Video: Megyn Kelly, Obama spokesman go nuclear over Fox News and the redistribution tape
posted at 6:33 pm on October 27, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Time for the daily combative Kelly interview, featuring muppet-ish Obama spokestool Bill Burton in his recurring role. The beauty of this clip is how it ties the day’s two stories together in a bow. Got a question about The One’s penchant for socialist rhetoric? Then prepare to have your motives challenged and maybe your access cut off, on top of the abuse you’ll take once his vicious little cultists get involved. Just ask “extreme hate monger” David Freddoso.
She came ready to play, though, didn’t she? The polling stats flow effortlessly! Exit quotation: “You may have the rest of the media in the tank, but Fox News reports it straight.”
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All they do is run out the clock. They know there is only a limited amount of time and if they keep talking about ANYTHING ELSE other than the question at hand, they will at least come out even in the end. (And prevent any more embarassing questions coming up during that segment.) It is all about time and running out the clock.
jerseyman on October 27, 2008 at 7:34 PM
I may get ripped for this but I think Megyn Kelly is much more Thatcher-esque than Governor Palin.
And by the way, GO PHILLIES!
GreenBlade on October 27, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Who will they hit first. Rush Limbaugh or Fox News.
wise_man on October 27, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Those tools in the Obama campaign are getting AWFULLY cocky. I hope they all end up in the loony bin, where they belong, on Nov. 5.
HornetSting on October 27, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Megyn Kelly is one of the best reporters out there period.
On the Duke rape case she was the one that was always ahead of all the other reporters. She knew what that Obama idiot was going to do – he just filabusters the minutes away with nonsense to avoid the answering the question.
Its becoming clear an Obama presidency is going to accuse any reporter of rascism then threaten the reporter and the station, and then legislate them out of existance with the Fairness Doctrine.
We live in scary times.
winged on October 27, 2008 at 7:36 PM
ALLAH and ED–get the audio from Mark Levin’s show. he is eviscerating a prof from New School who is behind the proposal to take 401k plans
It’s absolutely INSANE
all about how rich people don’t “need” the tax break; the government is “losing” tax revenue that it is owed; he is relentless…..
funky chicken on October 27, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Margaret Thatcher is stiff, upper lip British personified. British politicians are much more direct and biting towards each other than American politicians. (Just watch one of their free-for-alls when the PM goes before Parliament to answer questions.) Sarah is more down to Earth, and must be more careful about what she says although she is not afraid to let it go. Different bakcgoround, different political culture. Megyn is certainly a trained lawyer and builds her case appropriately and bores in to make her point without letting her prey off the hook (unless she runs out of time.) Three tough women, very different in style but willing to dish it and take it as well. They show more guts and determination for their cause than most men in similar positions.
jerseyman on October 27, 2008 at 7:42 PM
I think this guy says what he says just so Megyn will get ruff with him. I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy has a ball gag and a collar in his briefcase.
- The Cat
MirCat on October 27, 2008 at 7:44 PM
I see only two ways for their to be parity in wealth. Tear the upper class down or build the lower class up. I think that the latter, while more difficult, puts the task where it belongs. We are the land of opportunity, get out there and make some on your own, don’t take mine. I give enough though current taxes that support all the failed social programs of today and the last forty years. We have immigrants come here from all over the world with NOTHING and they make a successful and prosperous life here. And we have those that have been failing for forty years with all the help and money that the Government and us have been willing to throw at them, and they wasted it. Shit to bad, Joe! It is time for us to realize that there is a large portion of the populace that are just failures and no amount of money thrown that them is going to change that, only they can. Offer them a ticket to a better place and be done. My new motto: Cuba – why not. It has income redistribution, free health care, it’s already Marxist (no need to change anything) and a tropical climate. Now here is your ticket, shut up!
rgranger on October 27, 2008 at 7:46 PM
Wow, I never say things like this, but that guy is a douche bag. Grow some balls and stop with the retarded talking points. FoxNews actually broadcasts the Conservative point of view. HOW DARE THEY STRAY FROM THE SOCIALIST LIBERALS TALKING POINTS!!?!?!?
zerodamage on October 27, 2008 at 7:46 PM
Thank you, I felt the same way. She’s sharp but she lost this one the second he managed to get her defensive – not for herself but for Fox. She lost her cool and her focus, and never got it back. And yeah, he got exactly what he wanted: to TOTALLY AVOID the issue of the recording.
What she SHOULD have done – yeah, I’ll presume to tell her where she screwed up – was repeat a hundred times if need be, “How do the words of your boss not make him a socialist?” Again, and again, and again, and YET AGAIN if needed. He’d probably have pulled out his earphone and flitted away before the two minute mark.
