Awful Geraldo, CNN Chief's Angry Defense, Huge Day For Journalists

July 12, 2013 Subscribe · Forward WATCH: Geraldo's Disgusting Trayvon Martin Comment Geraldo Rivera, already famous for saying that Trayvon Martin's hoodie got him killed by George Zimmerman, said Friday that he thought Zimmerman would dodge a murder conviction because the nearly all-white jury would probably have killed Martin too. Continue reading... CNN Chief Angrily Defends Network A Huge Day For Journalists THANK GOD WATCH: 10 Of Gretchen Carlson's Most Baffling Moments Did Sherri Shepherd Just Confirm That Jenny McCarthy's Coming To The View? PHOTO: Magazine's Startlingly Provocative Cover Did Sherri Shepherd Just Confirm That Jenny McCarthy's Coming To The View? WATCH: Geraldo's Disgusting Trayvon Martin Comment WATCH: Geraldo's Disgusting Trayvon Martin Comment O'Reilly: If GOP Doesn't Do This, Hillary Will Be President In 2016 WATCH: Fox News Host Hits Baby In Face JOSH SUGARMANN NRA's Ted Nugent Jokes About Gunning Down South Central LA Residents Like Feral Hogs Why is it that National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent gets away with joking about machine-gunning South Central Los Angeles residents from a helicopter, equating them with the feral hogs he likes to hunt in the same manner? Continue reading... ERIC BOEHLERT For Zimmerman Trial, A Right-Wing Race to the Bottom The trial, and the irresponsible right-wing commentary surrounding it, represents the latest example of how the conservative press remains incapable of dealing honestly with issues that the nation grapples with when an African-American (Democrat) sits in the White House. Continue reading... LEIGH WEINGUS 'The Newsroom' Season 2: Hopes For The Show's Sophomore Season The Newsroom" caught a lot of flack during its first season. But the lights will be back on at Newsnight this Sunday, and before viewers open fire on Sorkin's latest work, I'd like to take the time to point out why Season 1 was actually great. Continue reading... JARED BERNSTEIN Sen. Warren Uses CBO Numbers -- and Still Gets Dinged by the WaPo Fact Checker Sen. Warren, in an argument in support of affordable student loans, used official CBO numbers based on sound and accurate accounting, yet was scored by the WaPo factchecker as getting the numbers half-wrong. Huh? Continue reading... ERIC ALTERMAN Think Again: Have Progressives Abandoned Economic Liberalism? America continues to experience exploding inequality that threatens both our democracy and the basic structure of our society, a problem largely ignored by the mainstream media. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003