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Geraldo Rivera, Eric Bolling rumble over Benghazi circumstances
While much of the criticism over President Barack Obama’s handling of September’s Benghazi terrorist attack has come from Fox News, perhaps one of the president’s biggest defenders on the issue has also come from Fox News: “Geraldo at Large” host Geraldo Rivera.
On Friday’s “Fox & Friends,” Rivera and co-host Eric Bolling sparred over the White House response. Bolling insisted the Obama administration could have done more, while Rivera suggested the situation is being used to score political points.
BOLLING: So Washington, the State Department, the CIA does nothing, sends no help. They have no drones —
RIVERA: That is an obscene lie. That is an absolute misrepresentation. You are a politician looking to make a political point.
BOLLING: Absolutely wrong. Where was the help?
According to Rivera, the military isn’t intended to be a rapid response unit.
“The United States military is not a fire department,” Rivera said. “They’re not a SWAT team. They’re not sitting around with their backpacks on waiting to respond.”
JustAl
November 3rd, 2012
Wow, Rivera really is stupid isn’t he? The military not ready to respond? BS.
Joe
November 3rd, 2012
Boy, would I ever love to watch Fox News without Geraldo, Juan Williams, John McCain, and the ubiquitous Joe Trippi. What loons! Mr. McCain, that Megyn didn’t fall far from the tree, did she. And then there is always Jacque on Hannity’s show. If there was a live audience for that one, I’d have a dozen eggs and a few rotten tomatoes with me.
Horrorman18
November 3rd, 2012
Geraldo’s career and legitimacy equates to what he found in Capone’s vault
OpenTheDoor
November 3rd, 2012
Jerry Rivers, let’s be perfectly clear, you are an idiot.
Billy Fuster
November 3rd, 2012
Considering that Fox is the only news agency that is exposing Benghazi fiasco it would stand to reason that they would also have the biggest defender on the issue. That said–OF COURSE we will use it to score political points–DUH!
Hotlanta Mike
November 3rd, 2012
What these libs don’t understand is even if the MSM are able to help the Obama administration cross the finish line ahead of Romney by continue to suppress the facts of this prior to the election, impeachment is waiting for Obama on the other side a la “tricky Dick” Nixon in 1973.
A Casual Observer
November 3rd, 2012
That was a funny discussion, actually.
Geraldo was all smoke, mirrors and bullshit. No facts. No subtance. Just distortions and exaggerations and contrived, bogus nonsense (aka, lies) and screwy rationales which reinforce his screwy delusions.
In other words, he winged it. He didn’t do his homework and he doesn’t have a frick’n clue what went on there, and he was just taking the party line to shield and to lie for Obama. He is even creepier than Juan Williams is.
pissedpatriot30
November 3rd, 2012
I believe Gerannimo because he is wearing that skinny yellow tie (oh, Jerry Rivers never ceases to unimpress me…)
Johnny Pickleduster
November 3rd, 2012
Geraldo Rivera, not his real name of course, who pretends to be some sort of so-called latino but was raised as a Jew (he even had a Bar Mitzva), is a phony little shit ass who pretends to be such a big supporter of our troops but will jump to the defense of Benghazi Barack who murdered our Ambassador, who was rumored to be in Benghazi running guns to the islamic savages in Syria, and murdered our incredibly brave Seals. Geraldo needs to have that big nose of his splattered across his lying weasel face. Traitor to our country and traitor to our troops. Eric Bolling should reached over and slapped this little punk and told him to shut his lying pie hole.
Aunt Liz
November 3rd, 2012
HherrALLdoh lost his relevance long ago. I am alternately amused/annoyed at his attempts to seem hip and “in the know”.
southernsue
November 3rd, 2012
geraldo said he had war experience! i almost fell off the couch!
the only war experience that he has was when he was embedded in irag and was expelled because he let out secret plans of the military on tv!
gerald isn’t privy to intelligence or any military briefings, so how would he know squat about the benhazi attack?
his ratings must be pretty low for him to be appearing on fox and friends and then oreilly>
once his contract is up with fox, geraldo will probably be let go!
Pickled Liver
November 3rd, 2012
I’d hate to burst Jerry’s bubble but I would be willing to bet there was indeed a response team sitting around in full gear waiting for orders to deploy (that never came). It might have been an hour or two but I assure you they were ready!
MAJ Mike
November 3rd, 2012
Would’ve loved to have seen Eric pick up a folding chair and rebreak Jerry’s nose. Must see TV indeed.
Moe tom
November 3rd, 2012
I turned off Geraldo on O’Reilly on Fox last night. Can’t stand either of those scumbags.
Dismas In Wonderland
November 3rd, 2012
“The United States military is not a fire department,” Rivera said. “They’re not a SWAT team. They’re not sitting around with their backpacks on waiting to respond.”
Tell that to any U.S. Marine, or “Seal Team”, or Green Beret members, America’s Rapid Response Teams.
RANDO
November 3rd, 2012
Isn’t this the same guy who had butt fat injected into his face on his TV show?
chillis65
November 3rd, 2012
Slow your roll Jerry. You lost any chance of being thought of as a credible journalist long ago.
Your feeble attempts at remaining relevant are laughable at best.
You are a douchebag and the entire world knows it.
Do America a big favor and just go away.
grayscape
November 3rd, 2012
Geraldo the fake Mexican should be sentanced to busting rocks for the rest of his pathetic wasted life.
Kairn
November 3rd, 2012
Empty chair = Obama
Empty vault = Geraldo
Mimsey
November 3rd, 2012
Grossly ignorant and stupid is what Fox calls Fair and Balanced. Rarely watch Fox any longer seems as if they have in part intentionally dumbed down to please.
Carlos The Jackal
November 3rd, 2012
@Johnny Pickleduster,
Done!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ahyyq0EHew
Enjoy!
Dano
November 3rd, 2012
Geraldo has NO IDEA what he is talking about! A true LIBERAL through and through… I am becoming Foxed out myself and am relying more on the Internet for the REAL NEWS! Ciao baby.
Corona
November 3rd, 2012
Why does he remind me of Tex Antoine?
Corona
November 3rd, 2012
Dano, nice avatar. I was using that thing to rest my drinks on.
Corona
November 3rd, 2012
And true, the internet is the Real news.
Moe tom
November 3rd, 2012
Carlos. Great video. I remember that. I also remember
Roy Innes knocking Al Sharpton on his ass on the Downey show. Ah the good old days. Geraldo sucks.
Captiva
November 4th, 2012
Rivera’s head is as empty as Capone’s vault!