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Jon Stewart: Megyn Kelly’s Maternity Leave Flip-Flop Due To ‘Post-Partum Compassion’

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Jon Stewart was really sad to see Megyn Kelly go on maternity leave these past few months, but was quite happy to see her return in rare form, giving radio host Mike Gallagher a tongue lashing for calling maternity leave a “racket” and defending work entitlements. It was bizarre for Stewart, though, because Kelly had many years before complained that worker benefits like maternity leave were anti-capitalist and that men didn’t deserve equally long parental leave. Is it the new hair, Stewart posited, or a case of post-partum compassion?

“I like to watch Fox News because I hate my whole head,” Stewart joked before turning to Kelly and playing her attack on Gallagher. It was so bold it merited a Joe Pesci dramatic performance from Stewart, and the high praise “badass.” Except Kelly didn’t seem to agree with her old self very much, as a montage of her old Fox News appearances demonstrated. It turns out Kelly had not only argued against workers’ benefits, but against paternity leave, which she brought up in the debate against Gallagher.

“When you cut your hair, it saps your conservative strength,” Stewart joked, “that means Rachel Maddow is ten scissorless weeks from a Fox News contract.” Then he turned to lecture Kelly: “they’re only really entitlements when they’re something someone else wants,” otherwise they’re socialism. Either way, Stewart was quite pleased with her “post-partum compassion,” but didn’t seem to expect it to last.

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  • larry

    All right Teabaggers, explain how Jon Stewart is wrong this time?????

  • Anonymous

    That new hairstyle has me even more hooked on Megyn. She can have any view, or say anything she wants. Eruptor Likey. Classy lady. Her husband is a very lucky guy.

  • Anonymous

    He should go after those who do a 180 on their previous views.  With this new standard from Stewart he’ll have about 2 months of material just concerning the President.

  • Anonymous

    You do understand that if we conservatives are teabaggers, that you liberals are the teabaggie’s. Right? That’s right Larry, you have conservatives balls resting in your mouth. Pubes and all.

  • Anonymous

    Damn unions, paving the way for maternity leave.

  • SNAPTIE

    Johnny boy the so called entitlement Kelly took didn’t cost the Government a dime.Companies aren’t required to pay you for the time off,Fox does. She thanked them on air. Big difference.

  • loplop

    the goverment makes the companies pay the leave though.

  • Anonymous

    Well because Fox pays for her leave not the gov…

  • Anonymous

    Conservatives are all for entitlements if it’s for them, but if isn’t, it’s called socialism.  It’s also called the me, me, me group.  

  • larry

    If the TeaBaggers had their way would we have child labor laws, would we have work saftey standards, would we have clean air, would we have 490 hr work weeks, would companies still be allowed to pay their employess nothing, like they did bbefore the 1930s, in other words do the Tea Baggers want to go back to how life was liek in the late 19 century and early 20th century, is that their goal? 

  • larry

    I ment 40 hr work weeks.

  • Anonymous

    This is about Megyn.  Not about Obama.  EruptJizinhisPants gets it.  Why can’t you?

  • Anonymous

    She forgot to thank Clinton for signing it into law.  The law says that she still will be allowed to keep her position while she is gone.  

  • Anonymous

    Learn to love the edit button, Larry.

  • Larry

    no

  • Anonymous

    Actually, Martini brings up a valid point, and Stewart has gone after Obama for flip-flopping.  Plus: there is no such thing as staying on topic here.

  • SNAPTIE

    They are not required to pay you squat,just time off.

  • SNAPTIE

    Check your facts.It was the Republican House and Republican Senate that passed it,Clinton signed it.

  • Anonymous

    Larry, relax man. Megyn Kelly is hot, you have conservative sack resting on your chin, all is right in the world. 

  • Anonymous

    When you take your point from the sublime to the ridiculous you lose.  

    Where does living within our means reflect in the stupid comments you made?

  • Anonymous

    Sorry, I thought this was about Stewart. Imagine my confusion. Fine, Megyn sure is a hot mother.

  • Anonymous

    Pretty lame segment Jon.  

  • Anonymous

    Take it easy Mr Body, I think Little Larry must either be 8 (or maybe had a little too much white wine) based on his ignorant/baseless post.

  • SNAPTIE

    It’s a benefit.No government payments.

  • Anonymous

    The companies don’t pay for the leave  unless they want to.  Employees can take (at least in most states) family leave or another form of disability and still be paid but the money comes from insurance companies (like a work comp injury I had 10yrs ago for my current employer, when I need treatment the insurance company pays, not my company – except in terms of a small premium).

