Megyn Kelly: Secret of her success

Politico ^ | August 5,2014 | HADAS GOLD |

[Hojczyk]

Glenn Greenwald wants to make this perfectly clear: He finds Megyn Kelly’s views “viscerally repellent.”

But the crusading privacy journalist has plenty of complimentary things to say about how the Fox prime-time host conducts herself on air.

“She has a lower tolerance for being fed incoherent tripe from her own side than the average cable news TV host,” Greenwald said in an email. “Most Fox and MSNBC hosts treat even

Recognition has come from viewers — she often comes in a close second to ratings king Bill O’Reilly — and from the press, too. Kelly, 43, was the only woman in media to be included in Time magazine’s 100 most influential people list this year.

Watch just a few of Kelly’s faceoffs and it’s not hard to figure out she was a lawyer before becoming a television journalist.

“She’s a very good questioner, and you can tell she’s an attorney,” Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), a former federal prosecutor who is now leading the House inquiry into Benghazi, said in an interview. “I think you always bolster your credibility when you show objectivity and when you are an equal opportunity questioner … No one is your client, you’re not protecting anyone. Obviously, when you’re attractive, you can get away with things that ugly people like me can’t get away with.”

[burghguy]

When Bill O’ Ego comes on I turn to Fox Business and watch Cavuto. He is a good guy with a great show.

[morphing libertarian]

I tape OR and can usually watch what Im interested in in a about 7-10 minutes. I like Bernie Goldberg when he gets to talk.

[milagro]

When she had Dick Cheney on with his wife, she asked him a very challenging question--but it gave him a great opportunity to answer it, and answer it well!

A few days later, Kelly played Liz Cheney's reaction to a TV interviewer who brought up Kelly's "hard" question, and Liz made a great point:

It is the job of a good journalist to ask hard questions.

And--after watching her show almost every time it's on, I think she is a very good journalist--and NOT afraid to ask ANYONE hard questions.

[miss marmelstein]

I like Bernie, too. But OR is unwatchable. And it’s true, he never let’s anybody talk!

[hosepipe]

RINO.... affirmative action success story...

[Talisker]

Referring to a past custom or practice does not mean advocating it. Perhaps the English language is too nuanced for some. It may mean that one conveys an innate revulsion for such action and which until the 1980s was criminalized in many states. But for those who cannot understand the use of hyperbole they need a serious course in English grammar and expression.

No dice. You responded to Baynative, who posted once in post #7 with a picture accompanied by the comment: "Author Glenn Greenwald and his 'boyfriend'."

TO THAT, you posted in post #18: "Summary execution for sodomy was once upon a time the law of this planet."

Your post is nothing less than the ADVOCATION and SUPPORT of summary execution for homosexual behavior. Thre is simply no other reason for you to post what you posted - and that too is extremely obvious. For all your talk of nuance, your post was meant NOT to be nuanced - and it wasn't.

And now you squirm like a worm on a hook, and suggest I take an English class because your call for holocaust was "nuanced"?

I suggest YOU go to CONFESSION, and ask Christ to remove the darkness in you that craves mass murder.

As well as the cowardice that tries to hide your call for blood behind "nuance."

[Envisioning]

You two get a room and quit high jacking this thread.

[farming pharmer]

'...and why should I (or anyone else) care what this sodomites opinions are??'

Spot on. Sodomites are just another facet of Satan. Why would anyone ask a homo their opinion on anything conservative?

[farming pharmer]

'You just advocated the execution of homosexuals for homosexual conduct.'

Several major belief systems advocate the same. What's your point?

[SVTCobra03]

I suggest YOU go to CONFESSION, and ask Christ to remove the darkness in you that craves mass murder.

You don't need a priest to intercede for you. You can actually pray to Jesus and He will hear you.

[DLfromthedesert]

I believe what he was saying that it’s just recent that homosexuals are overtly out without concern of disapproval when at one time they were executed.

I don’t believe any FReeper wants mass execution of any group, but I do know a lot of FReepers disapprove of homosexuals.

[BigEdLB]

Her looks may be part of it, but she’s smart as a whip and doesn’t take guff

Cuute right-wing blonde (agree with her 90% of the time) who has a brain and doesn't take BS. That is why she is interesting

[Osage Orange]

No one is your client, you’re not protecting anyone. Obviously, when you’re attractive, you can get away with things that ugly people like me can’t get away with.

HAHAHA!!!

[uglybiker]

I still miss Laurie Dhue. ;-)

[Cen-Tejas]

Agreed!

I love watching her! When she starts going after someone my favorite thing that I yell at the screen is “GET EM MEGYN!!!”

[trisham]

She seems very competent. I don’t watch that kind of show very often, though.

[Talisker]

Several major belief systems advocate the same. What's your point?

My point is not something you would even remotely understand. Because obviously, if "several major belief systems advocate" the mass murder of homosexuals, then there is certainly nothing objectional to it - right? Especially amongst American conservatives discussing the proper role of government under the Constitution - right?

Thanks for clearing things up with that reality check. After all, the acceptability of the mass murder of homosexuals was settled by Sharia law and the Nazis long ago. I just must have gotten lost in the nuance of the issue.

[Bratch]

It's interesting that, IMO, the two women on the Fox prime time shows are the better interviewers.

Of course, I've always heard that women* are better conversationalists.

*Because they LOVE to talk

[CodeToad]

100 pounds of cute helps.