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Geraldo Rivera: Afghanistan
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Rivera's recent antics in Afghanistan only reinforce the perception that this man is so full of himself that he won't let professionalism and journalistic ethics get in his way. He lets his ego drive his work. He has behaved with a reckless abandon that jeopardizes himself and others. Now he is accused of making up elements of a story.
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Rivera's tune was altogether different only two weeks earlier when he was covering American military action in Afghanistan. In response to a question about criticism of the United States for having caused civilian casualties, he declared emphatically:
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[C]onservatives are the ones truly dismayed by the hiring of Rivera. Consider the February issue of the NRA magazine, which has an article entitled, "The Two Faces of Geraldo Rivera." Calling Rivera a "so-called" reporter, the magazine noted that Rivera seemed to have changed his views on gun control once he arrived in Afghanistan. It said, "Rivera, who has made plenty of noise in the past by promoting various anti-gun proposals, revealed recently that while covering the war in Afghanistan, where he doesn't feel quite so safe, he's conveniently jumped to the other side of the fence."
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"Even though bin Laden is said to have fled to Pakistan more than a week ago, U.S. officials said they will continue to bomb Afghanistan as long as Geraldo is there." —Jay Leno
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