  • Anonymous

    yuck, I don’t like the new hairstyle.  I hope she grows it back, the old style was much better I think.

  • Anonymous

    I said paved the way… check your logic.

  • SNAPTIE

    Entitlements are on the government dime. Maternity leave is a company benefit.Companies are not required to pay you one dime. The Federal government doesn’t even give you time off paid.He’s the facts to back it up.http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Federal_Employees_Maternity_Leave_Laws

  • Anonymous

    Fox pays for Megyn’s leave and she’s having a laugh with her good friend Mike Gallagher. You eat up Jon’s bigoted BS like you eat my nuts. Useful idiot.

  • Anonymous

    And Megyn Kelly is considered part of the “hard news” faction at “FoxNews”?

  • Anonymous

    Hard to understand you with a mouth full of nuts.

  • Anonymous

    Just trying to help . . .

  • Anonymous

    lol

  • Anonymous

    Depending on the usage of the word “hard,” the answer is yes, no or semi.

  • Anonymous

    And this relates to the entitlements bankrupting America how?

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, but consider his audience.  They lap that sh*t up.  

  • Anonymous

    Jon cuts up peoples words to give them the opposite meaning and these idiots actually think
    its truth. All the mob needs is hate, the truth just gets in the way.

  • Anonymous

    Megan Kelly, the goddess of cable news. John Stewart clown of ‘out of context’ comedy news. You could drive a truck through the holes in Stewart’s bit. Do Libs really buy that crap? Really? The false choices, specious analogies, strawman fallacies, the butchered clips out of context, etc. It’s funny …but really? I could see children buying it, but educated adults? It’s must be nice for the left to have a free pass on dishonesty by labeling it comedy. (I can see Russia from my house- Sarah Palin) How many morons still believe that one. It works.

  • Anonymous

    The only thing they paved was the road to their mansion on the backs of the working poor.

  • Anonymous

    Megyn is a solid newswoman. Her sharp mind enables her to go mono a mono with the best, that’s why Jon attacks her, because she inspires America.

  • Anonymous

    the answer is No, Libs don’t buy that crap… Its a comedy show, not a news show and Its a mistake for you to compare the two. Just because the show comments on news doesn’t mean its a news channel.  I laughed at that segment and you know why? I’m not a Liberal or a Conservative… I’m an American with a sense of humor.

  • Larry

    How is what Jon Stewart did wrong he showed megyn kelly complaing about entitlements and how they are taking away our freedom, while she was enjoying an entitlement. That is Hypocrisy, maybee Stewart should call Liberals out on their hypocrisy more often than he does I agree with conservatives on that. However, Fox News gives him so much material to work with its ridicoulus. the real good clips are from the people who call them selves news people, who spout propoganda.

  • Anonymous

    It’s truly amazing how idiotic and bigoted his mob is, they actually think they are getting informed…

  • Anonymous

    You’re a lib, it wasn’t that funny.

  • Anonymous

    She should thank Clinton for signing the bill.  A lot of companies didn’t like this bill because they say it hurts their productivity.  Maybe you should ask Kelly why she was against the entitletment before she was for it.  

  • Anonymous

    I guess he hits home when he goes after your favorite fox girl!!

  • Anonymous

    Yeah!!1 lol

  • Anonymous

    No seriously Jon is the most trusted newsman by progressives, just google it.

  • Anonymous

    But you watched, didn’t you? And you’ll watch him next week and the week after.

  • Lola

    Yes, her company gives her paid leave. Except that Megyn Kelly’s arguing that it SHOULD be an entitlement for everyone, geniuses. Kelly: ”But the United States is the only advanced country that doesn’t require paid leave. If anything, the United States is in the dark ages when it comes to maternity leave.” 

  • insideguy

     I guess the root of the debate is this question for you conservatives. Do you support the family medical leave act and if so why? 

  • Dave

    You couldn’t explain how he was wrong though could you.

  • Anonymous

    sorry but in fact lefties take what Jon says as gospel.  I agree it’s stupid to do so, but they do it anyway.  

  • Anonymous

    sorry but the only time I watch Jon is on here.  I never watch his show and won’t start.  If you enjoy it and get your “news” from it – good for you.  I prefer to make up my own mind  about political issues.

  • James

    Fail. I’m a union rep and i’ve got NO wealth what so ever!

  • insideguy

    tick tock tick tock see in this case there is no right answer for conservatives. As Admiral Akbar once said “ITS A TRAP”!

  • Up Yours

    That’s the best reply you could come up with to his original post!? Why bother replying at all if you’ve got not counter argument, prick!!