As it was, total waste and loss of a solid gold opportunity. Way to go, Fox.
splink on October 27, 2008 at 7:48 PM
WHOA, just heard to radio ads about Barack Obama and how he’s going to “spread the wealth around”
I’m John McCain and I approve this message tag on end.
WooHoo!
funky chicken on October 27, 2008 at 7:53 PM
She a bitch, and I would have told her so. Period.
LibertarianConservative on October 27, 2008 at 7:53 PM
So, according to these tools, I must work for Fox News as I was talking about this tape last night and today. I guess I’m also rich as I got a tax cut from Bush.
aikidoka on October 27, 2008 at 7:53 PM
She’s got a attitude problem and I would have shut her down and stopped the interview.
No wonder Obama won’t go on that Network.
LibertarianConservative on October 27, 2008 at 7:54 PM
Thanks Megyn, you are a true patriot….
reshas1 on October 27, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Heh, He would have a pretty good job if he were in studio next to her. :)
abinitioadinfinitum on October 27, 2008 at 7:56 PM
How dare you require Barack Obama to be held accountable for the words of Barack Obama!!
Elizabetty on October 27, 2008 at 7:57 PM
What a dunce.
Cardiganfox on October 27, 2008 at 8:02 PM
What a weasel. I wish Megyn had gone even harder though. Has anyone ever seen a campaign, so loved by the media, keep whining about how unfairly that media is treating them? Unbelievable.
RightWinged on October 27, 2008 at 8:02 PM
They got all that expensive video equipment. Time to make use of:
1. the mute button for when tools like this won’t shut up
2. The Batman “Oof!” “kerplow!” graphics when smarmy lying weasel gets pwn3d.
3. just before (2) above, an animated “thwack!” of the Pimp Hand
sulla on October 27, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Love Megyn Kelly!!!
Everytime there is some legitimate news story that shines the light onto who Obama really is, the Obama camp hammers away at Fox. They try to discredit Fox so people won’t watch and find out the truth. It’s getting old.
artchick on October 27, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Megyn…as far as I’m concerned, she is “The One”….
…and Bill…the dough-faced Bill…a walking, talking bumper sticker that won’t quit quoting himself…and better left stuck to a bumper somewhere….
…fake controversies? Try Palin’s wardrobe….
…imagine…a provocative recorded statement is found and aired, and the motives of the network are called into question…so’s we don’t actually get around to discussing the statement itself….
…imagine doughfaced Bill actually having a place in federal governance…chilling indeed….
Puritan1648 on October 27, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Very dangerous ground he’s treading, telling us what the American people think are important issues, when the issues that might be important to them are decried before they ever come out. If Obama was another liberal I wouldn’t be so worried, his changes can be undone, but when the media becomes another branch of the government as it will if Obama is elected we head toward Stalinist Russia, fascist Germany, or totalitarian 1984.
I love that FOX news = McCain infomercial. I guess MSNBC is an Obama running of Cats.
Iceman on October 27, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Yeah, we are concerned about the economy and national security.
We are also worried about a SOCIALIST taking our money and giving it to those that don’t deserve it…oh, and giving us 20 to 40 million other “mouths to feed” with his open borders. YEAH, WE’RE WORRIED ABOUT IT. Thank you, you douchebag.
HornetSting on October 27, 2008 at 8:14 PM
…first of all, we can thank the God who slew Pharoah’s army that you don’t have Ms. Kelly’s microphone under you nose, as I doubt you’d be able to “shut her down”….
…Mr. Obama’s has been on the network, but would rather skulk over among the folks in the tank for him…NBC, etc….
…as to her attitude problem, it seems to spring from an attitude that what is newsworthy belongs on a news network, and that a candidate’s minions should be able to answer questions…not just regurgitate boilerplate party position papers…not being too quick on the uptake apparently, I presume that Mr. Burton has problems answering direct questions with original thoughts….
…there ya go, spunky…news analysis…fair and balanced….
Puritan1648 on October 27, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Megyn is a goddess!!!! It is just a shame that not even one of the network is likely to pay attention to this valid issue.
azcop on October 27, 2008 at 8:18 PM
If BO loses this election, Mr. Burton might have a future in Geico commercials.
swami on October 27, 2008 at 8:18 PM
What a fuckin’ putz!
kareyk on October 27, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Oh she’s good.
Millions of everyday Americans danced around the living room yelling yes, yes!
Speakup on October 27, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Neither. The Fairness Doctrine will die in 2009.
