Video: Geraldo asks McCain, are you a “Geraldo Rivera Republican”?
posted at 11:02 pm on January 26, 2008 by Allahpundit
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And so we learn that there are in fact “endorsements” even Maverick won’t accept.
Nice job here by Craig Rivera in almost asking a coherent question. Almost.
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The look on Cindy’s face… priceless.
stenwin77 on January 26, 2008 at 11:07 PM
And a crummy job by McCain in answering the question.
mram on January 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I don’t think McCain knew if that was a good thing or a bad thing, so he didn’t quite know how to react.
lan astaslem on January 26, 2008 at 11:15 PM
His “nemesis”. What a worm.
McCain is toast. Come on, you know you’d take Huckabee over McCain!!
Your Jewish Master on January 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM
I wish Cindy had answered that question…
d1carter on January 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Tom Coburn IS My Favorite Senator..
Chakra Hammer on January 26, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Heh, I dropped a note in the tipline right after I saw that.
doubleplusundead on January 26, 2008 at 11:17 PM
I’m pushing for Lindsey Graham to become vp. What do you folks think?
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 26, 2008 at 11:18 PM
HAHAHA
- The Cat
MirCat on January 26, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Really? Know where he’s from? And most significant contribution?
Time for you to google I guess.
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2008 at 11:20 PM
McCain is toast. Come on, you know you’d take Huckabee over McCain!!
Your Jewish Master on January 26, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Sad but true.
unseen on January 26, 2008 at 11:22 PM
I’d rather amputate an arm with a rusty cheese grater…
doubleplusundead on January 26, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Tom Coburn IS My Favorite Senator..
Really? Know where he’s from? And most significant contribution?
Time for you to google I guess.
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Let me guess, he’s a RINO too.
billy on January 26, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Just pointing out our troll doesn’t know. “Favorite” because endorse McCain. As to his real politics, I was actually surprised to see him endorse McCain.
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2008 at 11:26 PM
J.C. Watts Commerce Secretary
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 26, 2008 at 11:27 PM
As in, a democrat?
ThePrez on January 26, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Current front runner……of what? RINO lying crap weasles!
Rivera is Fox’s Olberdouche, absolutely pathetic.
dmann on January 26, 2008 at 11:30 PM
My nemesis Michelle Malkin? I suppose, since you said you wanted to spit on her…in print…you asked for that one Geraldo.
I’m guessing this isn’t the first time he’s used this line.
It is actually just pathetic.
nailinmyeye on January 26, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I want $50 an hour if McCain gets the nomination.
Since it’ll mean an open-borders head of lettuce in the Oval Office.
ROMNEY-RUDY 2008.
profitsbeard on January 26, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Priceless.
This clip will get a lot of airplay.
Buy Danish on January 26, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Years ago, I heard some comedian say it best: “Why is this guy on TV? I mean, think about it: Do you even know anyone who knows anyone who likes Geraldo Rivera?”
logis on January 26, 2008 at 11:33 PM
I dunno if you lifted that line, but I LOL’d
Ugly on January 26, 2008 at 11:36 PM
HA! ‘My nemesis’. He’s trying to tie his fading star to your shooting star MM. He WISHES he was your nemesis. You give him more publicity than he ever gets with your comments about him. Look, you weren’t even talking about him, but you made a negative reference concerning McCain with his name and he brought it up. He’s losing badly (to you) if he brings this stuff up on his Tee Vee show. HA!
nice of him to give you another plug though. Maybe that would be a good marketing campaign. . . everytime you write something negative and call it a ‘Rivera’ or something like that, you get a mention on his show for free. Instead of being a ‘brownie’, it could be a ‘Rivera’.
HA. He’d love that.
ThackerAgency on January 26, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Did you see that? Whenever McCain is stumped he goes back to the same lines…..
“I will win”
“I am the most conservative”
“I have been there”
It’s like he is programed to parrot those points whenever he doesn’t know what to say. It’s an effective technique in the military where your subordinates MUST obey you. But in the world of democracy, we are encouraged to question him.
Every time I listen to him, I become more convinced that he doesn’t have the temperament for the job of POTUS.
csdeven on January 26, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Yeah I’ve got the duct tape around my head trying to grasp that label.
Buttercup on January 26, 2008 at 11:38 PM
All I can say is Oh My! The look on her face….Confusion.
kahall on January 26, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Geraldo Rivera? A quick story that reveals his character. I managed the bar at Medieval Times from 2002-2005 and Geraldo came to a show one night, he had to have a private area, had to have this, and that, and when bill paying time came GUESS what Geraldo tipped those that busted their asses for his party? ZIP! Several hundred dollar tab, ZIP!
