Whorealdo expelled from Iraq for being a dumbass

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-03-31 09:55pm

RTFA and have yourself a laugh

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-03-31 09:59pm

He leaked some sensitive information, did he not?

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-03-31 10:00pm

I heard that he claimed another network created this story to have him expelled.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-03-31 10:00pm

Yes Geraldo, I'm sure they're allllll lies. The networks are out to get you!

Dumbfuck.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-03-31 10:01pm

That was pretty stupid. And irresponsible. Good riddance.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-03-31 10:03pm

Good riddance. That guy was an assclown.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-03-31 10:05pm

RedImperator wrote:That was pretty stupid. And irresponsible. Good riddance.

Why not force Geraldo to be the first wave of the American ground strike on Bagdad. Give him a slingshot and let him march on Iraqi opposition.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2003-03-31 10:10pm

Rivera then reportedly provided another live report from Iraq on Fox hours after his expulsion was announced. Rivera said he knew nothing about the ordered expulsion at the time of the second report.

"In fact, I'm further in Iraq than I've ever been," he said. "It sounds like some rats from my former network, NBC, are trying to stab me in the back."

They're not gonna expell him. They're gonna wait till he's sleeping, and pack up, and leave him.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-03-31 10:26pm

What an idiot...

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-03-31 10:39pm

Bye Geraldo.

Shadow WarChief · Post by **Shadow WarChief** » 2003-03-31 10:41pm

Ummm....what exactly did he do?

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2003-03-31 10:55pm

Shadow WarChief:

READ THE FRIGGIN' ARTICLE!

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-03-31 11:52pm

Rivera said he had heard nothing about being expelled until he called network headquarters for a scheduled live report.

"MSNBC is so pathetic a cable news network that they have to do anything they can to attract attention," Rivera said. "You can rest assured that whatever they're saying is a pack of lies."

Oh come on now Geraldo, something about "casting the first stone" or whatever comes to mind.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-04-01 12:35am

What a jackass!

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-04-01 01:27am

I think i'll let the emoticons can speak for me...

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-04-01 01:33am

I think that if he wasn't expelled, that would rather indicate that whatever he was doing wasn't wrong. Perhaps he was either:

1. Intentionally spreading disinformation.

2. Doing so at the request of the unit.

3. Trying to report the plan accurately, but doing so with such inaccuracy that nobody cared.

Number three is obviously the most likely option.

Post by **Edi** » 2003-04-01 01:35am

Given the statements from the unit officers, those suppositions don't hold water, Marina.

Edi

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-04-01 01:41am

Edi wrote:Given the statements from the unit officers, those suppositions don't hold water, Marina.

Edi

They were from CentCom.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-04-01 01:44am

It would actually be amusing to see Rivera kicked out, it was just until I'd read that CNN article I didn't see anything to suggest that would happen. Picture links are rather annoying - Hard to tell they exist. My apologies.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-04-01 02:10am

The Duchess of Zeon wrote:I think that if he wasn't expelled, that would rather indicate that whatever he was doing wasn't wrong. Perhaps he was either:

1. Intentionally spreading disinformation.

2. Doing so at the request of the unit.

3. Trying to report the plan accurately, but doing so with such inaccuracy that nobody cared.

Number three is obviously the most likely option.

You missed option 4, Your Grace. Being an incompetent, sensationalist prick with no thought for anything save his self promotion.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-04-01 03:19am

Frank Hipper wrote:You missed option 4, Your Grace. Being an incompetent, sensationalist prick with no thought for anything save his self promotion.

Well, Geraldo is pretty amusing - to laugh AT him. I like what an RTA Colonel on my other board I frequent commented about him in Afghanistan when he was waving that pistol about - The Taliban would either capture him and execute him for being an armed civilian, or think he was an officer since he was carrying a pistol and snipe him. *snickers* OTOH he reminds me of those guys in China during the Taiping Rebellion leading mercenary units in formal wear...

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-04-01 03:29am

Oh sucked IN. That guy is the absolute worst of the worst. His worst moment that had me rolling on the floor laughing

"what you're doing on the ground when you're a solder is advancing, looking around, hoping you don't get zinged by a sniper"

err ... zinged?

Shadow WarChief · Post by **Shadow WarChief** » 2003-04-01 02:55pm

Queeb Salaron wrote:Shadow WarChief:

READ THE FRIGGIN' ARTICLE!

What article? There's only a picture in the first post.....

Oh yes, the picture is a link. How bleedingly obvious when the fact that less than 1 % of all posted links on message boards are actually attached to pictures.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-04-01 03:00pm

CNN just reported that Geraldo will leave voluntarily instead of get expelled as teh Pentagon wanted to do. Fox spent the day BEGGING the Pentagon not to expel Geraldo but the Pentagon dug in its heels (Thank god) and finally came to an arrangement where he would simply leave on his own.

What a fucking jack ass. I used to love watching him try to play macho man with the troops and strat slinging the military jargon. He sounded sooo ridiculous that it was worth a laugh. What an ass...seriously what the fuck was he THINKING??!!

And then to try and blame it on misinformation spread by MSNBC was icing on the cake for his titanic ego. Does anyone here remember when he ran a talk show whose highlights included him interviewing transexuals revealing themselves to their lovers?? This guy's a joke.

As far as I'm concerned with him and Arnett (Mouthpiece of Baghdad) gone media IQ just shot up.

Post by **Coyote** » 2003-04-01 03:08pm

Put Arnett and Heraldo in a mud pit and let them fight it out. I don't want any pictures, though. I always wondered why the hell Fox had him in the first place. There's got to be better reporters-- both smarter and more photogenic.