So Foxnews apparently has no problem reporting the news that Peter Arnett has been fired by NBC, but when it comes to one of their own they just sweep it under the rug.
I’m talking about Geraldo Rivera’s getting kicked out of his embedded reporting position for drawing a map in the sand which apparently compromised the positioning of the military unit he was with.
But is there any sign of this on FoxNews’s site? Not as of 2:30 PM this afternoon.
Humph. I have less issue with Fox News than many folks here, but IMHO they should be reveling that they have an excuse to ditch this lame-0-rama “journalist.” If I saw Geraldo do one more lame-ass “feel good” chat-around with troops assembled in a gym in Afghanistan I was set to puke.
Having said that, Fox SHOULD step up to the plate and discuss the issue as overtly as they’ve done with Arnett (who’s also a worthless dirtbag excuse for a ‘journalist’).
Though at present I’m not seeing EITHER story on their home page.
This whole thing is weird. Some people are saying that he was booted, Fox says it’s a ploy by MSNBC. Others say he was embedded, and some say he isn’t. Here, and here are the latest reports.
So, maybe, maybe not. Perhaps that’s why Fox News isn’t reporting it yet…they’re waiting for clarification, or trying to get him in with another division.
101st Airborne Launches Surprise Attack Against 3/7th Cavalry
Four hours ago
(CNN)
101st Airborne leadership announced that in a daring dawn raid, elements of the 2nd Brigade attacked and successfully captured a CNN reporter embedded with the 3/7th Cavalry.
“Walter Rodgers is now safe and in 101st Airborne hands. We look forward to working closely with him in the future,” said a high-ranking member of the Screaming Eagles’ staff.
Hostilities between the 101st Airborne and the 3/7th Cavalry erupted after reporter Geraldo Rivera, formerly embedded with the 101st, defected to the 3/7th, giving that unit two embedded reporters and leaving the 101st with only that gay guy who insists on wearing a scarf while broadcasting.
Reports of casualties on either side are unconfirmed, but eyewitnesses report that the 101st was assisted by former NBC reporter Peter Arnett, who singlehandedly turned one of the 3/7th’s own MLRS mobile rocket launchers on the 3/7th’s command post after approaching crew members with the promise of personal interviews.
It is unclear as to what association Arnett has with the 101st, but Fox News intelligence sources suggest the Arnett is a godless communist, looking to sap the lifeblood of the free world.
If it was not actually happening you could not make it up for lack of verisimilitude, “Geraldo, privy to war plans, sketches them in the sand on live TV.” Naah. Could. Not. Happen.
I had this satisfying little movie play through my head when I read about this. Sadly, it comforted me.
In my fantasy, Geraldo has now been ordered to cease his communications with the network. He then sneaks around and ignores them, but is caught transmitting once again.
At this point, he’s escorted back to a tent somewhere, hands bound behind his back with a nice thick zip-tie. He’s put someplace where he doesn’t need to be attended to, because these guys have more important things to worry about.
From time to time, soldiers grimey and tired from battle pass by him, and they consider how his moronic actions may have endangered them all. They invariably think about their friends who are all shot up, and the ones that are gone.
And occasionally, without fanfare or ceremony, they give Geraldo a good hard forearm shiv across his smirking face.
On Fox News Special Report tonight at 6:40 ET, Brit Hume reported that Geraldo did draw a map in the sand. He was never formally and “embedded” correspondant. He is still with the 101st tonight. He has not been officially kicked out, despite reports to the contrary. However, the situation is under investigation by the Pentagon – implying that he might be kicked out once the investigation is complete.
In addition to december’s post, FNC pundits also clearly indicate their position regarding Geraldo, to wit: even if he’s only being a nuisance to the military, if they don’t want him, kick him out.
Even if Geraldo wasn’t kicked out, I prefer to cling to the belief that he was, and that he’s in a tent somewhere, bound and gagged, with an occasional visitor.