Gatordoug on January 26, 2008 at 11:44 PM
I was pretty stunned myself. The real stunner would be an Inhofe endorsement.
billy on January 26, 2008 at 11:50 PM
McCain has NO IDEA what he’s talking about. He probably doesn’t even know who Geraldo is, let alone Michelle.
Bye Bye McCain. I don’t care what the polls say as far as you beating Hillary, I won’t ever support you.
wryteacher on January 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
I love watching journalists embarrass themselves.
RobCon on January 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Absolutely agree. That would be like a Sessions or a Santorum endorsement. Would have left me speechless. Unthinkable.
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Michelle must be so proud. Geraldo has too shamelessly name drop to get noticed.
RobCon on January 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM
“Geraldo Rivera Republicans”
Lets see,could it be Geraldo is seeking a new Party,
or is he in love with McCains open border policy.
Looks like Geraldo wasn’t smart enough to know what kind
of Republican he thought he really was,icing on the cake
by the word miester extraordinarre Michelle Malkin,and he uses the word nemesis correctly,dictionary quote
“Goddess of Retribution”!Haha
McCains answer went from blah blah to fighting the terrorists,sorta like me trying to stay on topic on the threads!Hehe
canopfor on January 27, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Wow, MM is going to spank him now!
Come on Michelle, hammer that mustache!
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Well, no need to worry about a Santorum endorsement, he ripped McCain pretty hard on Levin’s show.
billy on January 27, 2008 at 12:11 AM
I kinda like that!
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 12:11 AM
Phil Gramm, my former Senator, was a real stinker on Immigration. No wonder he endorsed McCain.
Gramm continually voted for continuing chain migration, and a host of other bad legislation.
But you have to remember, he was originally an economics prof at Texas A&M, and that kind of explains it.
He was just being an Aggie.
TexasJew on January 27, 2008 at 12:19 AM
I kinda like that!
conservnut on January 26,2008 at 12:11AM.
Conservnut: Hehe,he picked a verbal war with
Michelle,hahahahahh,Geraldo may
the force be with him! hehe
Give your better half,Southerndem
my regards.
canopfor on January 27, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Ha, as a Red Raider I can appreciate that statement.
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 12:24 AM
That’s SouthernPride, but I will forward your best wishes.
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 12:26 AM
I think I’d rather have Pee Wee Herman. But I repeat myself…
amerpundit on January 27, 2008 at 12:33 AM
troll alert – do not feed
JustTruth101 on January 27, 2008 at 12:41 AM
That’s SouthernPride,but I will forward your
best wishes.
conservnut on January 26,2008 at 12:26AM.
Conservnut: Super sorry,I did it again,last time
I misspelled her name,this time around
I botched the name all together.
SouthernPride,again sorry!
canopfor on January 27, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Right now Romeny is tossing and turning trying to remember the name on the truck that just ran over him today. The weak on iraq argument and the Crist endorsement, following the Scwarzkopf, Martinez, on and on and on. It was a decisive blow that might have pushed Romney into the John Kerry mold. I’m not usually a fan of dirty politics, but someone got takin’ out to the woodshed this afternoon.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 12:48 AM
First of ALL, I’m NO McCain Fan!
Second of all, I’m Pro-Life and Tom Coburn is Pro-life and Against earmarks and he’s a fiscal Conservative.
I’m a Rudy supporter, and I was sad when Dr. Coburn endorsed McCain.. because I feel that Rudy, would be the best person to advance ALL of these causes, please do not characterize me when you know nothing about me or my thinking.
Chakra Hammer on January 27, 2008 at 12:48 AM
Did you see in the vid how everyone around McShamnesty looked so uncomfortable and shifted around when he was answering the q? He knows the base can’t stand him.
JustTruth101 on January 27, 2008 at 12:49 AM
I’m sure she won’t mind, just happy that you remember her.
Cheers my friend.
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 12:52 AM
While I prefer Mitt, I’d vote for Rudy. I’m hoping I dont’ have to decide what to do if McShamnesty gets in…do I stay home or vote for the demoocrap? Vote for the democrap and we may never recover from the socialist policies…plus at least 2 (maybe 3) supremes will retire so younger liberal justices can be appointed…if we have a repeat of 2006, the R congress won’t be able to override the appts. But a vote for McShamnesty will result in 20-30 mill illegals coming in to collect ss, welfare, etc (because he’ll sign that bill and there may not be enough votes in Congress to override it) whihc inevitably will cause the destruction of the healthcare system, so the GOP will forever be blamed for the greatest economic hardships the country has ever seen, no chance for the GOP to come back…ever…and a new party won’t be able to win an election for what, 50 years?
