Sunday, August 9, 2015

The torches and pitchforks are out for Megyn Kelly

Petition to Ban Megyn Kelly from Hosting Future Debates Goes Viral  "I’m not surprised in the least. I was offended as well by Kelly’s conduct at the debates. Not only did she vehemently attack Donald Trump and try to set him up to be taken out, she set the candidate’s at each other’s throats. The ‘esteemed’ panel also knocked Ted Cruz for having the temerity to call Mitch McConnell out as the liar that he is. Shame on them. Who’s calling the shots here? I bet it is Carl Rove and the Bush team. Bet on it. Everyone should sign the petition requesting that Megyn Kelly not host future debates for Fox News. She was biased, vicious and manipulative. I’m very, very disappointed in her."

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 Look who's No.1 in NBC poll after GOP debate  "A brand-new scientific poll taken in the wake of Thursday’s Republican debates and Donald Trump’s war of words with Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly shows the billionaire developer increasing his lead at the top position, with GOP establishment candidates such as Jeb Bush and Chris Christie in a downward spiral.


Independent Sentinel : We Took a Different Look at the Debates Because We Hate the Media 
. . . "People just want fairness. Even many non-Trump supporters were unhappy about the way Trump was handled.
"It probably took away from the candidates because everyone was waiting for more sparks to fly or stewing over the opening questions.
"It wasn’t boring, I’ll give them that.
"Actually, listening to the questions individually in the clips below might change your mind somewhat.
"Each of these candidates is intelligent, knowledgeable, and deserves credit for being willing to serve the country and put themselves out there to be ridiculed and reviled – some are more worthy than others but that is for you to decide." . . . Videos at the link.

'It wasn't an attack': Defiant Megyn Kelly maintains she was 'fair' with 'nervous' Donald Trump in the lead up to 'bloodgate' 
 . . . "Kelly, the only female moderator on the panel, also revealed that she told her male colleagues, Bret Baier and Chris Wallace, before the debate not to defend her, should Trump attack. 
" 'I'm a big girl, I can handle it,' she said.
" 'My job is not to feel passionately about these candidates.
" 'My job is to go out there and ask probing questions that are hopefully smart and that help the people learn something about this person.
" '(Baier and Wallace) are both gentlemen and I didn't want them to in any way feel they needed to somehow come to my rescue.
" 'I didn't want them to feel if anybody started to attack me that I would be wondering where my compadres are.
" 'I'm a big girl. I can take it.' 

Do Trump supporters care what part of Megyn Kelly's body he was thinking of?
. . . "How do you feel about his comments?  Does your judgment of Trump depend on what part of Kelly's body  he was really referring to?  Do you think his sometimes offensive style will be a turn-off to voters in the general election...or just the breath of fresh air to get elected?"

Jonah Goldberg: Asking Trump Whether He’d Support the GOP Nominee Was Anything but ‘Unfair’ . . . "Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the polls for that nomination and he has, several times in recent weeks, suggested he might take his marbles and go if he’s not the nominee. But it was unfair to ask him about it?" . . .

NYT: This Wasn’t a Debate, It Was an Inquisition  . . . "They took each of the 10 Republicans onstage to task. They held each of them to account. They made each address the most prominent blemishes on his record, the most profound apprehensions that voters feel about him, the greatest vulnerability that he has.
"It was riveting. It was admirable. It compels me to write a cluster of words I never imagined writing: hooray for Fox News."

Salon:  Fox News’ vicious Republican power grab: Why Megyn Kelly vs. Donald Trump was just the beginning    "There were many on Twitter who seemed surprised that the moderators were asking such tough questions of the candidates. But they shouldn’t have been. Just because Fox News may be soft on Republicans when comparing them to Democrats doesn’t mean its journalists will simply roll over for them when it’s an intra-family affair."

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