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Geraldo Appears To Defend Casey Anthony & Leaked Video Diary To Bill O’Reilly

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One of the biggest news highlights (I use that term reluctantly) of 2011 was the Casey Anthony murder trial that captivated everyone and their Nancy Grace. If you were one of those people who thought we’d never have to hear about this woman again, prepare to eat crow! Anthony has reemerged online in a video diary, of all things, talking in vague abstractions about her state of mind instead of directly addressing the trial that changed her life.

RELATED: Casey Anthony Video Diary Leaks Onto Internet

Thankfully, this story was picked up by Bill O’Reilly, who debated Geraldo Rivera on the merits of releasing the video on his show tonight. In the few minutes he appears on The Factor, Geraldo does not necessarily defend Casey Anthony’s moral character, but he does stick up for her, both calling out members of the media for using such hyperbolic rhetoric about her and challenging the idea she would be narcissistic enough to want the video released.

O’Reilly opened the segment by referring to Anthony as “one of the most villainous Americans living these days.” Before getting into the debate with O’Reilly, Geraldo challenged him on that statement, noting that she was acquitted and in the eyes of the law is not exactly a “villain,” per se. For another minute or so, they debated the semantics of using that word in relation to Casey Anthony, with O’Reilly emphasizing several times how long it took her to report her child missing.

Of course, then O’Reilly got around to the bigger point: why would she put this out in the first place? He argued that her attorneys should be telling her to avoid doing anything for the next year or so. Geraldo pointed out that Casey Anthony did not release the video. In fact, according to news reports on the subject, one of her lawyers insisted she made the video for personal use and suspected she may have been hacked.

RELATED: Nancy Grace And Dan Abrams Tussle Over Casey Anthony Video On GMA

But O’Reilly wasn’t buying that excuse. He referred to Anthony as “an exhibitionist sociopath” who would most certainly want to gain as much publicity as possible. Geraldo asked if she was an exhibitionist, why wasn’t she making herself look better in the video or attempting to challenge the stereotype that she is, in fact, a “villain” of some sort. Slightly conceding the point, O’Reilly threw out the term “narcissist” as a possible alternative.

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  • 12voltman1

    The battle of egos

  • http://24ahead.com/ 24AheadDotCom

    I don’t get why so many people hate poor Casey. If not for Nancy Grace’s smear campaign, she could be America’s sweetheart by now: she’s smart, she’s pretty, and she’s got a nice personality. Sure, she might have made *one* mistake, but haven’t we all? Obama’s made hundreds of mistakes and I don’t see Nancy Grace going after him. I think a lot of the hate has to do with the fact that she’s seems to be a conservative and probably supports the Tea Parties. It looks like the Lamestream Media is up to their dastardly tricks yet again.

  • Anonymous

    I would have thought a “person” like you would be on Geraldo’s side. He was the one who hyped up the “guilt” of the Duke Lacrosse players, and condemned “racist white priveleged kids or something” every god damn night on his hideous show. And then the kids turned out to be innocent and the black girl confessed she had made it all up.

    But we know how you creepy cockroach-descended leftist uber-weirdos from the planet psycho love white guilt, and you love lies even more, so the two of them wrapped oh-so-deliciously together should probably be enough for you to be sending him your unwashed underwear in the mail.

  • Anonymous

    You went from Casey Anthony to Obama. Really! You must have Obama on the brain day and night. I think poLIEtics is this last thing on Casey’s mind; that requires giving someone else attention.

  • Anonymous

    Ghee Josh, too bad that you didn’t choose the segment he did with Dobbs on the same show about the Chevy Volt….  that would have stirred the comments here on the site… You know the 3 billion in green subsidies having nothing to do with the bailout but all to do with Obama’s green agenda, not to mention the additional $7500 federal tax subsidy going to the purchaser of each Volt, I would think that most of those folks are part of the 1% because the rest of us can’t afford to fork over 40 grand on a piece of crap like the volt..   