  • ono

    entitlements can be government or corporate. stop being a dummy

  • You’re a dick

    It makes sense to watch him if you’re a fan but it makes no sense to watch him if you’re not. So why do you watch him then you dick??

  • ono

    yes but entitlements are entitlements. corporate or government. doesn’t matter. :) stop crying

  • ono

    whats the difference between a government and corporate entitlement

    THE END RESULT. the end user pays for it. so  puh-lease. stop saying your crap doesn’t stink. it does.

  • Anonymous

     Meygn is caught proving Fox is trash news ran based on what side of the bed Murdoch woke up on.

  • ono

    its an entitlement. there is no other word for it.

  • Anonymous

    You didn’t answer the question

  • ono

    this coming from someone who hides with cowardess? :)

  • ono

    actually. righties write jon off as a left wing liberal.  it is part of their crybaby plan to dictate what is news in america lol

  • ono

    maternity leave death panels anyone?

  • Shove it

    The funny thing is that he’s waaaaaay more trustworthy than any of the two bit fox news anchors that cock sucking conservatives like you watch. Don’t blame him for that, blame yourself.

  • Shove it

    The funny thing is that he’s waaaaaay more trustworthy than any of the two bit fox news anchors that cock sucking conservatives like you watch. Don’t blame him for that, blame yourself.

  • Texan

    Nice to see the neoprogs sticking with the “issues.” ;)

  • Texan

    Nice to see the neoprogs sticking with the “issues.” ;)

  • ono

    there’s a pill for that.

  • ono

    inspires america to rub one out.

  • ono

    how in the blue hell was this a cut to give them an opposite meeting. LOL worp can’t think for himself.

    his head is up his own cooter.

  • http://twitter.com/Antihyperbole Jon Milton

    I like when Stewart points this stuff out. It’s funny and it helps keep people from going off the reservation.
    However it would be nice if Stewart didn’t still have such a glaring bias and agenda. That robs him of any credibility (yes, I know that he is not “looking” for “credibility”. We all get it).
    Moronic Fox News moments 10%; Honest and serious Fox News moments 90%
    Moronic MSNBC moments 90%; Honest and serious MSNBC moments 10%
    Daily Show focus on Fox 99%; Daily Show focus on MSNBC 1%
    (Stats are not scientific, but I doubt anyone would disagree. Well.. I shouldnt say that. HONEST people wouldnt disagree)
     
    Hard to trust Stewart when he implies that his biggest loyalty is to comedy.

  • ono

    you’re a coward with no balls.

  • ono

    by everyone worp. that includes republicans. live with it. :)

  • Anonymous

    The only thing she inspires in boners.

  • insideguy

    Sitting by the dock of the bay watching the time slip away waiting for a conservative to answer my question instead of trying to rip on stewart yaya.

  • Texan

    no, you’re not larry

  • Texan

    I agree. You’re a far left loon.

  • ono

    Actually Jon has it backwards. Jon Stewarts credibility is by pointing out the absurdity and hypocrisy in media and politics.

    Its hard to trust Milton when he just makes up numbers and goes ‘yeah, thats what they are, right’ ?

  • Anonymous

    Wohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! what a take down. This is what we’ve been saying, These Jokers are only screaming socialism because the benefits would go to people they despise. But these same Jokers would look the other way when you talk about oil subsidies and other corporate welfare program. I couldn’ believe it when she was haranguing Gallaghar on earlier, I’m like isn’t this what the Union fought for and are still fighting for? Isn’t this what health care is around industrialized world, (compare to the dark ages in the US). And Memo to Kelly, The US is not in the dark ages compare to industrialized world, it is with 2-4 other countries. Most of the 174 registered countries have more favorable maternity treatment including so called 3rd worlds. 

  • Tylerquint

    Jesus, just get along will you. Your country is f#%€ed and yet both sides (democracy?) want to eviscerate each other…ridiculous! Both of your parties have horrible ideas, which are, no ideas…get it together, for the love of god, get it together!

  • Anonymous

    What Jon meant to say was that he thinks she’s Hitler.

