Sanchez On O’Reilly In Afghanistan
By Matt Sanchez
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
The difference between Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly coming to a war zone and all other media is the focus. Normally, media arrive to do stories about the situation on the ground, but when a bona fide celebrity like O’Reilly comes, he is the story.
As soon as I flew into Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan I saw a flyer on a window announcing O’Reilly was coming the following day. The base was abuzz. I checked into the Public Affairs Office, where all media are accredited, and found a very busy, small detachment of soldiers preparing for the DV – distinguished visitor – arrival.
What followed next happened so fast, it’s difficult to keep track.
“This trip was about meeting the troops,” said Army Capt. Peter Katzfey, who called the response to O’Reilly’s visit “overwhelming.” The 31-year-old native of Plymouth, Wis., coordinates media visits to Afghanistan, including the “big names” like Diane Sawyer, but has seen nothing like the O’Reilly visit.
Throughout Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s fair to say that many troops feel poorly represented in the media, there is however one big exception – Fox News.
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