Video of Shep/Geraldo on H&C at CrooksandLiars.com

[Hatalles]

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/09/02.html#a4763

[ReverendDeuce]

1. This is an incredibly powerful clip...

I must say... view this clip! This makes all other clips lose their impact. Say what you want about Geraldo, but this was damned powerful... that's all I can really say about it.

[Old Vet]

2. This video leaves you speechless

[Pachamama]

44. I was shaking watching it....

Both Shep and Geraldo were crying, disgusted, desperate...

That inhumane and heartless pig Hannity literally didn't care and kept to his talking points...Colmes is a plain idiot w/out a clue and no balls...

i was simply stunned...and most disturbing and surprising: That this was on Fox! Only reason it got airtime is because it was live and would have been too obvious or awkward if they had cut away...

Also - my jaw dropped when both Geraldo and Shep talked about how these people were not allowed to leave New Orleans....Shep said something I haven't seen anywhere mentioned and that was about "checkpoints" and not letting people leave the cesspool of human waste....this, this is serious shit my friends and fellow citizens...

[Carla in Ca]

36. Courtesy of TalkLeft

When a network like Fox can't prevent its reporters from speaking the truth, you have to know the situation is so much worse than we've been told. Geraldo was crying, Shep Smith looked like he wanted to drive a knife thorough Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes. How frustrating for them to watch reality get trumped by spinned photos of supply-laden ships arriving. The reality is that 12 hours after those ships arrived, nothing has changed for those in lock-down at the convention center or exiled on a highway.

Geraldo, Shep Smith and CNN's Anderson Cooper are heroes. Tell their networks. We need unfiltered news. We need the truth. And they are telling it.

[brettdale]

39. KICK

KICK

[TroubleMan]

3. Ironic that the most damning video of the administration comes from Fox

Their biggest fucking cheerleader.

That is one powerful video.

[gatorboy]

4. Whoohhoo! Thanks for the leak!

I've been dying to see this all evening!

[nonconformist]

5. Wow!

Shepherd Smith is fucking pissed.

I can't believe this was on FOX. Hannity is shilling as always, but they take him to task.

My question - how could any human being look at that and be as callous sounding and defensive as people like Hannity are? Inhuman.... inhuman.

[walldude]

8. Incredible wasn't it?

Fucker sat there in his $1000 suit in a nice clean studio with a green room full of food and dared question the guys who were in the shit. Not only did Rivera and Smith show their humanity the did it knowing full well they were throwing Fox policy out the window. I may go back to hating them later but for now those guys are real journalists again. Thank god.

[nonconformist]

11. I haven't heard a single on-location reporter not freaking out

Crying, or pissed as hell, or just completely stunned.

As bad as it looks on TV, it must really be PURE HELL down there.

:cry:

[Sgent]

6. Shepard Smith

is from the area. Attended school at Olemiss which is about 4 hrs away, and is often known as the "Little Easy".

Most likely he has friends if not relatives who lost homes or died in this clusterfuck.

[fujiyama]

21. I was just going to ask that myself

While I always found him to be kinda goofy, he never seemed quite as nasty as the others on the station.

I particularly remember taking on some racist (I think it might have been Matthew Hale of the World Church racist organization) and he tore him apart.

I tried watching the clip but unfortunately the server seems down (likely a lot of traffic). I think those that have been on the ground there are finding it nearly impossible to be apologetic in any way for this administration or the recovery non effort. I'm guessing that seeing starving children, dead bodies, and greif stricken people who are recieving no assistance whatsoever from their government will generally do that to a person...

And they probably also realize how horrific and inexcusable it is to have somthing like this happening on US SOIL!

[ken_g]

7. amazing video

How tragic

[PretzelWarrior]

9. AWESOME. I was just hoping in another thread this was available

and now it is there for all to view 3 and 6 months later. Showing at one point somebody at FOXNEW got it even if for only a moment.

[Ravenseye]

10. wow

I heard about it earlier, but didn't get to see it live..

just...just wow.

[wisteria]

12. Unbelievable video- simply unbelievable!

The inhumanness of it all and the babies- the little innocents, trapped and helpless. And it came from Fox. This is the first time I have ever seen Hannity give up trying to spin.

[Mojambo]

13. That was stirring

Even factoring in Geraldo's legendary ability to ham things up that was striking.

Trapped in Hell on Earth.

I'm empty. I'm just completely empty.

[AuntPatsy]

14. Very powerful. I only hope it does some good, time is of the essence.

I cannot stand Hannity..

[girl gone mad]

15. I can't believe it's FOX.

I just don't have words for what's happening right now.

I half expect thes reporters to be physically removedso that the people can be left to die without witness. I feel like I am living inside of a nightmare, and I'm only seeing it through the lens of a camera. What these people must be going through..