  • Re-Elect Obama 2012
  • BuffaloRepublican

    The worst type of liars are hypocrites.  Fox’s form of Kool-Aid is hydrogen peroxide.  I would rather catch the witty sarcasm of Jon Stewart any day than the un abashed hypocrisy of the blond bimbos on Fox.  Aires, Murdoch, Carlson, Doozy and O’Reilly are the biggest Hypocrites on TV.  At least Hannity know’s what a partisan he is.  No -Spin – Really?!  The lack of intellectual curiosity, self-reflection and honesty at Fox and some of the Bloggers here is profound.  Does anyone recall the phone hacking scandal by Murdock’s employees in England and the utterly obsequious bootlicking of the Fox News Network “anchors, commentators & journalists (ha ha)” in the aftermath???  They hacked into the cell phone voice mails of murdered people including a teenaged girl!!!.  All that Fox News could do was to deflect obfuscate (that means hide to all of you right-winged Kool-Aid Drinkers) and call it piling-on!  Shame on them and you – It was a Teenaged Girl that was murdered!!!!!!  The only mirrors for self-reflection at Fox News are the ones used by their blond bimbos to apply the Bleach to their Hair!  Let’s be honest all the way around here Fox News is a right-winged adgenda driven Bull-S@#T network, just as MSNBC is a left-winged BS network.  Jon Stewart was right to call Chris Wallis and Fox out on this a few weeks ago.  But to their credit, Fox provides plenty of material for Stewart to ridicule so I am sure that he thanks God for every word they spill!!!  And I am a Registered Republican from Buffalo.

  • Anonymous

    Kinda like their hero Ayn Rand who secretly took SS and Medicare while railing against it.

  • Anonymous

    Well this thread turned into an 8th grade boys locker room fast.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Well, I guess that takes care of it.  By the way, on last night’s GOP debate – Ron Paul is my hero, his responses were consistent, well thought and absent of rhetoric.  Newt helped his position considerably.  Bachmann is a nut-job as always.  I can’t get worked up by any of the rest.  Although, the self-rightgistness and sanctimony of Bachmann and Santorum was nauseating if not scary.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZWPCRRX4OXPQ5SM3PG3S4Y7BIM Svetlana
  • Darladoon

    yet another brilliant stewart take down of fox snooze

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZWPCRRX4OXPQ5SM3PG3S4Y7BIM Svetlana

    It’s kind of odd that the only people who call him a newsman are those on the right.  At least on this forum.  You’re assigning more credibility than his own fans!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZWPCRRX4OXPQ5SM3PG3S4Y7BIM Svetlana

    Everyone whom disagrees with you and your non-scientific stats is a liar.  Brilliant logic you’ve got going on there.

    Hey hey, can I try it too? 

    If you disagree with me, you are a fascist. 

  • http://www.bricewgilbert.blogspot.com Brice Gilbert

    You missed the point. The US doesn’t require women to get maternity leave and she is now arguing it should. She said, “The United States it the only advanced country that doesn’t require payed leave.” She used to argue that the free market should decide if women get maternity leave. She thanked Fox because they have maternity leave despite the government not requiring it. They should be commended for that sure.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Agreed! Any time that Stewart can combine the hypocrisy and peroxide on Fox is welcomed.  I would like to see what “brilliant retort” that the Murdock bootlicking brown-nosed sycophants at Fox News are able to conjure up tomorrow?  This would only provide fruit to Stewart to mock next episode.  Buy the way, what was the final figure paid out to settle the falafel and luffa sexual deviance harassment lawsuit by his former producer Andrea Mackris? I heard that is was over $2mill.  An innocent honest newsman “LOOKING OUT FOR YOU”, or a hypocrite – “YOU DECIDE”!  This level hypocrisy is at a level only rivaled by Larry Craig (a convicted bathroom fagot), Bill Clinton (can’t blame him for straying – Hillary? – But Lewinsksi?, Rush Limbaugh (yea, he is a drug addict  who rails against other drug addicts – why is my GOP party such suckers?)  I can go all day with the so-called republican hypocrisy. Any of you which to take me on?  Look, read the book “The Elephant in the Room” and you will understand why us fiscal conservatives are dismayed and discussed by the co-opiong of the GOP by the social conservatives.  Go Ron Paul!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Open question to all of the Blonde Bimbos at Fox News:  Does the rug match the curtains?   I will confirm if necessary or desired.  I already know the answer.  Is that where the lying starts or stops?

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Open question to all of the Blonde Bimbos at Fox News:  Does the rug match the curtains?   I will confirm if necessary or desired.  I already know the answer.  Is that where the lying starts or stops?

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Open question to all of the Blonde Bimbos at Fox News:  Does the rug match the curtains?   I will confirm if necessary or desired.  I already know the answer.  Is that where the lying starts or stops?

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Open question to all of the Blonde Bimbos at Fox News:  Does the rug match the curtains?   I will confirm if necessary or desired.  I already know the answer.  Is that where the lying starts or stops?

