Local Philly Fox Reporter Attacked During Live Broadcast
- Posted on July 27, 2011 at 7:42am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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I‘m about to give you one of the best opening paragraphs in local reporting that I’ve seen in a long time. It’s from Fox29 in Philadelphia:
Fox 29 reporter Chris O’Connell and video journalist Dave Edwards are OK after they were attacked on live TV by the son of a man charged in a bizarre animal cruelty case involving a naked man and an Iguana.
“Attacked on live TV,” check. “Bizarre animal cruelty case,” check. “Involving a naked man and an Iguana,” definitely a check. Oh, and video of it all, check. Yes, it’s confirmed, we have all the elements for a nutty local news story.
It all happened after O’Connell and Edwards were doing a live report for the 10 o’clock news. They were at the scene of a house that had been earlier raided by police after the owner was found naked outside and police spotted a dead iguana. That gave them probable cause to search the home, and when they did they found several dead dogs and a 4-foot live alligator.
During the live broadcast about the story, a man lunged at O’Connell. Edwards then stepped in to try and restrain him:
O‘Connell said the man who lunged at him was the suspect’s son:
Fox 29 Reporter Attacked During Live Report: MyFoxPHILLY.com
Police arrested him and he’s expected to face charges of assault and resisting arrest.
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teapartyconservatism
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:50pmBizarre animal cruelty case involving a naked man and an Iguana. Wow, if that’s not an attention grabber, I don’t know what is, huh? Well maybe this… by the way, the Fox journalists don’t think this is even remotely as news worthy, nor apparently does Glenn Beck. How about you?
U.S. Constitution. Article 2, Section 1.
“No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President …”
Obama’s father precluded his being a “natural born citizen” meaning born on U.S. soil of U.S. citizen parents; he is further ineligible by dual citizenship for being born a British citizen pursuant to the British Nationality Act of 1948, as his father was a British citizen of colonial Kenya.[1]
MINOR V. HAPPERSETT IS BINDING PRECEDENT AS TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEFINITION OF A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.[2]
Demand congress remove Obama in accordance with their oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
1. Donofrio,
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=134881
2. Donofrio,
Report Post »http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/minor-v-happersett-is-binding-precedent-as-to-the-constitutional-definition-of-a-natural-born-citizen
Chuck Stein
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:59pmA child born of an American mother on American soil is not a “natural born” citizen?
Report Post »Now THAT doesn’t pass the smell test.
Thatiam
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 3:44pmTeaParyConservatism: U R exactly Correct. And Mr. Chuck Stein who said that BO being born to an American Citizen mother is adequate simply does not understand the “natural born citizen” requirement of the Constitution – it requires BOTH parents be Citizens. This was intended by the Framers to avoid any double allegiance. Further, it has not been proven beyond any doubt that BO was actually born on American soil (thought that doesn’t solve the eligibility issue even if he was). There has been plenty of research which indicates there is a good chance that he was born in Kenya. If so, he was not born a citizen of USA since his mother did not meet the legal requirements, due to her age, to convey US citizenship to her child. Additionally, there is no evidence that after BO became a citizen of Indonesia that he made any attempt to establish US citizenship. There is a lot about this issue that Mr. Stein apparently does not know. This is a huge issue which includes participation by many in high places in ignoring the Constitution and in failing to do due diligence to determine eligibility. He is clearly and simply ineligible to be president. There is little question about that and far too few people, even in high places, even care – including Glenn. There have been many who have studied this issue thoroughly and concluded BO is ineligible. SCOTUS suits have been filed, and were denied a hearing. Another is looking like it will be heard this fall. Should be interesti
Report Post »neocon1
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 9:20amchucky stein?
smell test?
Report Post »how about the CONSTITUTION dummy?
Manager
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:29pmI wonder if the reporters were on private property? I have to admit that I would not appreciate reporters on my property. It looked like the son tried to get them to leave before it got physical. I don’t condone what the son did but it seems to me that the reporters could have been more considerate of the family.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:50pmIf you are not condoning the son’s actions, then you are at least apologizing for him. You cannot hit someone for being in your yard if all they are doing is talking to a TV camera — you can tell them to get off of your property and if they don’t, then you can call the police — and in this case the police were not too far away, were they?