[Julius Civitatus]

16. Bush is even losing Fox News correspondents

The tide has turned... with a vengeance.

[Rose Siding]

17. That is amazing

:wow:

[sabra]

18. tears flowing eom

[Bombtrack]

19. Hannity is not a human

that pretty much sums it up.

He was very much out of his element there.

[Amused2Death]

20. heartbreak

probably the most heartbreaking reporting i've ever seen... Shep Smith is undoubtedly a hero in my book.

[Roxy66]

22. Wow.....o.k. the White House cant control and hide this situation

This is making so f*cking sick!!!!!

[understandinglife]

23. BUSH IS A KILLER AND A TORTURER AND A GENOCIDER ... AND...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4599616

anyone want to debate this with me ... if so, EAT SHIT AND DIE....

[coyote]

24. Wow!

Just wow!

[Wheezy]

25. And the worm turns...

Wow.

[Borgnine]

26. I'm amazed by this.

Shepard Smith... what can I say? He's one of the most despicable news personalites out there, but since being in New Orleans, the humanity in him has been forced out. While this may be temporary, I'm glad he's become a voice of reason in all of this.

[5thGenDemocrat]

34. I don't know how despicable Shepard Smith is

Until this week, I've never watched FOX. But I am a former journalist myself and I have to say I've been very impressed by Smith's coverage from New Orleans this week.
FOX, as a whole, has been far ahead of CNN in its reportage. CNN (excepting Aaron Brown) has been completely useless.
And I intend to send Shepard Smith a personal, hand-written note telling him exactly that. Maybe he and I can't be friends (maybe we wouldn't want to be), but he's been above-and-beyond in his work this week. He deserves a thumbs-up for doing his job and doing it very well.
John
And, yeah -- Sean Hannity is useless as tits on a boar hog. Some things never change, but rearranging his fat ugly face would be a great place to attempt a start.

[jurassicpork]

27. In a word:

Wow.

OK, two words:

Fucking wow.

I never thought I'd ever see Geraldo Rivera playing Moses and begging for these people to be let go.

But locking them in the Superdome for a week after promising them help within can't help but invite comparisons to the showers at Auschwitz, which is metaphorically where the fucking sociopaths of the GOP have been herding us for the past year.

JP
http://jurassicoprk.blogspot.com

[Pirate Smile]

28. Did everybody already know about the checkpoint not letting people leave?

I didn't. Why was tonight the first night the reporters mentioned that fact? I think that is huge.

[jsamuel]

30. or anyone come in (including the Red Cross)

[Pirate Smile]

33. They are keeping them prisoners in that hell hole with worse than

nothing.

I've wanted to explode with rage and/or just cry all day long but right now I'm just so shocked that I feel numb.

[tedoll78]

29. I can't stop crying.

Those babies.. and so many more like them.

[bpilgrim]

31. more video, audio, images on Katrina ------------- ------- > LINK

http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/index.php?cat=19

psst... pass the word ;->

peace

[blonndee]

32. thank you thank you...heartbreaking. I'm printing them and posting them a

ll over campus tomorrow.

[FVZA_Colonel]

35. There... are no words.

However much I may have disliked Rivera and Smith before, they have seen what is going on and are telling it like it is.

On Edit: Sorry about replying to this message and not the main post.

[President Kerry]

37. Geraldo and Shep, thanks for real journalism.

Thanks for breaking through the spin.

[RevCheesehead]

38. I NEVER thought I'd ever recommend a video of FOX news....

but this is just beyond appalling. New Orleans has become a third-world country right here.

[flyarm]

40. THIS MADE ME SCREAM and cry and ohhh fuck it makes me

so fucking mad..i am angry beyond belief...and fucking hannity and oreilly make fucking fools of themsevles trying to coverup for the criminal *,.i fucking hate them all!!!!!!!!!

what..just what will it take for us to revolt..to take to the streets and string each and everyone of these bastards up by the balls??>

fly

[flyarm]

41. THIS MADE ME SCREAM and cry and ohhh fuck it makes me

so fucking mad..i am angry beyond belief...and fucking hannity and oreilly make fucking fools of themsevles trying to coverup for the criminal *,.i fucking hate them all!!!!!!!!!

what..just what will it take for us to revolt..to take to the streets and string each and everyone of these bastards up by the balls??>

fly

[stevietheman]

42. OK. Saw the video. Time for surgical removal of the cancer...

from the White House.

That all these people are still there on the night after "Bush's grand arrival" speaks volumes.

As much as it breaks my heart for my beloved country, it's time for revolution.

"Impeachment" is now too quaint an idea.

