‘Preposterous!’: Geraldo Lashes Out at Libya Critics, Claims Gov’t Wasn’t Monitoring Benghazi Attack in ‘Real Time’
The situation quickly got heated on the set of “Fox & Friends” this morning when Geraldo Rivera clashed with the show’s hosts over details surrounding the Benghazi terror attack. At the center of the debate was Rivera’s contention that the government was not watching the attack on the U.S. consulate in real time.
Rivera argued that drones didn’t arrive at the scene until two and a half hours after the attack commenced, and suggested that the attack couldn’t have been viewed in real-time. (The attack, though, was seven hours long, potentially giving plenty of time for the drones to catch the attack).
“This is preposterous — this notion that the Pentagon was monitoring this in real time,” Rivera said, with “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy countering that the State Department was, indeed, monitoring as the situation unfolded.
FOX News host Geraldo Rivera (Photo Credit: FILE)
“People, stop. Stop this right now with this whole notion of live TV, and why didn’t we respond. It is not what happened,” Rivera continued.
“I think we have to stop this politicizing,” he said. “We’re getting away from the real issue. Why wasn’t there security before this happened?”
The television personality argued that there is no definitive evidence for the “reckless allegations” that drones observed violence occurring as it unfolded. He also said that there are other more pertinent issues to explore, including whether, prior to the attack, Congress was willing to give funds to bolster security in Libya.
“We should know that drones weren’t overheard in watching this in real time,” Rivera again proclaimed later on in the discussion.
Watch the clash, below:
While the reporter dismissed the notion that the battle was being viewed live by officials as it progressed, an October 20 report from CBS News claims that a portion of it was, indeed, seen by officials. In fact, according to the network, “hours after the attack began, an unmanned Predator drone was sent over the U.S. mission in Benghazi, and that the drone and other reconnaissance aircraft apparently observed the final hours of the protracted battle.”
Rivera’s contention that the attack wasn’t viewed live, at least when juxtaposed against CBS’s claims, is questionable. That said, both Rivera and CBS seem to corroborate the notion that drones didn’t arrive until hours after the militant attack began. Another report from the outlet published on Thursday provided additional details on the drone operations over Benghazi on September 11:
Two and a half hours after the attack began, an unarmed predator drone was diverted from a surveillance mission over another part of Libya to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
That, plus a second unarmed drone dispatched four hours and 15 minutes later, were the only U.S. military forces sent to the scene of the attack. Commandos were dispatched from Europe to an air field in Sigonella, Sicily, but by the time they got there the attack in Benghazi was over.
While some, like Rivera, view the continued focus on drones and other related issues as merely political, others — particularly Republican lawmakers — believe it is essential that all of the details surrounding the attack are explored.
In terms of the military response, there are many questions still worth asking. In the October 20 report, CBS continued, providing more on the military response:
The State Department, White House and Pentagon declined to say what military options were available. A White House official told CBS News that, at the start of the attack, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta “looked at available options, and the ones we exercised had our military forces arrive in less than 24 hours, well ahead of timelines laid out in established policies.”
But it was too late to help the Americans in Benghazi. The ambassador and three others were dead.
A White House official told CBS News that a “small group of reinforcements” was sent from Tripoli to Benghazi, but declined to say how many or what time they arrived.
As for Rivera’s view, not everyone agrees. Retired CIA officer Gary Berntsen said that he believes help could have arrived sooner — and he also accused the government of needlessly standing by and watching the atrocities unfold.
“You find a way to make this happen. There isn’t a plan for every single engagement. Sometimes you have to be able to make adjustments,” he said. “They made zero adjustments in this. They stood and they watched and our people died.”
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, though, has defended the military and claimed that taking direct ground action would have been too confusing at the time. Because of the convoluted nature of the situation on the ground, he said that deploying troops there without having real-time information would have been too hazardous.
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MrKnowItAll
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:57amPlease LISTEN….. Very few people know how advanced the surveillance in our Government is. I can tell you. They watched.
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floridareader
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:22amEven if given the benefit of doubt they didn’t watched, THEY KNEW!!!! to the minute what was going on. I have no idea what runs through Rivera’s veins. Just like any-other liberal he chooses to be an Obama adorer first and an American second.
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drbage
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:25amGeraldo why don’t you just go back to do what you do best: tilting at windmills and trying to find Hoffa’s grave?!
