Video: Geraldo apologizes to Michelle on the Factor
posted at 9:00 pm on September 14, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Apologizing on national television for telling a national newspaper you want to spit on one of your colleagues. There’s something you don’t see every day, huh? Exit question: Will this make him Monday’s worst person in the world?
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Got a problem with calling a loser for the loser that he really is?
(Exit note; I feeling giddy and feisty right now.)
Mcguyver on September 14, 2007 at 11:22 PM
I believe that was after he brought up that poorly made photoshop of Michelle which he them put up on his smut site, although that occurred after the airing. Quite frankly, loser was the mildest thing Michelle could have called him.
BKennedy on September 14, 2007 at 11:24 PM
It’s about time. However, I felt that while it was a well spoken apology, I have to admit I find a bit of myself believing it was a CYA apology to save Geraldo’s career on FOX, the embarrassment of his own appalling behavior and to stop the outrage of those protesting his attack on Michelle. I think O’Reilly did a fine job of discussing it, defending Michelle’s honor and making an effort to be sure Rivera was sincere. I just wish it had happened last Friday and didn’t take this long for a confrontation regarding the smear of Michelle with Geraldo.
IMHO, I believe an apparent sincere apology should be accepted even though we don’t forget it. Michelle is held in high regard by many, myself included. If Geraldo didn’t think Michelle has lots of supporters, I am sure he now knows how many of us will always defend her.
katieanne on September 14, 2007 at 11:25 PM
I guess I do, I believe Lincoln said the standard; I’m not going to rehash my statements from that thread as they are still there, but I lost a considerable amount of respect for her that day.
I still retain much respect, but there is no need to cast a more glamorous light then reality; eventually it does a disservice to both parties - the flatterer and the flattered.
Spirit of 1776 on September 14, 2007 at 11:27 PM
Thanks mcguyver, RD.
Anwyn on September 14, 2007 at 11:29 PM
BKennedy on September 14, 2007 at 11:24 PM
Refresh your memory. It’s in the vault I’m sure.
Spirit of 1776 on September 14, 2007 at 11:29 PM
This was as good an apology as you will ever see. Both Bill O’ and Geraldo moved up a notch in my estimation. It was big of both of them. Bill O for bringing it up and forcing the issue (though I’m certain they spoke about it before they were on the air that this is what they were going to do), and Geraldo for stepping up to the plate and saying that what he did was a bad thing and he should not have done it.
The whole explanation deal had to do with WHY he was emotional when he made the statement. He didn’t BLAME MM for making him emotional, he was merely explaining WHY he was emotional and messed up. ie. he didn’t just spout off that he wanted to spit on her, he was goaded into it by this reporter. . . which I don’t doubt.
I am still not a big fan of the G’s style, but this was big of him because he didn’t have to do it. He admitted he was wrong - I know a lot of people who would never do that, much less on national TV.
I certainly wasn’t expecting it.
ThackerAgency on September 14, 2007 at 11:30 PM
I thought the apology was a bit phlegmatic.
see-dubya on September 14, 2007 at 11:32 PM
Yeah, riiiiiiiiiiiiight, free speech and all he didn’t have to do it.
I see we’re in alligator tearville, now.
Mcguyver on September 14, 2007 at 11:38 PM
I had forgotten about that
However I would have called him much worse.
Don’t forget the “loser” he did prove Michelle right when he flipped her the bird at the end.
If you go through the comments in the above link, people were surprised when she called him a loser, and said she was out-of-bounds, uncharacteristic of her etc…
F15Mech on September 14, 2007 at 11:41 PM
Let me help…
Poor, poor Geraldo… he had to apologize tonight, it really hurt his feelings getting booed and all. It made him feel sad that people don’t like him anymore.
[wah, wah]
What have I done!
[wah wah wah wah]
Mcguyver on September 14, 2007 at 11:42 PM
We still get to make fun of Geraldo, right? We don’t have to give him a hug or anything?
see-dubya on September 14, 2007 at 11:42 PM
I hope he feels better now, cause I do.
Mcguyver on September 14, 2007 at 11:43 PM
I was at the Freedom Concert when Geraldo was introduced by Ollie North (who really went out of his way to say what a great supporter Geraldo is of the troops - although I think Geraldo is a liberal about the troop’s mission btw…)
Anyway, I was sure “Hair-aldo” would show up at the concert (to see the crowd response….test his popularity with conservatives that read blogs…) so I had a poster ready for him……
It was a giant mustache and grin and the words “GERALDO” were in the mustache and his teeth had letters that spelled “SUCKS”.
