Fox Feud? Geraldo Hits Back at Goldberg: ‘Ideological’ & ‘Opinion Meister’
- Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:50am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Geraldo Rivera hit back hard against regular Fox News contributor Bernie Goldberg this morning for comments Goldberg made last night insinuating that Geraldo would offer different analysis of the Casey Anthony trial if it involved a Hispanic. Not surprisingly, Geraldo wasn’t too pleased.
To recap, here’s what Goldberg said yesterday (you can watch the video here):
“I wonder if Geraldo and others who think like Geraldo would be so open minded if let’s say a militia man in Arizona was accused of killing a Hispanic immigrant, and the evidence was similar to this case — a mountain of circumstantial evidence. You think Geraldo Rivera would go on the air and talk to you the way he did?”
During an interview on “Fox and Friends” this morning, the crew asked Geraldo what he had to say. And he didn’t hold back.
“I think what Bernie Godlberg just did was an ad hominum attack that has no basis in the relevant facts and circumstances of this case. He’s clearly not a lawyer, he’s an ideological person who is making an ideological argument, and I really really am extremely annoyed at it.”
He went on to again trumpet his credentials as a lawyer, saying that’s what makes him different from Goldberg who is an “opinion meister” that tries to spin things. Eventually, the Fox crew had to cut him off.
You can watch the rebuttal below starting at about 7:30:
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Comments (369)
SFsuper49er
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:17pmlost all credibility with Geraldo… and I’m a dedicated Fox watcher.
Report Post »Dinkiecb
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:16pmGeraldo is the Fox’s token stupid **** liberal
Report Post »Juddy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:16pmI remember a distinct change in Heraldo after 9/11. But I have also seen a gradual change back to his liberal views. Too bad his memory is so short.
Report Post »dissentnow
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:14pmGeraldo’s moustache makes him look like the Iron Sheik…………Iran #1……USA……huckpoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »ProudTeaPartyMember
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:38pmDoes he wear the same shoes?
Report Post »JoeBtfsplk
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:13pmBLAZE
I get tired of checking back to see how long it takes to post my comments.
Can’t you get it together?
I posted a reply to “Gonzo” 3 minutes ago – 9:13 PST – the clock is ticking Blaze!!!
Report Post »BubbaHotep
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:53pmJoeBtfsplk
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:13pm
BLAZE
I get tired of checking back to see how long it takes to post my comments.
Can’t you get it together?
I posted a reply to “Gonzo” 3 minutes ago – 9:13 PST – the clock is ticking Blaze!!!
Better yet, how about getting the IT gang together and program the replies to be attached to the original comment and not thrown on to the end of the thread.
Report Post »Nigel2
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:00pmStop your river of tears. I have always been amazed at people who are so paranoid, they think cyber issues that EVERYONE experiences are a personal affront against them. Are you people for real? If so, try an aluminum foil hat, I hear they really work.
Report Post »Nigel2
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:04pmWhat they do need to fix is putting the response to others in the correct spot.
Report Post »stockpicker
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:13pmJust remember that Geraldo is still looking for Hoffa.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:53pmand Bin Laden………
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:11pmSounds like an episode for “Celebrity Deathmatch”. But would be a boring one.
Report Post »freedoc
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:10pmGeraldo’s views, when involving the Hispanic community are nearly always biased in favor of that race. Hence, he is a racist.
Bernie Goldberg called him out on it.
Have fun with this mess.
Report Post »Arizona Don
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:57pmI have no problem with ethnic loyalty but it should not overcome reasoning, you are right if it pertains to Hispanic he (Geraldo) is biased.
Report Post »riverdog1
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:24pmsorry but bernie put the race card in, geraldo responded to it.
Report Post »JoeBtfsplk
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:10pmGONZO
Fox needs their “token” tools.
Geraldo and Colmes serve their respective purposes!
Report Post »Realist4U
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:09pmColmes serves a purpose? This I gotta hear…
Report Post »SisterMary
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:10pmUh, Pot? Meet Kettle.
Report Post »ethomson
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:09pmSo, Geraldo may be a lawyer, however when was the last time he tried a case. I can only remember him doing TV shows………………..
Report Post »sueacworth
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:29pmAnd! At that getting his nose broken. Lawyer my b&*%. He is a bigoted illegal immigrant lover and I also turn the TV off when he is on. Fox should remove him from their reporting pool seems as though from the comments most find him offensive.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:07pmI’m with Jenny Liind……..so immature. I’m not a big fan of either and saw this coming & Bernie should know better but chose to say it anyway. I always go to another channel or something when Geraldo is on. Sometimes I agree with Bernie….so I’ll listen.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:06pmGeraldo is a tool. I can’t believe anyone would lose any sleep over it if FNC got rid of him. He and Allan Colmes must be two of the most annoying people on the planet. Get rid of them both FNC!
