[Update] Geraldo might be or might not be kicked out of Iraq.

[Richard King]

Per CNBC Jeraldo Rivera of Fox News has been kicked out of Iraq by our troops for passing on sensitive information. I mentioned this in the Arnett thread, but maybe Fox deserves their own thread for hiring the idiot in the first place. I love it, Arnett fired, Rivera kicked out of country. :D

[Neil Derryberry]

see `ya jerry, buh-bye!

[DDRio]

WhoHoo!!!

The Idiot is gone!!!

[mainedish]

Any link to this rumor?

[gcutler]

If only they could have accidentally called in an airstrike on him. All would be forgiven... ;)

[Jacob S]

Aint it spelled Geraldo?

[chawk80]

I was really looking forward to his report on Saddam Hussein's Vaults:lol:

[Mike123abc]

Well just saw him on Fox News and he said that MSNBC was not correct and anything they said was a Pack of lies (as he was reporting from the 101st Airborne).

[mainedish]

Well, It seems that CNBC has lied about Geraldo getting kicked out of Iraq. He was just on and really ripped into msnbc and cnbc. He is still with the troops. And CNN ran with the story also. Pretty sad that they have to make this stuff up

[Richard King]

Well, It seems that CNBC has lied about Geraldo getting kicked out of Iraq.Too bad.

[mainedish]

What is more sad is that MSNBC runs with this to try to deflect the Peter Arnett mess. I would love to see who started this story.
It now looks like CNN started the story . I guess if you can't beat them in the ratings you lie?

[Nick]

Arnett and Rivera have always had their own agendas and made little effort to hide that fact. Their respective network sponsors should have known this going in. I'm sure the nets already had those "we have severed all ties" statements ready to roll long before Mssrs. Arnett and Rivera boarded their planes for Iraq.

For Geraldo, it's just a matter of time...

[mainedish]

I've never seen any evidence that Geraldo is anti-American. He's shown nothing but support for the troops. But what Peter Arnett did was wrong. And NBC knows it .

[Richard King]

UPDATE: CNBC has confirmed with the Pentagon that Jerry is being kicked out for passing on sensitive information.

[Scott Greczkowski]

Damn I got to update the topic again. :D

[mainedish]

Originally posted by Rking401
UPDATE: CNBC has confirmed with the Pentagon that Jerry is being kicked out for passing on sensitive information.
We need a link to this story please.

[John Corn]

Rumors arent true as I can see, I just saw Geraldo Live about 10 minutes ago with the 101st in Iraq(Bout 60 miles from Baghdad) and said he just heard the rumors and they arent true, he was moved but to a different unit.

Apparently he is attributing it to a vast conspiracy to discredit him by MSNBC and CNN. Call me cynical, but this sounds like a story that Geraldo would plant himself. He is threatening to sue MSNBC for 30 million dollars and is "calling out" Jeff Greenfield. Tough guy that Geraldo, pick on the guy in glasses.

[DCSholtis]

Bye Bye Geraldo....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030331/people_nm/iraq_usa_geraldo_dc_1

[mainedish]

What the heck is going on here? He is on Fox again.

[Scott Greczkowski]

I think they just moved him to another unit and not out of Iraq alltogether.

I have fox on now.

[John Corn]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030331/en_afp/iraq_war_us_television_030331174934

Pentagon is asking him to leave.

[James_F]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/01/sprj.irq.geraldo/index.html

Looks like its done.... He will leave Iraq rather than be expelled.

[RichW]

When an "em-bedded" journalist is kick out by the military, does that mean that he is "de-bunked"? :)

[Richard King]

It's funny though, I saw him on Fox this morning at about 6:45 or so. He was still embedded with the same troops and discussed the controversy for a couple of seconds. I about fell over when he said "I don't want to talk about me". :lol:

[Dgenx321]

Don't you love how CNN is all over this.

Must be tired of the bully kicking their asses.

[Nick]

Originally posted by RichW
When an "em-bedded" journalist is kicked out by the military, does that mean that he is "de-bunked"? :) How about "de-bedded"?

[The Tophinator]

I just hope they replace him when he's gone. I don't care one way or the other about Geraldo but watching the ebeded reporters on live TV with our troops is amazing. I like when they give time for them to say hi to their loved ones. Arnett is an idiot. He is now in his element working for a tabloid.

[Nick]

Jerry's new assignment

http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/Arnett-Geraldo/ArnettandGeraldo/1/brookins.jpg

[Richard King]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=494&u=/ap/20030407/ap_en_tv/war_rivera_apologizes&printer=1

"Last weekend, after my reports from Iraq with the men and women of the 101st Airborne, I was told I violated one of the rules set up by the Pentagon (news - web sites) for reporters embedded with the military," Rivera said in an interview Sunday on Fox. "My network and I decided it would be best to voluntarily withdraw to Kuwait to review the situation.":lol: