AMERICAN VICE (Syndicated TV Special)

Geraldo Rivera is such a jerk. I used to think he was a cool guy, but the man has proven to be so self-righteous and full of himself that he makes you want to puke. This was the TV special that featured �real live� drug busts as they actually happened, giving Geraldo a chance to act out his junior G-man and Miami Vice fantasies for the camera. This from a person who used to fancy himself the �countercultural� TV journalist? Granted, drugs are a sleazy scene, but no more sleazy than the cheap sensationalism, not to mention reactionary politics, of this show. Drug abuse is a problem, but does Geraldo really think he�s accomplishing anything by giving a forum to such brilliant expert opinions as �drugs lead to homosexuality�? As for the busts themselves, what right does this man have to be taking part in this, let alone televising it? What happened to the U.S. Constitution? What is this country coming to? Geraldo says he believes in mandatory drug testing for all Americans, and he had a urinalysis on the show to prove he�s �clean� (a contradiction in terms, perhaps?). Next time, he should take an EEG on camera to prove he has a brain.