Report Post »Quagmire58
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 8:29amThey were on a public sidewalk in front of the house 6-10′ away from the outside of the house.
Report Post »and.to.the.Republic
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:53pmMossbrain – your hateful comments and violence is not welcome here. Readers of The Blaze are of higher quality than the garbage you are leaving behind. Murder and torture are not acceptable solutions to real problems. Keep such harmful language to yourself.
Report Post »NoGlobalism
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:22pmThe stench of Obama, Pelosi, Reid and their fellow socialist t*rds is much worse. Vote out the rotten rotters in 2012.
Report Post »PackerMom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:07pmThese hoarders are everywhere and the son just reacted like any embassed son would react. Family can’t make these people change. It‘s a mental illness and it’s really sad. I feel sorry for the animals that died or were starving, but I’m not a nut ball about it. Sad situation all around. Because we live in a free society, do we still? anymore behind the door policies coming at us?, people with mental health issues have rights too. The poor people living around him. I would have been calling the Health dept daily if I had smelled that place!
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 2:57pmExactly as regards calling public health. Also, a lawsuit for nuisance could work. Usually, people just don’t want to take the required action to solve problems.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:41amI fear for our White House looking like that when Obama moves out. Democrats are pigs and have no respect for our national things. Clinton folk destroyed computers and Bill left shmegma stains all over the drapes, carpets, furniture and a blue dress. I know they’ll have to get the old sofa and 55 gal. barrel grill off the front porch, I figured on that, but who knows what hideous things Michelle has done to the place.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:09pmJust imagine Chris Christie’s home. Barbecued animal carcasses strewn about everywhere. Dogs, cats, lizards, pet mice, all of them fried up and eaten with only their hides and bones spit out and kicked under the sofa. Probably a couple hundred pounds eaten every week.
Report Post »Riccy102
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:03pmI have often wondered about the condition of the WH myself. Obama never gives a speech from the Oval Office, as other presidents have. Hmmmm….
Report Post »IamTHEinfadel
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:40pmYeah I bet he eats animals, he’s human. Why does that seem shocking to you? Well I wouldn’t vote for a polititian who hasnt eaten a few animals. And frankly I am suspicious of anyone who has never eatten something they killed and skinned themself. The urge to hunt and kill is as nessasatry to humans as disk drives are to computers, yeah we can function without it but its part of how we grow as a species. Why is it if I quote a scripture you call me a religious zealote, but you can spew your vegan idiosy and we all just pretend like you are just expressing yourself. Well I for one think you are stupid, if you want to talk smack about somebody like gov. Christi find a relavent point of contention. “He eats meat” is about the dumbest reason to dislike somebody I could think of. Its like saying you don’t like Rick Perry because he wears shoes. Humans behave like humans, if that surprises you, well that’s what you get with a college degree; a twisted political philosophy, a useless degree and a managerial position a the local fast food chain. I‘m going to go have a steak for breakfast and maybe after that I’ll go outside and do some sport fishing, just for fun.
Report Post »inferno
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:24amIn the city of Loverly Bove !
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:54am.
Response #!. It’s Philly, what do you expect?
Response #2 A naked man and an iguana, nothing good will come of that,
Report Post »just let it play out.
String Bean
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:48pmA naked man and an iguana walk into a bar and …
Report Post »scruffycat
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 10:43amOK, you have to remember that on Commercial Television the SOLE PURPOSE of having a commercial Television Channel is to SELL COMMERCIALS. – THAT IS ALL – Again the SOLE PURPOSE of commercial television is to SELL COMMERCIALS and make a profit. Remember that. There is nothing wrong with that, but remember that. Everything else that is displayed on a TV channel that is NOT a Commercial is there as GLUE, and is there ONLY as GLUE to keep the home viewer watching until the next Commercial Set, which is the important stuff, can finally come on. It doesnt matter if its movies, or cartoons or court trials or 24/7 news, it is all Secondary Glue to insure the main purpose of commercial TV which is an advertising delivery system. Now, with that in mind, remembering that each news story that Fox displays brings them over $10,000 due to the commercials which are shown before and after. Now imagine being that Son of the Animal Hoarder, your family already has a problem that seems to be too big for them to handle themselves, your Father is having mental issues, and there is some big fat faced Fox reporter shoving his camera into your house where there is obvious signs of family trouble, grinning and laughing and selling your family’s hardship to a bunch of grinning and back-slapping morons at home who are whooping it up at your family’s misfortune, all the while Fox News is making $100,000 dollars on your personal misery. Now watch that video again and see what you think…
Report Post »conservativeagent
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:49amScruffy, this a relative of yours? Just asking.