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DAYWATCHER
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:36amWhat the heck is wrong with Geraldo Rivera?
Is he just another Obama supporter, or just another closet commie? I can’t stand him.
His inability to stand on the facts is disgusting!
I’m just saying…
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ScreaminEagle
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:36amGeraldo Rivera Iis not the news person I go to for truth. As a matter of fact I chage the channel when he is on. Fox used to raise his credibility level a tad. Lately he is lowering theirs considerably. Along with others.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:43amFLORIDAREADER, I agree. If for some reason they did not have video at first, they had to have had audio of the situation. If by satellite cell phone at least.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:45amDAYWATCHER, I am positive that sometime within the past two years that Geraldo on F&F one morning confessed that he had voted for 0bama in ’08. It seems that he will be voting for him again too.
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HKS
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:46amGeraldo does have that liberal disease, blind denial and bowing to the furor.
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republitarian
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:51amSorry Geraldo. Since the administration will not come clean about this, we are left to speculate.
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kaydeebeau
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:01amHey Gerry – your credibility is oustounding – How’s Al Capone’s stash???
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HKS
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:06amMaybe there is something to that show ‘Last Resort”. Maybe it’s not all fiction.
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stage9
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:06amHOLD ON JUST ONE SECOND!
FORGET THE DRONES!
WHY THE HELL WAS THERE NO SECURITY TO BEGIN WITH YOU LIBERAL FOOL????????????
Get this mindless moron out of my face!
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Fubared
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:36amRJ
Heard him yesterday admit that, due to McCains stance on illegals being illegal and all. Didn’t Danny bonadouche kick his **** in a boxing match years ago?
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FREEDOM-N-JEOPARDY
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:37amWhen will FOX stop letting this buffoon audition for MSNBC on their shows?
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crusaderx9
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:41amgeraldo is the entertainment…
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NHwinter
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:53amSo if Geraldo says it loud and strong enough it becomes truth??? Just another progressive stating something so untrue that he alone looks like the fool. These worthless progressives hopefully will eat crap in Nov. God willing.
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johnnyallstar
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:13pmRelease the tapes….. That’s all they need to do to clear the air. We will all find out the truth to the question about what they knew and when they knew it. The tapes along with the email correspondence, phone calls, and wires should be enough to know what the truth is. This administration has done nothing but lie from day 1. If they are telling the truth as Geraldo seems to believe, than they should have NO problem releasing the tapes. Ohh wait…. This guy won’t even release his college transcripts for 5 million dollars. Nice Transparency….
For some great Obama idiot moments – in His own words… please check out:
http://wordsmatter2012.com/watch/
You are going to love it… I promise!
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SITDOWNANDSHUTUP
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:18pmMRKNOWITALL is sooooooooo correct.
The cameras on those drones are so high res, much better than we could buy. The could zoom in and digitally enhance the screen to read the date on a dime laying on the ground.
The is all BS revisionism, and Gerry Rivera is this lying sack of **** administration’s #1 sychophant.
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omni3460
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:25pmWe viewed the 4 hr Investigative Hearing and Mrs. Lamb from the State Dept stated that she and others in the State Dept WATCHED THE ATTCK IN REAL TIME. Rivera is trying to protect the left…..how sad…..they never seem to ascertain with their great brains that they ‘WILL BE CAUGHT’. Amazing !!!!
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omni3460
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:28pmWe viewed the 4 Hr Investigative Hearing and Mrs. Lamb from the State Dept stated she and others in the State Dept watched the attack in REAL TIME. Rivera is trying to protect the liberal side….they never seem to learn they ‘WILL BE CAUGHT IN THE FABRICATIONS”. Mrs. Lamb also answered a questions stating “the final denial was orderd from above her”. Rivera has become embarrassing after his support Michael Jackson, the baby killer last summer, etc. He’s not balanced.
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georgette
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:30pmThere were witnesses to this vile act:……..God and the victims…..and now the American people.
May Justice roll like thunder.
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RabidPatriot
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:36pmIt must have taken weeks for the Obama campaign to dig up this fossil. It is hard to find people to openly contradict the facts on world television. That is why Fox has its small hoard of idiots like Geraldo, Combs, Williams and Beckle to put out their flawed opinions. I think it just shows the world how dumb these progressives are.
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Maji
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:37pmI’m sure of it!…Geraldo can’t be fooled!
