It’s Official: O’Reilly Is Not ‘Tying Up’ Major Garrett And Taking His White House Seat

by Frances Martel | 8:54 pm, August 3rd, 2010

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Last night, an excited Bill O’Reilly did some daydreaming aloud on The Factor about “tying up” Fox News’ White House correspondent Major Garrett up and rotating use of his front-row White House Press Corps seat with Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck. With some in the media squirming in their seats about the possibility of a Beck/Hannity shouting match in the briefing room, O’Reilly’s executive producer felt the need to speak out today to clarify.

As mentioned before, O’Reilly joked around yesterday that he was excited to hijack the Fox News briefing room seat and wreak havoc for Robert Gibbs with his commentator pals. And then, as Jon Bershad put it so eloquently:

But then PoliticsDaily.com’s Lynn Sweet had to go and be Little Miss Buzzkill from the land of No Funnsylvania and point out to the giddy host that he already could do that at any time and he always could have. He’d just had to do it from the second row. And then James Rosen piled on by remarking that the very tall O’Reilly really can’t “sneak” anywhere.

This, however, appeared not to be enough to calm the nerves of many who thought O’Reilly may be serious. Over at Politico, Patrick Gavin checked with a WHCA member to make sure that it wasn’t possible. Not happening, said the source: “Fox officials made explicit promises that the seat would be used by their news reporters, not their commentators, and the board expects them to keep their word.”

Finally, O’Reilly Factor executive producer Amy Sohnen made an official statement today, telling the Washington Examiner‘s “Yeas & Neas” that “Bill’s comments were obviously made in jest,” for all those who thought otherwise. So, yes, for anyone worrying about about the wellbeing of Major Garrett: O’Reilly never actually planned to tie him up and replace him with Glenn Beck. He was just being a blooter.

Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, major garrett, Sean Hannity, Washington Examiner, White House Press Corps

juan

BECK is the one who really Scares the Regime because he reveals facts about them and their own words!

Keep up the Good Work, FOX News!
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

Whew ! Have a box of Twinkies and celebrate , President’s Employee Robert .
Azarkhan

In fulfilling its mission to monitor and scrutinize Fox News, it’s amazing how many silly non-stories Mediaite posts, particularly when you consider how many other important stories there are to cover.

But perhaps for Leftists, who wet their panties at the mere mention of Fox News, this story is somehow important.
ChiliPeppersFan

jon stewart does the exact same thing beck does…only funnier
ChiliPeppersFan

maybe oriely will just wait until he gets major to his apartment and tie him up there and use his loofah on him
notsofast

ChiliPeppersFan said:
loofah

Your projection is very telling.
The Real Royal King

Whew! I bet Gibbs is relieved.

FOX:
WE NEVER GAVE NEWS A TRY.
WHY?
EASIER TO SIMPLY LIE
Azarkhan

FOX: WE NEVER GAVE NEWS A TRY.
WHY? EASIER TO SIMPLY LIE

You can take Royal out of the nursery, but you can’t take the nursery rhyme out of Royal.

How’s it going Royal? Got your diapers changed and now you’re ready for another go at Mediaite?
Mr B

ChiliPeppersFan said:
jon stewart does the exact same thing beck does…only funnier

Jon Stewart defends people on his show and the Obama administration fires them too? You’re right. That is funny!
Pablo

With some in the media squirming in their seats about the possibility of a Beck/Hannity shouting match in the briefing room, O’Reilly’s executive producer felt the need to speak out today to clarify.

Some in the media ought to familiarize themselves with a little thing most people without their heads up their asses like to call “Humor.” It might make things easier for everyone, but mostly them.
Permatiltx

Major Garrett must be relieved to finally be reassured that no one is tying him up. Whew!
Contessa

Thank god the three stooges won’t be invading the white house press corps anytime soon – it’s enuf of a joke already.
BatBoy

The Hand wringing and hyperventilating you lefties do when O’Reilly makes a joke is an amazing thing to watch.

Seriously Francis, like I have advised Tommy to do, take a break for a while. Get the Hell out of Washington DC or NYC, where ever you call home and come out and live with us “Fly Over” people.

Then you only need to set back and watch what your former peers do, the really insignificant things they write about, how they breakout into hysteria at the simplest of things….I could go on!

You will quickly learn that you have wasted a portion of your life.