Megyn Kelly

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{{cquote|And it’s true, Kelly is definitely the blonde wigstand on Fox News who is least awful. But that does not mean she is not the worst, also too! Like one time she said she wasn’t going to be too hard on poor [[19 Kids and Counting|Maw and Paw Duggar]] for covering up their son Josh’s sister-diddling ways. And why? [[Whataboutism|Because Bill Clinton, obviously.]]|||Evan Hurst<ref>Hurst, Evan, [http://wonkette.com/597577/megyn-kelly-was-really-barfy-the-day-her-wherever-bled-all-over-donald-trump "But don’t call her a feminist because EWWW GROSS"], Wonkette (1/5/16, 2:15pm).</ref>}}

'''Megyn Marie Kelly''' {{lived|1970}} is an [[United States of America|American]] former [[lawyer]]<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/megyn-kelly/bio/#s=h-l Fox News bio]</ref> and [[Fox News|Faux News]] anchor, essentially.

She identifies as an "Independent" and a "feminist who won't actually call herself a feminist". ([[Concern troll|Uh-huh.]])

However, Megyn has been known to [[Stopped clock|call out the GOP's bullshit]] more than other Fox News pundits. It’s no coincidence that Kelly left that network to go work for NBC. However, in October 2018, Kelly was fired for on-air remarks she made on her talk show surrounding the appropriateness of blackface as part of Halloween costumes.

==New look, same poor taste==

She often appeared on [[Bill O'Reilly]]'s show, the ''O'Reilly Factor'', where she got a free pass from Papa Bear, and later hosted a "news" show immediately following ''O'Reilly Factor''. And speaking of Billo, Kelly is basically his female clone, being known for getting into shouting matches with her guests, spouting [[wingnut]] talking points, then making [[Dunning-Kruger effect|condescending remarks]] when rebutted with actual [[fact]]s, or just essentially letting wingnuts themselves spout their [[talking point]]s, essentially.<ref>Mirkinson, Jack (2 March 2011). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/02/megyn-kelly-anthony-weiner-clarence-thomas_n_830506.html "Megyn Kelly And Anthony Weiner Get Into Shouting Match Over Clarence Thomas (VIDEO)"]. Retrieved on 1 November 2017 &ndash; via Huff Post.</ref><ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2010/07/13/have-your-facts-megyn-kelly-vs-kirsten-powers-on-nbpp-thug-case/ Megyn Kelly vs. Kirsten Powers] on NBPP</ref><ref>Atheist, Friendly. [http://friendlyatheist.com/2010/12/01/dave-silverman-vs-megyn-kelly/ "Dave Silverman vs. Megyn Kelly"]. ''friendlyatheist.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.ihatethemedia.com/megyn-kelly-bitch-slaps-gloria-allred Megyn Kelly "bitch slaps" Gloria Allred] over [[Tim Tebow]] ad</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qE6onrdCo "YouTube"]. ''www.youtube.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref><ref>IBback4Good, (14 February 2007). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66bM4pheaw&feature=related "Megyn Kelly Drops The S Bomb."]. Retrieved on 1 November 2017 &ndash; via YouTube.</ref><ref>[[Ann Althouse]] on [http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/althouse-on-fox-news-with-megyn-kelly.html Megyn Kelly]</ref><ref>[[Carl Paladino]] on [http://www.mediaite.com/tv/carl-paladino-speaks-with-megyn-kelly-refuses-to-confirm-or-deny-cuomo-allegations/ Megyn Kelly]</ref>