    Oh! but doesn’t fit the the “Build Obama’s Image” you guys subscribe to…  It’s OK I get it. 

  • Anonymous

    You obviously watched O’Reilly with your Obama filter on. 

  • Anonymous

    The narrative by the Casey Anthony haters seems to be this was a fake video released on purpose, or at least that even though its only a 2min video it should have included references to her daughter (though as Geraldo kept saying how do we know there wasn’t 400 minutes of total video.  In other words, why would it be so inappropriate for 2min out of her life to not include talk about her daughter?).   Its kind of a silly argument.  If she’s truly guilty of killing her daughter and she’s ‘pretending’ to be a normal narcissistic person she’s evil.  If she didn’t kill her daughter then ‘maybe’ (difficult argument to make) she isn’t evil even though she’s still narcissistic.  Personally, I don’t doubt she’s self-absorbed, but I think its a big stretch to think she released this video on purpose.  At worst it was released to ‘friends’, most likely it was released without her knowledge or consent, so all the attacks against her making it just seem weird to me.  I saw a couple of Geraldo interviews on this, he seems to agree this is getting too much attention.  This is National Enquirer type news, like Tommy’s fascination with anything making Obama look bad and his deep-seeded need to attack it and spin to make it look pro-Obama.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bart-Morgay/100001554351938 Bart Morgay

    Give it up folks. The woman was found ‘not guilty’ by a jury of her peers in a legitimate trial. Deal with it.

  • Anonymous

    Who cares about crochety old Bildo? Cutie Casey Anthony is young, shapely, beautiful, exciting, hot & happening. Let’s see more of her.

  • Anonymous

    Probably shocking to those that hate him without really watching him, O’Reilly thinks his way through issues rather than work backward from a predetermined agenda.  It leads to trust, and is a major reason for his success.  When he tones down his temper and sometimes bombastic ego (his Achilles heel) like he does in this clip, he is at his best.

  • 12voltman1

    Oreilly and Rivera are both Douchebags.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    HLN stated Casey has a new boyfriend, so in a few years she’ll be pregnant, have the kid and then be in court again trying to get her kid back from child protective services!!

    Geraldo will be over-joyed to get back in the spotlight!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=729686093 Robert Feeley

    Casey’s new daycare/disco in Miami has raised more than a few eyebrows. SHOCKING:
    http://www.spnheadlines.com/2011/07/casey-to-open-stayin-alive-in-miami.html 

  • http://twitter.com/ArtfulGeek anthony i.

    you are OBSESSED with obama. shame on you.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SJG7PW4R6O24SAVFPUKUXF4MFA Dontblameme

    Amazing that I am siding with Bill OReilly (OMG).  

    Casey was found not guilty in a criminal court but there are still civil court proceedings where I hope she gets nailed for many things peripheral to Caylee’s death.   (remember OJ?)  I still cannot believe that the defense team can get away with telling huge lies that are never substantiated, something the prosecution could never have done.

    Moreover, the video is very telling that Casey NOT ONCE made any remark about missing Caylee – what kind of mother is she?  Perhaps a guilty murderer who conscience will not allow her to acknowledge her daugther even existed.

    And what is wrong with you Geraldo?  Are Baez and Mason slipping you money to defend Caley.  This stance is not like you at all.   As Joy Behar asked the female defense attorney months ago, would you let Casey babysit your small children/grandchildren?  Sadly neither an affirmative or negative answer was not forthcoming  – that speaks volumes to me.

    Just keep her out of the state of Ohio.  We do not want her here.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SJG7PW4R6O24SAVFPUKUXF4MFA Dontblameme

    You are just the type of person I would chose to never associate with as a friend or family member.  So date her and when you get her pregnant, maybe this time she would point the finger at you as the one who kills the child when that eventually happens when bored with the baby.  She no longer has her family as scapegoats.  Get your hormones in check or just go to a house of prostitution which is much more cut and dried that dealing with this crazy woman.

