Lynn Sweet

Why these people will not speak to Fox's OReilly is beyond me, he has a huge audience, larger than most media outlets.

Does BillO actually think he THAT important?

Hey, it's a tough business and you have to be boisterous to get a candidate's attention sometimes. I wouldn't doubt if this Nicholson guy was blocking O'Reilly intentionally because of his perceived right lean. Bodyguards have crappy attitudes as well. This isn't even news worthy.

Who cares?

O'Reilly, shows us once again, why we really don't want a New Yorker as President.

Any truth to the story that Obama had Iowa outof state students voting for him at the Iowa Caucus?

O'Reilly is a well known part of the problem that lots of folks are tired of. Soon he will share the quasi-quack status Rush Limbaugh enjoys, and Fox has staked out...

Heh. Somehow I doubt O'Reilly "screamed" at anyone. And he called the aid "low class"? Why, that's hitting below the belt! But Obama better watch out. O'Reilly just might shake his finger at him and (shudder) give him a stern look.

O'Reilly you are such a bully. And Obama was either smart enough to avoid O'Reilly no matter what, or he has a sixth sense to know that something awkward just happened at the hands of Bill. Well done.

Just goes to show who is really low class, dumpster boy Oreily, typical republican self rightousness, at its best. Goes to show who really is low class

Well...lets see, both sides will spin this, and the name calling, finger pointing garbage begins.

Typical.

Every one of us must remember that loud-mouth O'Reilly believes himself to be bigger and more important than life itself.

This headline suggests that Obama's staffer is somehow to blame, when it seems he was the the victim. The real story is that O'Reilly again showed his true colors.

MADE DRUDGE HEADLINES...

NICE ONE LYNN...

O'Reilly has bells, thats for sure.

no wonder there are no comments. who wants to post where a censor has to "approve " your comment. your pal, joe blow

Any expectation of an unbiased report was lost with the first word BOMBASTIC. Great reporting Lynn!

Go Bill !!!

Good for O'Reilly. Obama doesn't want tough questions. His campaign is like a television ad: it's all hype. Obama should answer questions. Rather than O'Reilly needing to shove a staff person out of the way, the staff person should have been helping him get his question answered.

Yeah, and I'm sure he's the only one who has been in an altercation with the campaigns. Just because it's O'Reilly, it makes the news. Another report stated that the man blocking O'Reilly's view and path was doing so on purpose because of who he is. If Obama wants to represent all of America, doesn't it behoove him to speak to someone who has the highest cable news program? Double-standards in EVERY campaign and obviously in the reporting.

Somehow I think Bill O will somehow blame this on the "secular progressives." Maybe Bill was just intimidated by Marvin Nicholson, who is taller then Bill.

I have said for years that O'Reilly was a spoiled brat who thinks he sets the standard for Citizens of the USA . I cannot understand how others , including his superiors , do not see this side of the man and continually support his irrational behavior . He is not , however , alone in the staffing of Fox News and this is the reason I do not use their network for my news gathering or information source anymore .

I was at the rally and was quite impressed with the Senator's oratorical skills. The crowd was very large, over flowing the capacity of the gym, and was highly energized (by New Hampshire standards). I did notice Mr. O'Reilly to the right of the Senator. Bill's profile is unmistakable. He was dressed casually in a Fox News varsity jacket. Throughout the Senator's speech Bill paid a fair degree of attention. I hung around at the conclusion of the speech to watch the Senator glad hand but I somehow failed to observe the altercation. It would have been difficult for Bill to get very close without folks making room for him and his crew. Keep an eye on Obama - he is impressive and clearly has momentum.

This is earth-shattering news. I don't think anything like this has ever happened at a political rally before. Can't wait for the follow-up.

There are times like this when certain people need a good old ass kicking so that they remember their place. Perhaps old Bill was excited and just wanted to get a sound bite, and perhaps he was very rude at that given moment. And perhaps he needs to be put in his place. As Clint Eastwood once said (in one of his more famous roles), "A man's got to know his limitations". It sounds like Bill needs to be reminded that it's better to be polite than rude. Just as it's better not to have your ass kicked when when the Secret Service isn't there to save your pudgy loud-mouthed self. Bill, we've known your type since grade school. You are a real tough guy, until it's just you alone with no one to back you up. Then you become the coward that you really are. And I'll stand by my comments and kick your ass personally. Bring it on!

I SAW IT TOO ON CSPAN. O'REILLY IS SCARED JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE NATIONAL MEDIA WHO DON'T WHAT OBAMA TO WIN. I NO ONE THING OBAMA BETTER REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID TO O'REILLY BECAUSE I HEARD OBAMA SAY HE WILL TALK TOO O'REILLY AFTER THE PRIMARY AND IF HE DON'T SHOW UP ON O'REILLY HE WILL BE CALLING OBAMA DISHONEST AND SHOWING THAT TAPE 24/7.

