I mentioned in an earlier blog post that Bill O’Reilly was nearby at a Clinton campaign stop. Turns out more was going on than the Associated Press noted. Clinton was speaking to an overflow crowd according to Marc Ambinder 500 people had RSVP’d to the Clinton event while over 1000 showed up. Clinton pleaded with the Fire Marshall to find ways to accomodate more of the crowd and told her daughter Chelsea to open up a barrier set by the secret service.

Clinton began taking questions from the crowd one of which mentioned FOX News commentator Bill O’Reilly was in house. Clinton said hello to O’Reilly who then was jeered by the crowd. “Oh no, no no — he gets at least some credit for being here” called out Clinton.

Meanwhile Lynn Sweet reports that O’Reilly also made his way to visit Barack Obama who had his own overflow crowd to deal with. Unlike the civil Clinton appearance though O’Reilly got himself into a scuffle with the Secret Service.

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.
Obama had his back turned at this point and did not see any of this.

Make sure to check Sweet’s entire post for more information.

Also Huffington Post has pictures and will soon have video.