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24 Hours A Long Time To Fill: Megyn Kelly Interviews Psychic On Fox News

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Even though Fox News is known for using offbeat guests like Ted Nugent and a stable of body-language experts, it was still a bit jarring to see hard-edged Megyn Kelly interviewing a self-proclaimed psychic on this afternoon’s edition of America Live. Kelly quizzed Dallas psychic Stephanie Almaguer, with a straight face, about her efforts to help find Missouri baby Lisa Irwin, missing since early October.

Kelly introduced Almaguer by saying that “Her visions of what happened to baby Lisa Irwin sparked a new investigation for the little girl, leading dozens to comb through the property of a former casino after she said she had a vision of a person with a baby, and police say they’re preparing a search of their own.”

Almaguer, apparently, began blogging about baby Lisa shortly after her disappearance in October, and convinced “dozens” of volunteers to search an area that she described in drawings depicting her visions. She told Kelly she thinks baby Lisa was found dead, and moved elsewhere.

According to Examiner.com, though, a police spokesman said, ”We are exploring the possibility of searching it soon. Numerous resources are needed to get it done, but no reason not to search it.”

Kelly and Almaguer discussed some of the controversies that have arisen between Almaguer and some rival psychics, and Kelly concluded by asking a question her booker probably should have already covered.

“Have you ever helped law enforcement before? Is this something you’ve done?” Kelly asked.

“I have never helped law enforcement and — well no, I take that back,” Almaguer replied. “I unofficially have. And on another case. For a very, very long time. and I did not find this child.”

She then related, to Kelly, the eerie fact that a police captain on that case told her that she had brought him to an area…that he had already searched!

The whole thing would be kinda comical if not for the fact that a real missing child, and real grieving family, are involved. It’s bad enough that police departments sometimes humor these cranks, news organizations should not, especially when all they have to do is check the alleged psychic’s blog first. I’m a big Megyn Kelly fan, but she got snookered by her booker on this one.

Here’s the clip, from Fox News:


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  • Anonymous

    Any shred of credibility….lost.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    And this is why FOX isn’t a news channel.

  • Anonymous

    I have to wonder what kind of commentary from the site’s token liberal would have emerged if MSNBC or even CNN had done a similar interview.That said Tommy is an obvious skeptic which drops him down a notch on my scale of human enlightenment.

    It figures though,closed mind,staunch ideologue,goes together like peanut butter and jelly.

    I personally believe that there are some people with abilities and insights that give them a vision most of us do not have.This woman might or might not be one of them but using language that condemns them all is simplistic and closed minded.

  • huffnnoccupyn

    A true psychic would show up for an interview with a piece of paper that contains a transcript of the entire interview that’s about to happen.

    A true psychic would always preface an answer with “I knew you were going to ask that.”

    A true psychic should never really have to say, ” … um …”

  • Anonymous

    Megyn sure looks sexy. I’m not sure what the deal is with that dress, though. As for the psychic, that was cool, very interesting in fact.

  • Anonymous

    My cousin and I went to psychics on a lark.  They had a yearly event at a camp their organization owned up in the bluffs in Wisconsin.  My reading was taped, a woman did the past, present and future.  In the past, she gave me a message from my grandmother about something I did 20 years before at her funeral.  Then went on to discuss my mother’s siblings and parents, then the present and future.  Took the tape to my very skeptical mother and the stuff on that tape really shocked her.  I didn’t know much of what she said about my mother’s siblings, but she sure did.   There was no way she could have known or had been previously been informed of  the information that came out that day.

    That being said, if the police plan on searching that area when they have the resources, it is news.  Hope this lady can come through, one way or another the baby should be found and justice be served if that’s the case.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TWK2YYJTTIDLZIVV7NKZM23Z6Q Tyler

    But this is good stuff!  

  • Katechon Phosphene

    More plausible than any of the GOP mob!

  • Anonymous

    Now if only she could help Mitt Romney find some voters who actually believe what he says.

  • Just some Blow Hard…
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carl-Ludwig/100000464586475 Carl Ludwig

    It was a worthy news story because the police had responded to her blogs….despite how ridiculous that may be. It was a painful interview and I’m sorry for anyone else who had to suffer through it. I know all you statists and leftists hate FOX because they attempt to tell both sides. It must be very sad for you to hear truth spoken on news programs. Oh well, you still have every other news channel under your direct control. Try not to cry yourselves to sleep tonight. Maybe your Megyn Kelly (Racheal Maddow) will get an extra hour next year.