I wonder if Fox is going to replace his show with Jerry Springer this year?
They are the same person “I”m sure of it!
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Kindwarrior
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:41pmI don’t need to know the state of our surveillance technology — Susan E. Rice testified to Congress, under oath, that both the State Department and White house were watching live feeds of the attack.
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Red Meat
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:46pmThe douchebags at FNC are stuck with Geraldo and William’s. One of the many thousands of reasons I no longer watch the Rove RINO Network.
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Marci
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:48pmGeraldo needs to quit taking his marching orders from the left and stop protecting them, much like Biden, he makes a rear end of himself when he opens his mouth. Only a Dem tool would peddle the lie he tried to perputate on Fox & Friends this morning. This isn’t about politics on the part of Americans. We deserve a government that protects its citizens and above all backs our military. So if it is about politics, it’s because the left finds it necessary to lie and cover up the truth to save Obama and get him re-elected. Enough.
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Mil-Dot
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:02pmYou’re damn right they watched it. Probably ordered in pizzas and called in their secretaries to watch as well. Maybe even broke out the popcorn. They are cowardly dispicable low-lifes.
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Ghostrider8850
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:14pmThe government [including state] have over 2 hours of live feed tape from several camera positions of the US Consulate perimeter and compound during the attack. That comes back to a central location in the DC area. geraldo should go back to his jerry springer type show. He’s just a burned out hippie from the 60′s and 70′s and a drool bucket carrier for obama and the left.
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Ghostrider8850
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:18pmI am there with you, the security surveillance for state is very advanced and the consulate was being monitored.
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Thomas
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:31pmGeraldo is a lying piece of liberal crap.
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irish_5
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:32pmAmerican citizens want the Truth. A pre-election “problem” for the CiC, SS, DOD?….we want the Truth.
Whether a Democrat or Rebublican is elected….we want the Truth.
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Fecal_Matters
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:40pmThey should broken his nose again… Hey Geraldo…go find another safe to open…JA
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brandy123
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:08pmDuring the hearing Ms. Lamb who works for the state department said she was either talking with the embassy “realtime” or watching real time during the attack.
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LindaE181
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:14pmGeraldo isn’t a reporter. He’s a typical liberal that thinks he knows everything. I think when he got hit in the face with a chair years ago, something became disconnected.
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Anadara
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:24pmIt’s true. We have eyes on everything over there.
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getitgotitgood
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:25pmWhen Jerry Rivers face appears on my TV, I change the channel. Period. Jerry Rivers is a very small Racist to the nth degree. He should be ashamed of himself for so many things. This just takes the cake. Fox would do all of their viewers by sending him to msnbc where he belongs…
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Trixie1965
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:26pmAbsolutely. POTUS knew. There is unequivocal Protocol in place – especially with regard to US Embassies. Flash traffic – digital – for high level emergencies would have gone straight to the Situation Room of the WH and then communicated to POTUS. E-mails are not classified and not used in Emergency situations true, but were other communications going on real time. Rivera is out of touch and obviously doesn’t understand a high tech world and/or even have a clue about what really goes on behind closed doors. The fact that OUR government is covering up their incompetence is shocking and absolutely-completely unacceptable. Our Ambassador and his guards were killed. They were brutally savaged and our elected officials let it happen.
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:33pmGERALDO…are YOU not listening to the news? ARE YOU DEAF??? THERE were not just ONE but TWO drones over the compound photographing it in REAL TIME. TY WOOD (on his 3rd trip there to
try to help defend and even had a LAZER on the MORTAR NEST so that the aircraft that one would normally expect to come in could have knocked them out. STFU GERALDO. ALL of you lousy LIBS are going to get creamed in this !! WHY would YOU of all people, who has been there, why would YOU defend this jackass in the WH who went to sleep while Benghazi burned and then went to NEVADA ALL SMILES to fund raise the next day. THAT SOB. YOU join him. YOU ARE ALL SICK PSYCHOFREAKS.
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Anadara
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:42pmI’m pretty certain that when the RPGs came through the windows somebody was on the phone pumping the Flash button for a direct line the State Department and the DoD command authorities. No drones are needed for live intel when Americans are screaming for help over the phone. I am very angry about this as all Americans should be.
