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Geraldo Rivera's Latest Stunt

Any notion that Geraldo Rivera is a serious journalist may have been dispelled through the bizarre tweet of his almost naked seventy year old body after having emerged from the shower following the consumption of “a couple of drinks”.

 

Our world of high technology is a mixed blessing.  It enables us to communicate instantly and in manners that had not ever been possible in the past, and therein lies the problem.  It paves the way for us to provide too much information and to make fools of ourselves as we act impulsively.  We have seen this repeatedly when athletes attempt to pontificate on the weighty matters of the day.

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Even if tweeting had been available in the day of journalistic giants like Edward R. Murrow and Eric Sevareid (a frightening thought), I do not believe anyone would have needed to be concerned that they would send a photo of themselves to the public in a semi-nude state.

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