I didn’t show it because the booing was so loud and my girlfriend held it back…
flagwaver on September 14, 2007 at 11:45 PM
I’m off to bed….. have to get up early tomorrow.
Have fun you all……
Mcguyver on September 14, 2007 at 11:45 PM
F15Mech on September 14, 2007 at 11:41 PM
I was very surprised myself. But the point of the reference is to say that it has happened in the past and certainly is within the realm of possibility that she said those things about GR. I only mention it, one because of your statement, and two because it is said on this thread his apology isn’t enough.
If what he said it true, then they both owe each other an apology, but that’s not my business. He insulted her in public media and apologized in public media. So the public part is reconciled in my mind.
Spirit of 1776 on September 14, 2007 at 11:45 PM
ROFL.
Back to the subject at hand: To accept or not accept? It’s not my place, since I wasn’t the one insulted. ‘Nuff said.
On a general note, however, the one problem I’ve already had with apologies is that people, once you’re done admitting that you were an insufferable, inexcusable cur and a dolt, naturally will want to know why you behaved in such a stupid fashion. And it’s well nigh impossible to answer that question without it sounding like an “excuse.”
Where’s the line between “excuse” and “explanation?”
Beats me. If somebody finds out, let me know, because I’d like to know in time for the next time I have to issue an apology myself.
Misha I on September 14, 2007 at 11:46 PM
“already” should be “always”, of course. D’uh. Late. Need to go to bed.
Misha I on September 14, 2007 at 11:47 PM
F15Mech on September 14, 2007 at 11:41 PM
One more thought, I think I actually said on that thread (haven’t gone back to look, but I might since you provided the link) that the problem was now that I couldn’t carte blanche defend her without checking the facts first.
Spirit of 1776 on September 14, 2007 at 11:48 PM
I could not agree more.
F15Mech on September 14, 2007 at 11:50 PM
Is that anything like phlegmactic?
His idiotology hasn’t changed, he’s still going to spew his twisted illogic.
Speakup on September 14, 2007 at 11:51 PM
He’s not a spitter. Huh ! ! !
Texyank on September 14, 2007 at 11:53 PM
We just cant stop, CDUB, nevah. There is way too much ‘product’ to make fun of.
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Misha, I’ll explain why you only bring up what you did wrong, and NEVER what anyone else did, when making an apology some other time.
.
But think about it, if you bring up ANYTHING other than what you did, said, etc, it IS a way of justifying your actions that your apologizing for… “WHY I DID IT”, and that is low low crap in my book.
. One might as well just say ” sorry, but you deserved it”.
.
A real apology doesn’t have any justification in it.
shooter on September 14, 2007 at 11:58 PM
Exactly what I was wondering… Did she ever call him that? I mean, he was a liar regarding that criminal illegal aliens status, was he not? It wasn’t something he could have made a mistake on… if he’s hosting his own show, and opining, certainly he had the resources to know. So yes, he is a liar (and he lies every time he says “it’s a DUI issue, not an immigration issue”.. especially when there are countless cases that include shootings and rapes). And, I don’t know if Michelle called him a “fool”… I’d have to see the context if she did, but if she called him “foolish” or said he was making foolish comments or acting foolish, she’d be completely correct, based on his lying.
Can someone please clarify this for me… please tell me what “liar” and “fool” comments here’s referring to?
RightWinged on September 15, 2007 at 12:01 AM
I still watch O’Reilly but turn it off when rivera comes on. Geraldo is the scum that scum scrapes off their shoes!
Dadzilla on September 15, 2007 at 12:02 AM
She made him feel like a fool and liar. You can’t expect lefties to differentiate between their internal mental states and actual verbal propositions–confusing the two is the very foundation of their worldview.
Blacklake on September 15, 2007 at 12:07 AM
I completely agree, I was offended myself at what Geraldo said but its not our apology to accept or deny.
I also remember when a sincere, remorseful apology meant a great deal.
Accepting apologies would indeed go a long way toward bringing back the remorse to acknowledging wrong doing.
