Geraldo Joins Fox News

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[GoreFreeTN]

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU NOV 01 2001 16:35:09 ET XXXXX

GERALDO JUMPS TO FOX NEWS AS WAR CORRESPONDENT, FOLDS CNBC'CAST

FOX News Channel signed Geraldo Rivera to be a war correspondent, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of FOX News on Thursday. Rivera folds his CNBC'cast.

In making the announcement, Ailes said, "Geraldo's years of experience as an anchor and hard-hitting investigative reporter will enhance FOX News' international coverage of the war on terrorism. He will put his unique talent to work for us in the hot spots of the world. We are delighted he is joining FOX News."

Rivera's last appearance on CNBC will be November 16th. On November 19th, he will be immediately dispatched to the Afghanistan region to join Steve Harrigan, Amy Kellogg and other FOX News correspondents in the area to provide live reports for FNC.

"I'm a reporter," says Rivera, "and America's fight against terror is the biggest story of our times. And as much as I loved my CNBC program, I can't stay anchored to that desk any longer. So it is my honor to rejoin Roger Ailes, and become part of the excellent team he has established at Fox News Channel. I hope to be able to report all aspects of our nation's do or die fight against terror."

Rivera is a veteran foreign correspondent, who has been on the frontlines in virtually every conflict since 1973. He has expertise in the Afghanistan region, covering the international drug wars of tribal territories in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. His vast war experience began with the violent coup in Chile and the Yom Kippur War to the civil wars in Guatemala, the Philippines and Nicaragua to the ethnic conflicts in Lebanon (1980-83) and Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo (1998-1999). This year, he went to Colombia to cover the country's civil war.

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[GoreFreeTN]

So much for fair and balanced

[Recovering_Democrat]

ROGER AILES WHAT THE HELL WHERE YOU THINKING??

[jern]

DAMN

[Conan the Librarian]

If Whoraldo told me the earth was Solid, I would get swim fins and water wings. If anyone during impeachment wanted to be Monica it was Whoraldo.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I will not be watching this punk's show. Geraldo is an opportunistic, lying, clown. He's worthless.

[Utopia]

I thought it was a joke.

[The Vast Right Wing]

I can't wait to see this. I wonder if the first time Brit Hume is anchoring a report by Geraldo he starts needling him.

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

my fiancee called him a 'kockknocker' and I agree.

[Jack Wilson]

I have noticed lately that Geraldo has been changing his tune toward the Bush administration...

[rwfromkansas]

What the heck! That is it, Fox is getting e-mail!

[IVote2]

I just had to come to FR to see the comments. I didn't say what you said, mainly because I didn't think of it.. I need someone to push my mouth back in place.. It fell open when I read Drudge's headline.

[jlogajan]

Geeze the things some guys will do to get away from the wife for a few hours. :-)

[rwfromkansas]

Actually, they will get a call. To call Fox, phone 1-888-369-4762

[Landru]

Stop it...who in their right gord would willingly invite that fecal matter into their midst.

This is some kinda early April Fool's joke.

[brewcrew]

The lion has lied down with the lamb. The end days are here. The sky is falling. Holy cow!

Un-f'n-believable

[MarkWar]

>GERALDO JUMPS TO FOX NEWS AS WAR CORRESPONDENT, FOLDS CNBC'CAST

Let's hope it ain't so. NO other press wires are running the story yet. Perhaps this is one of Drudge's goofy leaps...

Mark W.

[TMC]

Mistake, BIG MISTAKE. We get rid of one nitwit (Paula) and pick up another one.

Geraldo has zero credibility. I realize Fox needs to hire liberals to give balance. Couldn't Roger have been more selective?

[RoseofTexas]

GOOD GOD! It wasn't a nightmare after all!!

[this_ol_patriot]

First assignment should be to send him to uncover "The Secret of The Caves" in Afghanistan.

[bpjam]

Geraldo on FNC, Rosie O'Donnell loves Bush. This is all some kind of sick joke right? Or is this one of the signs of the end of the world. Wish I had studied more in Sunday School.