Report Post »BS61
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 12:43amI agree and I would like to up that to include Bob Beckel!
Report Post »beachmom
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:06pmGeraldo (Gerry Rivers) is such a tool. I turn the volume off whenever he shows up.
Report Post »He is ideological and hypocritical and a race baiter and full of himself.
suran
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:05pmOh, Geraldo, I see…you can criticize but cannot take criticism. The wise thing would have been to say nothing, not respond. Now you look petty and silly.
Report Post »Dinkiecb
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:15pmHe‘s to STUPID to keep his mouth shut while he’s ahead
Report Post »mrknite
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:04pmGeraldo Rivera has some very serious mental issues concerning his opinions! Fox news is a well balanced, but Geraldo Rivera is soooo out of balance it isn’t funny…AT ALL!!
Report Post »Obama_Sham
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:03pmMaybe we could have Ricky Lake, Montel Williams, Ru Paul, and Jerry Springer become MSM “journalists”…
Report Post »ldwaddell
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:23pmI think those are the four, plus Heraldo, who are going to make up the new 5:00 pm slot replacing Glenn. You know that great idea of a show called “The 5”? What a maroon!
Report Post »ldwaddell
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:00pmHey Fox could take Rickie Lake, Geraldo, Montel Williams, Jerry Springer and Morry Povich and start a 5:00 pm show in Beck’s time slot and call it “The 5” They could cheat with each others spouses, and throw folding chairs at each other.
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:01pmSo, why can’t Goldberg have an opinion Geraldo? Manu up dude.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:00pmSo he is proud to be a professional liar? How can anyone even admit they are a lawyer, how little self esteem must you have, how greedy must you be, how little regard for others can a person have, how much can you hate this nation?
Report Post »JoeBtfsplk
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:59amI get tired of Geraldo. He actually cannot stand any criticism.
Ratings improve with any and all feuds. Planned?
Xpat48
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:35pmOf course they are it’s all about $$$$$$$$$.
FOX counts on this phony B.S. For ratings.
O’reilly is famous for this.
Report Post »50BMG
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:58amAnd Geraldo should know about attacks that have no basis in fact. He’s definitely mastered the technique.
Report Post »Timbotim
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:23pmAgreed! Methinks he doth protest too much.
Report Post »Psue
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 6:56amGeraldo has been on the opposite side of thinking for awhile now. I believe he is ready to move on away from Fox. In the last few days take Hannity with him. Hey Hannity stay with Politics and stop trying to report the daily news.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:58amBoys, Boys! Go to your rooms until you understand that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all! We have too many important things going on in this country, we do NOT have time for these kid’s spats. In other words boys-SHUT UP!
Report Post »jabazz
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:02pmWell said, Jenny Lind.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:55am.
Report Post »Hey Geraldo, that racist knife you wave around cut‘s both way’s you moron……..
HairOfTheDogSob
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:25pmGeraldosucks.com
Report Post »GodBlessBeck
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 4:01amVery well said, I agree.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:53amAnd I am extemely annoyed at Rivera- SO?!
Report Post »Attention2Detail
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:44pmI’m usually annoyed at Geraldo. I’ve never heard him say a good word about a prosecutor, or a bad word about a murderer (OK, he doesn’t like OJ, but he likes all other murderers).
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:28pmGerry is a Candy@ss, spineless, drama-queen.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:28pmGeraldo bragging about being a lawyers is just one step back from Casey bragging about getting away with murder.
Report Post »The profession of law is the one lowest profession one can aspire to. Lawyers lie and use loop holes to keep murders,rapist,pediphiles and drug dealers on the street. They twist and use whatever means necessary in the name of winning.
It should be considered an insult to be called a lawyer.
elderdragon
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:55pmRivera’s a bore, and has been since he “revealed” Capone’s Secret Room in Chicago after months of hype, and found it empty. So is his reporting.
Report Post »artistskeptic
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:05pmMakes one wonder why the hell any organization other than the communist party would hire H.R..
Report Post »I really change the channel any time I see his disgusting face. What the hell is Fox thinking???.
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 11:53amI’ve had both men on my radio show in Colorado Springs; Bernie has always made more sense then GR..But fight it out, guys. My $ is on Bernie.
Report Post »NEAF
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:01pmI am Hispanic/Latino (or whatever the left label me) from Puerto Rico, I am with BG. He uses more common sense than GR. GR is in favor of illegal immigrants.
Report Post »suran
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:08pmThanks for your comment, I agree with you. Geraldo makes his ideology obvious; I agree that Bernie seems to look at both sides – more like an old-time reporter who you could trust to report the news without allowing bias to intrude.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:03pmGeraldo has always been and will always be a Hispanic sympathizer . To quote my good friend El Rushbo “in order for Fox News to be Fair And Balanced they have to include some idiocy” , hence Geraldo’s place on that channel .