Speakup on September 15, 2007 at 12:10 AM
Thanks. And I tend to agree, which is why it’s so devilishly difficult to answer when somebody then asks “why did you do it?”
I mean, it’s perfectly possible (for me, at least) to get so red-hot, spitting, livid, steam out your ears with anger that your mouth runs away from your brains and you end up saying something that, upon sober reflection, you realize that you shouldn’t have said.
Stating that your anger was what made you behave like a cad does not automatically, in my opinion, mean that you’re trying to excuse what you said, you’re just trying to explain what happened and why you behaved like an idiot. You were still an idiot, that’s not debatable.
On the other hand, it can be used as an excuse as well, and the question then is: How do you make it abundantly clear that you’re not trying to excuse your own actions?
Misha I on September 15, 2007 at 12:12 AM
Just to clarify…
I have no problems with Michelle (or anyone else) calling someone a liar when they have statements (from the liar) and can prove that the liar is lying.
Insulting someone by calling them a fool is a more serious charge (in my book anyway).
F15Mech on September 15, 2007 at 12:15 AM
LMAO!!!!!!!!
I nominate this as Hot Air’s Comment of the Day.
LOL……
The Ugly American on September 15, 2007 at 12:22 AM
I agree 110 percent. What do people expect with an apology? A pound of flesh? Their first born? A handsome payment? He apologized. Move on.
speed911 on September 15, 2007 at 12:29 AM
If Michelle accepts the apology, then it’s time to call off the dogs.
Only if Olby doesn’t make him Sunday’s worst person in the world; after all, he has thousands of times his normal audience then.
steveegg on September 15, 2007 at 12:34 AM
As long as it’s a spine-crushing polar bear hug, I could live with him getting one.
steveegg on September 15, 2007 at 12:36 AM
MEMO to Roger Ailes:
If Geraldo’s really sincere, he’ll show it by shaving his moustache. And eyebrows.
Otherwise Michelle walks.
Thank you.
PS If Michelle can actually shave the moustache on O’Reilly, that would be best.
.
.
_______
(N.B.for the slow class: This is a joke and even though I post here sometimes, I do not speak for anyone involved.)
see-dubya on September 15, 2007 at 12:43 AM
Did he really?
or
Did he disparage Michelle again because he said…
She called me a “fool and a liar” first thats why I did it…
I am sorry but when you screw up you don’t try to justify your actions by saying stuff like “she started it first…”,
My nephew does that when he gets into fights with his friends (mainly over toys), but he is only 3 so that is understandable.
To me an apology is “I am sorry I should never have said/done what I said/did.”
Geraldo’s “apology” was childlike, not the type of apology that I would expect an adult like Geraldo to make.
F15Mech on September 15, 2007 at 12:48 AM
It wasn’t the most heartfelt apology I’ve ever heard, but then again I don’t think for a minute that Geraldo was sincere in stating his original intention to that Boston Globe reporter.
If this was a perfect world, Geraldo would never have made such a foolishly repugnant remark. If it were almost perfect, he’d have manned up before now and personally apologized to Michelle before doing the same in a public forum.
But who needs reminding that this isn’t a perfect world? A through-the-teeth apology is better than none. And it gives Michelle the opportunity to be magnanimmous - which I’ve no doubt she’ll take - giving her even more reason to shine by comparison.
Spurius Ligustinus on September 15, 2007 at 12:49 AM
Q: How can you tell Geraldo is being insincere?
A: His moustache is moving.
see-dubya on September 15, 2007 at 12:58 AM
Nothing like having an apology pulled out of you by Bill O’Reilly almost 2 weeks after the insult.
Joshua P. Allem on September 15, 2007 at 1:11 AM
I agree, starting off with a whine of “she called me…”, is a sorry way to start an apology. Certainly not a way a real man would apologize.
right2bright on September 15, 2007 at 1:12 AM
Would that be phlematic?
right2bright on September 15, 2007 at 1:15 AM
It took this jerk 2 weeks, TWO WEEKS to kind of apologize to The Boss. Probably after intense pressure from Fox execs after a million e-mails demanding it. Sure she and everyone has to move on, but please Fox, ‘don’t put them on a show together again’.
countywolf on September 15, 2007 at 1:42 AM
LOL!