[ArtieBoy]

43. They missed Shep & O'Reilly

Did anyone see Shepherd Smith talking about the people who were at the Hilton being evacuated, taken to the Superdome, and put on the busses the Superdome people have been waiting for all week?

Shepherd said, "Am I saying I know WHY people were ignored? No I'm not. Am I saying people WERE ignored? Yes, sir, I am!" It was incredible. Used to I couldn't stand him, now I love that guy!

[Francine Frensky]

45. Yeah but this morning O'Reilly was blaming blacks and women

for all the clean up trouble. (and maybe this was taped from last night) he was going through a laundry list of the local government saying "the mayor is black, all the local government is black, the governor is a white woman, and they have done a horrible job so far until the feds came in"

he had to get his spin in.

[Sleepless In NY]

46. Why does anyone listen to a pervert like O'Reilly anyway?

Honestly, he can't even get his own life together. Who is he, to talk about anyone? I would just love to see a guest respond to this ego maniac by saying: "O'Reilly go Falafel yourself"

[Sleepless In NY]

47. This video was just amazing, brought me to tears

good for Shep & Geraldo.

[babylonsister]

48. Just...wow. Thanks for this as I wouldn't have

watched Fox to see it. Something's gotta give...:cry:

[shadowknows69]

49. I shouldn't have watched that

what may be even worse than what's going on in NO is that the truth about what is going on is actually getting out there (on fox no less)and there isn't a mass outrage yet. I would think the mob would be tearing down the WH walls by now. Of course I would never advocate that but I'm suprised the people haven't "stormed the Bastile" yet. There's only so far you can push people before they won't be afraid of a gun anymore in seeking revenge or justice.

[GreenPartyVoter]

50. Thank you for posting that. I will make sure my husband sees it

[Bosso 63]

51. Stunning!

I was watching fantasy hitting reality, and it was like a bug splat on the windshield. The more Sean talked the more out of touch he seemed. Truly some of the most amazing video I've seen.

[Geek_Girl]

52. After watching this video clip last night

I just broke down crying.

[littleraf]

53. Great to See Fox Finally Live Up To That Fair & Balanced Line

And it's no surprise to see Sean Hannity, the neocon Bush-apologist shamelessly defend the indefensible. The more pukes like Hannity and O'Reilly try to whitewash this disgrace the worse they make it. It makes it appear like exactly what it is: the right-wing is more concerned with nobdoy blaming them for anything that with actually doing anything. The whole nation watched for four days, agonizing hour after hour as the media accouted for a city sinking into hell, and the right-wing sat on their hands and made excuses for Bush's inaction. They went too far this time. You can't spin this one.
BTW Kanye West was dynamite. Ted Koppell quoted him on Nightline last night.

[DinahMoeHum]

54. I say Shepard Smith redeemed himself after that episode Sunday night

where an evacuee told him "none of your fucking business"

http://tiger.towson.edu/users/bstelt1/tvn/shep.mov

Good job.


:thumbsup:

[flamingyouth]

55. I just watched this.

There are no words. :cry:

I tried and tried to watch last night but I think their servers were overloaded, but I finally got it this AM.

[Deep N RedLand]

56. It's incredible!

When I first heard about this yesterday, I admit I was skeptical knowing Rivera's reputation for theater.

But after seeing it there can be no mistake the feeling is real and that's what makes it so disturbing.

To see Vannity continue to sit there with his usual smug look trying to spin this into some sort of Spockian "perspective" was unreal.
Not only did he repeat this line several times in an attempt to appear all intellectually logical, but even after are this raw emotion from the reporters, the best he can manage is the same lame "Our thoughts and prayers are with you" quickly mumbled like a disclaimer in a car dealer commercial.

Vannity is a despicable waste of breath.

:mad:

[oxbow]

57. Their Patriotism is showing

They might have been paid-Bushbots before, but they honestly love their country, and you can feel their outrage at this Federal Bullshit that passes for a response. This is the richest, most powerful country in the world, and it looks like fucking Sri Lanka after the tsunami down there.

[Oeditpus Rex]

58. That's the most powerful piece of journalism I've seen in years

I'm near tears. I'm shaking. I'm angry. I'm GOD DAMNED ANGRY!

How could it come to this?

America is without peer when it comes to flexing military muscle, but I wonder — how long can that last when it doesn't have enough heart to supply blood to the muscles?

Geraldo... Shep... if you somehow manage to read any of this or hear about it, thank you. Thank you for doing the right thing.

And I never thought I'd say this, but kudos to Fox. (That's the first time I haven't spelled it "Faux" in five years.)

But FUCK Sean Hannity.

(Some things just can't be changed.)


(On edit: Hatalles, thank you so much for posting this. Remiss of me to forget that.)