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Open question to all of the Blonde Bimbos at Fox News:  Does the rug match the curtains?   I will confirm if necessary or desired.  I already know the answer.  Is that where the lying starts or stops?

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Open question to all of the Blonde Bimbos at Fox News:  Does the rug match the curtains?   I will confirm if necessary or desired.  I already know the answer.  Is that where the lying starts or stops?

  • Akmoneri2000

    Someone answer the man!

  • Akmoneri2000

    Someone answer the man!

  • Akmoneri2000

    Someone answer the man!

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  • Anonymous

    Fact: Another hater post at Mediaite! Just pitiful!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Fox is still number one in news even without buffoons like you watching. Can you dig it loser!

  • Anonymous

    Silly teabaggers, we don’t get our news from Jon Stewart.

    The Daily Show is where we get our FOX hypocrisy and lies so we don’t have to waste our time on that channel.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Your pathetic kind deserve to watch slop jar pundits
    like Stewart because the adults find real news fair and balanced at Fox. Ron
    Paul once again shows why he will not make it far in the GOP election process
    but hey he has you attention so enjoy it why it last.

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

     ”because Kelly had many years before complained that worker benefits like maternity leave were anti-capitalist and that men didn’t deserve equally long parental leave.” 
    Where did she argue maternity leave was anti-capitalist?

    The clips show her: discussing how ingrained entitlements are in society, the Fairness Doctrine, the stimulus package with electronic medical records, and whether it is discrimination that men are not given as much time off as women.

    I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – Megyn always argues with both guests, both sides of the issues, and Stewart always shows clips of her, making it look like she is contradicting herself, when she actually is arguing both sides. I haven’t seen the paternity clip in this one, but my guess is she did that there, as well. 

    The FMLA is 12 weeks of unpaid leave. Maternity leave usually includes sick leave, vacation, holiday time, personal days, short-term disability and unpaid family leave time. 

    And I think there is a difference between private companies offering benefits, and government mandated entitlements.

  • BR

    LOL

    I call them D-Baggers but I like yours better.  In other words we are the pitchers and they are the catchers.  

  • Anonymous

    Fact: It’s amazing how liberals view is a mirrored
    view of what really where the points made in the GOP debates and just tells me
    just how right I was as a conservative. The GOP points made and point of views
    that will carry in to the election against which ever shows up on the
    demarodent side will be a conservative one not a chance for any RINO’s this
    time around.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: You have ever been in the 8th grade locker room?

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Ha!!! Republican not a chance!!!! Ha!!!

  • Anonymous

    Except for the fact that Stewart left out a few facts about Kelly’s previous statements. But that’s OK. We expect that kind of stuff from liberals.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Point made liberals take this comedian as their
    news source!

  • Anonymous

    Need a mirror?

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Wrong see ono comment above.

  • Anonymous

    I cant believe what I am reading here.  I’m a conservative and also a fan of John Stewart but he is way off base here.  Do you people not understand private versus public entitlements?  Are you as taxpayers paying for Megan’s Maternity Leave, any health benefits she gets?  Fox is a private company which upon Megan signing on with Fox she says to herself – how is their maternity leave program – its great – better than my other offer- ok I’ll go with Fox.  Think of it this way – if you had two different offers from same companies – all things being equal (including salary which dare I say it is also a private entitlement!) and one company offered 20 days vacation pay and the other 15 – what would you choose?  Its called private competition and to attract the best talent private companies try to offer the best benefits (entitlements).  If private citizens don’t think they get enough entitlements in the US they are free to move elsewhere.  

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    Also, there is a difference between debating whether paternity leave being shorter than maternity leave is discriminatory and pointing out to someone that men do, in fact, have paternity leave under the FMLA. Pointing that out does not mean she supports it or not. 

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Why do fags like you throw cock in to their every thoughts 24/7?

  • Anonymous

    You have no idea what the word “bigot” means do you

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Liberals are cowards and they wear it with owner

  • Anonymous

    Fact:Teabaggers means the insertion of one
    man’s sack into another person’s mouth. Used a practical joke or prank, when
    performed on someone who is asleep, or as a sexual act this is an act of a
    democrat.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Companies have to lets both parents off for time without reprisal but pay isn’t required during the leave numbnuts! That’s usually covered with insurance paid by both employee and company.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Check your statement unions are not republican! Paved ?

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Admitting to be a poor stooge! Hahahahahaha…………..

  • Valkyrie101

    Got me laughing early today, fax man. :-)

  • Anonymous

    You do not understand, when someone ‘paved the way’ it does not mean they created the law more like a catalyst to creating the law.