ManlyRash on October 27, 2008 at 8:39 PM
I suspect that her beauty and brains are more your erectile dysfunction can handle. It’s okay, sport, you can always invest in a Katie Couric blow-up doll.
ManlyRash on October 27, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Yikes.
Burton’s b*lls are gonna be playing hide ‘n seek for a few days.
The Ugly American on October 27, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Knock it off… you’re not at KOS.
Maxx on October 27, 2008 at 8:54 PM
He tried to change the subject about 50 times to make Fox News the issue but it didn’t work. Ex-lawyers make for good journalists and bad politicians.
aengus on October 27, 2008 at 8:55 PM
That was beautiful. A Democrat standing up to Fox News!
mycowardice on October 27, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Megyn Kelly is hands down the best news woman on the air, anywhere. Greta is next.
Burton is hacked because he can’t screw over her like he does Hemmer and the Obamamedia. He looks and sound like a fool here. Petty little bag carrier that he is.
eaglesdontflock on October 27, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Obama is a ponce and so are you.
Fortunata on October 27, 2008 at 8:57 PM
You seem to be at the wrong place too. Bill Burton smiling and lying about a supposed 95% of Citizens getting tax cuts, I’m glad Megyn Kelly doesn’t put up with it.
Maxx on October 27, 2008 at 8:59 PM
LibertarianConservative on October 27, 2008 at 7:54 PM
Well aren’t you a big man?
carbon_footprint on October 27, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Three words… “Trickle. Up. Poverty.”
CliffHanger on October 27, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Her husband Doug better work to never end up on an episode of Cheaters.
eeyore on October 27, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Yeah, for running a story on Obama’s own words. Liberals just hate facts.
Maxx on October 27, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Libertarian my ASS. Do us all a favor and enjoy nice steaming hot cup of STFU!
“She a bitch” ?!?! You practicing Ebonics?
I am a conservative libertarian, and have been for over 40 years. That young lady was doing nothing more than rightfully defending her network as the only news outlet that even COMES CLOSE to being journalistic. That asshat was just spewing talking point after talking point.
I’ll ask you, a supposed libertarian, why are my fellow libertarians supporting this $hithead Obama? Tax cuts? How exactly are you giving tax cuts to 95% of Americans when 35% don’t pay a dime in taxes or get money back?! REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. When it comes to the libertarian ideal, John McCain fails. But when the same light is cast on Obama, it becomes an EPIC FAIL! No way, no how, NOBAMA! At least McCain’s Veep has a hint of libertarian in her. We’ll work on that between now and her presidential run on ‘16.
Falconsword on October 27, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Bill Burton is a tool.
PersonalLiberty on October 27, 2008 at 9:07 PM
There goes FoxNews again… trying to muddy the issues with FACTS. How is “The One” supposed to be
electedinstalled when this kind of crap goes on?electric-rascal on October 27, 2008 at 9:11 PM
LibertarianConservative….wow my “name” will fool the dolts at Hotair and they’ll think I’m one of them, espionage is so bitchin’, like my savior The Messiah. Maybe I can get a job at the CIA…..way cool!
dmann on October 27, 2008 at 9:16 PM
What a loser. What sophomore social studies class did they get this guy from?
CP on October 27, 2008 at 9:35 PM
GOD, Kelly turns me on (intellectually) when she does that.
On the other hand, Burton is a vision of things to come from Hussein… dismiss public opinion, ignore the will of the people, and dictate, not lead, to the masses.
madmonkphotog on October 27, 2008 at 9:36 PM
My thoughts exactly. Who remembers Indy Conservative? He was a troll too. I guess he thought he was pretty slick but as it turns out, he wasn’t so slick after all.
Maxx on October 27, 2008 at 9:39 PM
It’s okay, Maxx. Kareyk is one of us and was referring to Burton. She was on vacation when Allah instituted the No F-Bomb rule.
ManlyRash on October 27, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Not really, he just ran interference but a coward wouldn’t really know courage if they saw it anyway.
darclon on October 27, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Maybe Fox News should pull a Biden and refuse to talk to Bill Burton.
amazingmets on October 27, 2008 at 9:58 PM
What an arrogant little toad Bill Burton is. Just sickening…
Jill1066 on October 27, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Megyn Kelly is AWESOME…
changer1701 on October 27, 2008 at 10:24 PM
I would like to beat Bill Burton up.. but I have a feeling that he might enjoy it too much..
DaveC on October 27, 2008 at 10:24 PM
God help us all if what Bill Burton is doing considered standing up..
DaveC on October 27, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Just curious – where does the DNC find all of these 3/4 white black guys?
