has also hired bodyguards to protect himself.

Phone sex with the wrong woman.?

16 posted on 10/19/2005 1:25:23 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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Oh please don't retire Bill.(/sarcasm)


17 posted on 10/19/2005 1:26:55 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: willk

Used to watch him when he first started but like many he's become so full of himself he thinks he's more important than the stories he covers.

No loss here. Have a happy retirement.


18 posted on 10/19/2005 1:27:52 PM PDT by Neville72 (uist)
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To: Cindy_Cin
"it can't marginalize me,"

They have moved him more to the middle...

19 posted on 10/19/2005 1:28:12 PM PDT by Deetes (God Bless the Troops)
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