  • Valkyrie101

    You could be right about co-opting going on in the republican party, but certainly Paul is no true republican either. He should get honest and start his own party.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Repeatedly saying fact before your own opinion doesn’t make it a fact. You’re entitled to your own opinions my friend, not your own facts or reality. I’ve met soldiers that were liberals, are you trying to imply that American soldiers are cowards? Yes I know that’s over-generalizing, but I just felt like pointing out your comment was ridiculous. 

  • Anonymous

    i liked to call people names too.  But that was when i was ten and a child….

  • Anonymous

    i liked to call people names too.  But that was when i was ten and a child….

  • Anonymous

    where’s stewart’s clip about obama’s many terrible speeches this week about the market ‘whipsaw’?  I bet those are very funny too.  

  • Anonymous

    where’s stewart’s clip about obama’s many terrible speeches this week about the market ‘whipsaw’?  I bet those are very funny too.  

  • Anonymous

     ”But the United States is the only advanced country that doesn’t require paid leave. If anything, the United States is in the dark ages when it comes to maternity leave.” – Megyn Kelly. That’s the hypocrisy that Stewart was trying to point out, boiled down into 2 lines. It’s what she says now, when before she was against such entitlements. 

  • Anonymous

     ”But the United States is the only advanced country that doesn’t require paid leave. If anything, the United States is in the dark ages when it comes to maternity leave.” – Megyn Kelly. That’s the hypocrisy that Stewart was trying to point out, boiled down into 2 lines. It’s what she says now, when before she was against such entitlements. 

  • Anonymous

    Fact: First I’m not a demarodent aka
    democrat!

    Fact: Teabaggers means the insertion of one man’s sack into
    another person’s mouth. Used a practical joke or prank, when performed on
    someone who is asleep, or as a sexual act this is an act of a democrat.

    If you are asking about Tea Party? One should go to a few
    meetings and hear what the mixed political group has to say. Lean mean
    government doesn’t mean any government. Lean mean government means one that is
    more responsible with tax payers money which means that you should be able to
    account for your spending actions and audit audit and again audit until books
    match actions which the government that needs to serve the people. Tea Party
    aren’t wild crazy thugs. The Tea Party is for you and me and are just concerned
    about how government is screwing us and can’t account for the why its being
    done because we as a whole are letting them. That Larry is an answer to your
    question!

  • Valkyrie101

    This piece was just Stewart saying welcome back to Megyn.

  • Anonymous

    Maternity leave is not an entitlement, nor is it paid. Duh.

    I understand how easy it is to miss a very simple flaw like that in a Stewart argument when you’re barking like a trained seal. One day, maybe you could consider thinking.

  • Anonymous

    No they can’t, Jackass. If you get it from your employer, it’s an earned benefit.

  • Anonymous

    An observation is not an argument. I missed the part where she argued that we should mandate paid leave. Can you point that out? Because if not, your argument fails, which makes you just like Stewart. Tell your friends.

  • Anonymous

    This is why FOXnews always wins.  They know that their viewers have ZERO long-term memories.  So they can say one thing on one day and the complete opposite the next, and their viewers are like, “What’s the big fucking deal?”  FOXnews viewers aren’t dumb, they have Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Moosebooger

    Kelly should just shut up and bend over to Gallagher’s and Billdo’s righteous idiotic statements.

    Pregnancy is a racket and a vacation.

    And women are NOT entitled to those.

  • Anonymous

    Oh you missed it? Um ok, I’ll cut down the quote to where it shows you exactly the part where she argued that we should mandate paid leave: ”But the United States is the only advanced country that doesn’t require paid leave. If anything, the United States is in the dark ages when it comes to maternity leave.” Clear enough for you? Want me to simplify it more? First sentence she says that the United States doesn’t mandate paid leave and then the second sentence she says we’re behind on the times and by using the term “dark ages” implies we have some catching up to do. Also, “an observation is not an argument,” yes very bright, but observations are the foundations of arguments. You can’t stop reading at the observation and say there is not argument. Last thing, “tell your friends” ……….. I feel like this moment should have been like in Rush Hour when Chris Tucker beats up a door and says “tell your friends about me,” but it’s actually even more pathetic. 

  • Anonymous

    Entitlements involve money, not time. Stop being dumb.

  • Anonymous

    Have you thanked Bush for your tax cuts?

  • Anonymous

    There must be another word for it, because it’s time, not money, therefore it is not an entitlement.

  • Anonymous

    Wait, you mean the “TeaBaggers is meanines” post?

    How about “AAAaaaaaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!”