[SAMWolf]

Sorry Fox, but when Whoraldo comes on my channel changes. I couldn't stand him on any other channel. Fox can't fix his problems, he IS the problem.

[GoreFreeTN]

They get rid of Paula Zahn and her legs and get Geraldo with his chessy mustache, bleeding heart and lies. Not much of a comparison. Has he ever told the truth?

I wonder if he'll go digging for Binny Boy with camera lights blazing and come up empty again.

[RetiredArmy]

Ok, ok. Now I am starting to get a better feel for this thing. G-Raldo is going to be a war correspondent, right? So, he gets sent to all the hot spots, right? So, bombs and bullets are flying, right? Ok, that's about covers what I am thinking.

[Jerry_M]

Geraldo a "war correspondent"?

Hopefully he will bring us front line reports from Taliban amunition depots.

[balrog666]

Gotcha!

[Bubba_Leroy]

This is WONDERFUL news!!

Send Whorealdo to Afghanistan. While you are at it, send Peter Jennings and Dan Blather too. Then, start the carpet bombing.

[Norb2569]

They get rid of Paula Zahn and her legs

Damn she sure has some gams on her. I always muted the sound on 'The Edge' and just ogled them gams!!

[Born to Conserve]

Maybe he can 'sniff' out this anthrax story.

[ozzymandus]

Did you check out the photo of geronimo that Drudge put up? Drudge has the hots for jerry!

[UB355]

Yes it is hell freezing over

[BibChr]

Yeah... but whose wife?

[snopercod]

There goes the neighborhood...

[white trash redneck]

Is this your idea of a sick joke? :-)

[lormand]

WTF?

[Brytani]

There goes Fox News.

[UB355]

Someone should warn Ashley Banfield not to turn her back on Jerry Rivers.

[Lady_Marmalade]

That won't happen because Geraldo and Hume will be colleagues.

[Howie]

Maybe he'll get a Taliban looking Toyota to drive around in, with a bullseye on the back for our B-52's.

[spald]

Tell Geraldo that Al Capone's tomb is located in the limestone formations in Afghanistan.

[VA Advogado]

So much for fair and balanced

LOL This had to be a rumor. Someone hacked Drudge's site and stuck it up there. Check him out. Drudge is down.

Drudge MIA

[Born to Conserve]

What is his real name -- Jerry Rivers? I don't think he'll be going behind the lines.

[aculeus]

Calm down, Pilgrims.

This is a great move.

Geraldo is a realist, He's been hired as a war correspondent, not a commentator.

He will not jeopardize his new gig by, for example, praising Clinton.

He's been complimenting Bush and his admin already. More to come.

All praise to Roger Ailes!

[GregB]

GAG!!!!!!!!!!Fox I will not watch anything that has to with that clinton kisser. What the hell is the matter with you guys at fox. He is in love with Bill Clinton. Idiots......

[spald]

"Someone should warn Ashley Banfield not to turn her back on Jerry Rivers."

I believe Ashley Banfield is the square-jawed reportorette on MS-NBC, not FOX (she is definatety un-Foxy). Regardless, you are correct. She should never, ever turn her back on Jerry Rivers.

[CathyRyan]

Rosie moving to the right and now Geraldo, Hell must be frozen solid.

[Born to Conserve]

Sure, he'll say all the right things, but what about credibility?

[CheneyChick]

FOX News Channel signed Geraldo Rivera to be a war correspondent

Hmmmmm. Are you thinking what I'm thinking??

[mootownkck]

I hate to admit it, but Geraldo was very hard on Gary Condit on his shows during the 'summer of Chandra'. He has also been very good and supportive on the war on terrorism. I have been watching his show on Direct TV at the gym I go to in the evenings. I look forward to his reporting if it is good like it was for the Chandra Levy affair and so far on the war on terrorism. Other than these two subjects, he has been very liberal of course.

[ez2muz]

Even a blind squirrel will mistake a dog-turd for a peanut every once in a while...

[spald]

LOL!