{"id":73307,"date":"2022-01-27T21:32:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/geraldo-rivera-shredded-for-affirmative-action-comments-over-possible-supreme-court-nominee\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T21:32:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:02:44","slug":"geraldo-rivera-shredded-for-affirmative-action-comments-over-possible-supreme-court-nominee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/geraldo-rivera-shredded-for-affirmative-action-comments-over-possible-supreme-court-nominee\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraldo Rivera Shredded for ‘Affirmative Action’ Comments Over Possible Supreme Court Nominee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fox News\u2019 Geraldo Rivera came under fire Wednesday and Thursday for his comments that nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer would be \u201caffirmative action.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Rivera said on Wednesday\u2019s episode of \u201cThe Five\u201d that he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris would be a good choice, he knows that\u2019s \u201cnot gonna happen.\u201d Instead, he said, the list likely includes other notable Black women. He referred to a promise President Joe Biden made (while campaigning in 2020) to nominate a Black woman, and shared a list of prospective picks that has been widely reported<\/a>, including by the New York Times.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIt\u2019s interesting that it\u2019s definitely affirmative action, right? As they are considering the seminal\u00a0affirmative action case\u00a0against Harvard and University of North Carolina, so it is ironic. It is ironic, but I\u2019m all for targeted, \u2018There is no Black woman on the court. Why not do it?\u2019\u201d (The Supreme Court said Monday it would hear challenges<\/a> related to admissions policies that factor in race at the two schools.)<\/p>\n

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After Jesse Watters asked why the president doesn\u2019t nominate a Puerto Rican, Rivera \u2014 who himself is of Puerto Rican ancestry \u2014 said, \u201cThey have one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Rivera said she is his \u201cfavorite\u201d on the court and said, \u201cShe makes great rice and beans.\u201d He then conceded he made that up.<\/p>\n

Alex Cole, a liberal commentator online, called<\/a> Fox News \u201ca f\u2014ing sewer\u201d as a result of the comments. Ordinary viewers weighed in, too, tweeting<\/a> things like, \u201cAnd I suppose if he nominates a white man that\u2019s the right way to go? Right Geraldo? A Black woman is \u2018Affirmative Action\u2019 but a white man is the normal, right choice? F\u2014 YOU!!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Others pointed<\/a> to the \u201crice and beans\u201d comment and questioned how Peter Doocy is the network talent branded a \u201cstupid son of a bitch\u201d in light of it. (Biden insulted the White House correspondent earlier this week, apologizing shortly afterward, though Biden\u2019s remark prompted a news cycle of headlines.)<\/p>\n

Writer Tara Dublin celebrated<\/a> the fact that Rivera has had her blocked on Twitter for years, as she does \u201cevery time Geraldo trends.\u201d Indeed, he was trending on Twitter Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

Even Republicans, like politician Buzz Patterson, asked<\/a> if Rivera could be let go from the show.<\/p>\n

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