So non-trolls, what will you do if McShamnesty gets the nomination?
a) stay home
b) vote for the democrap
c) hold your nose and vote for him to protect the court
JustTruth101 on January 27, 2008 at 12:56 AM
What Romney should do Monday is to somehow with his Wall Street buddies manipulate the market into a real bad day. The retirement community in Florida could be the ones to bail him out. I don’t think he would or could do it, ecspecially after today. He looked as if someone stole his car.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:06 AM
I could have held my nose, but after the crap he pulled today with Mitt’s Iraq quote was my final straw. I will stay home for Hill, but will vote Obama over McShamnesty.
lan astaslem on January 27, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Protect the Court??
He is the enemy of the conservative Court. He is the head Gangster of the fourteens — NOT GOOD FOR JUDGES!!!
EJDolbow on January 27, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Probably C
although I hate to think about it.
We still may be doomed when the Mexican nationals get control of our process.
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Excuse me while I puke up my future breakfast….BaaaaRRRFFF!!!
How sickening can that be?
SouthernPride on January 27, 2008 at 1:08 AM
Don’t feed that troll babe,
We have been trying to starve him all night.
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 1:10 AM
Heh. That characterization was because I mistook you for TCO. That was my error. Do I remember incorrectly that you hyperbolize against other candidates or was that also the domain of TCO?
Spirit of 1776 on January 27, 2008 at 1:11 AM
God help me, I would!!! I think I’d take Fiedel Castro over McPain.
flenser on January 27, 2008 at 1:12 AM
Dude! Until you get on my “bad side” you are most assuredly my FAV-or-ITE Dude!
Much love,
the very quiet of late….SouthernPride.
(Thanks Fred!)
SouthernPride on January 27, 2008 at 1:12 AM
Thankfully we’re not going to have to worry about that when Huckabee shocks the world with a landslide victory on super tuesday!
I would never vote for Romney under any circumstances!
I would vote for Mcain if Huck is his VP!
HaraldHardrada on January 27, 2008 at 1:12 AM
Stay home, probably. Or go third party.
flenser on January 27, 2008 at 1:13 AM
Hey, I just logged on. Let me have at the Troll. Pleez!!!
SouthernPride on January 27, 2008 at 1:13 AM
“rightwing pundit” huh?
And the awkward laugh at the end of the clip is priceless.
amkun on January 27, 2008 at 1:14 AM
Thats a pretty sick joke. I’d vote for a Hillary/Kennedy ticket if the GOP goes with McCain and the Huckster.
flenser on January 27, 2008 at 1:15 AM
OK. happy hunting!
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 1:15 AM
Huckabee is going to have to show that he has experience that Romney does not. Which He doesn’t. I see either a Romney/Huckabee (too religious for our paranoid country) or a Romney/Thompson ticket.
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:16 AM
Chakra Hammer
You’re a pro-life Rudy supporter?
Isn’t that a bit like being a pro-amnesty Tancreado supporter?
flenser on January 27, 2008 at 1:17 AM
What if we made Huck say Ambassador to Mexico. The guy could sell you beach front property in Kansas, maybe we can send him down south of the border to convince Mexicans to overthrow the government. Immigration problem solved!
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:17 AM
That is worse tha staying home! Dont do that to your country! If anything vote on principal/party.
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:18 AM
Ouch!
HaraldHardrada on January 27, 2008 at 1:19 AM
Coburn is my senator, and he is a real fiscal conservative. He endorsed McCain because McCain is actually a solid fiscal conservative. I’ll never support or vote for Coburn again though, he’s obviously too shallow to understand the full impact of his endorsements on matters other than pork and spending.
And if by Geraldo Republican you mean Democrat… then yes he is. If McCain is nominated I won’t vote for him and I won’t be part of a GOP that nominates a Democrat for office.
Buzzy on January 27, 2008 at 1:19 AM
If Mccain is a democrat then I wouldn’t mind democrats so much.
Modern Democrats of today are far left socialist “progressives”.
The U.S. communist party in the early 1900’s called themselves “Progressives”!
HaraldHardrada on January 27, 2008 at 1:23 AM
So anyone who supports McCain now is a troll? Seems to me this tent’s getting awfully small.
packsoldier on January 27, 2008 at 1:24 AM
According to CNN, Romney has almost twice the delegates as McCain so even despite all the endorsements I don’t know why they are supporting McCain (even more reason not to vote for him).
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:24 AM
Modern Democrats today are far left socialist “progressives”
HaraldHardrada on January 27, 2008 at 1:25 AM
packsoldier on January 27, 2008 at 1:24 AM
You go Silent Majority.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:25 AM
Whenever geraldo comes on I change the channel. Anybody that threatens to spit on a skinny little girl only because she is more intelligent than him is a despicable person.