I think the words “mustachioed” and “Geraldo” have become so linked together that they’d make a entertaining analogy test question. As in:
GERALDO : MUSTACHIOED :: OPRAH : ?
(A) FEMALE (B) OUTSPOKEN (C) CORPULENT (D) POPULAR (E) PISTACHIOED
RD on September 15, 2007 at 1:43 AM
Half a loaf, from a boorish oaf.
But my guess is MM will show class and accept.
soundingboard on September 15, 2007 at 1:48 AM
[I thought that I had posted this comment earlier, but found out hat I didn't]
Peep this: Geraldo has his own show on FNC (from which I studiously turn the channel should I click on FNC when it is on) and Michelle doesn’t. Therefore Geraldo probably has a few more bennies in his contract than does Michelle.
However, a harassment lawsuit would have hurt not only GR but FNC, so Fox likely cut a deal between the two. G. would apologize in public and on an FNC show that has high ratings in order to avoid a lawsuit from M. This makes all parties litigation-proof–a civilized way of “squashing a beef.”
If my speculation is true, I ain’t mad at ‘em.
baldilocks on September 15, 2007 at 1:57 AM
I think that is pretty much a Euclid postulate.
F15Mech on September 15, 2007 at 1:58 AM
About as sincere as the apology to the dozens of people whose lives were ruined by the “satanic panic” he made around ‘95. Then, as now, he waited until he had been called on it and was backed into a corner. Disgusting.
Rob Taylor on September 15, 2007 at 2:01 AM
Interesting theory however I don’t buy it for one reason.
I don’t think Michelle would ever file a lawsuit over this, that is just not her style.
F15Mech on September 15, 2007 at 2:04 AM
Probably not, but FNC’s Rupert Murdoch isn’t the type to leave such a loophole open, the honorableness of any given individuals in any question notwithstanding.
baldilocks on September 15, 2007 at 2:24 AM
Quite a dilemma as it seems the unqualified “I take full responsibility for everything” approach isn’t flying much anymore, and they will still want to dumpster-dive for details, even if you apologize up front.
And the real pistachio-buster is when those we’re apologizing to are not on the level with us. Some are irrational, others are downright manipulative. Makes it a treacherous business in the best of cases.
Though I don’t claim to have the answer either, I know that when I hear an apology, I can usually tell apart an explanation from an excuse based on two things:
(1) intent (as I perceive it) - is the person clarifying precisely what their role was in what happened, or are they trying to obfuscate it? And
(2) clarity - does their explanation actually square things away pretty well, or is it a mass of confusion (or worse, deliberate double-talk)?
I can easily forgive (2) if I judge someone’s intent to be good; sometimes there’s nothing to explain really, but the person doesn’t figure it out themselves until they have a chance to talk it out a bit.
Usually a good, sincere explanation identifies what the mistake is and how they can avoid it next time. Likewise, if there are parts of the foul-up they’re not responsible for they owe it to me just as much to tell me that too, as long as they are open to the idea that if things don’t square later, they might end up with more culpability and a credibility problem.
RD on September 15, 2007 at 2:26 AM
That theory will have some legs, guaranteed. Doesn’t matter what Michelle would do necessarily, only that she could do it - and win.
RD on September 15, 2007 at 2:28 AM
O’Reilly will solve the question of Geraldo’s sincerity with his body language expert, I’m sure.
Connie on September 15, 2007 at 2:47 AM
Has he apologized for Al Capone’s Vault yet?
Tim Burton on September 15, 2007 at 2:53 AM
I think the best stance MM can take is the one she is taking so far. That is, she has had no comment on it as of this time. I hope she continues this course, to tell the truth, as that is what I would do. Not that I presume to have anywhere near the class MM has.
MalkinFan on September 15, 2007 at 2:54 AM
I had the same identical thought.
Connie on September 15, 2007 at 3:10 AM
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHH!!!!!!!!!
OMG I’m *dyin’* ovah heeeyah!!…..LOL!!!!
The Ugly American on September 15, 2007 at 3:40 AM
I want you to produce that segment.
The body language expert will of course be polygraphed.
Stephen M on September 15, 2007 at 4:16 AM
I think he means it. But who cares, it’s Geraldo!
doufree on September 15, 2007 at 5:07 AM
I wonder what those who don’t accept this apology expect Geraldo to do exactly?
This seems like a sincere apology for something ugly he said in the heat of the moment.
