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Awkward: Geraldo And Bret Baier Take Different Sides On Health Care

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Amidst the myriad of last night’s health care coverage, there was an extremely interesting moment between Geraldo Rivera and Bret Baier on Fox News. In what seemed to be the first on-air interaction between the two since he criticized Baier for interrupting President Obama last week, Geraldo appeared to take a decidedly optimistic tone on the historic health care vote, asking Baier to at least consider the possibility that it will not be a disaster for America.

Some background: after Baier interviewed President Obama last week, there was significant debate over what Baier described himself as a contentious tone. Predictably, the adjudgment of the interview technique fell predictably down partisan lines: those on the left saw Baier as combative, while those on the right lauded his persistence. Not surprisingly, the iconoclastic Geraldo was the one talking head on Fox News that was somewhat critical of Baier’s methods.

Perhaps even more interesting was Geraldo’s optimistic – if not celebratory – reaction to the historic passing of health care legistlation. After an awkward sign-off with Baier, Geraldo began to run down the many benefits of the reform, and counter-intuitive take compared to the rest of last night’s punditry that appeared on FNC last night. Video below:

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  • http://www.anonymousfinch.com AnonymousFinch

    So Fox had on a host last night who was pro-Obamacare. Why don’t you show the clip of the host on MSNBC who was anti-Obamacare? What? What’s that? There weren’t any? Nevermind.

  • timzank

    May Geraldo burn in hell, not just for his advocacy of this sham, but an entire lifetime on this planet of being a despicable human being.

  • Azarkhan

    “iconoclastic Geraldo”

    Wow. The same Geraldo who was once a public joke is now “iconoclastic”! Actually, he’s not. He’s just your typical leftist with a special place in his heart for illegal aliens, who Obamao has wants to legalize and incorporate in our new “free” health care system.

    Geez, Colby, try connecting the dots sometimes.

  • http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

    Geraldo has never been one to hide his opinions.

    I don’t know much about this Baier fellow except he does some reporting for Fox, he interviewed the President the other night and perhaps tried too hard, oh, and when I googled for background, I found that you misspelled his name. While Geraldo in the other hand, he’s been part of the culture for at least a quarter century and if you know anything about the man… he isn’t shy, he isn’t known for his modesty and he won’t hesitate to tell you what he thinks.

  • Colby Hall

    synonyms for “iconoclastic” – dissident, individualistic, irreverent, nonconforming, radical.

  • timzank

    Colby Hall says:
    March 22, 2010 at 9:50 am
    synonyms for “iconoclastic” – dissident, individualistic, irreverent, nonconforming, radical.

    Colby, in Geraldo’s case those synonyms fit, as do traitor, backstabber, liar, cheater, adulteror, and all around
    f%ckstick.

  • Azarkhan

    Colby: “dissident, individualistic, irreverent, nonconforming”

    Dissident from who? His peers at CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, Mediaite?

    Nonconforming? He makes a lot of money, has vacation homes and yachts, wears a suit and drives a nice car.

    Geraldo isn’t going around smashing liberal idols. He worships the same gods you do.

    So really the “iconoclasts”, if one can refer to a journalist that way, are all the other Fox announcers. U know, the ones that DON’T agree with the vast majority of the legacy media.

  • Toshiba2

    Good to see Geraldo taking a more forceful role at Foxnews!

  • http://trickletown.vox.com/ Trickletown

    Timzank , you add a lofty level to the conversation. If by lofty, you mean completely bereft of anything of value.
    Well done Geraldo, a wee bit of balance at the MacDonalds of news outlets can’t hurt!

  • http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

    @Azarkhan: Dude – You confused “iconoclastic” with “iconic”, either of which would apply. Though Colby justified his description with the rest of the piece, making it the better way to go.

  • Azarkhan

    Magister: You confused “iconoclastic” with “iconic”

    Dude, not confused at all. Check Byzantine history to find out about the iconoclastic movement.

  • valkyrie101

    So I guess next up is immigration reform. That should be interesting. Then hopefully we can get to reform of the drug laws and the legalization of weed. Ready to rumble Azark. :-)

  • Moderate

    Hispanic families will benefit the most from subsidized health care. Like he once said, that there is no Hispanic ever getting a vasectomy, it is not their thing.

  • Azarkhan

    “So I guess next up is immigration reform”
    Now THAT will turn me from a sociopath into a psychopath.

    “we can get to reform of the drug laws and the legalization of weed. Ready to rumble Azark”
    You won’t be rumbling with me. I’m all for the legalization of weed. My dealer is a capitalist pig who charges exhorbitant prices!

  • silkworm

    Geraldo, playing nice for this and the immigration bill.When the illegals get here they will have free health care also. Geraldo, never one to hide his “its all about me”.

  • valkyrie101

    Azark,
    I knew we would agree on that weed issue. I’m all libertarian on that. But you will find that the traditional conservatives, and the pro-family values crowd will resist anything like that, big time.

  • blueblogger

    I can’t wait for the battle over an immigration bill. If any of you think health care was bad just wait for this one. @Azarkhhan Now THAT will turn me from a sociopath into a psychopath.

    You won’t be the only one.

  • Azarkhan

    V,

    I know. But I’m counting on the IMPENDING ECONOMIC CRISIS to wake up state legislatures to that Cornucopia of Tax Dollars that can be made by selling MJ legally. In every cloud there’s a silver lining!

  • Azarkhan

    BTW V, check out the Glen Beck post. YOU LIED about Rubio, that hot fucking Cuban-

  • itzmec

    personally, i woudn’t listen to a word that comes out of geraldo’s mouth, he’s pretty much an idiot.

    http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/31/sprj.irq.rivera/

  • felixw

    Once again, Fox showcases diverse views, even allowing hosts to disagree with one another on air. A striking contrast to the world of MSNBC, where dozens of faces appear, but are only given a real platform if they express the same view, over and over again.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gordon-Bloyer/537945868 Gordon Bloyer

    I find it funny that so many people think fairness includes having someone on the wrong side. If Fox reported that 2+2 = 4 the left would someone with the opposite opinion. Facts are not an opinion. The health care bill is bad legislation and can NOT work. You can’t 31,000,000 people without adding more doctors. Where does the legislation provide doctors? You can’t cut Medicare and say you can keep your doctor. The whole arguement for the bill is a lie. Emergency rooms are packed with people without insurance. 85% of the people that use the ER have insurance. NO one dies because they don’t have insurance.

  • timzank

    Gordon you are 100% correct. Of course it mainly falls on deaf ears around here, but you are correct!

  • http://www.thecobraslair.com Cobra

    Obama should simply play Ronald Reagan’s video from 1984 on Immigration, when he supported AMNESTY.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_zNR53k5Lg

    Then I’d get my camcorder out to tape right wingers heads’ exploding.

    –Cobra

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