Michelle Fields stands next to a policeman while
covering ‘Occupy DC’ protests, Nov. 4, 2011
Michelle Fields, a young video reporter for the Daily Caller, was assigned to cover Friday night’s Occupy DC protests outside the Americans for Prosperity “Defending the American Dream” conference at the Washington Convention Center. In an interview Saturday morning, Fields described how she was targeted for harassment:
Robert Stacy McCain: You won’t be going back?
Michelle Fields, Daily Caller: I won’t be going back to cover it. I actually don’t feel safe going back to those protests, because they singled me out, they singled out the Daily Caller. I just don’t think it’s safe for me to be back around those people.
They actually had a person covering me all night, for about three hours, with someone walking around with a camera, screaming things out to me like, “You’re worse than Fox,” and attacking me, attacking what I’m wearing. So I won’t be returning.
McCAIN: Attacking what you were wearing?
FIELDS: Exactly, yes. I think they were just trying to figure out ways to upset me — about the clothing I was wearing, where apparently I shop, really strange stuff.
McCAIN: Where you shop?
FIELDS: Exactly, yes.
McCAIN: You were wearing what? Abercrombie & Fitch or what?
FIELDS: They were screaming out that I was wearing [designer] Ann Taylor. So I’m not sure — I wasn’t wearing Ann Taylor.
McCAIN: Oh, my goodness.
FIELDS: They were screaming stuff out like that. They were screaming like, ‘F– Michelle Fields!’
And when I tried to conduct interviews, an individual would jump in front of the camera and stop the interview, or block it with a piece of paper or cardboard, so that we couldn’t tape anything or talk to anyone.
McCAIN: Oh, my goodness. So while they want all the friendly media they can get, in terms of —
FIELDS: Exactly, yes. And so people started chanting, ‘Right-wing extremists,’ while we were trying to interview people, and they talked to people who were part of Occupy DC and told them not to talk to us. So they chanted that, they chanted songs at me that I’m ugly, like ‘U-G-L-Y, you ain’t got no alibi, you’re ugly,’ to me individually, and that I’m a ‘horrible person.’ It was, literally, just attacking me and the Daily Caller, but specifically me.
McCAIN: Wow. Wow. And so they had somebody whose job was apparently to monitor you?
FIELDS: Exactly, yes. So for about three hours, I had someone following me around, harassing me, screaming things out to me. And I actually did not feel comfortable, because at one point there were a whole group of men surrounding me saying, ‘F—Michelle Fields.’ And I went to a police officer and I told him that I felt these people were harassing me. And the police officer said he’d take care of it, but it never ended. These people were harassing me for the entire evening.
McCAIN: Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. These are the enlightened, tolerant, liberal, progressives.
FIELDS: Supposedly.
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“Fields said she “did not feel comfortable, because at one point
there were a whole group of men surrounding me saying, ‘F-Michelle
Fields.’ And I went to a police officer and I told him that I
felt these people were harassing me. And the police officer said
he’d take care of it, but it never ended. These people were
harassing me for the entire evening.”
Does the Politico know about this….?
They frown on that behavior I’m told.
Bill dial soap works well also…
A new video will be out from Occupy DC by the cameraman that followed her around that shows Fields’ real actions that night. She was not harassed or singled out for her clothing. She is making this up. Protesters were angry with her because of the lack of context in her stories and her gossipy headlines. And her camerawoman stopped being a journalist and started swearing at protesters when they wouldn’t grant interviews to Michelle.
Exactly. Michelle is brave AND beautiful, and the OWS ogres can’t stand it.
Just what we need: men and women tooling around in grey nehru jackets and crewcut hair.
That’s my definition of Hell.
When does bikini season start again?
Yes, I heard about that, as it’s in my neck of the woods. I’m hearing reports that he’s flat-out insane. He made a mostly-incoherent statement to the Fort Collins City Council. Here’s the story: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19264417?source=rss
No one called you ugly in that video. Nor did they make fun of your clothes. They also didn’t say F*ck Michelle Fields, they said F*ck the Daily Caller. You just lie constantly. This is what you get from an “independent” journalist that lists herself as a member of the “Pepperdine College Republicans” on her LinkedIn page.
Small town people know where to hide the bodies and out in the boonies, nobody can hear a hippie scream.
Most conservatives want nothing to do with the Ron Paul nuts, they are Jew Hating 9/11 truthers just like the occupy mobs, so they should fit right in with those goons.
[…] Stacy had a front-row seat for the excitement at Occupy DC last night: Michelle Fields, a young video reporter for the Daily Caller, was assigned to cover Friday night’s Occupy DC protests outside the Americans for Prosperity “Defending the American Dream” conference at the Washington Convention Center. In an interview Saturday morning, Fields described how she was targeted for harassment: […]
Not sure why comment was deleted. However, there was no one in that video making fun of your clothes or calling you ugly Michelle. Also what makes you an “independent” journalist when you write on your LinkedIn profile you were a member of the Pepperdine College Republicans. Reporting is about objectivity, not subjectivity and about facts, not claims.
Yes, yes, little Jimmy, because what Michelle Fields was doing at OccupyDC was exactly the same as what Daily Caller did with Mike Tyson:
Well, not really, but you get a silver star next to your name for being such a good participant…
Jesus. Now you’re shafting your own staffers.
Will it include the part where they jumped in front of the car, including on the hood?
And this would be unusual for Ronulans how, exactly?
