Fox News anchor Geraldo Rivera appeared on the June 15 edition of "Fox and Friends" to blast the organized left wing campaign against Fox News. After discussing Angelina Jolie’s banning of Fox News from her premier of "A Mighty Heart," Geraldo moved on to blast the far left blogs, and some Democrats, particularly John Edwards, who willingly followed. Geraldo could not resist to express his loathing of immigration enforcement and expressed outrage that some Democrats "go over and kiss CNN’s a**" when they have enforcement proponent Lou Dobbs.
Geraldo noted the Fox News has "just as many different opinions on different issues as any other network." He then labeled this anti-Fox campaign as "a form of censorship." The entire transcript is below.
STEVE DOOCY: Moving on, we’ve got some other stuff to talk about. Yesterday, we revealed that Roger Friedman from Foxnews.com said that Fox News Channel was banned from the red carpet at the premier of Angelina Jolie's brand new movie. You were at the premier on the red carpet.
GERALDO RIVERA: I was shocked when I heard the controversy that Angelina apparently had gone off on this rant and wanted to ban the news channel and all of the Fox affiliates as well from covering "The Mighty Heart"[sic] the opening. I was shocked, because she could not have been nicer to my wife, Erica, and to me, walking the red carpet. Just the way things worked out, we got there late. They had already walked the red carpet. We didn't even know it, so then we walked the red carpet and the lights went off. And then at the end of the red carpet, Angelina and Brad were there talking to the producers of the movie. And she saw me, came right over. She shook Erica's hand. People took pictures. I don’t know if you have any. But she shook Erica’s hand and they started talking about babies. We all five– you know– we have five children, she has five children.
DOOCY: Does she know that you work for the Fox News Channel?
RIVERA: Of course she did. You know, I think that, you know, what worries me about some of the far left attack against the Fox News Channel is that they are stereotyping. Our network is as diverse, we have just as many different opinions on different issues as any other network. We are a mature network, we report, you decide. And I think that for people to get people like John Edwards to fall into this kind of– It’s like the worst kind of stereotyping. It’s--
GRETCHEN CARLSON: Yeah, but it’s not new. I mean, you know, so we hear that Angelina Jolie may have done this. I mean, you’re talking about the Democrats, some of them say they won't even debate on the Fox News Channel.
RIVERA: I think that’s a form of censorship. For instance, you know how I feel about this immigration issue and they go on CNN. CNN has Lou Dobbs. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, he’s done more to encourage anti-immigrant violence than anybody. If you start reviewing a news entity saying "I’ll never give the ‘New York Times’ an interview, I’ll never give the ‘New York Post’ an interview," what you are trying to do is manage your own image. You’re trying to manage the news in a way that is as odious as any censor. So I don't know what happened with the Angelina Jolie thing. She and Brad Pitt again could not have been nicer to my wife and me. But if they are going down that same sorry path, all I’m going to say is that a lot of people consider me a liberal and all the rest of it. I will condemn that behavior. That is censorship. It is as odious as if some far right-wing person did it, and it is as unacceptable and I just won't stand for it. And I’m telling you, a lot of people feel the way I do about this. A lot of people want to know why they go over and kiss CNN's a** when they have been so anti-compassionate on this issue of immigration and Latin people, Latino people, Hispanic people in this country. And, you know, this thing cuts both ways. Beware the censor because it’s just as, as despicable and unacceptable on the left as it is on the right.
—Justin McCarthy is a news analyst at Media Research Center.















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What the...?
June 15, 2007 - 11:14 ET by goldenthroatGeraldo actually said these things? Wait a minute - I think I just saw a pig fly past my window.
And now I read that the botox babe is trying to back pedal on these demands, saying they may have been 'excessive' - yeah, right, Ang! Spoken like a true left-coast, bleeding-heart, 'do as I say, not as I do' liberal!
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.
Geraldo's comments
June 15, 2007 - 11:21 ET by Cool ArrowHe really needed to say something positive after losing to Michelle Mallkin on Oreilly last night.
Michelle chewed him up last n
June 15, 2007 - 11:41 ET by GalvanicMichelle chewed him up last night on The O'Reilly Factor. Rivera kept trying to back her in to the racist/anti-Mexican corner to pummel her, and she wouldn't bite. She was getting visibly angry as the discussion wore on, but she made her points and dissolved Rivera's argument far better than O'Reilly has ever done. Ol' Geraldo more than met his match.
Geraldo's hurt pride
June 15, 2007 - 11:47 ET by Cool ArrowGot to hurt the ol' machismo.
Getting beat by a girl and all that.
I wondered why he had to brin
June 15, 2007 - 11:48 ET by Airforce_5_OI wondered why he had to bring a pillow to sit on this morning. Great Stuff last night. That girl is a fire cracker!
She knows her facts; she unde
June 15, 2007 - 12:04 ET by GalvanicShe knows her facts; she understands her opponent's weak points; and she hold her ground while she tears her opponent's argument to shreds.
She's a champ.
The pig you saw was Geraldo
June 15, 2007 - 11:22 ET by RJThe pig you saw was Geraldo, who also said "Lou Dobbs...has done more than anyone to encourage immigrant violence."
Aerial pig sightings
June 15, 2007 - 11:29 ET by Cool ArrowStrike up the banjo.
Overcast skies again in San Angelo Texas. Lightning cracks.
