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rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 06:31 PM Dec 2013

Is Megyn Kelly a racist or simply ignorant? Or possibly both.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-colbert-daily-show-black-santa-20131213,0,3830377.story#axzz2nOdInpVY

For those who missed it, Fox News host Megyn Kelly hosted a segment on her show on Wednesday discussing a Slate article in which the author suggested that Santa Claus be depicted as a penguin -- a more inclusive figure than a pink-skinned white guy. Kelly stated, for the kids watching her show, that Santa Claus was white. And so was Jesus.


John Stewart points out that neither Jesus nor the St. Nicholas that Santa was based on, were white.

If you think children are disappointed when told Santa isnt real, it has to be worse for poor Megyn when she finds out Santa wasnt white.
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Is Megyn Kelly a racist or simply ignorant? Or possibly both. (Original Post) rhett o rick Dec 2013 OP
Yes lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #1
Both… nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #2
Possibly? I'd say her words speak for themselves hlthe2b Dec 2013 #3
I agree with you. Stuart G Dec 2013 #4
Anybody who flashes that many beaver shots to the Fox cameras ... IggleDoer Dec 2013 #5
Please self delete that post. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #8
+1 Major Nikon Dec 2013 #12
Would someone please post the jury results for this post. I would love to rhett o rick Dec 2013 #25
Yes and in a format that won't keep it alive MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #29
WTF? You went to a lot of trouble for that? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #33
Not really MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #35
What the hell are you talking about? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #43
When I alerted on this post, the results report was 3-3. Coyotl Dec 2013 #57
How can you tell how many alerted? I would love to see the justification by the jury for leaving. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #67
I was just kidding about the number of alerts. There is no indicator, but Coyotl Dec 2013 #68
I agree with both. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #70
what a creep you are. i hope a whole lot of people are alerting on you. each one goes to skinner seabeyond Dec 2013 #38
A jury voted to leave, but I cant get the results. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #42
3-3. so alert. everyone that alerts skinner will see the message. tell him what you think seabeyond Dec 2013 #44
Sorry for not being more clear, I did alert and did know it was 3 -3 but am interested in reading rhett o rick Dec 2013 #45
you are saying you were the first alerter? or someone else had already alerted? and so seabeyond Dec 2013 #46
Right, I wasnt the first. I gave him time to do the decent thing and self delete. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #47
bah haha. they do not want to hear from me. but you are more than welcome. seabeyond Dec 2013 #48
LOL, my last trip to ATA didnt end well. I guess this is what DU is. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #49
IGNORE Coyotl Dec 2013 #50
i ahve never been one to ignore in your face sexism. i do not know if it is in me. lol. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #52
Don't ignore sexism to be sure. But we can ignore members. Coyotl Dec 2013 #58
She is no Martin Bashir, to be sure! Coyotl Dec 2013 #54
tslking the palin thing? and did you read our thread in hof, lol. seabeyond Dec 2013 #56
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #76
In your defense to the naysayers to your post... FarPoint Dec 2013 #79
he used sexism, to point out sexism? or was he merely being a sexist and you were able to twist seabeyond Dec 2013 #80
Essentially... FarPoint Dec 2013 #82
you started with "In your defense". i do not think being sexist has a defense. seabeyond Dec 2013 #83
It seemed appropriate to start in that style FarPoint Dec 2013 #86
the negative responses were due to the posters sexism, which is warranted and as it should be. seabeyond Dec 2013 #92
You think he said it ironically to prove a point? gollygee Dec 2013 #85
No I don't.... FarPoint Dec 2013 #87
it was offensively sexist without anything to do with fox. it was imappropiate for du. a self delete seabeyond Dec 2013 #93
He could have done it without using sexism himself. Your rationalization doesnt fly. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #100
Remember when news people had to be skilled and intelligent? shenmue Dec 2013 #6
I think the word you're looking for TBF Dec 2013 #7
IMO not every ignorant person is racist, but every racist is ignorant. bluesbassman Dec 2013 #9
In Megyn's case, I dont think there's a doubt. Why she cant even spell her name correct. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #10