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steelpanther
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:55pmI can’t believe the company that owns 98.3 WOW-FM dumped Glenn for this guy. But hey, I don’t listen to them anymore since they got rid of every single radio show I liked, I could listen to it from morning to afternoon with the bob&tom show on in the morning, then Glenn, then T.J. Hartt. Now it’s totally blah with goobers like this guy.
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VRW Conspirator
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:56pmAnybody that has watched CSI, NCIS, The Unit, or any other spy/military TV show or movie in the last 10 years KNOWS how good we are…we can launch a cruise missile from 100 miles away and LITERALLY (yes Joe Biden, I actually mean the true sense of the word) fly it through a door and into a house or even through an open window in that house…
Our satellites can spot a small animal in the backyard of a house…just go visit Google Earth or any other mapping website….you think the government doesn’t have BETTER than Google?
The NSA and CIA can retask ANY US satellite and probably some foreign ones as well in under 90 minutes and have eyes on any location for at least a 30 minute window….
To think that we did not have real time live video and audio is laughable….granted…they might not want to confirm or deny simply to protect national security…but we are way past that point with lie after lie after lie coming down the pike from the WH, State Dept, and Defense Dept…
With what has broke last night and today…I think the CIA, NSA, and peope inside the State and Defense Depts are fed up and starting to spill the beans on what really happened….
This isn’t just an October Surprise..this is a complete bonfire to the heavens….and the BHO Admin is going down in flames…..
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ProbIemSoIver
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:07pmHere is a must see video of Panetta admitting Congress is irrelevent and that Our Government takes orders from the UN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSzZAOQnYFI
This Has NOTHING to do with a Obama Administration. Our Government is corrupt on both sides !!!!!
People think this is a Big Cover up story.
Do People now accept the Fact that our “Government” covers things up?????
This following video should be the Biggest story about a COVER UP in our HISTORY !!!!
How about Covering up the FACT that your “Government” pledged you and you children and their children and so on, as COLLATERAL for the BANKRUPTCY of 1933, to a PRIVATE BANK !!!!!
Oh NO. That could not have happened. That must be a Conspiracy Theory because our “Government” does not lie to it’s people, or get involved in Cover-ups.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlCs7u1ihws
I have all the proof and evidence ,after collecting it from the “rabbit hole” for over 3 years.
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loreell
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:20pmI Know they watched. I have seen “real time” feeds.
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loreell
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:26pm2 commonsense statements; 1. Look at Geraldo’s history of letting his alligator mouth out run his hummingbird arss. and 2. Someone was watching because they Knew the timing of the senators visitors comings and goings. and that there were no protesters in the streets.
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pdw
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:53pmWhy did American citizens know before our Government? I think they must be back in the dark ages?
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RETIREDOLDGUY
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:09pmRivera is nothing more than a liberal latin clown for the Obama administration – nobody believes or trusts anything he has to say.
He calls himself a reporter but he’s just another member of the lame stream media.
Why FOX has him on I really don’t know. I guess for “fair and balanced” reasons.
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Wayner
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:23pmNotice that this SOB said that Susan Rice “voluntarily” went out and gave the statement.. She had a choice?? He’s as much racist as anyone… If it was left up to him.. Mexico would annex the U.S
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TXGunslinger
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:44pmThey knew! They LIED!!
Everyone, email or call your representatives and demand a full investigation. BHO & Co need to be doing time.
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mixplix
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:47pmReporters first learn the buzz words and shout them out and later, much later learn what they are talking about. Remember the statement from Bush that Obama was an articulate person and the left went bananas; later someone looked up the meaning. Msm is usually the last to know what’s going on because they are second guessing hoping they are correct and usually not. So much for a Nation of laws that have criminals running the Government.
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donkeykong
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 1:24amRivera just needs his nose broken again – I’ll volunteer…….
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pschlentz
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 2:48amGeraldo IS A WASHED UP LIBERAL. He pretends to be a reporter, he’s nothing more than a ‘has-been’ Bull$hitter!!!!!
He makes the skin on my neck crawl!
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Obama Been Lauding
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 7:16amThis is another Obama supporter, that just does not want to see The Truth!!!!
Okay, so you (Mr. Rivera) have the exact time the drone was overhead??!!!
The people at the Consulate said they were “Under Attack”, before the drone got there?