  • Anonymous

    I am surprised Mediaite got their head out of John Stewart’s ass long enough to watch anything else. What did John have for lunch today? Smell good ?

  • Anonymous

    I’m sure you’re entirely qualified to tell us what Rush had for lunch today. (And I’m sure it’s not pretty.)

  • Anonymous

    Nope, she was real.  My grandmother went blind two weeks before she passed away and the nursing home had her waist length hair cut off.  When I went to her funeral I waited in the church basement for the casket to be closed because I didn’t want to see her with a little old lady hairdo.  My aunt, who  passed away prior to the psychic visit was the only person who knew what I did.   

    I went to that reading and the woman told me that my grandmother said her hair is long again.  She also told me my cousin wanted me to tell his sisters to let go, he’s alright and my uncle sent a message through me to give to his kids.  I thought they would all think I was crazy but I did it anyway and they were all greatful and happy to get the  information.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NYXJPXDGHAQQS57OJSFSTZ2U6A Clara

    @readers:disqus  my roomate’s mom made $184486 so far just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more on this web site http://y.ahoo.it/OjyKK

  • Anonymous

    Fox News is such a pathetic joke. It’s become the laughingstock of the nation.Tomorrow Kelly will be interviewing Mickey Mouse about the 2012 presidential election . 4 star clowns.

  • Anonymous

    having trouble with an original thought?  

  • Anonymous

    I assume you’re a true psychic…
    (p.s. they wouldn’t have to write anything down – they’d know.)

  • Anonymous

    uhmmm how do you explain all the fairy tales on MSNBC etc?  

  • Anonymous

    This post is about Fox News.

  • Anonymous

    The fact is that she appeared on Fox.

  • Anonymous

    Both sides of what? Fantasy? Fairy tales? Special “powers”?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    I don’t see them putting psychic loons on as news stories.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_45S32GWGDRUJIL6E2U4HOZW4BM Bob

    I guess that would be a big step up from getting Hank Junior’s opinions.

  • Anonymous
  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    My friends and I used to make prank phone calls when we were 12 or 13.  One of my favorites was when we called the Psychic Friends Network and said “What’s my name?”

  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    derp.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t think I used language that condemns “them all,” whoever that is. I’m not closed-minded, I’m sure there are things we don’t understand about the human brain. Not believing obvious bullshit isn’t closed-minded, or even “skeptical,” really. It’s just critical thinking. Read that lady’s blog for five seconds before you call me closed minded.

  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    Fox deserves no credit whatsoever for “attempting to tell both sides.”  It’s disingenuous at best, much like how Morning Joe tries to be MSNBC’s token Republican-hosted show.

    See if you can follow me, here:

    Fox: Right
    MSNBC: Left

    They both need to cut the dishonesty and stop acting like they’re news organizations.  They’re not:  they’re punditry organizations with a little fluff sprinkled in here and there for flavor.

  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    HA!  A poop joke.  Clever.

  • Centrist79

    I wonder if she will have visions of the locations of Palin, Cain, Perry, and Bachmann in a year.

  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    Definitely, complete with misplaced apostrophes, horrible misspellings, and fifth-grade sentence structure.  Oh, wait… I thought you said “Tea Partier’s post,” not “serial killer’s bedroom.”

  • http://twitter.com/Bennybombom Ben

    W.

    T.
    F.

  • Anonymous

    Not a whole lot of people see them doing anything because so few watch MSNBC.

  • Just some Blow Hard…

    ok sure, hey I got some investments you may want to invest in.

  • Anonymous

    Lessee, judging by that example of lame wit, I take it you are a liberal, member of the nation’s 20 percenters.  I doubt FOX has a problem with not attracting the 20 percenters or that the 20 percenters are laughing.  Heh, librul laughter has had no effect on FOX ratings what-so-ever even after all the years of bashing. lol

  • http://libertyinprogressnow.us/ ProgLib

    I have to wonder what kind of commentary from the site’s token liberal
    would have emerged if MSNBC or even CNN had done a similar interview.

    Instead of spending so much time wondering about other networks, you should keep your focus on rationalizing the paranoia at Fox News. If body language experts wasn’t already bad enough, psychics are even more embarrassing. Yet, you want to talk about MSNBC and CNN.

    Better luck next time.

  • http://libertyinprogressnow.us/ ProgLib

    Which fairy tales would these be? List some for us, genius. I’ll be waiting with anticipation /sarcsm

    Fox News already has its fair share of fairy tales… nobody will be able to catch up with them.

