Megyn Kelly claims that the only reason people consider Fox News conservative is because of Sean Hannity.
Megyn Kelly claims that the only reason people consider Fox News conservative is because of Sean Hannity.
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who was hired because she believed there is “a left bias in the news,” tells Haute Living that she thinks the network’s conservative reputation is unfounded. Claiming that Bill O’Reilly is “all over the board” politically, Kelly claimed that people only think Fox is right-wing “because of Hannity”:
When asked about her employer’s reputation for being conservative, she attributed those perceptions to the network’s primetime host lineup, not its news coverage. “There is no question that Hannity is a conservative,” she says. “But I can tell you from personal experience after having worked with O’Reilly for years now, you never know where he is going to come out on an issue. He definitely leans right when it comes to certain social, traditional value issues, but he’s all over the board on certain other issues. And Greta-nobody knows exactly what her stripes are. I think [the conservative reputation is] really because of Hannity.”
Kelly is wrong. Fox is considered “the most biased name in news” for much more than just Sean Hannity. Not only does Fox regularly parrot right-wing talking points and promote right-wing events, but its executives want the network to be the “voice of opposition” to the Obama administration. Kelly also neglected to mention Fox’s rising star, Glenn Beck, who proudly calls himself a conservative.
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MEGYN KELLY: I think…
That was your first mistake.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:36 pmClaiming that Bill O’Reilly is “all over the board” politically, Kelly claimed that people only think Fox is right-wing “because of Hannity”
Except we have Bill O on tape saying he’s a libertarian.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:38 pmFox News hires both kinds: conservative and neoconservative.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:38 pmLousy job of smokescreening there, Ms Overpaid-and-Over-sprayed.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:38 pmFox spends it’s entire day catapulting the propaganda. They distort and lie in nearly every story they air.
Fcuk the Republic Fascist Party
June 11th, 2009 at 4:40 pmFox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who was hired because she believed there is “a left bias in the news,” tells Haute Living
– - Do REAL, average Americans (who just happen to be TV personalities) give interviews to elitist media like Haute Living? Apparently, yes.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:41 pmShe also forgot to mention those three clowns that host the “Fox and Hate” show in the mornings.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:42 pmClaiming that Bill O’Reilly is “all over the broad” more like it.,
June 11th, 2009 at 4:42 pmwatchdog is a frackin’ idiot.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:42 pmI don’t consider Fox News to be conservative. I consider them to be authoritarian, fascist, purveyors of right-wing propaganda.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:43 pmOne should not judge the affiliation of a network by the reputations of the anchors and media personalities alone. Let’s not forget that the guests themselves are largely representative of the Republican/conservative base.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:43 pmWhose Sean Hannity? Was he the lawyer working for Fox who (successfully) argued that Fox News had the constitutionally protected right to knowingly lie to its audience and call it news..?
June 11th, 2009 at 4:43 pmSheesh — there’s that damned buzzing sound again…
June 11th, 2009 at 4:44 pmSomeone needs to ask her when Fox ever gave credit to a Democrat or decry a Republican.
Everyone except Alan Colmes leans right on that show. Period. As a matter of fact they lean far right.
MSNBC leans left but is generally very objective when reporting their news.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pm…aaaand another competitor challenges Feith’s title.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pmOh please. What about creepy Glen Beck? That guy is more paranoid than anyone else. O’Lielly is a right-wing shill. These people don’t live in reality. That’s easy to do when you are rich and surround yourselves with white bread elitists.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pmi haven’t sat through the entirety of o’reilly’s show in a long time but i do remember that at the end he would love to read emails from viewers calling him out on being both too liberal and too conservative.
he likes to pretend he’s moderate… but i think he knows that the only people who think he leans left are completely insane.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:46 pm“He definitely leans right when it comes to certain social, traditional value issues, but he’s all over the board on certain other issues.”
