I forgot about that French weasel.
Seperated at birth?
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."
-PJ
Why would someone name their baby girl 'Garrett'? That's a soap opera name for a boy, if I'm not mistaken, and that's definitely a chick in that picture.
Great reply. By the way, Inigo has just been promoted to the starring role in "Criminal Minds".
I forgot about that French weasel.
Seperated at birth?
OMG!!! Whatta poofter! I thought that I detected a lisp in his writing.
He can be at least as objective as Helen Thomas.
LOL!! Livin' close enough to Little Rock these days, I will definitely have to look the place up, next time I driving through town!!
How may Congressmen are married to high paid lobbyists? Well, one fewer when Dasshole got beat.
In a life or death situation? I don't know for sure, but I've read that anybody that knows how to handle a rifle starts popping away. And I imagine a Marine Corps Major as down to earth as Greg, even if he is a flyboy, knows how to handle a weapon.
See, the troops loved him. You could tell. He was one of them. That was the difference. I don't know if he got the pulitzer for that reporting job. He probably didn't but he should have. He rode into hell with those guys.
Matt Cooper is the wife of Clinton hit woman Mandy Grunwald. Why is he allowed to reprot without disclaimer?
Absolutely! We MUST have a rule for Greg Kelly. I just love his eyes.
All Marine Corps aviators do a short tour with a ground unit before going to their operational squadrons, so they know what the mud Marine's world is like.
"I was susceptible of him at first,"
I think you mean SKEPTICAL.
"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..."
You're supposed to put their HEAD in the toilet, not their feet. Who taught your Bully 101 course? Alan Alda? 8)
OMIGOSH! you are SO right!!! not sure why, but it really IS an illuminating picture!
a pampered little prick, i would wager.
THANK YOU!!!
omiGOSH! that is the best one yet! he is so scrumptious! thanks for the pics! (sigh)
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