Posted on 12/21/2009 11:58:45 AM PST by Beaten Valve
Over the weekend, the Daily News reported that Fox News host Geraldo Rivera has told Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes he'll quit if Ailes hires Lou Dobbs.
Rivera tells Rush & Molloy, "I never threatened to quit," adding, "The last time I checked, no one here was talking to the a-â." A rep for Ailes concurs, telling the paper he isn't looking to add Dobbs to either FNC or FBN.
And all this reminded us about a situation a few years ago just after Rivera signed a reported 6-year $36m contract with NBC. In August, 1998 Newsweek reported on a riff between Rivera and then NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw. Rivera complained in a TV Guide interview that promos for his CNBC show "Rivera Live" didn't air during "Nightly" because Brokaw banned them. He also seemed to be gunning for Brokaw's job, telling TV Guide he was, "in the running for the center chair at the desk of the wise men."
A day after the quotes leaked, Rivera issued this statement: "Tom Brokaw is a great newsman who does a terrific job and the rivalry between us is grossly overstated." He also explained that his ambition to be "the news anchor for the next millennium" did not extend beyond his role as a CNBC host.
Rivera left NBC after the 9/11 attacks going to work for Fox News as a war correspondent.
Fox can’t miss with this one. Win-win doesn’t begin to cover it.
Can he take Gretta with him too?!!! Then Fox can shuffle Hanity up one slot, replace it with Beck, and then we could watch Oh’Really squirm for ratings and fully realize the second rate Harvard hack that he is.
P.S. If Bill plugs his Harvard “education” one more time I think I’m gonna puke.
The illegal immigrants are misunderstood doofus?
The "illegal doesn't really mean anything" idiot?
That Geraldo?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Promise?
Don't let the door hit ya...
Where he promptly got himself kicked out of the battle zone, for aiding the enemy. Remember that?
A mental giant this guy ain't!
Just in case Fox is monitoring FR, PLEASE hire Lou Dobbs and send Geraldo packing. We conservatives would love to watch Lou instead.
My father has said how much he hates Geraldo and I couldn’t agree with him more.
Geraldo spit in Michelle Malkin's face?
And got away with it?
That is so "illegal immigrant" class.
More of a reason to want to avoid this totally ugly Puerto Rican; or whatever he is.
I guess this would be good-bye Geraldo Rivera becase I’d enjoy listening to Dobbs more than the drama queen!
Fox to Geraldo: “Bye”
So am I sick of Geraldo’s shamelessness. He never belonged at FOX to begin with and besides Lou Dobbs is far more sincere and believeable. I’m so sick of this prick. He’s been around with his sickening claptrap for far too many years. CO
good news- a twofer for FOX
hire a winner
dump a joke
Petitions don't work with Fox News. Shep's still there.
I wish he'd take O'Reilly with him.
I AGREE
Don’t let the door bang you on the Butt Heraldo.....LOL
How about this. Fox should fire Whorealdo and not hire Dobbs. And then go after and get Larry Kudlow.
Jeraldo should move to MSLSD. It would improve both networks.
I would love to see FOX convert to a fully and openly “conservative talk channel”. Stop the Fair and Balanced crap. They are the only cable news channel that invites the opposition to come on the air to debate their point of view. I get sick of listening to the wimpy libs with their whining and ooey-gooey tree hugging attitudes. Conservatives are the only ones who see that FOX tries very hard to be fair. Libs are blind to these attempts and demonize FOX for giving any voice to conservative talking points, ignoring the fact that both sides are presented.
Fox should have fired Geraldo when he breathlessly and erroneously outed that kid with the C&R license as the V-Tech shooter based on pictures on his myspace or facebook page.
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