Other than his apparent views on gay flightless polar waterfowl, I can’t think of one issue where O’Falafel is anything but right-leaning…
June 11th, 2009 at 4:47 pmwatchpuppy, nobody listens to anything you’ve got to say. Your one of these “yeah but” trolls. Whatever the thread is, you come on with “Yeah but”. When are you going to get it? Nobody cares what you have to say.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:48 pmMegyn Kelly is delusional. Perfect example of that alternate universe Krauthammer was talking about.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:49 pmSorry O/T but I just finished reading an MSNBC article on the Holocaust museum shooter that ends with this
“John de Nugent, an acquaintance who describes himself as a white separatist, noticed the change when they last spoke two weeks ago….
The responsible white separatist community condemns this,” he said. “It makes us look bad.”
RESPONSIBLE WHITE SEPARATIST COMMUNITY?
DAMNED RIGHT THEY’RE RESPONSIBLE.
Just not in the way he was saying it.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:50 pmMegyn stealin’ somebody’s medical marijuana, again?
June 11th, 2009 at 4:52 pmIf Megyn thinks Hannity is the only wingnut in the lineup, she’s mistaken.
Does she truly believe we going to buy that Glenn Beck, Brit Hume, Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson, Bill O’Reilly, Greta van Susteran, Brit Hume, Mike Huckabee, and even Megyn Kelly herself aren’t conservative?
Let her point out some genuine liberals in the Fox News stable and I might give some credence to what she says.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:55 pmWell, the Fox folks think that this site is far, far-left so their concept of the political spectrum is horribly skewed.
I mean, Noam Chomsky’s gotta be sooooo far left that he fell off their flat earth.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:55 pm22. RUCeriousMaggot! Says: The responsible white separatist community condemns this,” he said. “It makes us look bad.”
I do not think that word means what he thinks it means…
June 11th, 2009 at 4:56 pmIf you need any additional evidence of Fox’s far-right bias, just take a look at the extensive library of books by the folks at Fox News:
The Fox News Conservative Book Promotion Channel
This is all the evidence you should need.
June 11th, 2009 at 4:56 pmIs the same bag of dung that claimed Barack & Michell were exchanging ‘terrorist fist bumps’?
Fixed Noise is the Playboy channel of news. Cleavage, long legs, makeup & perfect hair are the norm.
Then come the women…
June 11th, 2009 at 4:58 pmDid watchpuppy say something?
June 11th, 2009 at 5:00 pmGlenn Beck proudly calls himself a conservative.
Glenn Beck also refers to himself as a rodeo clown.
Glenn Beck is actually consistent about something.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:03 pmAmericasBack, thanks for the laugh.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:04 pmYeah… I’ll take Kelly’s word for it. I mean, she’s such an experienced analyst and professional journalist….
NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Note to Fox: No one with an IQ above 2 is going to take that airhead Kelly seriously on anything!
June 11th, 2009 at 5:05 pmDidn’t one of the escaped asylum inmates claim just yesterday that FuxNews had intentionally created not just an alternate opinion but an alternatre reality when it comes to its reporting?
The wingnuttery talking point distribution mechanism is no longer functioning. Thank FSM.
PEACE
June 11th, 2009 at 5:07 pmangels81 Says:
Did watchpuppy say something?
June 11th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Nah, it just left a turd on the carpet — AGAIN.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:08 pmI should refresh before I comment. *sigh*
June 11th, 2009 at 5:10 pmThe 24 hour Hate-Obama-thon every day of the week might be cause to consider Fox conservative. Of course I might be wrong.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:10 pmAnd that makes real conservatives very angry.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:11 pmI’m not surprised she left Becky out. She’s setting up a plausible deniability defense for when he gets dragged away, shrieking and frothing at the mouth, by the men in the white coats.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:13 pmYes. Think about this. The right-wingers at Fox went to court to win the right to lie and call it “News”. Now they are coming out and openly admitting that they have created a fictional world for their dumbass viewers.
So, if the right-wingers are admittingly lying, and the progressives are telling people the opposite story, that necessarily means the progressives are telling the truth.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:18 pmLet’s see if the echo chamber starts resonating with the same tripe from others at FauxNews. “We’re not conservative!” Then we’ll know they’re trying to position themselves as The Center.
