Megyn Kelly Grills Rand Paul: 'Those Women Were Not Yelling At You'

[DonViejo]

Fox News host Megyn Kelly on Wednesday night questioned whether Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was ready for the scrutiny of a presidential campaign, citing numerous recent interviews in which Paul was testy with reporters.

Paul told Kelly that "interviews are difficult," especially when they are contentious and the interviewer is "editorializing."

"I don’t think it makes for good TV on both sides. And I do lose my cool," Paul said on "The Kelly File," adding that viewers don't want to watch "yelling."

"Those women were not yelling at you," Kelly interjected.

Kelly asked Paul about his heated interview with NBC's Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday, in which he accused her of "editorializing," and about his interview with CNBC's Kelly Evans, when he shushed the anchor. Paul also got "testy" with a male Associated Press reporter on Wednesday.

"Do you regret shushing the reporter?" Kelly asked Paul. "Savanannah Guthrie’s not exactly known for her aggressive unfairness."

"I think the question was unfair," Paul answered. "Do I think that I responded appropriately? You know, I would rather not have contentious interviews. I’d rather do 30 minutes with Charlie Roes, laid back in a lazy boy chair."

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[underpants]

1. I’d rather do 30 minutes with Charlie Rose, laid back in a lazy boy chair.

Okay that didn't come out right.

[Kber]

2. I think it came out exactly right!

[trotsky]

12. LMAO n/t

[Monk06]

25. Would that be the regular massage or the 'special' ?

[leftofcool]

26. OMG! I love this one.

Can I keep this post?

[underpants]

33. :-)

[Faux pas]

3. Keep showing your ass

rand, we love it!

[samsingh]

4. i'd rather have a world where stupid imbeciles like Rand Paul don't run for President

[Monk06]

27. I'd rather have more. The more clowns in the GOP car the better. The debates are going to be

fantastic. A six way tie between every nutburger on the planet.

[Gothmog]

5. Rand Paul is not suited to be POTUS

[2naSalit]

7. I question whether he's

qualified for anything of value in our society.

[Aerows]

6. I hate the network she is on

but every now and then, Megyn Kelly hits it out of the park.

She's like Kathleen Parker - never saw a conservative position she didn't like - BUT every now and then a ray of sense brains her, and she has to run with it.

[Chiyo-chichi]

9. Might you be giving Ms. Kelly too much credit in suggesting a ray of sense?

I would suggest that Rand Paul simply does not have--nor will he ever have--the Murdoch/Ailes Stamp of Approval, thus the anchors are free to grill him at will.

[Aerows]

11. You could be right.

Neither Parker or Kelley exemplify sense often enough to be called rational people.

[Johonny]

15. No, she just made him the victim

instead of actually covering the subjects he didn't what to talk about... she made the story about the mean media picking on him. The average voter is glad Rand Paul treats the media like crap. They hate the liberal media too.

[wheniwasincongress]

31. I read an article

where someone high up at CNN said they had a chance to hire her, and they regret it not doing so.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

8. Of course she's grilling him. He's not the Annointed One. nt

[Chiyo-chichi]

10. Exactly!

[Eleanors38]

13. Fox is right wing all the time; he's just another shout-show commentator to them.

[Buzz Clik]

29. +1

[Johonny]

14. Because saying shush is the worst thing thing to come out of his mouth ever?

Megyn Kelly has the amazing ability to have important people on her show and ask them crap that doesn't matter. Of all the issues in the world that will effect my life and as president Rand Paul would have the ability to change for better or worse, how he treats assholes like you in the media isn't in my top one hundred. Perhaps Rand was mean/disrespectful due to what they were discussing. You could cover the that Kelly... nah. What a waste of air time.

[Arkana]

16. Ask Sarah Palin how well accusing the press of being unfair worked, Rando.

It plays well with the base. For the other 75% of the country it makes you look like a giant manchild who can't handle questions.

[FSogol]

17. Rand Paul admits he is lazy. Breaking News?

[Beacool]

18. Paul is not ready for prime time.

If he thinks that reporters during a presidential campaign are going to question him for 30 minutes in a recliner, then he needs to go back to being an ophthalmologist.

Wasn't he the weasel who questioned Hillary's qualifications to run due to her husband's past infidelity? Typical Right Winger, can dish it out but can't take it. Bunch of hypocritical scums, one and all!!!

He's an idiot with thin skin who can't handle tough questions. He won't be his party's nominee.

[Raine1967]

20. That man is barely ready to be a county legislator.

he has the political skills of some guy from the TV show Dukes of Hazzard.

HE has a serious woman problem. Serious misogyny!

[Beacool]

21. Yes, he does.

Which will work against him in the long run. Although I seriously doubt that he or Cruz will be the Republican nominee.

[alcibiades_mystery]

19. There are questions of TEMPERAMENT

[Orsino]

22. Rand Paul can't stand ip to even a few moments of scrutiny...

...any more than can his fake Libertarianism.

[Retrograde]

32. Is that why he had to form his own certification board?

Were all the other opthamologists picking on poor little Randie? It fits in with his other actions: he can't accept mundane questions, much less criticism.

[LuckyLib]

23. Yeah, Rand, I'd love to see you up against Charlie Rose. He's a master interrupter and

would have you for lunch!

[Skittles]

24. we don't need a president who cannot conduct themselves in a professional manner

seriously, we had enough of that bullshit with Dubya

[Buzz Clik]

28. What the hell is she up to? First she batters a hapless Cruz, now this twit.

Somewhere along the line, she is going to declare one of these candidates as the heir apparent, and she will cast him in the warmest light.

[onecaliberal]

30. Too bad rand.

He wants to talk out both sides of his ass and not have anyone call him on it. Too effing bad.