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‘I Believe in Roe v. Wade’: Geraldo Rivera Confirms Possible GOP Senate Run — But Warns of His Liberal Social Views

Feb. 1, 2013 10:27am Billy Hallowell

Fox News host Geraldo Rivera shocked political observers on Thursday when he announced on his radio show that he’s considering a potential Senate run in New Jersey. On Friday morning, he followed up on this bombshell with an appearance on “Fox & Friends,” where he outlined his vision for the Republican Party and commented further on his potential candidacy.

As TheBlaze previously reported, Rivera might run on the GOP ticket, likely against either Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg or Newark Mayor Cory Booker. The television host and commentator confirmed that he “very well may” seek office and that he still has some time to decide. If he does seek the Senate, Rivera will need to leave his on-air position at Fox.

During his Fox interview with Gretchen Carlson and Steve Doocey, the potential Republican contender took some time to deliver what, by many accounts, sounded like a stump speech. Outlining his vision for the GOP, Rivera also tackled some essential issues he’s passionate about.

I Believe in Roe v. Wade: Geraldo Rivera Confirms Possible GOP Senate Run But Warns of His Liberal Social Views

Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera (Photo Credit: Fox News)

“I really do believe as a modern Republican that there is a point of view that is unrepresented in states like New Jersey,” he proclaimed. “There can be a new vitilization of the Republican Party — a concept where we extol the virtues of good business and fiscal policy and we fight the deficit and we don’t advocate the printing of money in obscene amounts just to cover our debts. We have to rein in entitlements.”

Geraldo was also candid about his less-than-traditional GOP views on social issues. He noted his penchant for immigration reform, his embrace of “gay rights and gay marriage” and, perhaps most flammable, his views on abortion.

“I believe in choice — not obscenely – but I believe in Roe v. Wade,” he noted. “So you have to take my fiscal positions on being a Republican who believes that we have to bail out future generations rather than in-debt future generations – with some of these social policies that aren’t in sync with much of traditional GOP politics, at least in recent years.”

Watch his comments, below:

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perry1980
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:56am
Another moderate Liberal who looks conservative if he is in New York

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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:03am
  I think you have to go all the way down to Cuba for him to look conservative.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:08am
  It truly is time for the Tea Party to become an official 3rd party. We will never clean up the Republican party and those that think we will are simply lying to themselves.
  
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- SamIamTwo
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:10am
  He’s always been a left leaning but has changed some over time while at fox news.
  
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- naughtycal
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:16am
  If there was ever a case for a dismantlement of the Republican party ,,,,it’s this story. Geraldo is a far leftist and has shown it over and over again.
  
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- Jim in Houston
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:17am
  This libaturd should stick to trash TV. He is a disgrace to FOX and is damned sure NO Republican.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:23am
  JIM
  Sure he is. They are called RINO’s.
  
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- oldguy49
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:26am
  is he joking………………
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:26am
  there is no reason to think two parties could ever represent the broad views of america…
  
  I got 25 choices of bread in the supermarket but only 2 on the ballot. whats up with that
  
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- Thomas
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:16pm
  Just what we need another RINO.
  
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- SquidVetOhio
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:48pm
  The fact the he feels comfortable calling himself a Republican is pretty telling….
  
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- 700P
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:53pm
  Geraldo is damaged goods even by RINO standards after Hoodie Gate. If he wants a shot, he should check himself into a residential Sensitivity Treatment program. I know of a good one in Chicago.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 1:56pm
  No different than amnesty McCain, Graham, and now Rubio.
  
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- NHwinter
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 2:04pm
  Gosh, people actually think they and their opinions are important enough to run for office. Its time to get the common man/woman with common sense to run for office. Its also time for term limits.
  
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- Mulder1
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:42pm
  Geraldo, please run as a Democrat; we don’t want you in our party.
- Crazyotto
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 9:24pm
  How about another moronic self absorbed marginal talent looking for more self gratification by seeking public office. Gerry is a national disgrace. His campaign will assure that the senate race in NJ will be moron vs moron..take your pick
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:23pm
  If the people at the blaze really believe that you are not a fringe minority, then why don’t you create a third party? If you think the tea party has any strength, then why don’t you get behind it? You’re accomplishing nothing just posting your complaints day after day.
  
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- pavepaws
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:50pm
  Gee, another RINO.
  
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- Ollie123
  Posted on February 2, 2013 at 2:06pm
  I believe Geraldo needs to have a resounding defeat in his pursuit to becoming a Senator, I think he would better serve humanity, gathered around his Palestine friends surrounding Israel and continue to cry for the innocent muslims victims, that have been confronted by Israel after they strapped bombs on their sons and daughters to kill the Jews, he seems to be at his best in dealing out this misinformation he so proudly lies about.
  