We call her meh-GYN, as in GYNecologist. calimary Dec 2013 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick Dec 2013 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author Feral Child Dec 2013 #77
I didnt look at it like that. I will delete my post. I didnt think gyn would be offensive. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #96
Cool. Feral Child Dec 2013 #106
Deleted mine, also. Feral Child Dec 2013 #107
Thanks for being polite. Have a happy holidays. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #108
Great segment by Jon Stewart (as usual) bvar22 Dec 2013 #11
Wasnt that Jon Stewart's dad in the movie? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #13
I find her appallingly ignorant. Warpy Dec 2013 #14
If it is "ignorance" it's a self assumed ignorance. People that should know better, I rhett o rick Dec 2013 #18
Make that "willful" ignorance. truebluegreen Dec 2013 #36
Thank you, that is what I mean. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #41
SHE'S PRETTY....that's what matters in network noooz spanone Dec 2013 #15
Both fictional characters Packerowner740 Dec 2013 #16
she's disgusting Skittles Dec 2013 #17
Both Gothmog Dec 2013 #19
The people who buy the soap she sells are racists. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #20
Interesting thought. In spite of what she thinks, to me she is a racist based on what she says. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #24
She's racist, ignorant, and stupid. nt Incitatus Dec 2013 #21
Is there a difference? n/t Triana Dec 2013 #22
Racism, ignorance, or stupidity would serve as an excuse, for HER... immoderate Dec 2013 #23
I'm sure she's both. And mean, too. nt valerief Dec 2013 #26
A right jolly old...Human? Half-Century Man Dec 2013 #27
Both. Airhead filled with repuke nonsense on point Dec 2013 #28
Both 2naSalit Dec 2013 #30
You have to be ignorant to be a racist... slor Dec 2013 #31
Neither JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #37
+1. I doubt she was the person who decided to have a segment about Santa's race. FOX El_Johns Dec 2013 #60
Fox News has about as much credibility of starting a race war as Cartman does. Initech Dec 2013 #95
That still makes me laugh! JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #98
Shit is going down!!! Initech Dec 2013 #99
Both Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 #39
what I would say to megyn brettdale Dec 2013 #40
She is a proud graduate of the FN bimbo school. oldandhappy Dec 2013 #51
Not all ignorant people are racists but all racist people are ignorant Bjorn Against Dec 2013 #53
Someone in Fox News writes her scripts - she is not alone Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #55
I agree it's scripted, but not because some higher-up at FOX thinks (or cares) Santa was white. El_Johns Dec 2013 #61
BA Political Science Syracuse, Law degree from Albany, associate editor of the law review. El_Johns Dec 2013 #59
I have known doctors who are complete idiots. I have known lawyers who are complete idiots - I have Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #63
She worked as a lawyer for a decade; she's able to think critically. Why attribute to stupidity El_Johns Dec 2013 #66
yep! ceeRoy Dec 2013 #104
I'll go with both Prophet 451 Dec 2013 #62
I'd like to think it was just the latter, but.....she may very well be both. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #64
I would like to step away from the Megyn question for a moment energumen Dec 2013 #65
It is important to acknowledge that races of humans do NOT exist, except, of course, in the minds Coyotl Dec 2013 #69
There are either one race or 7 billion races. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #74
no one knows ceeRoy Dec 2013 #105
Ignorant. I've noticed most Fox News anchors know absolutely nothing about their subject matter. Dash87 Dec 2013 #71
Racist, dim-witted, and mean. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #72
"We're Not White Guys, Megyn Kelly" By Jesus and St. Nicholas Coyotl Dec 2013 #73
She is not racist. gulliver Dec 2013 #75
Both Blue_Roses Dec 2013 #78
She's a race hustler, she hyped the New Black Panther stuff in order to scare geek tragedy Dec 2013 #81
She is a dick underpants Dec 2013 #84
She's a republican. Racist, ignorant, hateful slime. AlinPA Dec 2013 #88
Megyn Kelly is a performer. She's playing a role when she's on TV. Mariana Dec 2013 #89
She meets the FOX standards of journalism for women: she's pretty and blonde. Beacool Dec 2013 #90
She's a racist feigning ignorance. Iggo Dec 2013 #91
Racism is a byproduct of ignorance. Initech Dec 2013 #94
I vote that Megyn Kelly is an ignorant racist. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #97
Outside of being a tool for the FOX regime liberal N proud Dec 2013 #101
She lends credence to the stereotypes of. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2013 #102
I think she is a cold calculating capitalist. DrewFlorida Dec 2013 #103
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
25. Would someone please post the jury results for this post. I would love to
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:18 PM
Dec 2013

