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 and shoved him, another eyewitness said. Nicholson, who is 6'8, said O'Reilly called him "low class." "He grabbed me with both his hands here," Nicholson said, gesturing to his left arm and O'Reilly "started shoving me." Nicholson said, " He was pretty upset. He was yelling at me." Secret Service agents who were nearby flanked O'Reilly after he pushed Nicholson. They told O'Reilly he needed to calm down and get behind the fence-like barricade that contained the press.Click here to watch the video.
John Amato (Crooks and Liars) has O'Reilly's side of the story in which O'Reilly admitted he may have called Obama's staff an SOB. The site has the video of Bill O'Reilly on FOX News commenting about the encounter.
Other links:
- The O'Reilly Rumble
- Bill O’Reilly Shoves Obama Staffer
[via Huffington Post]
0 comments:
Post a Comment