She later worked for NBC News. Unsurprisingly, her show there was an abject failure, and was described as a "nightmare".<ref>Ellison, Sarah. [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/can-megyn-kelly-outrun-her-nbc-nightmare "Can Megyn Kelly Outrun Her NBC “Nightmare”?"]. ''vanityfair.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref> Kelly's weird remarks – such as questioning an audience member whether he "became gay" after watching "Will & Grace", or offensive remarks about Jane Fonda and plastic surgery – would not have been seen as out of place in the echo chamber of Fox News, but on NBC these were seen as crass and offensive. A number of stars have expressed their regret at being on the show in the first place.<ref>[http://nypost.com/2017/10/02/with-megyn-kelly-how-did-nbc-make-the-same-mistake-again/ "With Megyn Kelly, how did NBC make the same mistake again?"]. ''nypost.com''. 2 October 2017. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref> Her interview with [[Alex Jones]] was widely criticized by relatives of the [[Sandy Hook]] shootings<ref>Estatie, Lamia (13 June 2017). [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40259209 "Anger over NBC's Alex Jones interview"]. Retrieved on 1 November 2017 &ndash; via www.bbc.co.uk.</ref> and by Jones himself, who called Kelly "{{wpl|Medusa}}".<ref>Walters, Joanna (18 June 2017). [http://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jun/18/alex-jones-megyn-kelly-nbc-interview-sandy-hook-trump "Alex Jones cries foul ahead of interview with 'Medusa' NBC host Megyn Kelly"]. Retrieved on 1 November 2017 &ndash; via www.theguardian.com.</ref> Although it's unclear as to how much Kelly "lost" her battle with Jones, the whole thing effectively spiraled into a PR nightmare for NBC News – one Kelly could no longer handle.<ref>Saraiya, Sonia (19 June 2017). [http://variety.com/2017/tv/columns/megyn-kelly-alex-jones-interview-sunday-night-nb-1202469971/ "Megyn Kelly Fails to Find the Story With Superficial Alex Jones Interview (Column)"]. ''variety.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref><ref>Poynter.org, James Warren, Chief Media Writer,. [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/megyn-kelly-alex-jones-cage-match "The Hard Truth About the Megyn Kelly-Alex Jones Cage Match"]. ''vanityfair.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref> Additionally, her interview with [[Vladimir Putin]] was seen as too lenient and, well, just a bit boring.<ref>Fox, Emily Jane. [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/megyn-kelly-putin-interview "Even Putin Seemed Bored with Megyn Kelly’s Interview"]. ''vanityfair.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref><ref>Ali, Lorraine. [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-sundays-with-megyn-kelly-review-20170604-story.html "Megyn Kelly gets outmaneuvered by Vladimir Putin on her NBC premiere 'Sunday Night' – LA Times"]. ''latimes.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/megyn-kelly-lambasted-for-vladmir-putin-interview-w485852 "Megyn Kelly Criticized for Vladimir Putin Interview"]. ''rollingstone.com''. Retrieved on 1 November 2017.</ref>

==Best of==

*She was one of the early birds to hype the [[New Black Panther Party|New Black Panther]] [[manufactroversy|panic]].<ref>[http://www.newshounds.us/2010/09/27/did_megyn_kelly_do_any_research_before_regurgitating_gop_talking_points_over_new_black_panther_party_and_the_obama_department_of_justice.php Kelly on NBPP], Newshounds.</ref>

*She has been described as "[[homophobia]]'s biggest ally" on the Fox News Channel<ref>"[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/equality-matters/is-megyn-kelly-homophobias-best-ally-at-fox_b_5367496.html Is Megyn Kelly Homophobia's Best Ally at Fox?]", Equality Matters via [[HuffPo]].</ref>—one hell of a title. 

*She demonstrates a distaste for other women quite frequently, like the time she defended Carly Fiorina’s whopper about [[Planned Parenthood]] stealing infants' brains, or when she failed to challenge [[Andrew Napolitano]] after he claimed that “Contraceptive services means contraception, [[Slippery slope|euthanasia, and abortion.]]”<ref>Larris, Rachel, [http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/12/01/megyn-kelly-defends-anti-planned-parenthood-sme/207154 "Megyn Kelly Defends Anti-Planned Parenthood Smear Videos With Blatant Falsehoods"], Media Matters (12/1/15 3:43 PM EST).</ref><ref>Marcotte, Amanda, [http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/03/25/andrew_napolitano_on_hobby_lobby_case_fox_news_analyst_claims_the_contraception.html "Fox News Analyst Says the Contraception Mandate Covers Euthanasia. Megyn Kelly Does Not Disagree."], Slate (3/25/14 12:29 PM).</ref>

*Her shutting down of [[Mike Huckabee|Huckabee]] after the gay marriage decision<ref>Kruger, Katherine, [http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/megyn-kelly-mike-huckabee-supreme-court-gay-marriage "Megyn Kelly Slams Huckabee Rejecting SCOTUS: ‘They Get The Final Say’"], TPM  (7/27/15, 5:53 PM EDT).</ref> or calling Bill O'Reilly out on his support of stop and frisk.

*Election Night 2012: [[Karl Rove]], his face falling by inches as he [[Mitt Romney|watches the results roll in]], bolts for the exit all of a sudden. Megyn Kelly ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TwuR0jCavk follows after him]'', peppering him with questions about how he could have gotten it all so wrong and refusing to let up even as he tries to wave her off.<ref>Gillette, Felix, [http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-11-06/welcome-to-my-living-room-thank-you-for-spinning "Welcome to my living room, thank you for spinning"], Bloomberg 11.6.12. '''Kelly''': Is this just [[Pseudostatistics| math that you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better]], or is this real?"</ref>

*She has been highly critical of [[Donald Trump]] and his bluster. According to an interview on ''Fresh Air'' (NPR), Trump threw her life into chaos by directing his anger at her. Death threats, rape threats, people digging into her life, harassing people close to her, staking out her house. She said her biggest fear was that something would happen while she was out with her kids. Eventually, Trump pulled out of the Fox debates rather than deal with her for one more second.<ref>Grunwald, Michael, [http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVu60OK5WFT0AwDwnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBydWNmY2MwBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM0BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1454287157/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.politico.com%2fmagazine%2fstory%2f2016%2f01%2fgop-debate-trump-megyn-kelly-213576/RK=0/RS=DDHELIKLXYp2.i7Gs7qUu1K4ras- "Megyn Kelly Just Did Trump’s Dirty Work for Him"], politico 1.29.16.</ref> That meme was the worst thing Trump ever did since it forced decent people [[Not as bad as|to side with Megyn Kelly.]]  Worry not, she and Trump patched things up in time for a highly-rated interview on ''The Kelly File''.  It was a real softball interview; no issues were covered, no real policy discussed, it was all crap like:
::"But what do you ''feel'', Donald?"
::"You are powerful... but with great power comes great responsibility."
::"Do you ever feel wounded?"