see the justification to let this post stay.

 

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(7,638 posts)
29. Yes and in a format that won't keep it alive
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:43 PM
Dec 2013

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rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
67. How can you tell how many alerted? I would love to see the justification by the jury for leaving.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 12:17 PM
Dec 2013
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
68. I was just kidding about the number of alerts. There is no indicator, but
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:16 PM
Dec 2013

wouldn't that be a great feature.

Another great feature would be if everyone could see the jury results of every alert.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
38. what a creep you are. i hope a whole lot of people are alerting on you. each one goes to skinner
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 10:40 PM
Dec 2013

and he can check out your sexist ass.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
44. 3-3. so alert. everyone that alerts skinner will see the message. tell him what you think
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 11:18 PM
Dec 2013

about this garbage standing under our community standard rules....

the more alerts, the more attention to the creep.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
45. Sorry for not being more clear, I did alert and did know it was 3 -3 but am interested in reading
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 11:29 PM
Dec 2013

the justification for this crap.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
46. you are saying you were the first alerter? or someone else had already alerted? and so
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 12:05 AM
Dec 2013

you just got back the 3-3. ya. i hear ya. i would like to see it also. but then our guys are having a gay ole time with this crap right not. probably all.... no comment.

what i understand, and i think i am correct. the alerts keep going to skinner even after the initial one. so both your alert and my alert will also go to skinner along with the original alerter.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
47. Right, I wasnt the first. I gave him time to do the decent thing and self delete.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:08 AM
Dec 2013

So all I learned when I alerted was the 3 - 3 leave. I hope Skinner see this. I am very disappointed in the jury. Maybe we should take it to ATA.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
48. bah haha. they do not want to hear from me. but you are more than welcome.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:17 AM
Dec 2013

over the last couple days there have been a couple of incredible hides. i mean nothing. saw no reason for it at all. then shit like this stands. really up in the air, what this jury is all about. you can look in ata at baines question and look at the couple hides i am talking about. if you look at those i think it can help you frame the question in ata better. we are baffled.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
58. Don't ignore sexism to be sure. But we can ignore members.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 02:42 AM
Dec 2013

Of course, if you ignore right away, this whole segment of the thread disappears.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
54. She is no Martin Bashir, to be sure!
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:34 AM
Dec 2013

You can be a racist on the M$M, but you cannot criticize one!

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
56. tslking the palin thing? and did you read our thread in hof, lol.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:38 AM
Dec 2013

we had something just like that going on

you can be, you just cant say it out loud.

or something.

cute. and ya.

Response to IggleDoer (Reply #5)

FarPoint

(12,447 posts)
79. In your defense to the naysayers to your post...
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:10 PM
Dec 2013

You actually identify the way Fox uses women in a sexist fashion just to attract and stimulate male viewers.

They use their women commentators as eye-candy in effort to arouse the male viewer in their
" Women are Property Objects" for their delightful fantasy.