12thman on September 15, 2007 at 7:16 AM
Doesn’t this limp wrist have the balls to face MM and apologize face to face?
O’Really calling MM an honest woman was a nice way to end the segment, but I could have done without Senor Limpo Wristo.
saved on September 15, 2007 at 7:34 AM
Geraldo = channel changed every time!
sabbott on September 15, 2007 at 7:36 AM
I can’t take anything he says seriously, when he insulted Michelle, he was just using his old day-time talk show tactics. I’m glad he did apologize, but face it, he sucks, has no credibility, makes his living being dramatic, not factual…
4shoes on September 15, 2007 at 7:53 AM
When I saw this segment coming, I switched channels. I came back just as Bill O’ started in on Geraldo about this. I must say that I was suprised it took 2 WEEKS for this to happen. But I think it was staged. Why, you ask?
Well, I heard Ollie North say on Hannity’s radio show this week that his show is moving to the 8 pm Saturday time slot in October. That’s where Geraldo’s show is slotted. A few days later, Bill O’ anounces Laurie Dhue is now his ombudswoman. My guess is she needed to find new work becasue she was working on Geraldo’s show. Now, this may seem far-fetched on my part but I think Geraldo has been effectively spanked by Fox News by giving his show the boot. Maybe it was the ratings but I think his comments only sealed his fate. So, he had to make the apology just to save face, thus the timing of it. I think his time at Fox will only decrease after this. Plus, I believe Fox would want to keep this kind of quiet so that this does not appear like retribution.
As for the apology…as others noticed, I’d like to know in what context MM called him those names if at all. I feel the burden of proof,though, belongs to Geraldo since he was the one threatening her with physical violence. He was in the “throes of Passion”? Yeah riiiight!!!
Exit answer: No. It will be Rodger Ayles (and Fox Noise or Faux News or Faux Noise) for booting such a fine upstanding “journalist”. And then KO will welcome Geraldo into the MSNBC family.
JohnnyD on September 15, 2007 at 7:56 AM
He’s sorry he said it to a reporter not that he didn’t mean it. He twice puts the blame on Michelle, “She called me a liar and a fool.”
His bosses on Fox told him to go on O’Rielly and apologize or they would use whatever behavior clause they have in his contract and give him the boot. He is on the most popular cable news network and didn’t want to have to go through negotiations on a contract with someone else from the position of having just been fired.
peacenprosperity on September 15, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Geraldo is simply trying to keep his job.
CrimsonFisted on September 15, 2007 at 9:25 AM
Precisely. It is very hard to imagine that he is not being let go. The MM thing merely tipped the balance.
As for the apology, Mmature adults apologize on their own, after grappling with their internal ethics. Geraldo apologized so that he could continue to be on TV, in spite of no longer needing to earn his living. Verdict? Attention Whore.
JiangxiDad on September 15, 2007 at 9:32 AM
Geraldo was probably already on thin ice with viewers for his rabid pro-illegal stance, and the spitting comment in addition to others probably drove his ratings even further down.
Bye Geraldo …
darwin on September 15, 2007 at 9:38 AM
Holy cow.
Hey now, maybe Geraldo’s internal ethics are just much larger than everyone else’s, so it took him a couple of solid weeks to grapple with them.
Yeah. And a jive turkey. And I’d bet $100 he’s a spitter, too.
RD on September 15, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Hard to take him seriously when he is smiling.
Wade on September 15, 2007 at 10:07 AM
I think he was saying that the reporter asked a question that started something like . . . ‘MM has called you a fool and a lier, what do you have to say about her?’
Whether or not MM said it, it was how the reporter was phrasing the questions. The reporter chose to print that quote. G shouldn’t have said it, he said he shouldn’t have said it, he explained the context of his emotion when he said it, it’s over.
ThackerAgency on September 15, 2007 at 10:20 AM
What’s the matter Geraldo, catchin’ too much heat from REAL Americans? And, “two (2) macho guys”? NOT!!!
DfDeportation on September 15, 2007 at 10:26 AM
Michelle was villified and grossly insulted in public. I can only imagine the anger and hurt that she felt. It took two weeks for an apology and I certainly didn’t get the impression that FOX was very fast in being supportive or at the very least, attempting to rectify the situation. I suppose people can say working these kind of things out take time, but should they?