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- shorelineliz
  Posted on February 3, 2013 at 1:07pm
  Somebody “accidentally” help this guy meet the pavement okay? Shut your dam pie hole Gerald!
  
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- dsinsg
  Posted on February 3, 2013 at 1:23pm
  You are so right. He would be like a bowl of soup that the waiter pullled the cockroach out of and still thought you could eat the soup!
  
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- TRUTHandFREEDOM
  Posted on February 4, 2013 at 5:22am
  “Modern Republican” is like “Living Constitution”.
  It’s like “We have to change our traditions and our history”
  
  Republicrats are pretty useless. Fair weather freedom defenders. NJ Can do MUCH better.
  
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- GCT
  Posted on April 7, 2013 at 9:13pm
  I wonder if Geraldo ever interview “Ms Roe”?
  
  She would tell him that he believes in a sham.
  
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JQCitizen
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:55am
So Gueraldo; If you believe in Roe vs. Wade, don’t bother running for the Senate. You don’t strike me as a useless, fill-a-chair type of legislator; Roe vs. Wade was nothing more than a politicization of the court, and a usurpation of the role of the Legislature.

Do you want to be inconsequential? Then stand back and let the courts have at ALL the Legislation in this nation!

If you are that careless of the role of a Representative, please STAY OUT OF CONGRESS!!!

We have enough lazy cowards there already!

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:50am
  the way it is supposed to work is that he represents the people of New York – not the corrupt republican party. In that regard, Rivera would probably be a good fit.
  
  The problem is national parties and how they make people fit into a certain box. That is why we get so few constitutionalists in washington
  
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- 1389AD
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:32pm
  All these liberals go on and on about how much they care about minorities.
  
  Look at the destruction that abortion has wrought upon the black community.
  
  When are the minorities who live in NYC going to wake up and see who is really on their side and who isn’t?
  
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bobbyjoe
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:54am
So…..socialism lite is ok? and killing only a few babies is ok?

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- 1389AD
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:34pm
  Only. A. Few.
  
  Give me a freakin’ BREAK.
  
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DZ-015
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:54am
New Jersey could do worse than Jerry Rivers; indeed, they already have.

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- tootsie roll
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 4:50pm
  Yes they could elect the current criminal in the W H after his term
  
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Cavallo
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:52am
Eh, go ahead. I’m not stupid enough to live in a crap State like NJ.

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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:01am
  Between him and lardo which one would get which cheek?
  And I don’t mean facial!
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:19pm
  Have you ever lived in NJ? What does your state have that NJ doesn’t?
  
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jungle J
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:50am
The sane do not listen to him…but they do keep an eye on him. He is a fraud and a charlatan.

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- drs1969
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:06pm
  As are most Jews in the media.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:49am
“I really do believe as a modern Republican that there is a point of view that is unrepresented in states like New Jersey,”
Actually Jerry it is already well represented… by the Democrat party.

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- SquidVetOhio
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:52pm
  I’m pretty sure Chris Christie has the pink-O, left wing, RINO constituency in Jersey wrapped up.
  
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spirited
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:48am
Springer went from politics to promoting good liberal citizenship.

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Locked
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:47am
He knows he doesn’t have a prayer of winning, so he’s using it as a chance to get his name out there and heighten his own publicity. We call it the “Herman Cain” strategy.

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- drs1969
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:12pm
  More likely, blocking out real Rep’s for the Jewish Progressives in the Dem. Party. Yes folks, he’s Jewish.
  
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joey g
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:45am
when they opened the titanic safe he was inside..hahahhahahahahhahhaha

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barber2
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:45am
Jerry Geraldo is just another media cardboard figure like Obama: they dress well , vote PC ” present” and need lots of attention. Another empty chair who seeks the spotlight.

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ferggie
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:45am
You are a fricking liberal not a Republican. The Republican Party needs to start sending messages that if you don’t believe or support conservative ideals then the party will not support you nor let you run on the Republican ticket. I am sick of these RINO’s running on the Conservative ticket when they are anything but a conservative.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:00am
  “You are a fricking liberal not a Republican.”
  
  You’re confusing Republican with conservative.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:03pm
  everyone talks about states’ rights, but when it comes to picking senators – we think the republican party should pick them instead of the states…..
  
  Our entire political system has been corrupted by the parties – i dont know how we wrestle free of it
  
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Uechi
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:43am
Who would vote for this lefty has been hack, race baiting fool? I know all the ah’s that live in NJ that voted for the Messiah.

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MrKnowItAll
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:41am
Has ANYONE seen his Green Card?
We need Leader’s, Not Loser’s.