Report Post »Infidelephant
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:52amYes! Finally!
Report Post »D2745
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:56amThank you Scruffy Cat, We were all so confused on how networks make money. I will remember from now on that business’s need revenue to operate. I will remember that, Thank you. Your comment will not go unnoticed. Revenue to keep operations running? Who would of thought about that? ScruffyCat just to point out the obvious. It is necessary for business to make money in order to pay for employees salaries , health benefits etc. You know why? Because, If it weren’t for people working how would the government receive money to pay you(welfare) to sit on your ass and come up with memorable comments like “remember that” – “remember that” – “remember that”. Business provides a service. Sponsors(business) pay other business’s so there message can be seen and heard. Creating what is called Economic Activity. ScruffyCat not to pick on you but if you really want to know how you are being brain washed. Look at sitcoms/movies/music videos/video games/ music and I know you will find product placements hidden in the background and foreground of all of the above. Look at E.T. look at Transformers look at every music video from a hit artist in the last 3 years. Yup Beats headphones. Look at all your favorite sports teams as they get off airplanes, Look whats around their necks.Beats head phones, why u ask? Because even Dr. Dre knows certain kinds of people are oblivious to what they are being fed.Your sub conscious digests this info later and makes you WANT. I know its a hard pill to s
Report Post »boltfan63
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:11pmHey Scruff your padded room is calling!
Report Post »MartyTr
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:36pmHope you know how communism works too. If you don’t agree with the party you are killed, in the end millions are starved. I’ll take free market capitalism anyday. ps, even the commies in russia, china, cuba, etc are going capitalist, to bad they still torture and kill so many people.
Report Post »WilliamPenn
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:54pmAre you sure about that, scruff? Is making a profit still legal under Obama? I thought everything had to be government-funded, especially since the majority of people watching television are government-funded non-producers. You’d better check your facts.
Report Post »IamTHEinfadel
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:49pmWe have no societal sympathy anymore scruffy. But you sound like a thoughtful person, I wish we could all think of things from the other perspective like that. Maybe we would not have so many reporters getting punched, but then why would we watch the news. I for one love it when the reporter gets blasted. My feeling is if you are going to invade someones privacy to get a story you shouldn’t press charges when one of the family members throws you out on your a#&.
Report Post »UnsilentMajority
Posted on July 28, 2011 at 12:09amSo what did you think about the old man the other day in target that punched the punk in the face for pretending to drop ass on his wife??
Report Post »crapgame
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:51amThis looked like a Jerry Springer show out take, with a beatdown to boot. Thanks Philly for giving the rest of Pa a bad rap, as a Pittsburgher, can Our city suceede from the state?
Report Post »Galopez555
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:50amThis is sick!
Report Post »RevDarwinEllis
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:20amLooks like a good guy for the Obama czars. Maybe he can take Van Jones old job.
Report Post »windycitywoman
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:02amHello Beck friends! I (original founder) have started a prayer group for Glenn and his endeavors on educating our youth and his mission in Israel. This group also posts news articles and videos on topics Glenn has covered on his show. Many others and I are members of GBTV and will be discussing his show daily and posting what he shares on the Internet. This is a great way to stay in the loop if you do not have GBTV!. If you are a “like minded” Christian, Conservative Glenn Beck fan please join us (without the TROLLS)! We did a wonderful fast and pray last week for Israel! Find me on Facebook under Sharon Grek Papucci and send me a friend request! Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers.” -Sidlow Baxter
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:40amwell,get ready or the nazis talk show idiots to try and connect them to the tea party, or they will defend him on the grounds that he is a union thug and obama supporter, makes one wonder how these idiots can even breed,
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:27amHis son ought to face charges also for letting his father live in that crap. If he wants to attack someone he should be looking in the mirror.