It took two weeks for an apology, sincere or not. Did it take two weeks for Geraldo to realize how appalling his comments were or two weeks for him to realize he needed to do damage control? That’s a long time for Michelle to have to deal with this without her seeing a retraction and apology. The silence from FOX was deafening. I would think her hurt feelings go deep. Some things are hard to forgive, even after an apology is made.
I hope Geraldo’s apology was sincere. At least he did it, but the damage has been done to Michelle. Her wounds might just take a while to heal.
katieanne on September 15, 2007 at 10:33 AM
2nd worst. Michelle is still the worst!
Go get ‘em, Michelle!
jimbo2 on September 15, 2007 at 10:33 AM
I saw the apology. I felt that it was sincere. Let’s be the good, decent conservatives that we are and move on.
jimbo2 on September 15, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Geraldo is still an obnoxious creep.
And he is still DEAD WRONG on the illegal immigration issue.
So his apology means bupkis.
Always Right on September 15, 2007 at 10:36 AM
Is the apology worth the spit it was written in?
Is Geraldo?
profitsbeard on September 15, 2007 at 10:37 AM
The strength of Fox News is that they give ALL sides of the story, and let the viewer make up his own mind.
I rarely watch Geraldo, I rarely agree with him. But the thing is, the viewer is hearing all sides of the issue when they put Geraldo on.
I detest Alan Colmes. It seems he argues just to argue. But at least the viewer is hearing all sides of the issue.
That’s the difference between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives aren’t afraid of the viewer making up his own mind; liberals are scared to death of that possibility.
jimbo2 on September 15, 2007 at 10:42 AM
Amen! But I’d like to point out that Fox is still a business. If they are suffering in ratings from a particular show then they will have to address it by either changing the format or cancelling the offending show.
I personally don’t think Geraldo has anything to offer to a debate becasue he only uses emotion as his argument “…but it’s for the children”, yada yada yada!
I predict he will be gone at the end of his contract. To quote Michelle “DLTDHYOTWO”!
JohnnyD on September 15, 2007 at 10:57 AM
Who cares about about an apology? I want to see Geraldo repent and make restitution. Hmmm. Lemme’ see. Where do we begin?
My collie says:
It’s a start.
CyberCipher on September 15, 2007 at 11:13 AM
As Edith Ann used to quip..”I’ll spit in his mashed potatoes and he’ll never, never know it”.
GoodBoy on September 15, 2007 at 11:24 AM
I concur entirely. That was a very good apology - especially when compared to the style and manner of most public apologies.
Make no mistake: Geraldo is and always will be, well, a douchebag. He’s an embarrassment and deserves every bit of mockery he’s getting in this thread.
But I give him full credit: I don’t think I’ve ever - ever - heard a public figure make such a simple, straightforward, unqualified, abject apology.
Feel free to debate his sincerity. That’s not for me to know or judge.
But he got the words exactly right. Other celebs and pundits would do well in the future to follow his example.
Nicely done, Jerry.
Professor Blather on September 15, 2007 at 11:57 AM
Well played, See-dub. Well played. Thanks for my morning laugh.
Your tiny bits of snarkism added in the comments of these thread almost always make me smile. They’re like palate cleansers … a little spoonful of sherbet to make the rest of the meal - often bitter or heavy or sour - go down a little easier.
And yes, the above deserves a nomination for dorkiest post ever. I accept.
Nice played. Phlegmatic indeed.
Professor Blather on September 15, 2007 at 12:03 PM
If I were a nicer person I would feel sorry for Jerry Rivers ‘cuz, obviously, it sucks to be him, and he will be this grand-standing, overly emotional purveyor of lies and half truths the rest of his miserable life.
For The Big O to twist Jerry’s arm in this way shows his own nauseating largess. I can’t stand either one of them, however, I don’t have to use my bucket with big Bill very often.
Christine on September 15, 2007 at 12:27 PM
He repeated his “I’m sorry”s, and looked straight into the camera. Didn’t hide, not even behind himself. For that I give him credit, whatever the motives/excuses were.
The difference between Geraldo and Olberkind is one word:
Geraldo - harmless exuberant bombastic flack
Olberkind - vicious exuberant bombastic flack
Entelechy on September 15, 2007 at 1:49 PM
Woohoo! I hope you heard right. Ollie got bumped from that slot by Geraldo and I complained royally.
