Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera criticizes Bret Baier’s Obama interview.

[babylonsister]

Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera criticizes Bret Baier’s Obama interview.

Yesterday on the radio program “Brian and the Judge,” Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera criticized fellow network personality Bret Baier for not treating President Obama respectfully during his recent interview. Former Bush press secretary Dana Perino was also on the show and completely disagreed with Rivera, claiming that President Bush also received “aggressive” treatment:

RIVERA: At a certain point, you gotta recognize, in my opinion — and again, I’m not putting Bret down in any way shape or form — when the President seemed exasperated and frustrated and unable to complete a sentence, I thought at some point you got to make a difference between the guy who’s the Senate whip or the House whip, or the assemblyman, the leader of the state senate. He’s not a mayor, he’s the President.

PERINO: There’s not a single reporter who ever interviewed President Bush who would have done anything different. … I was there for 7.5 years, I watched them all. … They’re aggressive and they should be. <...>

RIVERA: I’ve done some of the most aggressive interviews ever on television, I’ve been down people’s throats, I’ve had my hand around their neck, I’ve had my nose broken. Point: there is some decorum and if that same thing happened to George Bush and I was watching that, I think that everybody at Fox News would’ve said, “Hey, that Keith Olbermann went way too far.”

PERINO: You can’t compare Bret Baier to Keith Olbermann!

Me: No, Dana, no you can't! :rofl:

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/20/geraldo-baier/

[tridim]

1. Not to mention Bush would have never allowed himself to be interviewed by KO.

Or anyone who even remotely disagreed with him.

[Oceansaway]

4. good point...n/t

[Beaverhausen]

2. complete bullshit. No one ever interrupted Bush that way- no one asked follow-up

none of them did. Then again, did Bush ever get interviewed by anyone who wasn't a repuke shill?

[lunatica]

3. I'm surprised Geraldo didn't end up with his hands around Dana's neck

She's just as bad as Sarah Palin in my opinion. Stupid women who's only credentials are their looks. Neither one would have ever made it past first base if they weren't attractive. I wish Geraldo had asked her for some examples of anyone being rude to Bush while interviewing him. Anyone. And since when is interrupting continuously considered good interviewing skills?

[tishaLA]

5. This is the only aggressive interview Bush ever faced

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fze2J2Ve9is&feature=PlayList&p=889CFECBF54CC2E2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=18

and I remember how pissed he and the republicons were after it happened. Note: she still let him finish his sentences....most of the time.