Jaibones on October 27, 2008 at 10:34 PM
1) BO has flip-flopped dozens of times
2) BO has a long history of supporting socialism
3) BO claims that he’ll give 95% of us a tax cut
If you believe #3, see #1 & 2.
jgapinoy on October 27, 2008 at 10:38 PM
Katie Couric Blow up doll?
isn’t that redundant?
DaveC on October 27, 2008 at 10:46 PM
That whiny chattering chimp got spanked by Megyn Kelly.
Lucky bastard.
ynot4tony2 on October 27, 2008 at 10:57 PM
I’d hate to argue with her.
This guy is so metrosexual it’s annoying.
Mojave Mark on October 27, 2008 at 10:57 PM
They learned it from Bill Clinton, who was always whining about how the media picked on him.
The media is even more favorable to Obama than it ever was to Clinton. And that’s saying something!
theregoestheneighborhood on October 27, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Bill Burton: “Just one more week, remember: Just One more week Bill…..”
Typhonsentra on October 27, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Each passing day that Megyn Kelly remains an anchor, and JugHead O’Reilly retains his own show; is another day of grave injustice and stupidity.
If Fox doesn’t give this feisty babe her own top billing- some other network will. You heard it here first, remember I said this.
FiveWays on October 27, 2008 at 11:01 PM
You know, I don’t really care for how O’Reilly just cuts off the microphone of a guest, but this sort of thing is a pretty good example of when that option’s needed. I see no reason why people should have to listen to two different people trying to talk over each other. If a guest just won’t behave, MAKE HIM!
theregoestheneighborhood on October 27, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Its not OK and I don’t care who she was referring to. And why is it that I am always the one that has to call people on that? You let that go on and it will grow and grow. Lets not let this site be turned into a place where that kind of gutter language is the norm.
Maxx on October 27, 2008 at 11:03 PM
I agree. I send links to HA to many folks of many persuasions. User-friendly is good
phineas on October 27, 2008 at 11:20 PM
*PING*
…the sound of a man hitting right on target!
I like a truth spoken clearly, loudly and with a grin.
…one of you fine ladies give this feller a wink and a kiss for bein’ right on the money…’fore I do…’cause he won’t like my mustache….
…which is assuming that he’s a he, of course…and if he’s a she, you go ahead and kiss ‘er anyway…I’ll watch….
Socialism: mediocrity by agreement.
Capitalism: excellence for the excellent, bringing the rest of us along for the ride.
Puritan1648 on October 27, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Epic tool.
JimRich on October 27, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Yeah, I could totally see him standing in the road, all cute and furry, holding his ACORNS.
NightmareOnKStreet on October 27, 2008 at 11:42 PM
That’s IT!!
I spent the extra 10 bucks to get the FOX News Network.
Now I have a reason not to drink heavily before going to bed. /snort!
I’ll have something pleasing to the eyes and ears and the mind.
Kini on October 28, 2008 at 12:58 AM
Could you imagine the hearings though? Does the majority get to approve the witness list or does each side get to invite a certain number of witnesses?
If we only get one, I vote for Mark Levin, (none of the backbenchers!) as long as we can sedate him just enough to keep him from spontaneously combusting.
Oh, just the thought of it….. I have that tingle up my leg….
THANK ME!
JeffinOrlando on October 28, 2008 at 1:03 AM
For more Bill Burton hilarity, check out the following video. .
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3160590&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/podcasts/index.html
I still can’t find the video of Megyn Kelly grilling Burton on Obama’s flip flop on Iran and Burton flat out lying about it. Saw a quick clip of it on a TPM ‘day in 100 seconds’ video but I can’t find it anywhere else.
NeverLiberal on October 28, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Better give Michael Savage credit for that quote or else he will be complaining about it on his show.
NeverLiberal on October 28, 2008 at 1:41 AM
EVERY time some Obama shill speaks the words “95% …tax cut,” they should immediately get the follow up question, “So does that mean that Obama is going to make the Bush tax cuts permanent?” See he doesn’t think that allow that to lapse is an increase. And the question after that, “So how are you going to offset that increase for ALL taxpayers, as that cut will affect almost every tax payer.” (Married, filing jointly, $75K joint salary, means a $3000 tax increase if Bush tax cuts repealed.) He can call it anything he wants, but you still have to write the check.
skeeter on October 28, 2008 at 1:45 AM
I disagree. “Stanley” made the issue FOX news’ reputation. Megyn had him on to address that.
1) Megyn nailed him because he was attacking FOX and not his candidate who actually made the comment.
