For being 72 years old, you’ve got to give it to Geraldo Rivera for still having plenty of spunk.
Roger Stone, the flamboyant former aide to Richard Nixon who advises GOP presidential contender Donald Trump, took to social media last week to criticize political commentators Ana Navarro, a CNN analyst, and Roland Martin, a former CNN contributor, for being “quota hires.”
https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/625886718261071873
Well, the barb got under Geraldo’s skin in a big way, prompting him to fire off a heated reply Wednesday in defense of Martin and Navarro:
@Mediaite @ananavarro & @rolandmartin have twice the intellect and integrity of @RogerStone. @realDonaldTrump doesn’t need thugs like him.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) August 5, 2015
Stone, who has the face of Nixon tattooed on his back, responded to Rivera’s comment, ramping up the invective, which then prompted a response from Rivera — was there any doubt — who took the rhetoric into the stratosphere:
@GeraldoRivera is an embarrassing hack fired by FOX for his lack of ratings. Ailes kept him around long past any value. #pathetic
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) August 5, 2015
@RogerJStoneJr when I see you around Fox News I’m going to kick your racist ass punk
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) August 5, 2015
Needless to say, social media had a field day. And Stone, who seemed to be the odds-on favorite in the showdown despite being near retirement age himself, couldn’t even stay away here, threatening to reveal “the truth” about a recent selfie Rivera posted — who knows what Stone is referring to?
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Here’s a sampling of responses to the brouhaha from Twitter:
@Nickidewbear @GeraldoRivera @realDonaldTrump Bring it. You began the name calling. Folks might need to the truth about your SELFIE. #NotPC
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) August 5, 2015
@GeraldoRivera @RogerJStoneJr LOL – I call BS. The Dapper Don of Dirty Deeds would rip your silly little mustache clean off.
— Jacob Engels (@JacobEngels) August 5, 2015
@GeraldoRivera “When I see a black or a latino youngster, I walk to the other side of the street.” – #GeraldoRivera https://t.co/1JQGmAPbwG
— FLActivist (@FLActivist) August 6, 2015
@GeraldoRivera @RogerJStoneJr Girls, girls, stop it. You’re BOTH pretty.
— Jeff From Ohio (@JeffFromOhio) August 5, 2015
.@GeraldoRivera Mitt Romney would bet $10,000 on @RogerJStoneJr kicking the chiclets out of you. I’d bet $20,000 you’ll cry like a girl.
— Michael Caputo (@MichaelRCaputo) August 6, 2015
@GeraldoRivera @stacyherbert @RogerJStoneJr Fox news has become the Jerry Springer show…I love it!
— Thomas Badrick (@sherpa99105) August 5, 2015
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The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
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