Report Post »I Love Howie Carr
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:25amWell where did he get the aminals? Are they suggesting the people who sold him all these animals had NO CLUE that he had a screw lose? They should be held accountable too.
Report Post »tj-blaze
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:58pmOh Please, grow up! I bet you also think that Gun Shops are responsible for what their customers do with the guns they purchase there.
No one except this lunatic is responsible for his behavior. It’s called PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Report Post »Hockeydadfla
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:11amBizarre…. well not in Philly. Hopefully the owner get the help that he obviously needs.
Report Post »I_Hate_Libs
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:03amDemocrats + Animals = Death to animals
The horror of the Democrat mind.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:12amDemocrats are animals.
Report Post »Infidelephant
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:49amI wonder what Glen thinks of some of the absolute nutters who post on his site?
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:02amForest, your Mama was right. Stupid is as stupid does. Why does this Country allow the importation of any foreign species of animal. Except for professional Zoo settings. These things should stay in their home country and just let our indigent species thrive here. I just can’t understand the necessity of having some strange creature so all the world can say…ooooo and ahhhhhhh. DIP WADS!!
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 9:12amwhat was imported??
Report Post »conservativeagent
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:53amthe animal molester
Report Post »Trailblazer
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 4:39pmGlenn thinks these nutterz have an absolute right to expose themselves for what they truly are…buttnutts!
Report Post »deberlin
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:02amI am so proud to be a Philadelphia native!
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 7:59amOMG…What a sad story. Thoes poor innocent animals. Obviously, the “naked-guy” has mental health issues. I hope he gets the help he needs. (you could almost smell the stench).
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:04amNow we have the craziness infecting Philly. They keep getting closer and I keep checking the ammo supply. I should be okay for at least a week as long as I stick with semi-auto and stay away from rock-and-roll……Just sayin’
Report Post »Mr.Truth
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 7:58amDont know how anybody can live like that….
Report Post »TopOfTheMuffin2u
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 7:57amOur world just keeps getting nuttier. If people worked as hard as they play we would be better off.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:35amWith Barry’s Lazer like focus on JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, we ought to be out of this mess PDQ.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 7:57amThe son didn‘t like having daddy’s craziness shown on the news? Where was the “concerned” son when daddy was living like this?
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:21amGood point. I wonder how they earned money to live anyway? Welfare?
Report Post »IamTHEinfadel
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:59pmThe son was avoiding his dad hoping the social worker would intervene. That’s what happens when people rely on gov. For help instead of family and friends, you get no personal touch. If he would have been getting help with food and rent from friends instead of the welfare office he would have been told to get a jod and a trash can for the dead animals a long time ago. Instead of hiding from his problem and the people who might ridicule him he would have been forced to correct coarse or die!
Report Post »JN
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 7:54amCan I just say that if this was an MSNBC reporter, the media would be screaming about political rhetoric right now. Yet here we see Fox laughing it off knowing that this was just a lunatic. Tells you something
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:06amIf an MSNBC reporter were attacked, the LSM would be saying this animal cruelty/animal hoarder was a CHRISTIAN extremist.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:14am“the LSM would be saying this animal cruelty/animal hoarder was a CHRISTIAN extremist.”
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Who was a member of the Tea Party and somewhere, somehow, through some uncreative means, it would be Bush’s fault.
Mainer forever
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:15am@Jack2011…If an MSNBC reporter were attacked, the LSM would be saying this animal cruelty/animal hoarder was a CHRISTIAN extremist.
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I’d say you hit the “nail on the head”
loriann12
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 8:27amThere are nuts out there who don’t fit a box of politics. The left likes to paint everyone into a box. Before this administration I was oblivious to politics. I claimed to be a Republican (since being in the Navy from 1984-88), but now I would say I was a yellow dog Republican, only voting for the R behind the name. With this administration I have become more aware that R and D doesn’t really mean anything. This administration has taught me the meaning of RINO and DIABLO. Not all people are awake, and I would assume the nuts are really still asleep and sheeple.
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