  • Anonymous

    Wait, you mean the “TeaBaggers is meanines” post?

    How about “AAAaaaaaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

    Point, Jon Stewart.

  • Alexandra

    But she took the maternity leave, she took it.  Therefore she thinks (as she said) it is very important.  Just like large business pays little to no tax, gets privatized profits and socialized bailouts, wall street gets interest free loans from the Federal Reserve to gamble with (and when then destroy the economy and private retirements, thats ok), but anything for the american citizen it what neocons believes needs to be debated.   Fools. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ECYBIXNKAG5E46BC3GCJQPA7CQ well_its_no_cannibal_holocaust

    The word is “honor”, Congratulations on being the biggest idiot poster on this website, you just won the prize.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Eric-Larson/1589499840 Eric Larson

    As a conservative and a stay at home father I can say that old M. Kelly was wrong and sexist with her father parental leave comments. New M. Kelly is wrong about saying that the govt should force companies to give paid parental leave. Stewert was right call out M Kelly on this. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

    As a conservative and a stya at home father I can also say that, Larry, your Teabagger comment not only makes you sound unjustly angry but also foolish and rude and I can use your comments to teach my kids how not to act when debating people you disagree with.

  • ono

    both are entitlements wether you like it or not. there is no bias there.  you earned everything in your government job just like your private job

    your hypocrisy is showing

  • ono

    pablo has no understanding what maternity leave actually is.

  • ono

    they can be both

  • ono

    yet that is not what megyn was arguing. you can’t argue .

  • Th

    Typical.. got no answer so just insults…hope they cut the heck out of your social security and medicare so you can smile away!

  • dartagnan

    BTW: your teabag insult is childish and immature… i.e. if you want a serious answer do not insult… if this is too hard to comprehend, I’d be wasting my time, but for the sake of the others reading…

    Did Kelly contradicts herself?  YESDoes Kelly would like to have both the career and the housewife dream? it is evident.
    As it is, the Government laws ENCOURAGES women to aspire for the best of both worlds on OUR DIMES.
    But the problems is not KELLY, the question is what should be the maternity leave policy?

    Maternity leave and any benefits should be provided by the HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY you buy… NOT THE GOVERNMENT.

    You want benefits and privileges, PAY FOR IT… is that too hard to comprehend.  You want an insolvent, debt-ridden/nanny-state government, start giving candies to everyone who is in need and create enough addicts that at the time to take it away from them you’d get the chaos you have in the U.K.

    Was Kelly taking advantages of a service that she ideologically oppose, absolutely, IF YOUR TAXES ARE CURRENTLY PAYING FOR IT, WHO WOULDN’T?  She’d be stupid not to.  and that, by the way, is what irks Stewart.

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    Definition of ENTITLEMENT1
    a : the state or condition of being entitled : right
    b : a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract
    2: a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group; 

    also : funds supporting or distributed by such a program

    3: belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

    Funny nowhere does it specify a money/time difference.

  • Anonymous

    Definition of ENTITLEMENT1
    a : the state or condition of being entitled : right
    b : a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract
    2: a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group; 

    also : funds supporting or distributed by such a program

    3: belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

    Funny nowhere does it specify a money/time difference.

  • dartagnan

    So after this guy call you a T-bagger now you want a mature answer?   If you want to be illuminated, that is not the way to ask for it…. IMHO

  • Anonymous

    Tears of a lib. Excellent!

  • Anonymous

    You know who you need to explain that to? His audience.

  • Anonymous

    And you’re who, Superman?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZWPCRRX4OXPQ5SM3PG3S4Y7BIM Svetlana

    You’re right!  I think that says more about the current terrible state of the media though.  He did call the idea of people getting news from his show “the saddest thing I have ever heard”.

  • Anonymous

    Ha ha ha…..you know he’s right so that’s all you have. Righties are hilarious.

  • Anonymous

    It seems that “hypocrisy” is another word that you don’t understand.

  • Anonymous

    : ”But the United States is the only advanced country that doesn’t
    require paid leave. If anything, the United States is in the dark ages
    when it comes to maternity leave.” Clear enough for you? Want me to
    simplify it more

    No, I want you to point to where she argues that we should adopt a different policy. I did not want you to repeat the same frigging thing I just addressed, but with more feeling. Repetition does not change observations into arguments.

  • Anonymous

    Maternity leave is time a woman takes off work just prior to and following giving birth so that she can recover from the pregnancy and nurse her child. Our FMLA requires that women be allowed to take up to 12 weeks and then return to her job.

    You were saying, nitwit?