Why, at that time, on “9/11″, was there no action “immediately” to “Scramble” alert aircraft, less than an hour flight time, for an F-16, which can go over 1000 mph. Second, attack helicopters can go about 180+mph, and the AC-130 gunship can go over 300mph. Let’s see, all of these could have traveled to the site, in 1hr.-3hr time window. Third, were either of the drones overhead “Armed”? If so, the latest report stated, that one of the ex-Seals was “lighting-up the target mortars”. So, why was nothing done???? Not to mention, the bogus stories given, in the weeks after the attacks!!!!!
“The Great Deceiver Knew”!!!
Please, replace this Administration, and arrest them for “Treason”!!!!
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Choctaw25
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 8:44amWhen the left is as Stupid and Moronic as Geraldo “The Clown”, what does anyone expect from them. The truth and real facts just go out the window, they are so anal in their vision of America and it’s greatness, it’s unbelievable to anyone who graruated from the 3rd grade or above.
I don’t know what Fox News is thinking to have him or Bob Beckel on their network, it just shows that Fox News is not really interested in any real conversation on the facts.
I guess they do serve as a Very Bad Example.
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ming70415
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 2:23pmGerardo is a hack, he’s not a journalist or reporter and never has been. He is merely a quota.
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ming70415
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 2:43pmGerardo got pissed when FBN hired Lou Dobbs. Lou has more credibility in his little finger than Gerardo. Gerardo is a self promoting loser and yes that Shepherd Smithers or whatever his fkn name is should be canned. They need to put Lou Dobbs on in Shepherd Smithers spot prior to O’reilly period.
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 4:33pmGeraldo dear is a Che wanna be…my elderly mother throws her shoe at the t.v. when he comes on Fox…sorry Geraldo.
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Raincheck
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 7:23amRivera can only be described as “The Court Jester of Journalism”, complete with Bell-tipped multi-pointed silk hat and shoes. Or the more simple, “Obama Lap-Dog” where I can easily picture Geraldo sitting on Odumbass’s lap behind the Oval Office desk, or under his arm at a News Conference, alternately licking Obama’s face and then wetting his paws to wipe and clean his own Terrier face.
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ddg7
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:33amWhen Geraldo comes on Fox I turn Fox off.
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Bombadier
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 6:59pmA monkey missing his organ grinder.
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Joshua2415
Posted on October 28, 2012 at 8:22pmSO?????? Fair and balanced,,,Translated means: Truth and Lies…..IE…(“Sometimes we tell the truth,,&,,sometimes we lie!”) wow,,,way to adopt the NYT’s and NEWSWEEK business model,,, FOX (who out there is really even surprised)!
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AmericanEagle1392
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 2:42amMore importantly why was security REDUCED in Libya when the Ambassador was asking for MORE?
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Crazyotto
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 10:36amThere is a reason why we haven’t lost an Ambassador on the ground since 1979. We have state of the art surveillance, updated intel, and contingency plans that have kept them safe for over 30 yrs.. This has always been a priority until now.. Once the State Department was notified that the Consulate was under attack and Stevens was missing I can’t help but believe that forces would have been scrambled to secure the properties ands rescue the remaining personnel. At least under an Administration that had balls. Gerry like the President he shills for is small and petty and a mediocre entertainment journalist who is angry he is way behind on this story and others at Fox have nailed it.
Gerry is a disgrace and should be heading for MSNBC very soon.
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Michigan Vacation
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 10:43amAbsolutely –
drones, satellites, not to mention radio monitoring, phone monitoring, net monitoring, etc. – When the shooting started in Benghazi, all kinds of lights lite up at the dashboards at CIA and the Pentagon.
Had 0bama done the right thing and saved the Ambassador – he would have been a HERO and could have been re-elected – those SEALs took out some 60 bad guys by themselves – Obama had little left to clean up and would have been able to take credit for the entire operation.
As it is, all 0bama got was one night of sleep.
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COFemale
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:57amGeraldo is voting for Obama that is for sure. The fact that he is defending that crap of a President is typical of Geraldo. When he had his own show, he was an A$$. During the Iraq war he was decent and I actually started to like him, now he is going back to his A$$ state and i can’t stand the sight of him. He is on my list with Bob Beckel and Alan Colmes. Mute or change the channel.
He does not know and he was not there. With all the lies that have been told since day one, I can’t believe anyone involved. The only thing I can be sure of their lips are moving. I don’t trust Panetta, I don’t trust anyone in the Obama Administration, they are all trying to save their A$$es.
