One of O'Reilly's staffers confronted Rosie O'Donnell during a book signing last Friday night. The person appeared to be Jesse Watters, longtime "Factor" producer who is known to track down celebrities and news makers who refuse to appear on O'Reilly's show. Watters wanted to know why Rosie would not respond to numerous requests for her to come on the "Factor." Rosie told Watters that if O'Reilly wants her on his show, he should personally call her.
When asked about her controversial views of 9/11, Rosie denied saying the terror attack was an "inside job." Rosie decided it was time to throw out Mr. Watters when he wanted to know her thoughts on WTC Building 7. Watters was removed from the book store at that point. Click here to view the video.
Fox News is promoting a segment about the confrontation on tonight's "O'Reilly Factor."
Rosie blogged about the incident here.
Allah has some of O'Reilly's video (looks like the view is from the guy Rosie tells to turn off his camera in the above video) that's due to air tonight.
UPDATE (11:48pm): Here's video of what O'Reilly's producer was able to capture before being thrown out.
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October 29, 2007 - 19:38 ET by acumenWatters should have brought a box of donuts.
Ha-Ha - Rosie would have
October 29, 2007 - 20:09 ET by Emma GrumpHa-Ha - Rosie would have followed the donut box all the way to BO's studio. One way to get her on.
Newsbusters should get the Kimmel footage of Trump on Rosie
October 29, 2007 - 19:48 ET by Lame CherryI honestly am to the point I could care less what this rotund, self hating, rather mentally retarded and person in need of God has to say as her mind runs from her past and her soul attacks others.
I would though love Newsbusters to get the link to the Trump footage which Jimmy Kimmel had months back of Rosie being raked over the coals by Donald Trump. It was hillarious listening to the Donald rag on about Rosie.
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I think it's great! She
October 29, 2007 - 20:05 ET by JerryI think it's great! She should be confronted about her freakish beliefs everytime she shows her puss in a public setting.
".. if O'Reilly wants her on his show, he should personally call her.."
I guess Rozo's producers never lined up guests for her putrid show. I'm sure Rozo personally called and invited each and every guest.
".. Rosie denied saying the terror attack was an "inside job.".. "
Typical. Make outrageous claims and then deny it when confronted. I guess we need the MSM to tell us what Rozo really meant.
".. when he wanted to know her thoughts on WTC Building 7. Watters was removed from the book store .."
Again typical. When given an opportunity to back up her lame brained theories with facts, she seeks to silence her questioner.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
No Taste - No Tact
October 29, 2007 - 21:35 ET by CaringwhiteguyThese little hit jobs by O'Reilly's "people" are pretty low-brow. They have all the class of the local TV reporter pounding on the door or sticking a microphone in the face of some poor slob who just ran over someone's cat. It's the kind of thing you always see on local news during sweeps. Rosie appears to be a fool and a rotten person, but O'Reilly's tactics here are sophomoric and minor league. You'd think a guy with such a huge ego would recognize how silly this makes him and his entire operation look, and want no part of such activities. Or maybe the aformentioned ego is standing in his way.
Exactly, caringwhiteguy
October 29, 2007 - 21:40 ET by RJYou've articulated my reaction prefectly.
But, even more than that, this immature attempt at gotcha defines my long-held opinion of O'Reilly.
"They have all the class of
October 29, 2007 - 22:04 ET by ckc1227"They have all the class of the local TV reporter pounding on the door
or sticking a microphone in the face of some poor slob who just ran
over someone's cat."
Except he is usually confronting issues more serious than running over someone's cat.
"but O'Reilly's tactics here are sophomoric and minor league."
Yes, he should step up to the major leagues and run his show like the competition he crushes every night.
"You'd think a guy with such a huge ego would recognize how silly this
makes him and his entire operation look, and want no part of such
activities."
His ratings show otherwise.
I'm okay with Bill doing this for the most part because no one else makes these clowns answer for the nonsense they spew, or the actions they take. As a result, they say it or do it, and it goes into the public domain unchallenged.
}}---> Rosie's privacy
October 30, 2007 - 00:28 ET by Cool ArrowRosie, a public figure who refuses to answer for her irresponsible lies on National Television has a reasonable expectation of not being approached?
She has an anti American viewpoint that deserves investigation from the Media (notice I did not say government). I'm just glad there's at least one outlet willing to expose Rosie's nonsense.
Ratings?
October 30, 2007 - 08:49 ET by Caringwhiteguy"His ratings show otherwise".
You've helped make my point. The stunts local TV stations pull (sticking the microphone in someone's face, etc.) are done for just one purpose . . . RATINGS. The hell with good reporting. The hell with relevance. And if a story isn't hot enough on its own, insert yourself into it. Goad the subject. Chase him/her down the street.
Yep, O'Reilly's ratings are the tops in cable. And we've all helped get him there. However this doesn't say anything for the quality of his product.
I Disagree
October 29, 2007 - 22:21 ET by Del DolemonteO'Reilly is doing the exact same thing the CBS "60 Minutes" crowd has been doing since Lyndon Johnson was giving Halliburton tons of no-bid contracts for his war of choice in Vietnam.
The problem is, O'Reilly is right and Rosie is wrong, because she denied saying something that she DID say, and the video is the evidence.
She's the one being bad here, not O'Reilly.
PINK
October 30, 2007 - 09:12 ET by CaringwhiteguyAnd that justifies giving her the Code Pink treatment?