And I was wondering about the Laurie Dhue thing. I knew she’d gone off to work with Geraldo’s network show which bombed and they brought to cable. They must have had to fulfill their side of a hefty contract.
Connie on September 15, 2007 at 1:58 PM
He stepped up like a man, bury the hatchet.
Dersu on September 15, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Obviously this segment had been planned. Nice to know that someone at FOX took the G-man to the woodshed on this and insisted on a public apology.
T J Green on September 15, 2007 at 2:51 PM
Ungentemanly and Ungallant? Where is the UNPROFESSIONAL and UNCIVIL part of that Mea Culpa? Why is he apologizing to Bill O’Reilly about something he said to a Boston Globe Reporter? Seems to me a real apology would be heartfelt, private (no media involvement), and directly to the person herself.
This was just Fox News helping Geraldo so that he can get back to his real job- tabloid stories like OJ Simpson- leaving the real news reporting/commentary to the adults who are actually using their real names.
highhopes on September 15, 2007 at 2:59 PM
I do give him some credit. It’s rare to see one of these public figures issue such a apology, even though he tried to justify it and it didn’t seem totally unreserved. (Can you imagine such an apology from Dan Rather, for instance?) Still, the quote has been removed from the MM site, so I would think she has accepted it.
mark on September 15, 2007 at 3:11 PM
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month*
*Does not apply to those who support the following: ILLEGAL ALIENS, “COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM”, AMNESTY, THE DREAM ACT, ANCHOR BABIES, ENFORCEMENT OF THE BORDERS, DEPORTATIONS, DOING AWAY WITH ‘CATCH AND RELEASE’, CUTTING OFF FUNDING IN EVERY FASHION TO ILLEGAL ALIENS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTHCARE, FREE HOUSING, FREE FOOD STAMPS, CITIZENSHIP TESTS IN SPANISH OR ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE, FREE REPRESENTATION FOR ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL OFFENSE, ETC), REPRESENTATION OF ILLEGAL ALIENS BY U.S. ELECTED OFFICIALS, ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO ADDRESSES ANY FORUM IN ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, VOTING RIGHTS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, DRIVERS’ LICENSES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, ALLOWING EVERY FAMILY MEMBER OF AN ILLEGAL ALIEN TO COME TO THIS COUNTRY, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT ILLEGAL ALIENS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK BEFORE ANY U.S. LEGAL AUTHORITY OR ELECTED BODY WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY BEING ARRESTED BY ICE, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN SANTUARY CITIES, ANYONE WHO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN ANY FORM TO ILLEGAL ALIENS, ANYONE WHO BLAMES AMERICA FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS COMING TO THIS COUNTRY, ANYONE WHO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ANY AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, ANYONE WHO CALLS THOSE WHO SUPPORT BORDER ENFORCEMENT A RACIST, NATIVIST, OR XENOPHOBE, ANYONE WHO FLIES ANY FLAG OTHER THAN THE AMERICAN FLAG AT ANY RALLY AND DENOUNCES THIS GREAT NATION, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES “EUROPEANS” ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS, ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS SPANISH AS AMERICA’S SECOND LANGUAGE WHEN CONGESS WILL NOTE SUPPORT ENGLISH AS THIS NATION’S PRIMARY LANGUAGE, ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS LULAC, THE NCLR, OR ANY OTHER AMERICA-HATING ‘CIVIL RIGHTS’ GROUP, ANYONE WHO BECAME A NATURALIZED CITIZEN BUT WHOSE ALLIGANCE IS NOT TO THIS NATION, ANYONE NOT BORN IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON CALLS ANOTHER COUNTRY THEIR “HOME”, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THIS NATION CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT CHEAP LABOR, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES HE IS ENTITLED TO ALL OF THE LIBERTIES OF THIS NATION WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
Other than that, have a good month.
madmonkphotog on September 15, 2007 at 3:28 PM
Stepped up like a man and apologized to someone other than the person he offended? A man faces the person he offended, not after he dissed her and then apologized to O’R.
Not even the decency not to lace the apology with a whine.
That is your role model of a man?…is your wife missing any underwear?
right2bright on September 15, 2007 at 3:41 PM
Read above (ignore the last statement).
right2bright on September 15, 2007 at 3:43 PM
OOPS! I left out a couple of very important “NOs” in a couple of places. I’ve corrected it.