I would applaud anyone who actually tells the truth, even if it sinks them. Like Biden said to the dad, get some cue balls. DO THE RIGHT THING. When you stand up to the lies, I will defend you. If you lie like the rest, I will sink you.
They had time to do something. All it could take is an F-16 to fly over with or without permission. Leaders do, followers follow. Obama is a follower. An F-16 would make them scatter and hide, thus not able to fire at the compounds. It does not take a ROCKET SCIENTIST. It was U.S. soil we don’t need any sticking Libya permission. That is why Obama must GO.
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bobefann
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:19amHe came to Afghan during the surge back in 2009-2010. I saw him there and not one Marine wanted to talk to him because they couldn’t stand him
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4kidsandacat
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:21amI’m just looking at how many times he uses the word “notion”.
Of course using Chris Matthews’ logic, this means he hates white people. I’m just saying…dog whistle…
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tajloc
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:28amSure it is political to investigate now but it is political to not investigate now. It is political because to not defend or prepare was a political decision. EVERYTHING the GOV does is done poorly. Will we survive this?
Rom 8:28
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:35amI saw this on Fox this morning. If I could have jumped through the screen….
Just the sight of Geraldo always takes me back to his time with ABC’s 20/20 when they opened the Al Capone vault back in the ’70s. He’s been nothing but a fiasco since. Frankly, I was stunned several years ago when Fox hired him. I can see hiring journalist or talking heads that see things on either side, but Geraldo had been disgraced as a reporter in the early days of GWOT.
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phillycornerboy
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:50pmANYONE who knew of this and remained silent should be prosecuted. follow the coverage of this in the media, this will show their true colors. any media supporting the cover-up should be,at least, boycotted. Americans…it’s time to get fired up and ACT. call/e-mail everybody in the government and DEMAND ACTION NOW. act now, BEFORE the election.
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Wayner
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:05pmGeraldo and Shepherd Smith are 2 that definitely don’t belong on Fox… They would fit in better at MSLSD. Sometimes Bill O’Reilly can get almost as bad.
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drattastic
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:56amGeraldo is a leftwing knucklehead and this scares him and all libs to death . The important thing here is that they are all continuing to talk about Benghazi .
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christinelouise
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:02amHe is just being his usual arrogant self. He reminds me of Obama–pontificating and interrupting, like a bully. But then that is what he always does as he has to be the center of attention.
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mikem1969
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:02amGeraldo is nothing but a liberal whore and the rest of the libs in the wh and this administration are nothing but treasonous b.a.s.t.a.r.d.s.
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hidden_lion
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:04amthe attack lasted 7 hours….I am sorry, but air assets could have been there in half the time, They didn’t even attempt to send aid. Obama assassinated the diplomat to hide the fact they were arming the syrian rebels with stingers from Libya’s arsenal
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NeoFan
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:07amGeraldo is attempting to cover for the administration and get everyone to ignore this story until after his God and Lord Obama is reelected. Geraldo is just as much of an Anti-American as Obama.
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mersey
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:11amMy personal motto is “Never let a good chair go to waste!”
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urrybr
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:14pm@HiddenLion, exactly. In fact they could’ve had two F-15E’s there in less than half an hour. And they could’ve unloaded 4 or 5 2000 pounders, EACH. Hell with the gunships, let’s get the Eagle drivers in there to do some bodliy harm.
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LucyFurr
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:00pmAlso sounds like Bill O’Reilly. He thinks he is an authority on everything,
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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:56amHey Geraldo run south to the border and keep running until you get to the tip of Brazil then jump in. Do something good just once in your affirmative action life.
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USALOVER2011
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:26amGeewaldo is such a BUFFOON…I don’t even understand why he still have a show on Fox News!!!
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CatB
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:23pmWith what we just learned .. Geraldo needs to GO FROM FOX NOW ….
Explosive new allegations surrounding the Benghazi attack emerged this morning, with FOX News’ Jennifer Griffin reporting that sources have confirmed that three urgent requests for military assistance sent from the CIA annex were all denied. Additionally, CIA operators were told to “stand down” rather than respond when shots were heard around 9:40 p.m. on September 11.
Sounds like Geraldo is PART OF THE REGIMES COVERUP!
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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:46pmCATB He definitely is because he’s a radical leftist just like Barry,both are affirmative action idiots who got their jobs because of their minority status.