2) Megyn proved McCain had mentioned the interview after “Stanley” lied and said he had not.
3) Megyn proved that this story was all over the news and the internet.
4) “Stanley” realized that attacking FOX was going nowhere and needed to change the subject. He pivoted to what McCain said about the tape and thus ADMITTED that McCain actually HAD talked about the audio tape already.
5) Megyn got him back on the subject of “Stanley’s” constant whining about FOX news’ coverage of Obama.
6) She then hung him on his own petard by quoting polls chapter and verse that totally proved him to be a lying sack of $hit.
7) “Stanley” tried to pivot off the subject and she pushed him until he became increasingly erratic to the point where he started attacking her personally as giving a political speech.
That is just the basics. The people who watch FOX are not stupid. “Stanley” was exposed as a petty whining liar.
csdeven on October 28, 2008 at 2:12 AM
If only McCain responded half as well as Megyn in the debates, he would be leading now. That 95% tax cut means that Obama’s going to make 5% pay for his expanded social programs.
It’s clear what the conservative problem is: we can’t cleanly draw the line as to what should be a function of government and what shouldn’t. This is a gray area silver-tongued politicians like Obama & Biden can win (i.e., swing voters).
Unless we get crystal clear (and we can) we can kiss America goodbye.
(Hint: America is about unrepentant property ownership, and that is a GOOD thing.)
Quetzal on October 28, 2008 at 2:16 AM
Bill Burton exhibited a common trait and behaviorism of left wing, liberal, Democrat, Barrack Obama shills, that of attacking those who speak truth to power, and interrupting and talking over opposite points of view, drowning them out with their voice, even raising their own voices if need be, in order to censor opposing points of view.
Nevertheless, according to polls, roughly 1/2 the population polled actually have been duped and are falling for the ignorant, arrogant, disrespectful, speech muzzling, hate filled, class envy promoting, race mongering, self centered, malicious movement that is the Barrack Obama/Joseph Biden, leftist, liberal monolithic beast.
William2006 on October 28, 2008 at 3:14 AM
The tone of Burton’s last words was “We’ll be coming after you when Obama wins.” I find that rather interesting in itself.
herself on October 28, 2008 at 3:41 AM
LibertarianConservative
So, are you libertarian or are you conservative…or are you just another Kos Kid troll we can laugh at?
Don’t get me wrong, we enjoy the flailing, tortured logic of the trolls. I wonder though, which one of you is the pivot man at your weekly DKos circle-of-friends (cleaned it up for you sensitive types)? I’m guessing you and the Canadian wallboard take turns.
SKYFOX on October 28, 2008 at 5:14 AM
I’ve noticed AP is a little less–a LITTLE less–undermining of McCain’s campaign lately. Could it be it finally hit the HA staff that a “President Obama” would put them out of a job?
Tommygun on October 28, 2008 at 5:22 AM
I was watching when the interview was live. I wrote here that Megyn Kelly utterly outclassed Mr. Burton. MK is fast becoming the best interviewer on TV, IMHO.
LFRGary on October 28, 2008 at 6:10 AM
This dude needs to get banned.
True_King on October 28, 2008 at 7:43 AM
If I wasn’t already voting McCain, I’d vote against Obama just BECAUSE of Bill Burton. He took smug, arrogant lessons at the Barack Obama school of thug, socialism in America. Too bad he only good a C.
anniekc on October 28, 2008 at 7:52 AM
Burton = Goebbels.
grapeknutz on October 28, 2008 at 7:57 AM
LibertarianConservative:
Why is she a bitch? If I were her, I wouldn’t take that crap and I’d call the guy out for being the arrogant piece of crap he is.
Honestly, would you say that about O’Reilly or Levin for going after someone like that? For some reason, I think not.
lgodfrey88 on October 28, 2008 at 8:01 AM
If they have the opportunity,, the next Fairness Doctrine will outlaw free speech just about everywhere.
I expect it to incorporate some kind of National Truth Squad rapid response team.
JellyToast on October 28, 2008 at 8:03 AM
Some of the MSM are beginning to realize they have created a monster. Most won’t come around and start with the “woe is me” and “what have we done” and “we failed as journalists” until Obama and the dems have pretty much ruined this country.
Rod on October 28, 2008 at 8:17 AM
Is Burton “mixed race” like Obama? His hair looks a little “nappy”? Is he black? Just wondering.
Rod on October 28, 2008 at 8:23 AM
On hot button issues like this one all the dems have are overused talking points and a loud voice. They will never address the question directly (because the can’t).
duff65 on October 28, 2008 at 8:44 AM
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