I hope he does, and wins, BIG TIME.
I abhor both the NY Slimes and Geraldo, so it's very difficult to choose sides. Both do far more harm than good in the world.
Oh, please do, Geraldo. I would pay good money to see that fight!
Didn't he call the NYT a 'liberal rag' when this came out? Cracked me up. Looks like hanging out with Brit and the boys may be rubbing off on him a bit. :)
Iran vs Old Iraq...I'd have to flip a coin.
I read the bit on Salon. I bought it hook line and sinker because I don't respect "Jerry Rivers" too much. That would be bad if they made it up though.
Is anyone else getting sick of these "reporters-as-heros" stories? First Jerry Rivers, then Ted "Hairpiece" Koppel. What's next? Sean Penn donning scuba gear to go salvage some hobo's harmonica? Does anyone believe these stagey shenanigans?
or .. it could be nothing more than a publicity stunt dreamed up by Geraldo (his style) and the NYT for a smokescreen when they need it.
geraldo admitted on OReilly that he was a "very liberal republican" --- I believe that is what we used to call a liberal democrat 20 years ago.
Whorealdo v. the NYT?
Hmmm. If only they could both lose...
I think they should go on the Jerry Springer show to settle it.
No, Whorealdo has proven to be an egotistical media hound/whore no matter what the situation. The guy stinks and is a hypocrital jerk!
Come on, Geraldo! Sue the bastards, sue sue SUE!!!
What a weird guy.
The stories his wives could tell (4 of them!)....
FULL speed ahead Jerry
I heard Keith Oberman say the same thing on PMSNBC last night, but perhaps he was just regurgitating what Elliott said.
Anyway, I don't normally watch Oberman, but I briefly caught what he said when I was channel surfing due to commercials elsewhere.
Whorealdo is a glory hound who deserves all the flak he's earned.
You actually aren't asking the question right, it should be in two parts:
Q1) is the NYT telling the truth in their attack on Geraldo?
A1) no (duh!)
Q2) are the attacks on Geraldo unfair?
A2) hell no!
I have personal animosity for "Jerry Rivers" dating back to 1973 when he stiffed my senior class at Scarsdale High School, in New York, for our Senior Class Breakfast. We had paid him $2,000 to be our featured speaker at this kick off for the Senior Class events and he bailed on us and sent some Bella Abzug looking feminazi tramp as a sub (they kept the money). I have never bought his act since then.
This is the second time I've mentioned Scarsdale High on a thread tonight. On the thread discussing the possibility of Mara Liason having had a "touch up" I mentioned that she was a classmate, 1969 to 1973 (if I remember right she was one of the folks who arranged for Jerry to come).
Did you know that Geraldo's claim to fame as a young New York City local TV reporter was an expose of the truly awful conditions in New Yorks mental institutions? It was a masterful example of early investigative reporting, particularly good use of the propoganda power of TV images. The results, of course, were to close the majority of New York mental institutions, resulting in the creation of the homeless problem we still suffer with today.
Well done, Jerry Rivers!
Well, which are you going to believe, the NY Times or or lyin' eyes? :=)
I have a question for any and all well read Freepers.
I once heard that Geraldo's real name is David Rivers..is this true?