Report Post »papagrunt0311
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:38pmExactly.
Report Post »The_Hut_In_Co
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 7:57pmGOOD Point Hersey10! He’s Alan Colms on salsa! IE:Braindead!
Report Post »IowaWoman
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 12:02amJerry Rivers is a race baiter. I will never forget his attack on Michelle Malkin. Good for Bernie, calling them like he sees them!
Report Post »Goldline_scam
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 5:57amBut I thought that was Glenn Beck’s job? Oh, wait … had to cancel his contract. No advertiser in their right mind want to be associated with his lunacy.
Report Post »jmbogstad
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:11pmBernie is right. Geraldo does get clouded judgement when it comes to issues he percieves as being a “Hispanic Issue”. He is conservative except when it involves haipanic Immigration. I have seen it in his commentary many times.
Report Post »chevy65
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 5:14amThere is very little about Geraldo that is conservative. I see him as always a liberal. Bernie is a pretty bright guy, I think it goes 3 to 1 on the goldmiester.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:12pmMy $ is on Bernie.
I agree, Jeraldo has had his nose broke before.
Report Post »Pujols
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:22pmGeraldo, aka: Jerry Rivers is a Spanish hack and Bernie is 100% right.
BTW, Jerry sleeps nude. I don‘t know why He told us that but it’s a scary thought.
GERALDO NEEDS TO GO TO PMS-NBC.
Report Post »ReviveOurNation
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:35pmCan we just put Geraldo back in Al Capone’s vault and leave him there?
Report Post »The Big Pickle
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 12:57pmI agree with BERNIE!
Geraldo is a lying White hating, LA RAZA RACIST!
Fire Geraldo! I’m sick and tired of having to listen to his White hating, bleeding heart, America hating, garbage!
If Fox is afraid to fire Geraldo, perhaps they could send him to Somalia or Yemen so he can get shot in the head by some skinnys.
Report Post »PlowMan
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:03pmI respect Geraldo but I don’t agree with him normally. However, I think he has a point here. There is no doubt that this lady did not like to have this child as an obstical to her partying and she was probably a terible mother. Where is the evidence that she “did it”. If there is no evidence to that end then you can not send someone to their death.
I do think Geraldo is getting a little smug about being a lawyer. I don’t think lawyers have a corner on reason or comon sense. So for Geraldo to say “I’m a lawyer!” in response to Goldberg’s opinion is just arrogance. I think this type of arrogance is what has gotten us into trouble as a country. Lawyers are the ruination of this nation.
Report Post »Lynne Neal
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:07pmMe too!!!!
Report Post »I have been sickened by GR for a while now. Where & when did he go to law school? When he started he had a TV show. I think he’s loosing touch with reality. Shut up Gerry.
Marci
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:34pmSorry Geraldo, you are the very person Bernie described you as. You are the token progressive on FOX and your viewpoints are always out in left field.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:41pmForget the D A M N race cards…BE real.
Report Post »asker
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 1:49pmI’m doubling down on Bernie as well.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 2:05pmGeraldo is as bad as Nancy Grace – they are both attorneys and believe they know it all when it comes to any of these type trials. http://wp.me/pYLB7-18p
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:34pmAMEN WalkWithMe
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:22pmI think Goldberg hit the nail on the head when he said GERALDO WOULDN’T BE SO QUICK TO GIVE A MILITIA MEMBER THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT. Ger aldo is a true idelog and as anti-2cd amendmnet as they come. The fact that FOX gives him a voice prove that all the BS that liberal mouth piece MEDIA putS out about FOX is BS.
Report Post »paperpushermj
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Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:52pmI think Bernie Goldberg nailed it. Surprise he got away with saying it on a Fox show. Will be surprised to see how long his is a contributor.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:59pmWhy on earth is there 275 comments on this story ???
Report Post »Trolls are in full force
Keep the sheep dumb and angry over nothing….
doodad
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 11:42pmHmm…now there’s 353…including yours, sir…
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 3:23pmGeraldo has always been a jerk. Everytime he spends time with a military unit in a war zone I always think to myself… “is this the day he get’s shot?”. Only to find out that it was one of ours that did the shooting. Yeah, that’s how much of a jerk he is.
Want a real leader in the White House? Then help us… http://www.AMillionGoWest.com
Report Post »EP46
Posted on July 8, 2011 at 5:18amGeraldo is so openly racists that this is not news! He always takes the opportunity to bring the Hispanic race card into a discussion when possible. I really thought this was the reason Fox had him on air ! He was a great reporter in all the war zones he reported from…but he is extremely racist in his view point regarding Hispanics.
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