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Fox's O'Reilly gets pushy at Obama event
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by mtippett | January 5, 2008 at 03:03 pm
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But it was after Obama's speech that O'Reilly threw some elbows. And not so figuratively either.
Obama staffer Marvin Nicholson, a personal aide always at Obama's side during rope line handshakes, said O'Reilly yelled at him to get out of the way of his cameraman's shot. Nicholson said O'Reilly came around the waist-high barricade separating Obama from well-wishers.
"Then he grabbed me with both of his arms and tried to push me out of the way," Nicholson said after the campaign agreed to make him available to reporters.
O'Reilly, interviewed afterward by phone on Fox News, said he tried "to gently remove" Nicholson because he was standing in front of Fox's camera.
"We're sorry we had to have that little confrontation, but no one on this earth is going to block a shot on "The O'Reilly Factor." It is not going to happen," O'Reilly said.
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at 15:23 on January 5th, 2008
I keep getting O'Reilly and Colbert confused...
at 16:17 on January 5th, 2008
It is easy to tell them apart Jordan, one of them is crazy
at 17:45 on January 5th, 2008
and one is funny and from SOUTH CAROLINA!!
at 08:16 on June 19th, 2008
Bill was a bit pushy at this event, but out of all the candidates Clinton and Obama manage the media like hawks. Could't get near him for questions. He passed me at one event with SS all around. And folks complain about George Bush being hush to media types. It will be more of the same if Obama wins. It just burns my #$% that these guys won't talk to small media. If NBC (Not Backing Clinton) says something she doesn't like they have to appologize or get fired. What kind of transparancy is that? She told folks how transparent her campaign would be. Yeah, I can see right through her.
I am responding to this article months late and Obama is now the nominee. Traveled to NC for some photo ops. I had to use super telephoto and screening was like I was going to see the president. Obama also loves to put media way behing the people so all the shots look like people are all around. I had to get up where the TV Cameras were (those guys dont like you moving about) They put the media so any shots you take would have rows and rows of people. I will have to give it to them the PR guys have his campaign managed.
at 08:17 on June 19th, 2008
mtippett, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 09:14 on June 19th, 2008
Now that's a valuable insight most people don't have, politsite. Something the 'media' neglects to tell you. Another case of 'media spin'?