Discussion: Megyn Kelly Snickers At Melissa Harris-Perry's 'Humiliating' AG Interview

system · February 10, 2015, 10:16pm

Discussion for article #233114

nitpicker · February 10, 2015, 10:40pm

I kind of agree, but it’s no worse than the tongue bath Fox News allowed former Bush press secretary Dana Perino to give George W. Bush.

fargo116 · February 10, 2015, 10:40pm

Megyn’s just trying to show us that blondes have a sense of shame too.

enon · February 10, 2015, 10:48pm

just more gotcha that these guys play out…
otoh, i have to agree with kelly; mph is an embarrassment. but nothing will top when she wore tampons as earrings. i don’t even recall what the grievance of the moment was…

ncsteve · February 10, 2015, 10:53pm

This just in! Woman lives in glass house! Throws rocks!

chelsea530 · February 10, 2015, 10:55pm

Well, it was definitely a silly request, although “The Duck” is his nickname. She was ribbing him, and he remained placid. Like a duck, I guess.

But he would have never heard the end of it if he had complied, and I’m not sure where the humiliation comes in.

More likely, Fox is sad that it lost an opportunity to humiliate him.

And, yes, I’m remembering a humiliating incident by John “Where Eagles Soar” Ashcroft.

But I suppose Fox doesn’t want to bring him up for, um, a variety of reasons.

fargo116 · February 10, 2015, 10:57pm

I’m still trying to figure out which was stupider

Asking the outgoing AG to quack like a duck
Doing a show complaining about how mean people are for laughing at her telling kids that Santa and Jesus are white.

franklin_smith · February 10, 2015, 11:00pm

Megyn Kelly F-bombs Mike Huckabee’s name:

ralph_vonholst · February 10, 2015, 11:01pm

This is very petty, I admit. But my wife is a blonde, I was blonde as a child and it turned reddish brown as I aged. Two of my daughters are natural blondes, one was almost “platinum.” I know blondes, blondes are relatives of mine; and you, Madame Megyn, are no blonde.

chelsea530 · February 10, 2015, 11:02pm

Like Billo, it’s another “Look over there!” moment. pretending that Faux is some high bastion of news reporting.

Worst. Cable News. Ever.

stephen_maturin · February 10, 2015, 11:03pm

In grace, poise, gravitas and all around smarts, Megyn Kelly can’t hold a candle to Melissa Harris-Perry.

Hell, I’ll even play on Kelly’s turf and give Perry the edge in beauty and sexiness.

Please don’t flame me for it but I’ll take a brainy woman any day over a ditz.

rich_in_nj · February 10, 2015, 11:04pm

The simple fact is that she is right, but if any reasonable person applied the same standard to 99.9% of Faux News’ programming, they would probably cringe themselves to death.

fargo116 · February 10, 2015, 11:04pm

Fox Not the News is absolutely superb at THIS:

srfromgr · February 10, 2015, 11:07pm

Aside from the quack thing, the interview was a good one. She specifically asked him about voter suppression laws which she has often discussed with concern on her show. The duck reference was how she characterized Holder because he responds rather low-key, even when someone goes out of their way to piss him off, sort of like Gohmert tried to do in a hearing, but Holder’s tenaciousness, like that of a duck, she described as clearly an asset to pursuing justice. “Like water off a duck’s back”. Its a good analogy, but the quack thing was kind of silly. She was trying to compliment him I think. It wasn’t harmful, and it didn’t take much away from the interview as it came right at the end. It was just a little juvenile sounding. My guess is that the first African-American AG in the US makes MHP extremely proud as a black woman. I see nothing wrong with that. It does indeed signify progress for this country.

jjrothery · February 10, 2015, 11:08pm

Megyn seems very concerned that MHP “humiliated herself” on air.

Let us all be reminded of what actual humiliation looks like.

darcy · February 10, 2015, 11:17pm

MHP talking about race and civil rights! Really? How 'bout talking banks and banksters. What a self-absorbed bore. And no ‘quack’ from Holder the Duck? OK I guess. Always thought he was a mute anyway.

stephen_maturin · February 10, 2015, 11:18pm

You know, it’s likely that Perry and Holder have an off-air friendship and she was just ribbing him a bit in a private way.
It may not be great TV, but when someone receives a paycheck from FOX, I find it hard to believe that anything could make them cringe.

lestatdelc · February 10, 2015, 11:25pm

Ms. Kelly, meet Mr. Pot and Mr. Kettle. You should all be fairly well acquainted by now.

dolono · February 10, 2015, 11:36pm

And wasn’t kurtz fired from an editorial gig for being an incompetent, lying sack of shit? Where’s his shame pontificating on TV after being sacked for being a serial fabricator?

chammy · February 10, 2015, 11:37pm

I saw the clip on Rachel last night and I suppose you have to be a Nerd to appreciate the humor in it - Rachel thought it was funny - but I didn’t. However, I love Rachel and MHP, They are both wicked smart brainiacs and I suppose they thought it was funny. I think the AG handled himself with great aplomb