Geraldo Rivera Apologizes for ‘Hoodie’ Comments
- Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:10pm by
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NEW YORK (AP/The Blaze) — Fox News Channel commentator Geraldo Rivera says he’s sorry for suggesting a hoodie worn by unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was as much responsible for his death as the neighborhood watch captain who shot him.
Rivera says it was a conversation with his oldest son that convinced him he was wrong. He says it was the first time 32-year-old Gabriel Rivera said he was ashamed of something his dad had said.
Geraldo Rivera said Tuesday he still believes urban parents should warn their children it could be dangerous to wear clothing that might appear menacing to people who don’t know them.
Martin was shot in Sanford, Fla., last month by a man who said he was acting in self-defense. The shooting has sparked national debate about self-defense legislation.
Rivera had previously stuck by his remarks even after his son suggested he’d been wrong to make them.
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Comments (98)
BeingThere
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:41pmI can‘t imagine what it would be like to be Geraldo’s son!! What a chick repellant!! LOL
Report Post »since1629
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:24pmYour username, my avatar. If the roots are not severed, all is well in the garden.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:24pmI was really perplexed by Geraldo’s comments. I’m pretty sure it was the brutal assault, not the hoodie, that lead to him being shot. He could have been wearing a tutu and he still would’ve gotten shot.
Report Post »db321
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 10:30pmGeraldo – it’s called the species eating themselves – how do you like the Liberal World you help to create – Guess what Geraldo it is going to get worst – You have helped kick God out of America and you and other Liberals are going to see first hand the World you help to created – I don‘t think you’re going to like it one bit – Jerk!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:48amI was attacked by hoodie…it was a dark morning and I got confused and put it on backwards…it scared me.
Report Post »StonyBurk
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 9:04amWOW– will the pressure next require Thomas Sowell to recant his support for Riveras’ comments?
Report Post »I find there was some justification in Riveras’ remarks.
loveliberty83
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:40pmwhat you said was correct don:t backtrack & be afraid of racist people, all parents should be concerned about their kids &you were4 absolutely right about the hoodie Kids are walking around dressed like the HOOD no respect for anyone
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:47pmi dont always wear hoodie…But when i do, i prefer violence
Report Post »Listen_then_think
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:35pmApology NOT accepted! Can’t anyone say anything and just stand by it? Stop bowing down to the loser liberal media. Get a spine! Be a man for crap sakes. The liberals never apologize for anything and they are canibalistic, child eating, satan worshiping, whores (do whatever for money).
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:53pmAgree,i can’t stand geraldo anyway, he‘s just a perv with money and frankly he’s a racist too.
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:55pmEven though Geraldo is on FoxNews, he’s a liberal commentator. He changed his mind because of a discussion he had with his son … not because of the liberal media. Might I suggest you change your name to Research_Then_Think before posting your comments.
Report Post »Crazyotto
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 12:09amExactly … Gerry is a first rate weasel.. and that is not being fair to weasels…he is a typical liberal TV hack.. with nothing but a big turd between his ears and wet noodle for a spine…so naturally he will walk back anything that might have the appearance that he has got a pair….I will be glad when he finds the next third world toilet in the middle of a civil war … he might just take a AK round up his sorry rear end and do us all a favor
Report Post »possom
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:32pmHe should have apologized for the al capone’s vault disaster.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:35pmditto
Report Post »Crazyotto
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 12:42amHe should have gone into self imposed exile until the Cubbys win the World Series…
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 8:23amFox News should appologize for putting him on their network.
Report Post »SpeckledPup
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:31pmjerry rivers must have gotten a new FREE hoodie from obama2012 and wants to wear it proudly…….
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:42pmFox probably put the hammer down so they could resume selling Fox News hoodies on their website, and not have to eat their remaining stock.
Report Post »geonj
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:31pmrivera is a gutless wonder.
Report Post »SpeckledPup
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:30pmjerry rivers is only backtracking now because of all the videos of reports HE did wearing a hoodie.
Report Post »kyrealtor
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:30pmBTW, it‘s Geraldo’s job to have a big mouth. That’s what makes him Geraldo!