    From ranting about “death panels” to claiming the US will be starting an army of Taliban monkeys to announcing how the Christmas tree in the White House has communist ornaments. The list goes on and on. These people live in a fantasy world. How embarrassing.

  • http://twitter.com/jtanglewood76 realist

    Hahahahahahaa ….. psychic interview.  yes, Fox News sucks.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Best line of the day!! Lol!! =)

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    “Huff”, you seem to be here more often lately… that’s a good thing!!  =)

  • Anonymous

    Heeyuck!

  • Anonymous

    This just shows why Fox viewers are consistently the most misinformed viewers on the planet.  FOX should just drop the NEWS part from their name. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Finn-Wilsonshire/100003030410585 Finn Wilsonshire

    But if Richy Maddow had interviewed a transsexual, homicidal, black Filipino homosexual you would have dug it! GET FUC KING PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION…

    MMMBWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Finn-Wilsonshire/100003030410585 Finn Wilsonshire

    Jeremy Braindead, AKA shitferbrains!  Attractive, sane, white women are repellent to the homosexual pedophile troll’s on this site. HOOOOOOLY FUUUUUUUU UUUCK! You need to remove the buttplugs from SSDeez and realist, they have something to say!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Finn-Wilsonshire/100003030410585 Finn Wilsonshire

    0 minutes ago in reply to Jeremy Brainard

    Jeremy Braindead, AKA shitferbrains!  Attractive, sane, white
    women are repellent to the homosexual pedophile troll’s on this site.
    HOOOOOOLY FUUUUUUUU UUUCK! You need to remove the buttplugs from SSDeez
    and realist, they have something to say!

  • Anonymous

    ^^^ I think one’s brain is leaking.

  • Anonymous

    I too had a very similar incident with a psychic and now believe some of them do indeed have a gift.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_76F7SAA3N35X4IBY5BGVQML2YM James

    Well then let me condemn them all: there is no such thing as people who have visions. There are no ghosts, angels who sit on your shoulder, demons, reincarnations, devils or alien spaceships.

  • Anonymous

    Didn’t the movie Network predict that this would happen one day.

  • Anonymous

    And they liberals are the angry ones. LOL

  • Henry Wood

    He had to cut and paste that comment because it was so clever and relevant.

  • http://twitter.com/maynardbrainard Jeremy Brainard

    Excellent example.  Thanks for that specimen. 

  • Anonymous

    Yessssss Rio5 because ratings are all that matter. This is why ABBA has sold more records than the Rolling Stones. ABBA were obviously the better artist.

  • http://twitter.com/JCP1975 JCP1975

    There is no such thing as psychic abilities.  It’s been proven countless times – not only by Penn & Teller, but several Dr’s as well.

  • http://twitter.com/JCP1975 JCP1975

    And prior to this segment, Steve Douchey interviewed himself.

    For the love of all 4,238 gods, what the hell was Megyn thinking?

    I actually like her.  She’s fiesty and kind of smart.

  • Anonymous

    Listen ignor Fox News has Ratings 10 Times higher than ALL MSM TOGETHER.  They always give a FAIR and BALANCED viewpoints

  • Anonymous
  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XI7SYPIIG7I62LWUSMHNRFK5XA Brian

    The bible condemns them.  Do you believe in the bible?  It condemns what she’s doing as sorcery and demonic.  ”
    The Bible strongly condemns spiritism, mediums, the occult, and psychics (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10-13).
    Horoscopes, tarot cards, astrology, fortune tellers, palm readings, and
    séances fall into this category as well. These practices are based on
    the concept that there are gods, spirits, or deceased loved ones that
    can give advice and guidance. These “gods” or “spirits” are demons (2 Corinthians 11:14-15). ” http://www.gotquestions.org/psychics-Christian.html

  • Anonymous

    Wouldn’t that make Fox News part of the mainstream media?

  • http://twitter.com/JCP1975 JCP1975

    Did you even read the articles you just posted?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3ZWSOM77CW3QIMW5ULCGR2R4MU Jaime

    The only thing I have to say to the cowards who hide and post “Anonymously” or think they’re smarter than the rest of the world & to anyone who trash talks someone, they have not even met, based on a few media lies/rumors and their own opinion – is this:
    http://stephaniealmaguer.blogspot.com/2012/01/to-my-beautiful-wife-stephanie-almaguer.html

    I AM JAIME- Stephanie’s husband & You have absolutely no insight or truth into the crap you’re saying

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