Fox's Geraldo Rivera weighing US Senate run in NJ
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Geraldo Rivera, who hosts a weekend show on Fox News Channel, said Thursday he's seriously thinking about running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey.
"Buckle your seat belts!" said Rivera before announcing, on his radio show on WABC-AM in New York, that he is "truly contemplating" a Senate bid.
He said he has spoken to some people in the New Jersey GOP about a run, but he didn't say what they told him.
Rivera got a mixed response when he asked his 30,000 Twitter followers how they feel about him challenging either Sen. Frank Lautenberg or Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
At 89, Lautenberg is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. The Democrat hasn't said if he will seek re-election.
Booker, also a Democrat, has announced he is exploring a run but hasn't made clear if he would challenge Lautenberg in a primary, should he seek another term.
No Republican has formally announced an interest in running.
Rivera, who is 69, said he has commitments to Fox and the radio show, but "I figure at my age if I'm going to do it, I gotta do it."
"And there doesn't seem to be any Republicans ready to work against or run against" Lautenberg or Booker, he said.
The New Jersey Republican party did not return an email asking for comment.
"Buckle your seat belts!" said Rivera before announcing, on his radio show on WABC-AM in New York, that he is "truly contemplating" a Senate bid.
He said he has spoken to some people in the New Jersey GOP about a run, but he didn't say what they told him.
Rivera got a mixed response when he asked his 30,000 Twitter followers how they feel about him challenging either Sen. Frank Lautenberg or Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
At 89, Lautenberg is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. The Democrat hasn't said if he will seek re-election.
Booker, also a Democrat, has announced he is exploring a run but hasn't made clear if he would challenge Lautenberg in a primary, should he seek another term.
No Republican has formally announced an interest in running.
Rivera, who is 69, said he has commitments to Fox and the radio show, but "I figure at my age if I'm going to do it, I gotta do it."
"And there doesn't seem to be any Republicans ready to work against or run against" Lautenberg or Booker, he said.
The New Jersey Republican party did not return an email asking for comment.
.....and BOTH the people who would vote for him are flippin' idiots...
This is just a publicity grab. Right??
I still remember a news report that Gerlado 'Al Capone's empty Vault TV Show failure' Rivera doing a report on 60 minutes or some other news show back when I was a kid.
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It was about a military excersize where the Marine Corps was military excersizes at Guantanamo Bay - doing amphibious assaults (aka 'beach landings').Â
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This 'skilled reporter' actually said 'The Marine Corps ships that you see in the distance'.....
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The 'Marine Corps ships' as he identified them were the NAVY ships supporting and performing the beach landing.
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The Marine Corps does not own any ships - That's the Navy's job. Any idiot reporter can figure that out in half a second...
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I'm sure this creep will fit right in with all the other back handed criminals in congress.
Yep, the GOP is rolling right along. Maybe Sarah can manage his campaign for him.
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After being a commentator at FOX, I'm sure he is more then qualified to hold office.
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Right?
@Audio Cat Might even be slightly more qualified than a community organizer.
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Well now he is at that age where he is facing retirement in the next few years. If he does make it into office, he does what the rest do, lip service. He then will have free medical for the rest of his life.
His ratings have been sinking , its just a pathetic attempt to get his name out there , i mean the guy is 70 and would you want a media whore to represent you in the senate ? i believe the answer is a solid NO.
Please Geraldo many are still recovering from your Al Capone's vault two hour life coverage...
Anybody else seeing this as another sign of the apocalypse?
Yeah, me too.
What wife is he currently on? Shouldn't these politicians get their own house in order before they start messing with ours?
@Half-Baked Ask JFK... lol!
Politician's personal lives are never a qualifier for holding office. Until some knucklehead plays the 'Family Values' card during a run for office, anyway...
Geraldo Rivera, He's mexican, jewish and and a fox tv reporter. Thats what you call a jersey trifecta
Sure as if politics are not a joke enough on their own....heeeere comes Geraldo.
OH please, give me a break.