If a beautiful woman says such outrageous things as Fox dictates, then the target viewer is so much more inclined to support and endorse the statement,defending her in rebuttal as a direct result of the subliminal stimulation.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
80. he used sexism, to point out sexism? or was he merely being a sexist and you were able to twist
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:13 PM
Dec 2013

it to seem like he had done something brilliant? being a sexist to show sexism. right

FarPoint

(12,447 posts)
82. Essentially...
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:33 PM
Dec 2013

His response proves the point of Fox sexism. It s a predictable response which Fox takes to the bank.

FarPoint

(12,447 posts)
86. It seemed appropriate to start in that style
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:44 PM
Dec 2013

due to the negative response the poster was receiving...as my point was to identify the methodical scheming by Fox to use sexism ....which is an effective tool by the posters example. The poster was "hooked" as well.

Fox is deplorable to women....they easily avoid confrontation for their sexist tactics. All Fox women seem to easily and willingly conform to Stepford Wives collective.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
92. the negative responses were due to the posters sexism, which is warranted and as it should be.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 05:39 PM
Dec 2013

regardless of the observation that is totally separate of making a sexist statement to get a giggle from it and fox news own form of sexism.

but require a negative response.

FarPoint

(12,447 posts)
87. No I don't....
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:47 PM
Dec 2013

but I don't sense the poster realized it was offensively sexist due to the Fox culture where it is encouraged and normal.

An apology from the poster would be appropriate in follow up.....

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
93. it was offensively sexist without anything to do with fox. it was imappropiate for du. a self delete
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 05:42 PM
Dec 2013

is the only half way decent thing this poster could do. he is not willing to. that only leaves us to assume his sexism was meant to offend.

bluesbassman

(19,379 posts)
9. IMO not every ignorant person is racist, but every racist is ignorant.
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 07:02 PM
Dec 2013

No matter how "booksmart" one might be, it takes a good deal of ignorance to be a racist.

calimary

(81,514 posts)
32. We call her meh-GYN, as in GYNecologist.
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 10:00 PM
Dec 2013

Well, that IS one way to pronounce it, after all.

Makes as much sense as anything else this poor dear has to say.

Response to calimary (Reply #32)

Response to rhett o rick (Reply #34)

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
96. I didnt look at it like that. I will delete my post. I didnt think gyn would be offensive.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 05:47 PM
Dec 2013

I thought Meh was funny, when referring to Ms. Kelly.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
11. Great segment by Jon Stewart (as usual)
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 07:09 PM
Dec 2013

Here is the forensic reconstruction of St Nicholas:

The Real Face of St. Nicholas

Modern forensic anthropology has developed tools to help discover what people looked like. These techniques are primarily used to assist in identifying unknown crime victims. However, they can be used also for historic personages when there is access to the right information. Normally, this would be skeletal remains, including the skull.

St. Nicholas' remains are buried in the crypt of the Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, Italy. These bones were temporarily removed when the crypt was repaired during the 1950s. At the Vatican's request, anatomy professor Luigi Martino from the University of Bari, took thousands of minutely-detailed measurements and x-ray photographs (roentgenography) of the skull and other bones.

The current professor of forensic pathology at the University of Bari, Francesco Introna, knew advancements in diagnostic technique could yield much more from the data gathered in the 1950s. So he engaged an expert facial anthropologist, Caroline Wilkinson, at the University of Manchester in England, to construct a model of the saint's head from the earlier measurements.

<snip>

The result of the project is the image of a Greek man, living in Asia Minor (part of the Greek Byzantine Empire), about 60-years old, 5-feet 6-inches tall, who had a heavy jaw and a broken nose.


http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/real-face/


And hereare the clips from Jon Stweart where he performed the beautiful Take Down of Megan Kelly & FOX "News"

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-december-12-2013/war-on-christmas---s--t-s-getting-weird-edition---black-santa

Warpy

(111,359 posts)
14. I find her appallingly ignorant.
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 07:35 PM
Dec 2013

She has no clue where her image of Santa came from (a Coke advertising campaign in the 1930s) nor of the other images that preceded it. Santa's got a lot of different faces and names and she doesn't know any of them--just the Coca Cola Santa that was picked up by greeting card companies.

