The above tweet was among several that Fox News’ James Rosen re-tweeted in regards to his appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor.”
This was before Rosen’s appearance:
It's Weds! I'm on @oreillyfactor with the latest on #MH370 and the verdict in the trial of Usama Bin Laden's son-in-law in Manhattan.
— James Rosen (@JamesRosenTV) March 26, 2014
@JamesRosenFNC @oreillyfactor Hey James! When O'Reilly interrupts you yell "drink" & take a shot of something.
— Chris Scalise (@scause1701) March 26, 2014
@scause1701 @oreillyfactor Since it's O'Reilly, I'm thinking Irish whiskey.
— James Rosen (@JamesRosenTV) March 26, 2014
After his appearance with O’Reilly, Rosen gave these a re-tweet:
@JamesRosenFNC – Not sure how you hold up so well with Bill being rather smug & rude at times! #welldone
— Mike K. (@ProBanker) March 27, 2014
@JamesRosenFNC So what's really yanking on BillO's chain..? Looks like he's in a green haze of envy – and you never skip a beat 😉
— @LauraStraightUp (@LauraStraightUp) March 27, 2014
Rosen even re-tweeted this one:
https://twitter.com/HollyRFisher/status/448979218953547776
All in jest of course!
So what happened? Here’s a very short clip, and apparently some people who replied to Rosen didn’t appreciate what they perceived as O’Reilly’s dismissive attitude:
However, Rosen later also re-tweeted this:
@kevkid79 @JamesRosenFNC Get over it people. O'Reilly is purposefully provocative. Rosen responds in kind. Makes for interesting reports
— Kim Seefeld (@KAS_SB) March 27, 2014
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