It's Christmas all over again! Bill O'Reilly snuck out of the press area at an OBama conference, into the section designated for non press civilians. This wasn't enough for our brave hero, who assaulted a secret service officer, grabbing the man's arm and shoving him. (Please note, if I did this, it would be assault and battery, and some time in jail until a judge could hear my case.)

Charges have not been pressed, unfortunately.

I saw that episode last night (not that I'm a fan of his or anything, but the Factor can still be interesting to watch), and Bill was yelling at him "Don't Block the Shot!", which he claimed was a violation of his right to freedom of the press.

Who's Bill O'Reilly? (I'm not going to look this up because this seems like someone who would have media bias one way or the other.)

Originally Posted by ADAM Web Design

Who's Bill O'Reilly? (I'm not going to look this up because this seems like someone who would have media bias one way or the other.)

He has a show on Fox channel and on the radio. Conservative talk AKA Rush.

He puts on a nice front as "fair and balanced", but you can figure out where he is headed.

Oreilly is from the "fair and balanced" network. Which is a crock of dog doo.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/mediaculture/73047/

Originally Posted by jamestl2

I saw that episode last night (not that I'm a fan of his or anything, but the Factor can still be interesting to watch), and Bill was yelling at him "Don't Block the Shot!", which he claimed was a violation of his right to freedom of the press.

Except that they had an entire area designated for the press, and a separate area for people who actually came to hear the candidate talk. The press club wasn't good enough for O'Reilly. His press rights weren't violated, although he violated the press arrangement before assaulting the secret service guy.

LoL. Bill is quite an ***, and came across that way on TV. Still funny to watch him wind up the Dems though. It's like watching Jackass for politics. Also, you have it wrong. The guy he shoved on camera was a Hillary staffer, and yes, that is definitely assault. I doubt there will be charges pressed as the guy was definitely blocking Bill's camera shot, and Bill has as much right to film as any other yellow journalist in the press box.

Ah, but once he steps out of the press box, he gives up that right, no?

I agree there won't be any charges. (And for the record, it's really not any worse than Democrat congresswoman Cynthia McKinney assaulting a guard protecting the capital. Gotta laugh when our public servants do something funny.)

Originally Posted by cbwm

The guy he shoved on camera was a Hillary staffer, and yes, that is definitely assault.

Are you sure? (I thought it was an Obama SS guy.) What would a Hillary staffer be at an Obama event for?

He was definitely security, but not secret service. A secret service guy came and took over the situation once the Obama guy got shoved and Bill started raising his voice. Note the suit.

Bill is my dad guys and I would appreciate it if you guys did not talk about him like that.

For anyone who missed what happened, here's that episode's segment and Bill's remarks on the incident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf9aE3Toepo

I just watched the youtube clip James posted ... I think this is the first time I've ever seen or heard of a person bleep himself.

Originally Posted by cbwm

LoL. Bill is quite an ***, and came across that way on TV. ... It's like watching Jackass for politics.

We agree on what I've quoted! That station is so abominable that I believe I've watched it less than 3 hours its whole existence.

That guy thinks he's above everyone and everything. Well, he acts like that anyway. May be just for ratings or money.

Originally Posted by JeremyMiller

That station is so abominable that I believe I've watched it less than 3 hours its whole existence.

I disagree. Fox provides a clear alternative to the liberal news media. Call them balanced, call them biased, as their ratings indicate, they've filled a much needed gap.

Originally Posted by cbwm

I disagree. Fox provides a clear alternative to the liberal news media. Call them balanced, call them biased, as their ratings indicate, they've filled a much needed gap.

Fox news plays to what conservatives want to hear, aka the so called christian community. The networks are not much better, finding a true source of news requires personal research.

It's much better than CNN (Clinton News Network).

Originally Posted by cbwm

I disagree. Fox provides a clear alternative to the liberal news media. Call them balanced, call them biased, as their ratings indicate, they've filled a much needed gap.

Bill O's ratings are falling fast. They're sometimes even beneath Keith Olbermann's ratings.

When Bill O'Reilly comes for you - and he's said he will if you don't agree with his show - you need to defend yourself against his "journalistic" ambushes. (Even the NY Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch, detests this O'Reilly tactic.) The best way to defend yourself is to immediately ask his henchman where Bill gets his lufa sponges, if anybody has ever actually brought him a falafel by mistake. Then ask him which battle it was that he had said the Americans and not the Nazis had committed war crimes at. Bill O is desperately trying to pretend that never happened, so by mentioning these things, you'll render his footage unusable. Just make sure you ask how that Angela woman is doing before he cuts your mike.

ROFLMFAO! Hate will always have those who flock to it. Always has and, unfortunately, always will. I see so many of the pro-Republicans posting sound bites from Rush Limbaugh, master of hate. O'Reilly lacks the skill of presentation that Limbaugh has developed over the years, but he is a strong promoter of hate as well.

It's this hate and the incompetence of Republican policies that has driven me away from voting for them -- I used to vote 100% Republican until the hate became so apparent.

Guess I should add that whichever news provider you like, you should not trust it. Read many sources, cross reference them and then you'll have a less biased view. Humans, by their very nature, do not provide unbiased analysis.