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Monday, January 08, 2007

Geraldo threatens to "beat up" Olbermann

What is it with right-wing media figures always threatening violence? From The Orlando Sentinel:
So here's one I missed over the holidays -- Geraldo Rivera coming to town and threatening to beat up on Keith Olbermann.

Apparently Geraldo was visiting with 104.1 FM's Monsters just before Christmas, when they asked him about the time he made international headline for disclosing too much information about troops in Iraq. Geraldo claimed the incident was blown out of proportion, largely by NBC -- and specifically Olbermann. Geraldo then began mumbling semi-audible names, seemingly meant to describe Olbermann: "midget ... punk ... slimeball."
Then, according to the Sentinel post, Geraldo referred to Olbermann by a vulgar name for part of the female anatomy and said he wanted to fight him.

Oh, I cannot wait until Olbermann gets ahold of that item.

Another Fox News loser, cancelled and adrift, drowning in his own pathetic desire to have someone pay attention to him. Sad, really. Way back in the 1970's Rivera had real talent. What a cautionary tale.

And forgive me, I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding always was that if I were to phone a right wing talk show and threaten to beat up the host, I could be arrested.

Odd, how that works. Now, I suppose Rivera could have been "kidding around," but it's becoming a rather tired joke. Man Coulter already did that schtick, hardy har har har. You know, how funny it would be to poison a Supreme Court justice. Comedy gold, I tell you.

Be sure to take your civility tablets, though. If we propose providing health care for children or something we don't want it mistaken for rudeness.

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