Poll: Is Megyn Kelly a superb journalist or a right wing hack?

[mountain grammy]

Now, just using the words "superb journalist" in the same sentence with Megyn Kelly makes me hysterical but, I could be wrong. What do you think, DU?

47 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Yes, Megyn Kelly is a superb journalist.
	1 (2%)
	No, Megyn Kelly is a right wing hack and always has been.
	46 (98%)
	3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[msongs]

1. maybe she is a superb right wing hack? nt

[BlueMTexpat]

28. That one gets MY vote!

Thanks msongs!

[dchill]

51. There's a first time for everything. I agree.

[HassleCat]

2. Neither.

She is another news reader who sometimes takes herself too seriously. Sh'es better than Ted Koppel or Jeraldo Rivera.

[Skittles]

3. a superb journalist would not work for American Pravda

[Demonaut]

4. she pissed off drumpf...of course that's the only thing i know of that was superb

[Maru Kitteh]

5. She does blow away the dolts that surround her.

Low as that bar may be.

I do wonder what she could do away from that cesspool.

Mr. Maru and I watch MSNBC, CNN and about once or twice a week, we watch "the comedy channel." We submit ourselves to this for a variety of reasons including being ready for arguments with others, looking to see what is driving all sides, hearing many points of view.

I'll say this. I did SO enjoy it when MK told the *ing Turd Blossom that it was OVER and President Obama was in. That was awesome.

[Major Nikon]

44. It's not hard to look good surrounded by toe suckers and dildo collectors

[Turbineguy]

6. If she was a superb journalist

she would not be qualified to work at Fox News.

[Octafish]

7. She looks more like Mrs. Frank Underwood every day.

And I mean that is the nicest way under the circumstances.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

40. So does Mika Brzezinski but that may be a chicken or the egg thing.

[brettdale]

50. haha

She does look like Claire.

[lpbk2713]

8. I don't know enough about Faux news readers to form an opinion.

So I pass.

[VOX]

9. She has potential...maybe. BIG maybe. Pass. n/t

[The Second Stone]

10. She is a tool

When she is on her game, she is an excellent tool, but a tool nonetheless. She is not a journalistic tool, she is a propaganda tool.

[Javaman]

11. this entire "controvercy" between she and dump, I believe, has been a well orchestrated charade.

this is the worst of the worst reality tv bs money can buy.

it all started when dump had his secret meetings with ailes.

they were supposed to "iron out" there differences.

all I know is, after each and every meeting there was a new "controversy" magically happen between fox, kelly and dump.

it now has grown into a life of it's own, mostly because the other media outlets started running with it to leach off the ratings bonanza that fox has been enjoying as a result.

if anything this latest passion play of stupidity between the parties involved, changes the map in our future reality tv shows will be created. mark my words.

in the past "reality" tv was far from it. they are scripted and then edited and re-edited to create a drama with no basis in any form of reality all to grab eyes of "real people" being angry at one another. (folks let's be honest, that's what gets the eyeballs to watch).

but this latest pile of horseshit is about power, money, ratings and most of all, fox news.

kelly is now touring the various other media outlets as the "feel sorry for" darling of "news journalists" who is milking the insults "thrown at her" by dump.

none of this is real. none of this is spontaneous.

we have entered into the choreographed news era. before, there were always bias's and out right stumping for one candidate or another, but this is more a glorified infomercial for dump and fox than it is any actual shred of reporting.

Randolph Heart is rolling in his grave pissed off that he didn't think of it first.

[Kingofalldems]

13. Nailed it.

[mountain grammy]

15. Yes, you nailed it!

There was Kelly on Sunday Morning, which is on our teevee out of sheer habit, telling the world the American media has a liberal bias all except fox news which is not at all slanted. I swear I was laughing and puking all at the same time. No more teevee on Sunday morning in my house. But she's a "superb journalist." Can I safely say I've heard it all.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

39. Sir, if you are currently holding a microphone. I would proceed to drop it, then

exit stage left.

[hereforthevoting]

12. She has her moments

But I think it is disingenuous to get too many brownie points for tussling with Trump.

[Iggo]

14. She may not be a hack, but she's so far right she's wrong.

[mountain grammy]

16. Thank you all..

At my age, sometimes I think my grip on reality is slipping. I needed a little feedback on this matter and I appreciate all of you.

[Cobalt Violet]

17. Hillary sure knows how to pick 'em.

she wonders why voters have trust issues with her.

[stevenleser]

18. Not going to vote in the poll but I am going to tell you this...

... you talk with her for 10-15 minutes and you realize immediately she is not just smart but scary smart. She is also a very nice person.

It goes without saying I disagree with her a lot. But she is in my top three list of folks I would not want to debate if my life depended on winning.

[mountain grammy]

19. So, you think she is a "superb journalist?"

and fox news isn't slanted to the right? Words of truth from the goddess?

[stevenleser]

20. As I said, I am not going to answer the poll questions. I provided the experience I had with her. nt

[WillowTree]

21. That's what you got from what Steven said?

Quite a bit of reading between the lines there.

[stevenleser]

24. And that's being generous.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

27. Your characterization of her would make her the exception to the rule at Fox.

As to journalism, we need more good journalists in local newspapers.

This is how we know about bridgegate, Flint watergate, etc. And the rightwing politicians who are corrupt, and since they almost all are, we need lots of journalists.

[Iggo]

38. Nice? So she's just faking being an asshole on TV?

That's weird.

