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| Gingrich goes off on Megyn Kelly over Trump allegations (Video) |
| 2016-10-26 |
| [The Hill] Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Tuesday evening accused Fox News' Megyn Kelly of being "fascinated with sex" after she asked about the women who have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault. In a contentious segment on Kelly's show, Gingrich, a top Trump adviser and surrogate, batted down questions about Trump's accusers and about a tape that showed the GOP nominee bragging about kissing and grabbing women without their consent. "I am sick and tired of people like you using that language. That is inflammatory, that is not true," Gingrich said, pointing his finger at the camera after Kelly used the term "sexual predator" to describe the allegations. "When you use those words, you take a position, and it is very unfair of you to do that, Megyn," Gingrich said. Kelly shot back: "I think your defensiveness on this may speak volumes, sir." She continued: "Let me make my point ... If Mr. Trump is a sexual predator, then it is a big story. And what we saw on that tape was Trump saying himself he likes to grab women by their genitals and kiss them against their will. That's what we saw. And then we saw 10 women come forward after he denied actually doing it." Gingrich continued to argue that the media focuses too much on the recent Trump scandal while largely ignoring WikiLeaks' release of emails from the Clinton campaign. "You are fascinated with sex and you don't care about public policy," Gingrich said. "Me, really?" Kelly asked. "That's what I get out of watching you tonight," Gingrich said. She retorted: "You know what, Mr. Speaker? I am not fascinated by sex, but I am fascinated by the protection of women and understanding what we're getting in the Oval Office." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #24 http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/10/19/trump-praises-rival-hillary-clinton-in-2008-ny1-interview.html Trump praises Hillary. Trump is a stalking horse to get Hillary elected. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2016-10-26 21:54 |
| #23 @#21 - Should Ms. Clinton become President-Elect, you need only measure out months. |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-10-26 21:44 |
| #22 Jolu, Name that Rep candidate, he brought a pea shooter to a gun fight, and lost to Trump. At one time guys like you said any of the 17 would be better than Clinton. While you and Rubio are digging your shelter stay out of the way of the the movement that some day brings Washington back to the Common Man. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2016-10-26 17:58 |
| #21 Gingrich the adulterer, defending Trump? Then accusing a reporter of being obsessed with sex? Anyone looking at this neutrall is agape with amazement at how BAD Gingrich looks - and by extention, Trump. The GOP had self destructed. Thanks Trump. Signed, Every Progressive in the US. You Trump koolaide drinkers keep on drinking. You're doing a great job of electing Hillary. The rest of us are going to start digging shelters and laying in supplies. Thanks a lot. |
| Posted by: Joluling Black6530 2016-10-26 17:11 |
| #20 They should play her image with Hannity or O'Reilly's audio. Might be big ratings. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-10-26 16:12 |
| #19 I bailed on Megyn about two months ago as her attitude began to openly reflect her sense of celebrity and lefties began courting her vanity. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2016-10-26 16:05 |
| #18 Together with her opening attack on Trump in the first of the primary debates... Kelly's ...how will you answer the charge from Hillary Clinton, who's likely to be the Democratic nominee, that your not part of the war on women. Looking back, her question was almost...prescient. Except for the fact it was so obvious that if Trump got the nomination his past comments would be used against him. Had he answered with even the tiniest slice of humility instead of cocking off like a Brooklyn wise guy he might have been better off for the predictable October slime. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2016-10-26 15:20 |
| #17 All journalists are fascinated by sex. It sells more newspapers than anything else. It raises ratings more than anything else. That being said, responsible journalists should avoid bias and smut. Further, I think of a sexual predator as a rapist and/or child molester who may even be capable of murder or kidnapping to facilitate or hide the crime and who is unable under any circumstances to control himself and belongs in jail, kinda like that Arab in Austria who claimed he had a "sexual emergency". (BTW, I never heard where that Arab-colonist-sexual-emergency-boy-rapist-child-molester received any coverage by any of the major news networks most likely because of his protected status as a Muslim Gingrich did a great job of calling her on it. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-10-26 13:52 |
| #16 DEAR AMERICA: Has Megyn Kelly JOINED Hillary As A #NastyWoman? |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-10-26 13:42 |
| #15 Sexual misconduct allegations against one of the candidates in a presidential election is a legitimate news story. Don't you ever wonder why they held onto these allegations until October? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-10-26 13:23 |
| #14 I think lots of people speak a bit more plainly in private. I don't hold it against him. Trying to impress that Bush thing he was talking to however, well that's just sad. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-10-26 13:08 |
| #13 Projection much? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-10-26 12:33 |
| #12 The funny thing is, Trump spoke like a pig Let him who is without sin |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-10-26 11:30 |
| #11 The funny thing is, Trump spoke like a pig but he did so in private. Nobody was actually hurt by his banter. His actions, if true, never got to the point that anyone went public about it until the final weeks of an election after contacted by Gloria Alred so they couldn't be that bad. Would it be better to have a non-vulgar candidate, yes. But seriously, this is so transparent its sad. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-10-26 10:50 |
| #10 So I guess the stories about her being the biggest kellyphile are true. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-10-26 10:40 |
| #9 "You know what, Mr. Speaker? I am not fascinated by sex, but I am fascinated by the protection of women and understanding what we're getting in the Oval Office." That is reality-defying. Fascinated by the protection of women? An election is not only about the vaginistas. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-26 09:21 |
#8 Sexual misconduct allegations against one of the candidates in a presidential election is a legitimate news story. Except these "allegations" are transparently false. It's not like Trump has been a recluse with no assets up until this moment -- he'd have been a gold mine for these women at any moment. The timing, and the choice of venues, speaks volumes to their credibility. They have none. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2016-10-26 08:25 |
| #7 Sexual misconduct allegations against one of the candidates in a presidential election is a legitimate news story. That's not to say the recent revelations of the Clinton corruption isn't. Gingrich was correct that news coverage overall shows both laziness and bias but he totally went into deflection mode. Not surprising really, Newt has always been a phony fuck. The only difference is now he's reeaallly hoping for a cabinat position. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2016-10-26 08:17 |
| #6 I wonder how she would take it if Newt stated he could bring ten men on her show who would call her a slut? |
| Posted by: Craique the Kid6652 2016-10-26 07:58 |
| #5 She closed by saying Newt has anger issues. I would rather watch the TV Guide on cable than her crappy show. But, good for Newt, he did a nice job. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2016-10-26 07:42 |
| #4 She is another Katie Couric. People should not do interviews with a corrupt media. That includes the likes of Kelly at Fox. It is the same as asking someone to sucker punch you as hard as they can. |
| Posted by: Groluger Munster5118 2016-10-26 02:22 |
| #3 But a serial rapist like Bill Clintion, and his accomplice and accessory Hillary Clinton are just fine with you Megyn? Really?? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-10-26 01:11 |
| #2 Seems Megyn thinks she smells Trump's blood in the water. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-10-26 01:03 |
| #1 Another example of 'guilty until proven innocent' and the escalating transition of Fox. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-26 00:52 |