The history is so much richer than that but she'd rather remain impoverished and get defensive toward anyone who points it out to her.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
18. If it is "ignorance" it's a self assumed ignorance. People that should know better, I
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 07:59 PM
Dec 2013

think, convince themselves that "Santa is just white!" for example. They believe in an altered reality. This is a problem with conservatives.

 

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)
36. Make that "willful" ignorance.
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 10:16 PM
Dec 2013

And you are correct: it goes with the "unskewed" polls of recent memory. An affliction of the right.

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
20. The people who buy the soap she sells are racists.
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 08:26 PM
Dec 2013

It's impossible to know, and pointless to speculate about what she really thinks.

She works for the network of choice for idiots and racists.

 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
23. Racism, ignorance, or stupidity would serve as an excuse, for HER...
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:02 PM
Dec 2013

She should know better, and I'm amazed that she doesn't. Nevertheless, it remains that it was broadcast to the nation, and I'm pegging the explanation as paid propagandist.

--imm

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
27. A right jolly old...Human?
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:23 PM
Dec 2013

I thought Santa Claus was an elf. You know a northern European non-human pagan entity.
Saint Nicholas was a at best Mediterranean. probably a Semite.
Yeshua is a Semite.
Megyn Kelly is apparently an Aryan unber-mensch who rewrites history and science.

 

El_Johns

(1,805 posts)
60. +1. I doubt she was the person who decided to have a segment about Santa's race. FOX
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 02:54 AM
Dec 2013

specializes in meaningless FAUX controversy targeted at the lowest common denominator. So people will waste their time talking about stupid things that don't matter.

brettdale

(12,384 posts)
40. what I would say to megyn
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 10:51 PM
Dec 2013

Jese and Santa Are two people who would hate Fox news with a passion, they would hate what you do so much, even they
would be angry and mad and upset, they would hate your race baiting, your homophobic tendencies, they would
hate your manipulative ways and how you try to make people be against health care for poor people, just so the
sponsors of your tv show will be happy.

They would be happy if people gave to the poor, they would be happy if people were nice, if they lived in the
same era, they would be friends, they may even hold hands, maybe even kiss, who knows?

They certainly wouldn't like what you do for a living, but they would respect that's its your choice.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
51. She is a proud graduate of the FN bimbo school.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:29 AM
Dec 2013

Really, FN has to have people practice for all the out of touch, out of reality things that get said on that network.

 

El_Johns

(1,805 posts)
61. I agree it's scripted, but not because some higher-up at FOX thinks (or cares) Santa was white.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 02:55 AM
Dec 2013

It's a Murdoch franchise; this kind of clown show is his specialty.

 

El_Johns

(1,805 posts)
59. BA Political Science Syracuse, Law degree from Albany, associate editor of the law review.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 02:48 AM
Dec 2013

"Following her graduation from Albany Law School in 1995, Kelly was an associate in the Chicago office of law firm Bickel & Brewer LLP, during which time she co-wrote an article for the American Bar Association's journal, Litigation, called "The Conflicting Roles of Lawyer as Director".[10] She later joined Jones Day for nine years, where she served as an attorney for credit bureau Experian."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyn_Kelly

Not dumb, not ignorant.

Either an idealogue or an actor or a shill.

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
63. I have known doctors who are complete idiots. I have known lawyers who are complete idiots - I have
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 06:42 AM
Dec 2013

Last edited Sat Dec 14, 2013, 11:31 AM - Edit history (1)

known people with all kinds of impressive credentials who just are not very smart. I think some people learn at a young age with proper coaching how to take tests and complete assignments that meet all the requirements for good grades. But they do not have basic critical thinking skills or the ability to think abstractly, linearly or to see the big picture.

 

El_Johns

(1,805 posts)
66. She worked as a lawyer for a decade; she's able to think critically. Why attribute to stupidity
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 11:18 AM
Dec 2013

what's more easily explained by amorality?