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RaydocX
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:54amGeraldo, you are not the apologist in chief. your adoration of the CIC has been only slightly less obvious than Chris Matthews, so anything you say in defense of the administration is biased at the outset.
You can’t claim to know what was being watched or when, because you weren’t there, and your man in the White House has been lying to us 24 7 since it happened, while calling his opponent a liar and b***@@@@@r… I would mention the kettle, but then some overeager race baiter aware there’s no truth or fact upon which they can successfully argue would call this racist.
i’m sorry the man you believed would bring hope and change to the country has been a TOTAL bust… we are all sorry, whenever we buy gas or groceries or see how much closer the world is to being on fire once again. but all of that, and the woe the economy still faces and the horrors that await when ‘government runs health care’ are squarely on the shoulders of Obama.
suck it up, admit you were wrong… there’s no treasure in this Chicago mafioso’s secret cache, either.
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Lady_of_the_Lake
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:51amGive it up RaHaldo…. The only people who Politicized this incident is the White House with their hack job cover up gone bad,but by all means lets talk about how Barry got Bin Laden 1 more time because that has’nt being politized nearly enuff you pathetic socialistic shill…
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sflamom
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:51amOk lets say it wasn’t watched but Charlene Lamb testified that she was on the phone with Libya personnel while the attacks were happening in “real time”… that was her testimony. Did she lie?
Why don’t we ask Rivera why the other main stream media has not even mentioned Libya? Are the lives of four Americans that worhtless that they are not even mentioned?
Thats the problem with people like Rivera every thing is about politics to them.. not the actual news just the cause and effect it will have on the politicians. Rivera and others like him should be ashamed of themselves for not reporting on the facts of this story.
God Bless those fallen Americans and may he have mercy on the souls of those who ignore this horrific tragedy.
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SamIamTwo
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:51amDid he take a chair to the head one too many times?
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COFemale
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:00amYeah, the Obama empty chair.
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jettson
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:09amThey should hit him again.
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Jethro212
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:51amShouldn’t he be drawing on live tv where our troops are positioned at?
Geraldo is a partisan hack, only someone afraid of the truth says to stop investigating.
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DIR
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:50amI don’t know if taking a chair to the head has added to Geraldo being nutty, but he hasn’t been quite the same since he tickled Barbra Streisand’s fancy with his mustache. He’s still got the battle scar skid mark branded on his forehead which occured when the affair backfired leaving visible the trophy of his romantic conquest. He wrote about the affair in one of his self proclaimed award winning books which detailed his eight million conquests. I remember him talking about the affair with the press on one of his book signing tours. His book ranks up there with his Al Capone safe opening tv special
Geraldo is one of my all time personalities I look up to. s/o He’s a legend in his own mind and an idiot on top of it.
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rudderfish
Posted on October 27, 2012 at 6:38pm@DIR-
“he hasn’t been quite the same since he tickled Barbra Streisand’s fancy with his mustache”.
You made my beer come out of my nose. And unfortunately onto my mustache.
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barber2
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:51amGee, next thing you know Juan Williams and Colin Powell will agree with Geraldo. Shocking ” news.”
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Mapache
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:50amCameras at US facilities overseas feed directly to State Department in Washington. The State Department in DC were seeing the same images that those inside the embassies in Cairo, Tripoli or Tunisia were seeing, REAL TIME….sorry Geraldo
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:56amYeah why did Fox News hire these Bimbos?
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barber2
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:59amLove their “excuse” which boils down to ” we are not capable of monitoring what goes on in our embassies.” Now THAT is comforting, huh folks ?! Just like our porous borders . IDIOTS and BLAMERS and EXCUSES : aka The Barack Obama Administration ! NOBAMA 2012
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4kidsandacat
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:27amBarber, they are evidently not capable of a whole lot of things…Seems to me they were cuddled when they made excuses as kids, instead of being smacked up the back side of their heads. How else do you get adults who refuse to take responsibility for ANYTHING?
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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:50amThe open border shill for the regime speaks and as usual BS spews forth. Why aren’t you over at msnbc where your talents would be more appreciated.
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MAULEMALL
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:49amUnless you want to give away your position to the enemy then jeraldo is as useless as obamama at a mensa meating.