If there are no echoes, than I would guess Megyn is trying to cover her own butt and find a job on a legitimate network.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:21 pmEven though she is wrong, if her denial is indicative a level of discomfort with the situation at Fox, that may indicate the presence of a conscience. Therefore she is in danger of losing her job.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:21 pmOh, Jebus. She of “terrorist fist jab” fame is attempting to sound intelligent *again*…?
Give it up, you hopeless, brainless wingnut bimbo.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:22 pmOf course, nobody knows what “liberal” or “conservative” even mean in their alternative reality. For all us here on Earth might know, they’ve got nothing to do with political positions at all.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:24 pm…
right megyn
and james von brunn
is a liberal.
…
the “alternate reality”
of fox. news.
:|
June 11th, 2009 at 5:26 pmJune 11th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Isn’t it about time we start referring to all the Fox Extremists as “Right Supremacists”?
June 11th, 2009 at 5:27 pmFOX isn’t conservative. Hahahahaah.
All they need is arm bands – wait for it.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:27 pmAs I recall, she of “terrorist fist jab” fame was C.D.Hill…FORMER Fox News personality.
I believe Ms. Hill is Now looking for work.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:28 pmOT, but classic!
Apparently Palin has decided to take on David Letterman! Hardball has a segment today explaining that Letterman made a joke about a Yankees game where the Palins were in attendance, and he said “During the 7th inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.”
Okay, tasteless but that’s why so many love Dave! Well, Todd the First Dud then issued a statement saying that Letterman was advocating the violent rape of his 14-year-old daughter Willow. Letterman then responded last night by saying that there are thousands of jokes that he might regret having told, but that he absolutely would never say or do anything to contribute to underage sexual abuse or misconduct.
Not good enough for the First Dud. His next statement said basically “Nice try. Regardless of which daughter was present, these sexually perverted comments are outside the acceptance of mainstream America.”
Do the Palins really want to get into it with Letterman? I mean, really really? Short memories or just plain stoopid.
PEACE
June 11th, 2009 at 5:33 pmHerr Vanthomas ~ you are on to something..>!
June 11th, 2009 at 5:34 pmAh, Zooey, you always seem “refreshed” to me!
Is school over for the summer, or are you up to your ears in finals?
PEACE
June 11th, 2009 at 5:35 pmspencer’s mom @#53 ~ How’s ToolmanTodd sure his kids are holding up, abstinence wise? Not a great track record, if you know what I mean…
June 11th, 2009 at 5:37 pmSo I guess she thinks msnbc is percieved as conservative because of Joe Scarborough.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:38 pmWait. Todd Palin thinks getting knocked up is the same as violent rape?
Levi should be in jail then
June 11th, 2009 at 5:42 pmVanthomas Says:
Isn’t it about time we start referring to all the Fox Extremists as “Right Supremacists”?
Back in the 60s, we just called them “reactionaries.”
June 11th, 2009 at 5:44 pm…but remember kids, it’s the left that is full of fascist to tolerate no dissent…
June 11th, 2009 at 5:51 pmIf BillO is “all over the board” with regards to his political views, why doesn’t he ever have Democrats guest-hosting his show?
June 11th, 2009 at 6:10 pmIs this person really that deluded or does she actually believe her lies? Billo has never uttered anything other than right wing propaganda and the remainder of their talking heads wouldn’t know a liberal thought if it hit them upside the head with a two-by-four.
June 11th, 2009 at 6:13 pmHannity, O’Reilly, Beck, Doucey, Kelly herself– the list goes on & on of the Fox right-wing radicals who lie, twist, & distort the facts, & promote hatred & encourage extremists. Not to mention all their hateful, bigoted, sexist guests like Coulter, etc. Seems some of the Fox crew are getting a little nervous about the extremist assassins lately, and well they should, as Fox feeds them venom every day.