  • http://www.songsforamerica.net/photogallery/funny%20middle%20finger/Funny_Finger_anyquestions.gif AliveStillKickin

    She didn’t get a boyfriend….She got a dog…..oh, wait….

  • http://www.songsforamerica.net/photogallery/funny%20middle%20finger/Funny_Finger_anyquestions.gif AliveStillKickin

    Yeah….and we all know O.J. is innocent…
    (“More gay”…..LOL!!)

  • http://www.songsforamerica.net/photogallery/funny%20middle%20finger/Funny_Finger_anyquestions.gif AliveStillKickin

    Sorry, Lambchop….Only liberals slaughter their babies.
    (and then they blame it on Bush…LOL)

  • Anonymous

    Did Casey tell you to write this dribble?

  • Anonymous

    The Obama part is the only part he got right!

  • Anonymous

    Plunger is what’s needed when listening to Obimbo.

  • Anonymous

    I could’t help but notice the video was about her, and not one word about her child. Nothings changed in “Casey World”.

  • Anonymous

    I will be the first to say the evidence did not support the charge but, that doesn’t mean that she shouldn’t have been found guilty on a lesser charge, other than lying to the police.

  • Anonymous

    Jewraldo is looking to “get lucky’ WITH cASEY… hE IS EXACTLY LIKE THOSE WOMEN WHO FALL FOR DEATH ROW INMATES ..

  • Anonymous

    like he thought through the sun rising and setting

  • Anonymous

    you nailed it. She’s looking for the peanut butter as we speak. LOL Here poochy poochy……mom’s got a treat for you

  • Anonymous

    They both have valid points. They both state their case and agree to disagree like civilized human beings respectful of each other. I wish all the comments here reflected the same attitude.

  • Anonymous

     Do you have to study to be this dumb?  You prissy libs think all you have to do is equate anything stupid, corrupt, or putrid with Tea Party and that gets you all off the obvious hook you find your selves on daily.  You Libs invented that crap, but now even you cant stomach it so you put it all off on everyone else,  and by the way, No one is as stupid as you fools wish they were.  Everyone knows what you are and what you do, and why.  You would think eventually you people would wake up and see what you have become. But I wont hold my breath.  

  • Anonymous

     So you are one of those who foolishly believe Legal = Right.   Not even close.  There is so much going on thats legal but wrong these days its amazing anyone gives a rats about law.  Our Justice System ( and thats even a bigger joke)  is only a system, there is little or no Justice in it. 

  • http://www.songsforamerica.net/photogallery/funny%20middle%20finger/Funny_Finger_anyquestions.gif AliveStillKickin

    You haven’t been dealt a “full house”…pokerdude.
    This ain’t Miss Manners.

  • Anonymous

    I think Geraldo would do Casey Anthony, if he doesn’t mind getting Herman Cain’s sloppy seconds.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NMIKH2YFVNOIFEHIABNQA2MUNY Zona

    aaaannnndddd here comes nancy grace.  Who is worse, this horrible woman for killing that child and possibly making money of her or Nancy grace having endless shows about this woman killing that child and making money. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Geraldo thinks she’s related to Marc Anthony; otherwise he’d be taking the “white-people-bore-me-and-are-never-right” nap.

  • Anonymous

    The justice system declared Casey Anthony NOT GUILTY.

    Karma – sooner or later – will do otherwise. Until then, leave her alone, let her enjoy life, while she may.

  • Anonymous

    Geraldo has never seen a high profile criminal he didn’t like. He still has O.J. Simpson’s penis stuck down his throat. Geraldo always has a reason to “believe” that the famous/infamous perp didn’t do it.

  • http://24ahead.com/ 24AheadDotCom

    “Prissy”? No wonder you don’t like Casey: you aren’t a real Teapartier like me, you’re just a crypto-progressive with “issues”.

  • Anonymous

    OJ’s attorney died of a heart attack after 28 uninterrupted hours of sex with Geraldo.

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