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pantokrator
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:49amIgnorance at it’s finest. These people, Like Geraldo just disgust me, and I can’t believe I used to be one of them. I know Geraldo knows that there is possibly corruption (putting it mildly) in this administration, but because he has this personal and emotional image of the president, he refuses to accept such things. Just like Bob Beckle, the evidence is right there, but they refuse to accept it. They hide themselves from it, bury their heads in the sand and pray that it will go away, close their eyes and push their palms in their ears and repeat, “It’s not true, it’s not true, it’s not true…” and hope for the best.
We don’t like this any better than you, Geraldo, believe me. The thought of this whole thing absolutely disgusts me, but it is the truth and it must be exposed. The truth hurts, my friend, but it will set you free.
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ellietoo
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:48amEvery Friday morning it is the usual suspects. You can count on Obama apologist, Geraldo, to be there. I noticed he took on the Obama strategy of interrupting and not allowing anyone else to get a word in edgewise. Why does Fox keep that creep on the air? He belongs over at MSNBC.
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BarefootContessa
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:02amAgree 100%
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crusaderx9
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:46amgeraldo is a partisan who is attempting to provide a smokescreen for the regime. He joins a list of pretty much all democrats who obfuscate and distort the details to thwart anyone from achieving clarity on what occurred. However, as more released info provides vivid detail – it has become impossible to defend the obama regime’s lack of security preparation, their response during the 9/11 Benghazi attacks, and their cover up after.
It is obvious that geraldo understands the grave implications of exposing an incompetent obama regime that failed to provide security as well as a corrupt obama regime that coordinated the now obvious LIES and deception in the month that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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yougottabekidding
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:51amIrrevolent attempting to become relevant
Who cares what this self serving a$$ has to say?
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BreeZee
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:45amIf I remember right in the Senate hearings a week or two ago, Ms. Lamb, under oath stated they watched it in real time.
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Gonzo
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:55amGeraldo never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:57amAnd Americans deserve to know what happened, the family’s deserve to know…the whole point is this administration watched in real time and then came out and blamed a video and told family members they would arrest the “video maker”…it is all suspect, Geraldo, regardless of what you try to spin…
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:44amGeraldo has finally gone mental; this occured in real time, the proof is there for anyone who bothers to even casually examine it.
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Gonzo
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:44amSomebody please lock Geraldo in Al Capone’s safe and throw away the key.
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justangry
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:56amlol
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AmericanStrega
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:02amYou stole my thunder GONZO!
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flsnipe
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:13pmMake sure its air tight throw Beckel and willams in for company
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biohazard23
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:43amGeraldo who?
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Bluesurf
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:43amGeraldo you are a horses A$$!! You are a fake Republican. Your values are the same as Obama’s.
You are Fox’s fool and your show has dwindled down to almost nothing. Where will your brother get a job after you blow up the show?
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oldguy49
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:43amis this the same geraldo that doesn’t think we have an illegal alein problem also ………………
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DOra Glasberg
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:43amFor once, Geraldo is correct.
There was no LIVE feed.
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Mapache
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:51amYou base that statement on what? Your experience, knowledge or wishful thinking.
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Midwestgirl1116
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:57amGood grief Dora, you are one piece of work. Just say, if that is correct (for argument sake), everything else was ignored. The pleas for extra security etc. I see your comments on here and have not replied to you until now. I see you has immature individual who has little love for America.
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RightUnite
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:02amYou just pull that outta yer azz?? One has to wonder what the h*ll else you have stuck up there.
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RaydocX
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:02amsorry, Dora, you WISH it was true… hurts that your CIC watched good people… HIS people die and made no decision, took no action to intervene, minimize, or protect.
except to protect his own keester.
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UNALIEN
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:07amDon’t know much about….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYpIzp9co0
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barber2
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:09amMID: Ms. Gasberg is an Obama Troll. Do not try to confuse “her” with facts.
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DOra Glasberg
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:15pmAnd you do.?
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paperpushermj
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 1:57pmI think it fair to ask Geraldo how he knows his claims are true? Name names, who in the White House, Pentagon and State Department did he talk to that makes him so certain?
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mavsfan75
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:43amHey Geraldo, you forgot a pail, go back and get it please, Obama likes ALL his water to be carried.
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ResistSocialism
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:43amGeraldo should take Stevens place. He can play hop scotch with the ‘freedom fighters’ over there.
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Welcome Black Carter
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 10:01amGeraldo will faithfully toe the liberal loon line in most every issue. There has to be another minority out there to fill his place on Fox.
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