 

ceeRoy

(69 posts)
104. yep!
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 10:28 PM
Dec 2013

great post....i believe that as well after having the experience of working with some geniuses in my career field.

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)
62. I'll go with both
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:37 AM
Dec 2013

Santa Claus, the fictional character, can be any ethnicity you like. But St. Nicholas and Jesus would both have a hard time getting a cab in certain cities.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
64. I'd like to think it was just the latter, but.....she may very well be both.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 07:48 AM
Dec 2013

It's a possibility we can't ignore, IMHO.

energumen

(76 posts)
65. I would like to step away from the Megyn question for a moment
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 08:45 AM
Dec 2013

And discuss the Jesus question. Is everyone saying Jesus was a member of the Negro race? Jesus would have been of Jewish heritage. Let's face it, he would have looked like a standard suicide bomber. And if he was alive today probably would have made most people nervous since he would have been considered a religious radical.

By the way, I am not in any way, shape, or form implying Jesus would have been a suicide bomber or condoned said practice.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
69. It is important to acknowledge that races of humans do NOT exist, except, of course, in the minds
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:20 PM
Dec 2013

of uneducated people.

Everyone on the earth has African genes. And we are all closely related.

http://jqjacobs.net/anthro/ancestors.html

 

ceeRoy

(69 posts)
105. no one knows
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 10:42 PM
Dec 2013

what jesus looked like...he could have been black...he was definately jewish. no one really knows what the racial make up of people that lived in isreal 2000+ years ago was like, theres a set of ancient black jews that live in ethiopia now that migrated from isreal over a 1000 years ago...they were original jews too, not converts....jesus could have been one of them...dont you think thats possible?

Dash87

(3,220 posts)
71. Ignorant. I've noticed most Fox News anchors know absolutely nothing about their subject matter.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 02:05 PM
Dec 2013

The biggest offender of this is O'Reilly. He goes off on tangents for books and movies that he's never even seen. When called out on this, he says that his research team read it for him. Um... Then why are you talking about it? Get someone who has read the book/movie, or don't talk about it at all.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
73. "We're Not White Guys, Megyn Kelly" By Jesus and St. Nicholas
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 02:09 PM
Dec 2013
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/12/1262236/--We-re-Not-White-Guys-Megyn-Kelly-By-Jesus-and-St-Nicholas

Hey Megs:

Santa, here. I was hanging out with your Lord and Savior, stringing some popcorn in heaven, and we figured we'd drop you a line. We don't want to make too big a deal about this -- we're both pretty multicultural -- but we want to get the record straight.

We're not white people.

I'm sorry if this bothers you. But it's the truth. St. Nick and Jesus are not, and never have been, from the dry part of the bird.

First of all, modern concepts of whiteness just plain don't apply ..........
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
81. She's a race hustler, she hyped the New Black Panther stuff in order to scare
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:15 PM
Dec 2013

Fox's old white racist demographic into watching.

Mariana

(14,861 posts)
89. Megyn Kelly is a performer. She's playing a role when she's on TV.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 04:50 PM
Dec 2013

Her job is to make her audience want to continue to watch her show, so the advertisers will continue to pay big buck for ad time. She does that by telling her audience what they want to hear.

That's really all there is to it.

Beacool

(30,253 posts)
90. She meets the FOX standards of journalism for women: she's pretty and blonde.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 05:15 PM
Dec 2013

Greta is an exception on both counts, but by and large, they seem to hire more on looks than on experience.



liberal N proud

(60,346 posts)
101. Outside of being a tool for the FOX regime
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 09:06 PM
Dec 2013

something she willingly does, she is both racist bigot and ignorant as the FOX viewers.

DinahMoeHum

(21,812 posts)
102. She lends credence to the stereotypes of. . .
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 09:23 PM
Dec 2013

"dumb broad", "dumb blonde", "blow in her ear and she'll follow you anywhere", etc.

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