:The biggest 'revelation' was Trump's admission that [[George W. Bush|he doesn't drink]].  Megyn, you've gotta be more hard-hitting than this if you want to build up an image as a tough journalist. (''You're all missing the point of the interview. It was to make females FEEL good about [[Tokenism|voting Trump]], essentially.''<ref>Borchers, Callum, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/05/18/after-barbara-walters-esque-donald-trump-interview-megyn-kelly-no-longer-such-a-media-darling/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_2_na "Megyn Kelly no longer such a media darling after Barbara Walters-esque Trump interview"], WaPo 5.18.16.</ref><ref>'''Kelly''': “@realDonaldTrump can claim things about women that frankly, @HillaryClinton…can’t. He’s employed thousands of women.” [https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/733106199546056706 5.18.16 Tweet.]</ref>)

*2016 Presidential Debates: Watching Fox News was hilarious. They criticized Hillary's reactions as not being "attractive', and Kelly almost had a brain aneurysm.  Between the Trump campaign and [[Roger Ailes]]' blatantly sexist culture, it's a wonder why she stays. Her $20,000,000+ salary might have a little something to do with that.

*The Donald believes that Kelly is "infatuated with [[sex]]". Who in their right mind thought [[Newt Gingrich]] was the appropriate mouthpiece to convey that message? Anyway, she [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMlC0-Ut8Ng flattened] (broken link) him with no effort, and Newt responded like a whiny baby.

*Going full fascist by supporting ICE and their arrests of civilians and raids on cities.<ref>[https://www.megynkelly.com/2025/04/21/megyn-kelly-reacts-to-us-supreme-court-pause-on-deportations-under-alien-enemies-act/#:~:text=The%20Numbers,without%20having%20an%20airtight%20wall. MEGYN REACTS TO U.S. SUPREME COURT PAUSING TRUMP’S DEPORTATION EFFORTS UNDER ALIEN ENEMIES ACT] Megyn Kelly</ref>

==Quotes==

{{cquote|Toughen up, buttercup!|||Advice to whiny feminists.<ref>Kilgore, Samantha, [http://www.inquisitr.com/2036448/fox-news-host-megyn-kelly-to-feminists-toughen-up-buttercups/ "Fox Host Megyn Kelly to Feminists: 'Toughen Up, Buttercups!'"], Inqisitur, 4.23.15.</ref>
''(It's worth noting that people who make these kinds of dismissive statements react very poorly when others use the same language with them.)''}}

{{cquote|[Police pepper spray is] like a derivative of actual pepper. It’s a [[food]] product, essentially.|||Megyn Kelly, on the [[Occupy Wall Street|Lieutenant John Pike incident]]<ref>21 November 2011, ''The O’Reilly Factor''</ref> 
''(Remember kids, cyanide is like a derivative of almond, so it's also a food product!)''}}

{{cquote|Yes, thank you. For all of those kids watching Fox News at 9:40 at night, Santa is white. And Santa can't just change colors -- it's not like he's magic or something. Plus, black Santa is a horrible idea. If a homeowner in Florida sees a black man coming down their chimney, [[Trayvon Martin|he is going to get shot]].|||[[Stephen Colbert]] on Kelly's insistence that [[Santa Claus#Origin|Santa]] and [[Jesus#Historical Jesus|Jesus]] were [[WASP]]s<ref>[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/431282/december-12-2013/megyn-kelly-on-santa-s-skin-color?xrs=synd_facebook_121313_cn_50 Megyn Kelly on Santa's Skin Color]</ref>}}

{{cquote|Why can't it be a day where we take a moment and we stop and acknowledge the role that [[The United States as a Christian nation|God has played in the formation of this country and its laws?]] What's so ''promotional'' about religion there?|||''America Live w/Megyn Kelly'', 16 April 2010}}

==See also==

*[[Style over substance]]
*[[Christina Hoff Sommers]]
*[[Milo Yiannopoulos]]
*[https://mediamatters.org/research/2016/04/11/comprehensive-guide-megyn-kelly%E2%80%99s-history-right-wing-media-misinformation/209854 A Comprehensive Guide To Megyn Kelly's History Of Right-Wing Media Misinformation]

==References==
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