June 11th, 2009 at 6:13 pmCant say didnt see that one coming…
June 11th, 2009 at 6:26 pmI think all of the bullsh*t spewed by fox comentors is getting to some of the fox people…It has to be taking a toll..
Look at o’reilly…..his left eye is starting to wander, he lisps when he mouths ssss’s..
I saw hannity the other night interviewing what’s her name from alaska, he didn’t have any make-up on and he looked fat, tired, and just plain….ugly
dennis miller looks like a werewolf halfway through the metamorphisis during a full moon
June 11th, 2009 at 6:33 pmoh well, peace be upon them..
Ummmmmm, Melon Kelly? The reason why Fox News is conservative, because all Americans know that “Fox” really stands for “Fascist”. See? Fascist News. All who report on this channel are jackboot lickers to the American Taliban.
June 11th, 2009 at 6:36 pmRE: Megyn Kelly
MY COMMENT: Nice “do”. (”do” = trailer park lingo for ‘hairdo’)
June 11th, 2009 at 6:48 pmIs she in the Fox news anchor or porn star quiz?
June 11th, 2009 at 7:22 pmI hope Hannity goes for her jugular after this. They don’t take criticism from anybody, especially not each other.
June 11th, 2009 at 7:33 pmAnother Republican liar and moron.
June 11th, 2009 at 7:36 pmWhere do the Republicans find these people?
The best phrase I have heard that seems to fit here is, “Thinks but no thinks.”
June 11th, 2009 at 8:39 pmPeople are tapped out — cheaper insurance would probably help keep families from losing their homes
June 11th, 2009 at 11:40 pmBadger – I stand corrected. All those FAUX blondes look alike to me. ;o)
~A
June 12th, 2009 at 12:31 amMEGYN KELLY: I think…
I beg to differ.
June 12th, 2009 at 7:57 amMISS PIGGY MEGAN WAS HIRED BY BRIT HUME BECAUSE SHE WAS GOOD LOOKING ,SHE IS A STUPID REPORTER AND HAS NO IDEA WHATS OING ON IN THE NEWS FOX IS ALL RIGHT WING AND NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.KELLY WAS HIRED AS A SEX DOLL FOR HUIME,AND NOW HE IS GONE ,AND KELLY WILL BE GONE SOON,USLESS LADY ON TV JUST USLESS ,NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
June 12th, 2009 at 9:54 amGreta Van Susteren is actually one of the few Fox commentators that does not inject her opinion into EVERY topic. Shep Smith is another.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:33 pmI don’t think FoxNews can be blamed for all the right-wing violence as of late–they didn’t pull the trigger.
They just loaded the gun and provided coordinates to the targets!!!
How do these FoxTards make so much money being so stupid?
June 13th, 2009 at 2:48 pmHow did Rupert Murdoch get rich enough to start Fox News? Wasn’t it tabloid ‘journalism’? Isn’t that what Fox news essentially is?
June 14th, 2009 at 12:08 amI say he’s following in the footsteps of Wm. R. Hearst: make the news if that’s what it takes to make money. Appeal to the basest fears. Profit is everything.
Think about it. He’s been very successful.
timinfl Says:
Greta Van Susteren is actually one of the few Fox commentators that does not inject her opinion into EVERY topic. Shep Smith is another.
Isn’t she the one who did that uber-worshipful “interview” of Todd Palin though?
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rstlssmt Says:
Wasn’t it tabloid ‘journalism’? Isn’t that what Fox news essentially is?
FAUX Noise is not “news.” At best, it’s “news entertainment,” in much the same way that pro wrestling is not “sports,” it’s now “sports entertainment.”
June 14th, 2009 at 2:35 amen son videolar
June 14th, 2009 at 12:37 pmen son videolar
Honestly if you don’t think Fox News is “the most neutral” news out there, i don’t know what is wrong with you, and don’t tell me CNN, MSNBC, CBS or any of those other ones are factual news, i only watch them whenever i need to get my adrenaline really running, they are twice to the left of what Fox is to the right and i’m being CONSERVATIVE by saying that.
June 16th, 2009 at 2:49 pm