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month*
*Does not apply to those who support the following: ILLEGAL ALIENS, “COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM”, AMNESTY, THE DREAM ACT, ANCHOR BABIES, NO ENFORCEMENT OF THE BORDERS, NO DEPORTATIONS, NOT DOING AWAY WITH ‘CATCH AND RELEASE’, NOT CUTTING OFF FUNDING IN EVERY FASHION TO ILLEGAL ALIENS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTHCARE, FREE HOUSING, FREE FOOD STAMPS, CITIZENSHIP TESTS IN SPANISH OR ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE, FREE REPRESENTATION FOR ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL OFFENSE, ETC), REPRESENTATION OF ILLEGAL ALIENS BY U.S. ELECTED OFFICIALS, ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO ADDRESSES ANY FORUM IN ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, VOTING RIGHTS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, DRIVERS’ LICENSES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, ALLOWING EVERY FAMILY MEMBER OF AN ILLEGAL ALIEN TO COME TO THIS COUNTRY, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT ILLEGAL ALIENS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK BEFORE ANY U.S. LEGAL AUTHORITY OR ELECTED BODY WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY BEING ARRESTED BY ICE, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN SANTUARY CITIES, ANYONE WHO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN ANY FORM TO ILLEGAL ALIENS, ANYONE WHO BLAMES AMERICA FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS COMING TO THIS COUNTRY, ANYONE WHO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ANY AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, ANYONE WHO CALLS THOSE WHO SUPPORT BORDER ENFORCEMENT A RACIST, NATIVIST, OR XENOPHOBE, ANYONE WHO FLIES ANY FLAG OTHER THAN THE AMERICAN FLAG AT ANY RALLY AND DENOUNCES THIS GREAT NATION, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES “EUROPEANS” ARE ILLEGAL ALIENS, ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS SPANISH AS AMERICA’S SECOND LANGUAGE WHEN CONGESS WILL NOTE SUPPORT ENGLISH AS THIS NATION’S PRIMARY LANGUAGE, ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS LULAC, THE NCLR, OR ANY OTHER AMERICA-HATING ‘CIVIL RIGHTS’ GROUP, ANYONE WHO BECAME A NATURALIZED CITIZEN BUT WHOSE ALLIGANCE IS NOT TO THIS NATION, ANYONE NOT BORN IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON CALLS ANOTHER COUNTRY THEIR “HOME”, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THIS NATION CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT CHEAP LABOR, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES HE IS ENTITLED TO ALL OF THE LIBERTIES OF THIS NATION WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.
Other than that, have a good month.
madmonkphotog on September 15, 2007 at 3:55 PM
Ditto.
Stephen M on September 15, 2007 at 3:56 PM
If Geraldo had come on O’Reilly and said he had, of his own volition, called Michelle and apologized to her, I might take his apology as sincere. Being taken to task by O’Reilly on air and apologizing when he can’t weasel out of it is nothing and less than nothing. Geraldo is not sorry for what he said about Michelle. He’s only sorry he got caught and called on it.
sandspur on September 15, 2007 at 4:04 PM
Some of you “misoverestimate”, to quote our Predident, the significance of one Geraldo. I can’t be bothered that much over him, or others like him. How do you know if he didn’t call MM in private? Until we hear from her it’s all speculation. Besides, she doesn’t owe us or anyone anything, not even a comment, on this topic.
I agree, though, that it s/b between him and MM. A weak man said what he did. A strong one would apologize to her directly, private, or not.
Entelechy on September 15, 2007 at 4:21 PM
I want him to do a Leave Michelle Alone! video.
Guardian on September 15, 2007 at 7:41 PM
Good for Geraldo. I didn’t think he had an apology in him. But he stood up like a man and spit it out.
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on September 15, 2007 at 9:51 PM
I see a whole lot of people here that are definitely affected by years of liberalism. I’m with shooter and the rest like him, that was not a sincere apology…then the rest are taking the “high ground”…just what is that, turn the other cheek crap? Well, we can all see where that has gotten us over the last 70 yrs. Are you cheek turners ready to surrender to the mooslimbs? Surrender is surrender, not standing your ground.
oldernslower on September 15, 2007 at 10:31 PM
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