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A 'Major' Conflict For Fox's New WH Face? (Barf Alert)
FishbowlDC ^ | Wednesday, July 27, 2005 | Garrett M. Graff

Posted on 07/28/2005 10:39:14 AM PDT by kristinn

Fox News has promoted Greg Kelly to be its new White House correspondent. Kelly, by the way, is the son of the NYPD commissioner.

And, unlike his colleague Major Garrett, Kelly is an actual major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. This, to us, raises an interesting question: Can someone in the military objectively cover his Commander-in-Chief?

In addition to his three years at Fox News, Kelly is a veteran reporter and airman. During nine years as a fighter pilot in the Marines, Kelly racked up 158 aircraft carrier landings and even flew over missions over Iraq enforcing the "No Fly Zone." He currently holds the rank of Major in the Marine Corp Reserves.

And while that military experience certainly came in handy during the Iraq War--Kelly was embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade and was the first report to broadcast pictures of Baghdad's fall--it seems a rather glaring conflict on the White House beat.

How objectively can he do his job when the White House will be constantly making decisions that could bear on whether Kelly is called up for active duty and sent to war? Then there's that little question of since the President is Kelly's supreme commander, will Kelly have to salute the President in certain situations?

Will Kelly offer an on-air disclosure when he covers military matters? Should he? Has Fox discussed this potential conflict with him?

For the historians out there, has an active reservist ever covered the presidency before for a major outlet?

> An emailer adds, how will Kelly handle the next time Bush meets with the reporter's own father? Will he have to say, "Today President Bush met with Mayor Bloomberg and my dad"?

> Another White House scribe chimes in: "Par for the course from Fox. What do you expect? No presumption of objectivity there. At least the conflict of interest is obvious in this case."


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To: kristinn
Does he really want to interpret that anybody covering any subject where the reporter might be sympathetic to the subject is not qualified? Where is he going to find totally neutral reporters? Or hostile reporting is OK in his book? Does he live up to this standard himself?
21 posted on 07/28/2005 10:52:25 AM PDT by Tolik
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To: eyespysomething
I was susceptible of him at first, since he seemed to have been hired for the war coverage in Iraq

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means". Inigo Montoya

22 posted on 07/28/2005 10:52:33 AM PDT by tx_eggman (Does it hurt when they shear your wool off?)
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To: MikeinIraq
Master Garrett is a Harvard grad. All that education and not a lick of common sense.
23 posted on 07/28/2005 10:52:56 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn
Child of privilege Garrett Graff achieved notoriety by being the first blogger to get a press pass to cover the White House. Master Garrett, by the way, was a staffer for the Howard Dean campaign yet he sees no conflict in his current position. But let a patriotic American cover the Bush White House and young Master Garrett looks down his patrician nose at him.

Master is just baiting.

24 posted on 07/28/2005 10:54:02 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Brilliant

This, to us, raises an interesting question: Can someone in the military objectively cover his Commander-in-Chief?
Since when is the media objective?


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BINGO! Since when can members of the media, who are also members of the ACLU and various members of antiwar, antirepublican and antiAmerican organizations cover the White House objectively? They cannot.


25 posted on 07/28/2005 10:54:10 AM PDT by BoBToMatoE
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To: kristinn

i'd believe it..

he looks and sounds like the type of guy I would throw against a locker in high school....


26 posted on 07/28/2005 10:54:23 AM PDT by MikefromOhio (Proud member of Planet ManRam)
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To: kristinn

Lets see. Fox could A) hire someone from our military or B) someone from the NY Times who hates our military.


27 posted on 07/28/2005 10:54:28 AM PDT by jern
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To: kristinn

As much as I like Scott McClellan, I wish Greg Kelly was taking his job instead. But...that isn't happening so...go Greg Kelly. Good luck. You'll do fine. To hell with those who dont' like it. :)


28 posted on 07/28/2005 10:54:30 AM PDT by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than any of us will ever know! :))
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To: gubamyster

AFAIK, Garrett's still with FOX.

Saw a report from him just the other day.


29 posted on 07/28/2005 10:54:38 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: kristinn

George Stephanopolis on the other hand is a perfectly acceptable choice to report on politics for ABC as is Dick Clark providing "expert commentary" about the Middle East for CNN.


30 posted on 07/28/2005 10:55:46 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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To: MikeinIraq
he looks and sounds like the type of guy I would throw against a locker in high school....

LOL. Or the kid who kept getting swirlies.

31 posted on 07/28/2005 10:55:54 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: mewzilla

We found the same link and goofy pic, LOL.


32 posted on 07/28/2005 10:57:31 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: mewzilla
LOL

I only ever attempted to give one kid a swirly, but he kicked the frigging toilet over and flooded the room so I never tried that again...
33 posted on 07/28/2005 10:58:21 AM PDT by MikefromOhio (Proud member of Planet ManRam)
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To: mewzilla

My God, what a dork. Do Haaavaad students arrive at the school looking like that or do they "evolve" into these creatures after 4 years.


34 posted on 07/28/2005 10:58:29 AM PDT by saleman
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To: cubreporter

Greg Kelly's good guy. I met him last year when he was covering the President Reagan memorial in D.C.


35 posted on 07/28/2005 10:59:02 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

It's truly insulting that some punk 2 years out of Harvard, who worked for the Dean campaign, can dare to question the objectivity of an experienced reporter because he served in the military. Somebody needs a trip to the principal's office.


36 posted on 07/28/2005 10:59:06 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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Capt. Gregory Kelly (m), an AV-8B Harrier pilot with VMA-211, explains to Cpls. Daniel Emunson (l) and Perry Ofalla, both Harrier mechanics, his planned route for a training flight.
37 posted on 07/28/2005 11:01:26 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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To: kristinn

A valid question. I've alsways wondered, for example, how folks employed by neocommunist, anti-American media organizations like the NYT, ABC, NBC, and, yes, CBS could cover an honest US President. That's got to be a conflict of interest, although, maybe less so today than when they were on the Soviets' payroll.


38 posted on 07/28/2005 11:04:38 AM PDT by Tacis ("Democrats - The Party of Traitors, Treachery and Treason!")
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To: MikeinIraq
I only ever attempted to give one kid a swirly, but he kicked the frigging toilet over and flooded the room so I never tried that again...

LOL. Yikes.

39 posted on 07/28/2005 11:04:44 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: kristinn

I think Graff's just jealous.


40 posted on 07/28/2005 11:05:20 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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