Only if you’re registered Dem…
Yeah, I just watched the video of his city council speech from Tuesday night. This guy is like Timothy McVeigh, the Gabrielle Giffords shooter, and Andrei Brevik all wrapped up in one. He was wearing friggin’ black leather gloves. Bizarro. Amazing the MSM is not going with this story yet.
The Ron Paulists are only “far right” in your bizarro extremely extreme off-the-charts leftist world Knapp.
Ron Paul and his supporters are antiWar. That makes them by definition LEFTISTS!! Nuff said.
Lets see it smelly hippy.
Watch the video Tom. Watch the video of his Tuesday night speech to the city council. Believe me, you will come away convinced. This is Gabrielle Giffords shooting II.
Zilla, and most of us libertarians don’t want anything to do with them either for the same reasons.
What? Some people at the meeting were “beating and hurting”, and police “beat and dragged” some of you scumbag hipsters? Wow, would somebody please find me a video recording of this, and some tissue?
You know, I would almost bet money you’re a lying stack of steaming, stinking shit.
Go back to Mommy’s basement, loser.
You shitheads are straight from the school of Pravda, and you’re bitching about objectivity? Okay I’ll give you objectivity. I fucking object to every god damn thing about you and what you stand for.
I don’t know what your Marxist professors told you, but that ain’t the way it works in the real world, Punky Brewster.
If there’s a video clip, and the reporter gives an eyewitness account of stuff that isn’t in that particular video clip, that means it’s not true. You truly are a representative of your movement.
That’s what steep wooded inclines were made for.
Your logic is matched only by your skill in expressing it.
Because if you were going to accuse people of something, it would be… making fun of your outfit.
Most of just don’t know how to act, having been raised by prostitutes and never having a date of their own they didn’t have to inflate.
Thanks for bringing that beck up, Jim. I had almost forgotten what a jerk you are…
Keep on keeping the meme alive, bucko.
Ron Paul and his supporters are antiWar. That makes them by definition LEFTISTS!! Nuff said.
Uh, no it doesn’t.
Too bad the punks won’t come out in the country and “occupy” my property – I could illustrate the proper method of clearing trespassers.
Actually, they are both the same thing, Richard: reporting facts.
I’m not shafting anybody at the Daily Caller. I’m mocking you for acting like an Occupier.
When this happens, remember that harassment IS the story now. Catch all the harassment on tape and use it to get the message out that these people are anti-democratic thugs.
Michelle, if you need a body guard id be happy to help. Going in the lions den, I would love to take on those scumbags!!!!
>A new video will be out from Occupy DC< Just as soon as we get done with our creative editing. We'd give it to you now if we had anything honest to say.
I generally get along with libertarians with the one huge exception of Ron Paul nuts, I simply cannot stand them.
I don’t want to hear another goddamn thing about “new tone”.
Why does a young, attractive, well-heeled female reporter wade into a large group who knows who she is and doesn’t like it? She should know she is in enemy territory. Did she? CBS girl in Cairo knew, had bodyguards, but they’re worthless in such a large group even if they can fire at will. That girl didn’t belong there. Did this girl have bodyguards? Did she initiate this mission, did her editor? It is a puzzlement to me.
This girl’s opfor was well-trained, disciplined, had good situational awareness not to lay hands on her. Does she realize any of that? Did she before going in? Who put this girl on the sacrificial pyre to the glory of DC scoops, she herself or her editor? Putting her in there was stupid or evil, depending on who did it.Women need combat training if they want to work outside the home. They don’t naturally have a sense for battle beyond cat fighting, which is low level stuff. If they intend to work outside the home, they need formal combat training, and not just shooting but, principally, the theory and practice of war.
Unless there’s a different video in which he says “I’m going to go burn down that building,” and then does it, no, I won’t.
Maybe he burned down the building, maybe he’s one of the local crazies who’s on the usual suspects list and happened to be the first one they saw in the area. I have no opinion on the matter, and won’t until I’ve seen what the evidence is.
And the Paul types are only “by definition” lefties if by “by definition” you mean “in Eric Dondero’s imagination.”
You’re welcome to think so; some contumely from some people is welcome. In the meantime the videos are up and people can choose for themselves.
Occupiers got beat when they tried to force their way into private property? ABOUT FUCKING TIME.
Make that a box of tissue and some lotion.
Nick,
It’s not a private building. As a matter of fact, at the time of its construction, it was the most expensive government building ever at $768 million in taxpayer funds.
Umm, yes Sir, it most certainly does.
Left = AntiWar, hatred for America
Right = Love of America, Patriotism, and Pro-Strength/Pro-Military
Sorry if you can’t handle that. But facts are facts, Bub.
Speaking of claims, didn’t you just claim that a video will be released?
As opposed to what? There was audio of the Tyson thing that people could listen to and judge for themselves, and you still didn’t think it was a news story. Both stories are news, in that they contain, um, news.
Just because you can’t be consistent doesn’t mean I can’t.
[…] where Bradlee said: “I think he’s got it coming to him, doesn’t he?” According to The Other McCain, Fields was assigned to cover the Occupy DC protests outside the Americans for Prosperity […]
How many regular guys do you know who go to city council meetings wearing tight black t-shirts and black leather gloves, and start groveling, and tearing up about the war of 1812, and paper currency? The guy looked threatening, like he was about to break out an AK-47 and shoot all the council members and audience members there.
And woooosh! A day and a half later a major building in downtown Ft. Collins goes up in flames. Coincidence?