Free Republic

Megyn, Megyn, Megyn: exactly how long did you think you could remain airborne once you lost your lift? Thomas Lifson, editor and publisher of American Thinker documents her mercurial rise and equally impressive descent. Which taboo did Miss Megyn violate that caused her abandonment by both conservative and liberal viewers?  Does it even matter?  Mr. Lifson points out that taboos, especially in the arena of “news” are a funny thing: “undesirability is a subjective concept, shaped by self-interest.” Megyn reported and viewers of all stripes decided.As commenter Terrence Appleby Allston suggested, this may explain Megyn’s situation: Ezekiel 16:28 "Thou hast played...

Okay, Megyn has the spotlight and people are listening. The initial reviews are mixed, depending on the reviewer's perspective. The portion of the panel discussion not aired by NBC shows national heads of state that weren't impressed by Kelly and an audience that regarded many of her questions and comments as failed punchlines.

In today's press conference covering the lifetime ban and $2.5 million fine against Clippers owner Donald Sterling over his racist remarks, a Fox News' The Kelly File reporter asked NBA Commissioner Adam Silver if he was on a "slippery slope." “Should someone lose their team for remarks shared in private? Is this a slippery slope?” Jovian Lien is not the first person to raise the question of freedom of speech in the handing down of punishment against Sterling. On Monday, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban asked the same essential question, also using the phrase "slippery slope." "I think there's a constitution...

The last debate before the January 3rd Iowa caucuses is being held tonight in Sioux City. We get seven candidates at this debate: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman.Fox's Bret Baier anchors the debate. Fox News panelists questioning the candidates: Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Neil Cavuto.