Posted on 08/28/2015 3:14:18 AM PDT by markomalley
Author Gabriel Sherman went on with Steve Malzberg on NewsMax TV Thursday.
Sherman wrote The Loudest Voice in the Room in 2014 on FOX News President Roger Ailes. Today he told Malzberg that Megyn Kelly wants to go mainstream and is keeping her options open.
From the interview:
Gabriel Sherman: In the days after the debate all of the emails and messages that FOX News was getting from their viewers were pro-Trump emails. Roger Ailes and his executives at FOX were shocked at the volume of the response. And, they really didn’t know what to do because their audience loves Trump. And yet FOX by all measures really hammered him. So they were sort of treating him with kid gloves until this interview when he came forward and questioned her vacation. That’s when they released a statement and compared him to conspiracy theories… Roger Ailes has never really faced an adversary like Donald Trump. Donald Trump doesn’t play by his rules so Ailes does not know what to do. This week he decided to come out and hit him…
Steve Malzberg: You also talk about in this piece the conspiracy theories that this is all setting up down the road the big Megyn Kelly – Donald Trump sit-down. And this is somehow being, if not coordinated, discussed by Ailes and Trump… Why is Megyn Kelly not firing back at this point?
Gabriel Sherman: Well, she, up until this point, was the fastest rising star at FOX News. She was really becoming the face of the network. And, I don’t think she wants to get down in the weeds and the gutter and play this kind of hardball politics.
Steve Malzberg: Because she’ll lose.
Gabriel Sherman: Or, she wants to, part of this is she wants to go mainstream. There was some talk before her most recent contract that she was flirting with CNN to kind of jump from FOX to CNN. And, I think she wants to leave all options on the table. If she gets down in the weeds and slugs it out with Trump that will hurt her brand.
Via NewsMax TV:
(video at link)
She made the monkey comment in 2007, she joined CNN in 2011. She is the only CNN reporter that is watchable.
That boat sailed long ago. An apology now is meaningless.
Megan, meet the Dixie Chicks. Dixie Chicks meet Megan. Talk among yourselves.
"That boat sailed long ago. An apology now is meaningless.Megan, meet the Dixie Chicks. Dixie Chicks meet Megan. Talk among yourselves."
Kelly does not want to go mainstream. She wants to be like Jorge Ramos.
I stopped watching Fox on a regular basis about a year ago.
After the Debate Fiasco I gave up completely.
Every now and then I scan Hannity or Greta, but usually never more than 5 minutes or so.
Fox has really changed for the worse.
It was my go to for news.
Now I get my news online.
They made their bed.
Now let them sleep in it.
I do not believe Kelly was a rising star. Besides being good looking, she has nothing going for her. O’Reilly does road shows, writes books, even made a film. Hannity has a TV show and a radio show.
What does Kelly have? I don’t even think she is that good looking.
She strikes me as being like Katie Couric. I think Ayles wants to get rid of her and pushed her higher and higher into realms she was not ready for or did not have the talent for. When she loses ratings that is the solid ground Fox stands on to fire her.
Never ever liked Kelly.
The only thing she really has is a pleasant visage and a reasonably good command of the issues, absent her own personal politics and motives.
She was never one above trading on her looks, evidenced by showing her T&A for GQ (probably more). And she probably spends more time in wardrobe and makeup than she does in show prep (my guess). She’s at her pinnacle at Fox and she knows it. She struts it, shuts it and headbutts it whenever she can. The perfect bitch if you ask me. I bet she has hubby home changing diapers and doing the laundry.
What does she care she is loaded. I’m sure books and many other things are in her future.
So Ted Baxter with breasts and not a bit of charm or loveabity or any redeeming aspects?
She’s a natural!
No acting at all!
Well, at least she’s good at following orders, which were: GET TRUMP!..........which isn’t being a good ‘journalist’, it’s being a good HACK.....................
I see a stainless steel pole in her future......................
Are you one of the 657 viewers that CNN still has?
Geez, get out of there while you still have a brain!
If anything Trump has demonstrated over and over again he knows how to flush out rats and a crush them.
....”Megyn Kelly needs to realize the very deeply offended millions of her biggest fans, and APOLOGIZE”.....
Too late....an apology now would only reflect she was being forced into doing so in order to “move forward again” ....there’s no remorse with Kelly....she has clearly cemented that fact since the incident.
I've heard Megyn ask questions of people on her show and the questions she asked Trump were NOT in that range.
We were all excited about the prospect our ‘our people’ finally getting to ask our candidates questions about things that mattered to us. Instead we were treate to more to the crap we expect from CNN.
“How do YOU feel about this issue that democrats care about”
“How do you feel about this issue that Republican Political Consultants care about?”
“How do you feel about knocking yourself out of this race by aqreeing to being defanged in the first question?”
Roger Ailes and FoxNews should be ashamed of what they did... it was NOT all Megyn’s fault.
And no, there weren't 5 questions intentionally asked about things citizens give a damn about.
I've heard Megyn ask questions of people on her show and the questions she asked Trump were NOT in that "Megyn" range.
We were all excited about the prospect of our ‘ people’ finally getting to ask our candidates questions about things that mattered to us. Instead we were treated to more of the kind of crap we expect from CNN.
“How do YOU feel about this issue that democrats care about”
“How do you feel about this issue that Republican Political Consultants and the GOPe care about?”
“How do you feel about knocking yourself out of this race by aqreeing to being defanged in the first question?”
Roger Ailes and FoxNews should be ashamed of what they did... it was NOT all Megyn’s fault.
And no, there weren't 5 questions intentionally asked about things citizens give a damn about.
Hannity or O'Reilly should have warned Megyn that she's NOT part of the story - and that she should just ask questions she cares about -not the one's that will 'make news'. Moderators are NOT the story... the people running for office are the story.
If journalists want to be in the arena they need to quit their jobs and run for office. The food critic is NOT the chef - and often can't cook worth a damn... American is disgusted.
I never liked her and I do not think she has that much talent.
I also do not think she is that attractive.
I much prefer Greta or Jeanine.
Trump is gold for whatever channel he goes on. Meg is poison. I would be surprised if any of the majors pick her up. They may all hate The Donald, but they do love the ratings that come with his appearances.
There’s a picture out there, supposedly taken before the debate, where she’s strutting down the hall preceded by the adoring photog. She’s pointing her finger and mugging as she walks and what isn’t immediately noticeable is the entourage.
A bevy of pudge-challenged adoring staff, aides or assistance trying to glom on her fame, attention and awesomesauce existence. She’s in it to win it. Whatever “it” is. Money I guess. Fame and all that.
I personally think she’s past the hot babe point (a few years ago, actually). She mainly relies now on the face and the cutesy expressions on camera, BUT there are choreographed leg shots that show her best (I guess for us old farts out here.)
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