[stevenleser]

42. My response stands. You can create as many straw men as you want. Nt

[Iggo]

43. She's a fucking asshole.

[stevenleser]

45. One of us has met her. One of us hasn't. nt

[trumad]

22. Well she did uncover that Santa Claus was white.

That's some series journalisims!

https://m.

[mountain grammy]

23. Oh, yes, thank you! I had forgotten that one.

[Johonny]

25. Compared to the hacks on FOX she appears to be a superb journalist

But she also knows how to play the hack really well. You could claim all FOX news people are fake personalities that play the FOX game for a lot of money. None care about being good news people because FOX news isn't news. It rarely even tries to be news. Thus Megyn Kelly rarely tries to even be a journalist since the place she works at has no use for journalists.

[thereismore]

26. 3rd option.

[hobbit709]

29. Superb journalist-NO. Right wing hack-not necessarily.

[Va Lefty]

30. There are no "superb" journalists on the networks or cable anymore

Bill Moyers was the last and his PBS show ended last January. One could make an argument for Rachel, but I don't think she has the body of work to be tagged superb.

[scioto99]

48. Bimbo?

What does that word mean?

It's a put-down assigned to women (always women, and only women). It's a word of contempt, meaning the woman is very stupid and very pretty. Because it's derogatory and gender-specific and is based on male hatred of women, it's a misogynist slur. Rather like "whore", "slut" and "cunt." Those words imply contempt for a woman largely because she is female. Make sense?

There is no equivalent word for males. Why do you think that is? Who invented the word, "bimbo"? Who uses it? What stereotypes does it play to?

You are following the tried-and-true tactic of putting down a woman in gender-specific terms, even though your beef with her has to do with her character, not her gender. (Like Trump with his, "She's got blood coming out of her... wherever". Congrats on being in such good company.)

BTW, the meat of your post attacks her character (for choosing to work at Fox). That's fair. But it has nothing to do with her femaleness.

Let me guess: you frequently call women bimbos and whores whenever you disagree with them or dislike them. Your boss, the cop who tickets you, the lady who cuts you off in traffic. My, my. Aren't you a fine specimen.

I'm curious at the widespread acceptance your words are getting. Ten thousand liberals and Democrats and progressives on this site - and they're all okay with this.

Color me disgusted. But I'll stand up and be disgusted out loud, even if I'm (apparently) the only one who is.

[Kalidurga]

52. Color me disgusted. But I'll stand up and be disgusted out loud, even if I'm...the only one who is..

Nope you aren't the only one.

[scioto99]

53. Many thanks. That means a lot.

I find it hard to stand up and call out this kind of thing, when it's widely accepted (as it seems to be, judging from the lack of outcry).

I figured I'd be shouted down - accused of "being a fan of Fox news", "whining", "playing the gender card", "playing the victim"... or I'd get the obnoxious "Don't you know women have REAL problems like violence... how dare you whine about a WORD? Oh, you pearl-clutcher! You're no feminist!"

But now, you've made me glad I said something.

Maybe there's hope.

[steve2470]

54. you might want to check out the Gender groups

They are listed on the side under Gender & Orientation. Welcome to DU.

[scioto99]

56. Thanks. That is nice of you.

Hopefully feminism isn't just a 'special interest' on DU.

Equal respect for both genders, recognizing and calling out misogyny no matter who does it, and acknowledging the oh-so-obvious fact that women have been fighting an violent uphill battle since civilization began... should all be mainstream issues for civilized people.

I will work to make it that way here - and please join me in that.

[steve2470]

57. I'll certainly try to! nt

[Kalidurga]

55. No problem

I try to always be fair no matter what. So, I don't like seeing words like Bimbo thrown around some of them should go the way of the N word and never be used in polite company or even my company.

[liberal N proud]

32. She sold her soul to the right wing propaganda machine

[Press Virginia]

33. Used to play softball with her Ex....let's just say he and trump have the same opinion of her

She was a pretty decent lawyer at one time

[kennetha]

34. not a superb journalist. that would be reserved for someone meeting a much higher standard

but not a pure hack either. in her crowd she looks relatively serious, but she keeps lousy company.

She is sort of cute, though.

[jonks2746]

35. Definitely a RW hack

I stopped reading her garbage a long time ago.

[HughBeaumont]

36. At best . . . .

She's this.

[mountain grammy]

37. At best!

[yellowcanine]

41. She did stand up to Rove during the Ohio 2012 Rove meltdown.

Maybe not a "superb" journalist but not a right wing hack either.

[Shandris]

46. The same as literally every other journalist.

A paid reader.

There ARE no exceptions on mainstream television. None.

(No option for this or similar opinions exist, so I posted in-thread.)

[ZX86]

47. Racist POS

She's a superb journalist the way David Duke is a superb community organizer. This racist piece of shit presents virulent racist Mark Furman as an expert on race relations. Anyone who claims she is a "nice person" is buried deep in their White privilege. You should be ashamed of yourself.

https://www.facebook.com/Mediamatters/videos/10153099839561167/


Kelly: "She's no angel" commenting on a half naked child being brutalized by a pyscho racist cop.

[brettdale]

49. She is so so right wing

Thats why she is at faux.

When she talks to a repug shes nods her head and always smiles, when she talks to a Dem
she shakes her head and frowns.

[ileus]

58. She's an embarrassment to her liberal arts degree.