Absolutely. This is MAD. No
October 30, 2007 - 10:00 ET by Evil CapitalistAbsolutely. This is MAD. No one engages in it only because they know that the other side is capable of doing exactly the same. That's how sides arrive at the civil dialogue. The side that refuses to engage in the ruthless, take no prisoners attacks while being subjected to such attacks time and time again will lose.
I seem to have missed the
October 30, 2007 - 10:36 ET by CortillaenI seem to have missed the part where Watters stuck red paint-covered hands in her face and told her, "The blood of millions of Iraqis is on your hands." Don't try to equate this and the stunt from Code Pink. Watters' job was to do one of two things: Get Rosie to come on the Factor and be humiliatingly crushed for her complete lack of rational though, or make it clear that she is avoiding coming on the show precisely because she can't back up her idiocy. This had nothing to do with an emotion play or character assassination. unlike the Code Pink stunt. This was purely to point out Rosie's lack of intellect(ual honesty), and it did so quite well by giving her two only two equally damning options. Getting her to lie through her teeth on camera wasn't a bad bonus, either.
The fact that Watters tracked her down in a book store is not a testament to O'Reilly using paparazzi tactics, again, unlike the Code Pink stunt. Rather, it is a testament to Rosie's refusal to come on the Factor and her inability to defend her claims.
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I'm usually ok with
October 29, 2007 - 21:46 ET by ckc1227I'm usually ok with O'reilly doing this, because it usually happens on public property, but this one bothered me a bit. This time he came onto private property and bothered her while she was working, which isn't much different than the "trufers" interrupting Maher's little show.
Also, she made these comments several months ago, and has been out of the limelight for the most part, dying a slow death(figuratively) ever since. Why give her any publicity at all? Let her stay dead. The less publicity these nitwits receive, the better.
How would this board react
October 29, 2007 - 21:51 ET by RJif Rosie sent a staffer to confront O'Reilly at a book-signing?
Can't speak for anyone else,
October 29, 2007 - 22:06 ET by ckc1227Can't speak for anyone else, but I wouldn't approve...just like I don't approve of him confronting her at her book signing, which I made clear in the earlier post.
Meant that for the general population ckc
October 29, 2007 - 22:10 ET by RJDidn't intend that to be directed at you. Sorry if it came across that way.
Bookstore review
October 29, 2007 - 23:24 ET by acumenIf BOR had insulted Americans by claiming the WTC attacks were an inside job by our Government (read-Bush) I would have no problem with one of ROD's producers doing the same thing to him.
But let's face it, we're getting shut out by the left in the shout em' down, pie throwing game while handing out get-out-of-jail free cards in between innings.
It wasn't as if the producer was in her face waving red colored hands yelling at her. He came across to me as being quite polite and civil.
Further, it wasn't as if BOR had invited her on his show and then had Dubyas wife call in to attack her ala Chris Matthews.
I have no sympathy for moonbats in our country that have continuosly supported terrorists, jeopardized the safety of our military and vastly contributed to portraying America to the world in an unfavorable way be it ROD or anyone else.
Certainly we don't want to stoop to the level of the left but I don't see this incident as anything more than a civil discussion between two individuals in a bookstore.
I've noticed BOR holds
October 29, 2007 - 22:07 ET by candanceI've noticed BOR holds grudges against people and attacks them where they don't always deserve it.
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Technically...
October 29, 2007 - 22:35 ET by Del Dolemonte"I'm usually ok with O'reilly doing this, because it usually happens on public property, but this one bothered me a bit. This time he came onto private property and bothered her while she was working, which isn't much different than the "trufers" interrupting Maher's little show. "
Her book signing was mentioned and/or promoted in the media, so it can be considered a public event.
And the bookstore itself is probably in a suburban mall (and owned by out of state real estate investors), so the "private property" angle, while technically correct, is a stretch.
The bookstore probably rents the space but doesn't actually own it. Hence the term "private property" may not apply here.
It's about time! Thank
October 30, 2007 - 00:16 ET by jdhawkIt's about time!
Thank you, BOR.
Pie throwing, calling heinous names, shouting down, phyically attacking conservative speakers is the norm. This was a civil confrontation that put on tape a lie of a lie.
Meanwhile, for all those that think that this was over the top. Look below for the article on the "60 Minutes" crap maligning our military with impugnity - as usual.
how dare he
October 30, 2007 - 00:42 ET by lunaticcringeradioto confront a very important person like rosie and question her on anything, who does he think he is.
remember there is no debate with liberals, only blind acceptence and adherence to their claims due to the fact they are incapable of coherently arguing any claim they make and to question them to their face is just the ultimate form of substantiating their inability to defend or support their points of view under nonscripted fire. this kind of assault on the liberal elite just will not stand, i mean who do you think rosie is? condi rice? you can't just get all up in her grill like dat.
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}}---> lunatic
October 30, 2007 - 00:52 ET by Cool ArrowTough choice "up in her grill" or "junk in the trunk"
60 Minutes
October 30, 2007 - 09:25 ET by CPT_ClawBut isn't this exactly what Morey, Bill, and Mike did for decades (and still do) and were lauded for their journalistic bravery and dogged tenaciousness?
While I am hard pressed to condone anyone from our side of the discussion utilizing 60 Minute tactics; they have been successful in making their targets blink and show the weakness ... at least after hours of editing room magic.