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- Xylliab_of_the_Znarghh
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:39pm
  No, because they don’t give green cards to people who were born in Brooklyn.
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:36pm
  XYLLIAB…your response just CRACKED ME UP!
  
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:40am
He’s not even a Rino..

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RaydocX
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:40am
Geraldo was TRYING to sound like what a conservative candidate should say…
i’m for reasonable choice not because it’s morally right, but it’s not the Federal government’s duty to control, and certainly isn’t the duty to pay for…
in short, i’m for small government, so while many social issues exist with which i don’t agree, it’s not the scope of the federal government to control or regulate it.

sadly, he forgot about pointing out the many things government has taken over… education, health care to name two, that need to be cut loose.

and i remember too well his vehement defense of the administration over the debalce that was Benghazi, repeating lies and denying the facts that had been released to the media.

I’m glad he won’t be running where i live… it would be a choice between a democratic and a neodemocratic RINO candidate, meaning no choice at all.

then again, he’d HAVE to be better than Franken, and we would stop seeing him in the news every week…

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- LouieKelcher74
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:06am
  You make a very good point. I think there is a huge difference between being morally opposed to something and wanting the government to ban or control it. Want to stop abortions? Figuring out how to slow down unwanted pregnancies and strengthen adoption services would be a good start. Those are two areas where I think church outreach programs could be very effective and all privately funded through un-taxed non-profits. Oh, and don’t get anyone pregnant unless you want to raise a kid.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:29am
  Roe v Wade is wrong because it takes the power away from the states and gives it to Washington. Each state should be allowed to decide whether abortion is allowed or not. There is no constitutional right to have an abortion. If i cant even get some steroids or HGH for my pulled hamstring – give me a break
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:18pm
  Abortion was definitely a power grab. It has also become obvious, to me, it was also a form of white genocide. 56 million, most of whom were white. It came about just 9 yrs after the Civil Rights Act, which has hoisted minority rights (think hate crimes) above the whites. Jews, like Geraldo, want to esterminate YT.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:19pm
  Abortion was definitely a power grab. It has also become obvious, to me, it was also a form of white genocide. 56 million, most of whom were white. It came about just 9 yrs after the Civil Rights Act, which has hoisted minority rights (think hate crimes) above the whites. Jews, like Geraldo, want to exterminate YT.
  
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carhouse
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:39am
yea you would be a perfect fit heraldo. typical politician
I lost ALL respect for you when you tried to vote both ways this past Nov.
NO, wont even listen to your radio show.
you suck

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Al J Zira
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:35am
You know what Geraldo? The Republican party doesn’t need you, run as the democrat you have been hiding inside for years. Have a coming out party and pronounce yourself a liberal.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:42am
  I don’t know. With Rubio’s new found evolution, I believe that the GOP is looking more and more like the liberal Jewish Puerto Rican.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:46am
  Jerk: had to get that “Jewish ” thing in there ! You , like Soy, are such broken records in certain areas.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:58am
  Barber2, I believe in full disclosure. The problem is, we don’t get it, which permits the shadows. People can not form correct decisions based on fact omission.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:28am
  Jihad Jerk even worked in Jew to a Rivera piece. Wow. Lalalalalalala never sleeps. Worthless nazi is still a nazi in essence.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 3:23pm
  Wake up YT. The Jews want to force you out of every place of power in this country. Geraldo is a perfect example. How’d it work out for the Russians? Millions killed in the name of their politics.
  
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BrerRabbit
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:34am
I have never considered G a republican……more like a slimy reptile.

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bikerdogred1
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:33am
A NEW JERSEY joke right,I hope PETER PAN is on the ballet because I know who will win,PETER PAN.WE all know there is no smart Geraldo,but there is a Peter Pan.

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booger71
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:32am
Sounds like Arnold with a mustache. Go back to the bunker Jerry

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Gonzo
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:32am
He’s a Republican? He has a radio show? Why?

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hauschild
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:32am
This spineless doofus would fit right squarely into the Garden’s state modus operandi – always looking out first and foremost, for the bottom-feeding segment of society.

I’ve never seen a man in my lifetime go to such great lengths to excuse abhorrent behavior have the back of absolute dirt bags.

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- MisterSarcastic
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 6:42pm
  I agree with everything you said except the spineless part. He is anything but spineless. Just look at the number of times he’s been in some war zone interviewing and supporting the troops including going on many actual combat patrols. Having said that, there’s no way I’d vote for him.
  
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CatB
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:30am
Like we didn’t know about his LIBERAL (commie) views? Geraldo would do better going on the comedy circuit.

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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:23am
  He like’s illegal Mexican’s more than he like’s American’s. He should run for office in Mexico….
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:43pm
  He is an American.
  
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gyro
Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:30am
this smells

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