Thank you Lord for proving once again that Al Gore is not your prophet..
Now that is funny.
June 15, 2007 - 11:46 ET by Airforce_5_ONow that is funny.
What?? The only thing Lou D
June 15, 2007 - 12:05 ET by dahliatraversWhat?? The only thing Lou Dobbs has done is call for enforcement of existing laws especially on employers, the same thing so many of us want. Lou Dobbs has been exactly right on this issue, pointing out that the amnesty bill (apparently now re-animated, sort of like Frankenstein) is exploitation of vulnerable people for the profit of eeeeevil corporations and disrespectful to immigrants who did it right. Geraldo must support eeeeeevil corporations.
Has there been violence, by the way? I'm not being a smart alec; is there something I missed?
Of course not, dahalia
June 15, 2007 - 12:13 ET by RJ"has there been violence?"
Of course not, dahalia. If there was, the media would be all over it.
And regarding Lou Dobbs, the shamnesty proponents (starting with President Bush) can't justify their bill so they are forced to demonize those who are against it.
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In exchange for his "legacy", George W. Bush is willing to destroy the Republican Party over illegal aliens.
They are trying to eliminate other opinions
June 15, 2007 - 11:25 ET by c5thenThe far left whackos (which apparently most of the democrats bow to) are trying to eliminate any opinions from the air that they might disagree with. FoxNews is one of the only mainstream media outlets that routinly puts airs both left and right opinons and the left-wingers don't like that. Jolie is one of the Hollywood left-wing wackos and you can see it by the way she trys to eliminate those who do not bow to the desires of the far-left.
This campaign against Fox should be publicized at every opportunity because the vast majority of people would be disgusted by it. Go into the lobby or lounge of almost any hotel in this country that is not on either coast and you will probably see FoxNews on the big screen. I propose that Fox Network institute a ban on Jolie. No news or commercials that have anything to do with her for 1 year.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic
Fox News is played most often...
June 15, 2007 - 12:39 ET by LilyPearlexcept at disney world. My husband and I went to disney world this past April and stayed at a Disney owned hotel and Fox News was not even on their cable. I was disgusted.
First of all, would Angelina
June 15, 2007 - 11:30 ET by BeowulfFirst of all, would Angelina have been so nice to Gerry if he didn't have his wife with him and he was there actually reporting for FOX news?
And why is it so shocking that Gerry stood up for the network that pays his bills and gives him a forum? Would he have had the same reacion if he worked for CNN? I think not.
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
Geraldo is proof positive tha
June 15, 2007 - 12:24 ET by CaringwhiteguyGeraldo is proof positive that FOX is fair and balanced. He's on their payroll. Does anyone have a link to the Geraldo/Michelle Malkin confrontation? I'd like to see the video.
Geraldo/Michell Mallkin
June 15, 2007 - 12:30 ET by Cool ArrowI'd bet money it will replay this weekend.
If one needed any more proof,
June 15, 2007 - 12:37 ET by BeowulfIf one needed any more proof, watch Hannity and Colmes! Name one other network with extreme right and left equally represented on the same daily program.
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
how about...?
June 15, 2007 - 12:39 ET by LionKingCrossover
What network carries Crossove
June 15, 2007 - 14:00 ET by GalvanicWhat network carries Crossover?
As for Hannity & Colmes, they are as almost as good as CNN's Crossfire show once was back in the '80s when Pat Buchanan was "From The Right," and old Tom Braden was "From The Left." The show got pretty weak in the '90s, and sunk completely once Begala and Carville were brought in as "The Left."
At hotair you can see the v
June 15, 2007 - 13:29 ET by CrimsonfistedAt hotair you can see the video.
WhatAMaroon
What's that saying, "A
June 15, 2007 - 12:51 ET by Richard RomanoWhat's that saying, "A broken clock is right twice a day." I guess that fits here.
Richard Romano said: "
June 16, 2007 - 00:32 ET by m4ster chiefRichard Romano said: "What's that saying, "A broken clock is right twice a day." I guess that fits here."
You stole the only thought that initially came to my mind, Richard. Our phony Latino, Jerry Rivers (who changed his name to Geraldo Rivera and grew a Pancho Villa mustache) loves those red carpets...and don't get between him and a camera. I cheered when they kicked him out of Iraq. From the old Cisco Kid TV show: "Ohh, Pancho! Ohh, Cisco...!" Ohhhh, Geraldo...el stupido!
I'm putting this post here be
June 15, 2007 - 14:07 ET by drillanwrI'm putting this post here because 1) the Jolie story was brought up in Geraldo's Fox and Friends appearence and 2) because the Jolie/press thread is so far down the page now it might not get read:
I've been thinking about this.
I believe Jolie DID insist on barring Fox News from the movie premier ... But not so much along the lines of the stupid democrat presidential hopefuls refusing to be on Fox for a REAL debate ...
Let's not forget that it was/is Fox News Channel that broke and researched and investigated and pushed the U.N. Oil For Food story, in addition to other U.N. scandals the other networks have all but completely ignored ... And Angelina Jolie works for the U.N.
I think, she perhaps, took it upon herself to punch back at FNC for bringing this extremely important story forward by outwardly and publicly banning them from this important movie's premier, and showing her allegiance to the U.N.
Anyhow, she is apparently stepping back from the whole fiasco now, via her lawyers taking the dump for her:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,282912,00.html
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