More incontrovertible proof that Bill O'Reilly is a lunatic.

"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."

Show the pictures, or it did not happen.

Saw this Live on C-SPAN, I was quite amazed! O'Reilly will do anything to get attention.....

After that and the Mackris incident, O'Reilly and class shouldn't be uttered in the same sentence. The man has no integrity or honor and this is just the latest window into his off-air persona.

Bill is a funny human being, so puffed with his own importance. One of these days, he'll push the wrong 6'8" dude and get his teeth knocked down his throat. Karma baby. It's bound to happen one day.

That Great news, can someone please get Bill O off the air?

Hasn't most of America figured out by now he's a propagandist?

Good Bye Fox News, Ron Paul is taking you down.

o reilly is a tough individual. he fought with the u.s. army in el salvador in the 80's. so what if the guy is 6'8"...
oh wait. he lied about that and was called on it. he was actually a slimy journalist down there. what a tool. someone needs to give him a good beat down

O'REILLY at times because of his 'disposition' and his 6foot8inch height - can be at times 'alot to handle' - NOT MUCH NEWS IN THIS VERY MINOR 'KERFUFFLE'.

Who cares????

Does anyone actually comment here?

O'Reilly continues to prove everyday what a jerk he rally is. Time to retire 'Bill-O'

I need YOUR approval????? Yikes!

O'Reilly is always trying to get attention -- and this is really a low class for him. I am sure he couldn't get Obama on his program, so he has to try ambushing the candidate. I bet he will use this on his program to spew hatred towards Obama.

o'reilly is a real class act

Okay, and the point of this little story is what? This is not news. This is not important. Does anyone care about this -- I think not.

... and the right has been calling John Edwards an"angry man."

O'Reilly just another obnoxious member of the press? Who would've ever guessed.

Why wouldn't the jerk move?

Have you ever felt like you have been conned? I have- in following the link to this story.

Where's the beef? What's the story? Bill O'Reilly raises his voice and tries to get to a position where he can attract a presidential candidate's attention? This action(s) irritates a staffer? ..... That is the STORY?!!!

It amazes me as to what now is considered to be worthy of a journalist's expenditure of writing energy. Must be a sloooowwwww news day!!

What would make great press is a serious O'Reilly interview with Obama. Then there would be something of substance to report instead of this nonsense.

RGDS,

Kevin Koob

Kudos to Bill, he is a good role model for today's journalists! His nemises Keith Olberman, the clown of cable news, and his partner, Chris Matthews, could learn a few lessons from Mr. O'Reilly.

Hmm, I'll be interested in seeing the "bombastic" O'Reilly's side of this on Monday. I doubt he was screaming and shoving people out of the way, as described here.

Bill O'Reilly is a jerk of the first class.

Hey Bill, maybe you should have held up a Luffa or perhaps poured a glass of wine and told Barack how hot he made you.

We dislike you and everything you are... get over yourself.

Go back to covering Brittany,

Your credibility as a journalist is over.

There must have been several witnesses to this incident. I'll reserve judgment until it is confirmed that that is what happened.

Typical O'Reilly - He's a thug and a bully. The Secret Service should have arrested him.

O'Reilly, you're the best! Bill knows how to get an interview...his competition is still working on Journalism degrees!

Big deal.

See that O'Reilly and his 'no spin zone' has extremely strong association with propaganda (spin?) tactics. He uses name calling once every seven seconds. He uses 'glittering generalities' and provides little evidence for his claims, yet Americans imbibe him like stiff drink, become drunk off his vapors. We are truly 'entertaining ourselves to death' with the likes of him and the other pundits. Who can resist them? How do they do it? Who can make a real effort to study an issue and arrive at a perspective grounded in multiple non-Reillyan sources? Want some useful perspective on age old forces that are embedded with power, including American power- you can do little better than Michael Parenti's book: The Assassination of Julius Caesar. A single source attempting to explain O'Reilly's mouth: http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/5535.html My best- J

Better reporting without the use of adjectives.

Oh ho ho

Good stuff, and clearly still developing. The story sounds like the tap has been analyzed. I hope the Secret Service takes this physical threat to a protected candidate seriously and does a full background check and interrogation. Being on TV doesn't preclude someone from being a dangerous individual. Even OJ did movies.

I look forward to the footage.

Bill, you shouldn't get so aggressive with the Treasury Department...

So what! This is news?