Report Post »REPUB1
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:28pmalso there came forward an eye witness that stated that the HOODIE was on top pounding his head to the sidewalk. DUh BUT SORRY NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Report Post »EndTheGOPTEA
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:46pmMaybe because a dirtbag walked up and called him “Coon”? What would you do?
Obama Wins!
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:28pmI agree with what he said ,however, I still don’t like him….
Report Post »StrongViolentType
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:27pmIn 2004, the data shows that for single victim/single offender incidents of which there were 3,067 Black victims, 92.2 percent of them, or 2827, were murdered by black offenders. Extrapolating for multiple victim/single offender incidents for the remaining 3,565 Black victims gives us 3,286 Blacks killed by other Blacks. So in one single year, Blacks killed more than 6,000 other Blacks. That’s right – in one year, Blacks have murdered more of their own than the KKK killed in a century and a half of lynching.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:11pmJackson and Sharpton probably want it to be legal. That would make more room in prisons for the real criminals.
Report Post »kangaroo
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:27pmyay I got that one right LISA.
I always try to guess what the stars are. lol
Report Post »REPUB1
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:25pmGeraldo Rivera said Tuesday he still believes urban parents should warn their children it could be dangerous to wear clothing that might appear menacing to people who don’t know them.
would go as muslims also????
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:24pmHoodies don’t kill people, hoods do.
So, what if I don’t accept your appology Geraldo, will you grovel and go away?
Signed “The Hoodie” aka Bill Belichik
Report Post »Listen_then_think
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:37pmHoodies don’t kill people unless they are used to strangle or suffocate. The losers who wear hoodies kill people.
Report Post »Smug
Posted on March 28, 2012 at 2:47pmDARMOK Lol, but Bill Belichick is a good example of what a hoodie can do to a person…….MSSMUG
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:24pmRivera isn’t even on my D list. Histrionics and hyperbole are his trademarks. Just a talking head.
NoBama 2012
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:24pmI cannot stand Geraldo, and usually disagree with him. In this one case he was right. The old saying remains true: Live by the sword, die by the sword. If you want to act and look like a gangbanger then you will be treated as such…No matter what kind of person you really are.
When I was in my early 20s in the 1970s I had long ass hair and a full beard. I drove a red and black 72 El Camino. I went into it knowing I was going to get popped by every cop that saw me. I was not disappointed. If you look like a drug dealer then you will be treated as such…
I have nothing against hoodies. Or tattoos, low riders, 20 whatever inch wheels on a car, cranking gangsta rap, or portraying that kind of lifestyle. Hey…It is a free country, you can be what you want…But you should not be naive enough to think it will not effect how people treat you.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:51pmAgreed.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:41pmlive by the hoodie – die by the hoodie
Report Post »lisalake
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:21pmWhy… is he getting boycotted?
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:54pmGeraldo is not worth the bother
Report Post »calonzap
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:20pmFantastic, Geraldo. Now, why don’t you just sit down, shut up, and give the microphone to your son. He has no idea about that which he speaks but you don’t seem to have any go*ads. You were right to begin with but you let a little intellectually-challenged knucklehead change your mind. What a disappointment you are.
Report Post »kangaroo
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:19pmLMAO guess that lemmon got the call. Hey man you gonna screw with me hoodie sales man. gutless wonders all of them
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:19pm*sigh*
Report Post »lisalake
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:18pmOnce an ******* always an *******.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:17pmDoes that mean that Geraldo Rivera will be buying one of obama hoodies and wearing it .
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:16pmGeraldo should not have caved. In the context of what he was trying to say he was correct. His son was wrong.
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 9:49pmYou had to know if Geraldo made sense, it could not stand.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:14pmaaaaaaaaaaa Geraldo you went and punked out
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:13pmHe was right once now he changes it!
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:03pmSeriously? Who doesn’t have a hoodie or two in their closet for a cool day in the fall or spring? It doesn’t make hoodie wearers gangstas … just practical. Geraldo’s comment about hoodies was absurd.
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