Here's One Fight I'd Pay A Few Bucks To Watch

I for one cannot stand 2 MSNBC talkers so badly that I refuse to watch the station entirely as a personal boycott of sorts . Those two are probably not a surprise to many, Chris Matthews and that jerkoff Keith Olberman.

According to the blog of Orlando Sentinel Writer Scott Maxwell Geraldo has threatened to kick ths snot out of Olberman, in jest I'm sure, but yet it would be nice to see someone do it,

From Taking Names with Scott Maxell...

Geraldo wants to whoop up on Olbermann

UPDATE: Olbermann fired back last night. (See end.)

So here's one I missed over the holidays -- Geraldo Rivera coming to town and threatening to beat up on Keith Olbermann.

Apparently Geraldo was visiting with 104.1 FM's Monsters just before Christmas, when they asked him about the time he made international headline for disclosing too much information about troops in Iraq. Geraldo claimed the incident was blown out of proportion, largely by NBC -- and specifically Olbermann. Geraldo then began mumbling semi-audible names, seemingly meant to describe Olbermann: "midget ... punk ... slimeball."

But then, with the Monsters helpful prodding, Geraldo went a step further, leaving no doubt about what he was saying. He called Olbermann a coward -- specifically a "[female part of the anatomy] who wouldn't walk Olbermann_1across the street against the red light."

He then said he was ready to fight him, saying: "I would make a pizza out of him."

Oh, and before leaving the topic, Geraldo offered an example of a TV talker who's a "real man" ... that would apparently be Montel Williams.

No word yet on whether Olbermann even knows Geraldo called him out. (Maybe we'll see.)

UPDATE 1/9: Yes, Olbermann does know now. On his MSNBC show last night, he cited this blog and then recounted the story. He said the "midget" remark confused him, claiming: "I'm about 7 inches taller than he is." And after describing Geraldo's desire to fight him, he said: "Geraldo, you should not give me a hard time. I can still remember when you were a big deal ... back when I was a kid."
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