Dadzilla on January 27, 2008 at 1:26 AM
Good for you.
I think McCain started out a Republican. But he is an unstable person (perhaps because of his time in Hanoi) and because of his hate for GWB his politics are leftist in many ways.
My thought is that he is not stable enough to be commander and chief. And that is why the MSM loves him. Because they know they can destroy him.
conservnut on January 27, 2008 at 1:26 AM
I admire McCain for his support for the surge, I was there to see it work, he is true to winning the GWOT, but he lost my suport when he jumped on the global warming band wagon. Only if he is the nominee will i vote for him.
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:27 AM
You wil have your nominee in two weeks.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:30 AM
Romney/Thompson!
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:31 AM
Okay,Happy Hunting!
Conservnut on January 27,2008 at 1:15PM.
Conservnut:Hey,SouthernPride make sure you have the latest
Double odd buckshot of Michelle Malkin
Ammunition! hahahahaha.
canopfor on January 27, 2008 at 1:32 AM
Why is McCain called the front runner when Romney has almost twice the delegates? Some one “educate me” please. (besides any references to the MSM)
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Of course not. Leading threads off topic, posting in all caps, repeat non accurate statements, etc different story.
Spirit of 1776 on January 27, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Nicely parried, Mac.
Vizzini on January 27, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Isn’t it’s hypocritical to be a Romney supporter after most of us have bashed Clinton and Kerry over very much similar things?
Massive Flip-flops and shady uses of the dictionary to his advantage.
Chakra Hammer on January 27, 2008 at 1:34 AM
I might be willing to support amnesty, so long as we could deport Geraldo.
Ali-Bubba on January 27, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Chakra Hammer
What flip-flops? Abortion excluded.
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:37 AM
I’m sure If Romeny apologizes to Mac that he’ll throw him a cabinet post perhaps commerce, maybe State Parks Director or some other position that doesn’t require that much integrity or guts.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:37 AM
But Gerry Rivers such a funny little brave man!
HaraldHardrada on January 27, 2008 at 1:38 AM
What flip flops? lol!
HaraldHardrada on January 27, 2008 at 1:39 AM
His “nemesis” What a dork. The grinning idiot
is going to vote for Hilary or Obama. The whole world knows it.
What lying piece of leftover, reused, cabbage
Texyank on January 27, 2008 at 1:42 AM
Last I heard, McCain was leading the Flip-Flops. As of this week, not Romney or Rudy.
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:43 AM
If Juan Strawberries Plantation Crankypants McVano becomes el Presidente, I plan on recolonizing Mars.
MB4 on January 27, 2008 at 12:19 AM
priceless
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 27, 2008 at 1:45 AM
I actually did think McCain’s immigration plan was reasonable and quite different from Amnesty before i Called it Amnesty.
He also, supported President Bush’s immigration plans.
Chakra Hammer on January 27, 2008 at 1:47 AM
for example: abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1880630&page=1
“Some of the very same men who helped derail Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2000 using techniques the Arizona Republican alleged were illegal — and whom McCain likened to the prairie carnivores — are now leading financial supporters of his “Straight Talk America” political action committee and possible backers of his anticipated 2008 presidential run.”
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:47 AM
I think there a fundamental difference, that being this: Clinton et al are career politicians. Romney is not. He has been in the private sector and not had to forge opinions on various topics. Now that he has entered political life, we have his record to judge (on immigration the best says Tancredo) and he came down on pro-life every chance he got. If he were a career politician, say for example Huck’s long service or McCain’s, I would naturally assume a greater skepticism about changing position frequently.
As far as the dictionary thing, not clear what you mean, unless you are referring to the “saw” issue, which you are welcome to trumpet, but I think silly when most of have used that figuratively ourselves.
Spirit of 1776 on January 27, 2008 at 1:48 AM
I’ll help only if Liberals are not allowed to join.
El Guapo on January 27, 2008 at 1:48 AM
I was a lifelong hunter..
Err umm.. actually.. I never had a hunting license.
I’m mostly more of a varmint and rodent hunter once or twice..
Is that classified as a flip-flop or a lie?
Chakra Hammer on January 27, 2008 at 1:48 AM
Hm. Good point. Exaggeration, could be classified as lie.
Spirit of 1776 on January 27, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Romney I had the endorsement of the NRA..
Is that flip-flop or a lie?
Romney I saw my father marching with MLK
Is that a flip-flop or lie?
Romney I marched with MLK
Flip-flop or lie?
Chakra Hammer on January 27, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Maybe they are just resume inflations, whatever you call it, its dishonest.
Chakra Hammer on January 27, 2008 at 1:52 AM
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