    It’s never a good idea to make declarative statements when you have not a frigging clue as to their veracity.

  • Anonymous

    Stewart’s just lying.  You are required to give employees unpaid time off, but companies often give paid maternity leave as an employee benefit, because of capitalism.   How can you post this article and NOT point out that he lies in his central point.  In fact, this proves Chris Wallace’s point, that he’s willing to lie and omit to be partisan.  He’s not an idiot, he knows it’s unpaid. It’s not an entitlement, it’s just guaranteeing your job when you come back.  

    Paid leave is Fox news’ decision, not the federal government.   I’m sure Megyn, the lawyer, will educate the Daily Show.   

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    I suggest not arguing with idiots.  You’re not going to make someone immature gain maturity.  

  • Moosenuts99

    There’s many here making fools
    Of themselves by commenting WITHOUT watching the clip.

    CLASSIC STEWART

    KELLY
    GOT
    OWNED

  • Anonymous

    Don’t women work on his staff? Surely they could have informed the writers that paid maternity leave varies by company. 

  • Valkyrie101

    Yes, we do pay for Megyn’s maternity leave every time we pay a cable bill.

  • Anonymous

    New M. Kelly is wrong about saying that the govt should force companies to give paid parental leave.

    Please quote her saying that.

  • Anonymous

    And I am a Registered Republican from Buffalo.

    And I’m a fairy princess from Xanadu.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RSLEVQBMJKCHPALYRG4FM2LFPQ Chuck

    Its actually been a bit of a controversy in the past how undiverse his writing staff is.    Someone last night made a good comment (sorry I don’t recall name to attribute) – Jon failed to notice the difference in Megyn’s argument – she’s supportive of company provided leave, but not government funded.  That’s a huge difference if spending of public funds is important to you.

  • Anonymous

    Say what you will about fox, but they got some honey’s working over there

  • Anonymous

    he just played a clip of megyn attacking maternity leave.

  • insideguy

     They cant and I knew they couldn’t. Its a gotcha question for them:)

  • Owl22

    Kelly committed the Fox mortal sin of speaking positively about any worker rights. Roger Ailes will speak to her and she will jump back on the far-right bandwagon.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jamesdurning James Durning

    Maternity leave is a benefit that makes sense. Surely raising children properly and uniting the family should be celebrated by all American people and both political parties.

  • Papa Bungle

    To all the conservatives stating false equivalency, you are absolutely wrong.

    Meagyn Kelly explicitly states that the United States is the only country in the advanced world that doesn’t require paid maternity leave and that it “is in the dark ages when it comes to paid maternity leave.”  She is explicitly endorsing a government regulation into the markets and a specific form of socialism.  Jon’s claims of hypocrisy are absolutely valid. 

  • BuffaloRepublican

    What are you attempting to say? What you wrote is gibberish. Where did you go to school?

  • Renjick

    Butthurt Pablo is butthurt.

  • 3legcat

    FMLA is an unfunded mandate, it does cost money to the employer and it is also clearly an entitlement.  it “entitles” a person’s continued employment under certain circumstances by government mandate, and Ms. Kelly clearly supports its use. as do i.  does that mean she is a hypocrite? meh, i don’t think i will go that far, it really means she is human and we all tend to act differently as our personal experiences expand our range of empathy.

    jon stewart is funny, this was a funny segment, i feel badly for those of you that rob yourselves of a good chuckle sticking to your guns, seems a waste

  • Anonymous

    I’m actually really assuming some good comedy clips about the market and obama’s terrible speeches would kind of write themselves.

    I don’t care about his point, but when it’s literally WRONG, then I think he should just admit he’s become a partisan comic, no shame in that.  Just be honest.

  • Anonymous

    with the gimp-fetish avatar ((shudders)) you shouldn’t be talking about what liberals wear.

  • Padfoot0018

    Pablo when she says that the US is in the dark ages, she is asking for a change in policy. 

  • Anonymous

    Really Pablo, are you being deliberately obtuse here?
    Anyone with a fifth grade education would read that quote and logically infer that she’s advocating a change in U.S. govt. policy re. maternity leave.

  • Anonymous

    What is he “right” about?  It was dumb from the get go.  

    A weak attempt at?  Seriously, if you found humor in that then you have a very dull life, because funny it wasn’t – not even close.  

  • Anonymous

    Meghan is a democrat.  What is your point?

  • Anonymous

    what the hell are you talking about?  Your post made no sense at all.  “but she took the maternity leave, she took it”?  What is that?

  • Anonymous

    You mean that Fox has both democrats and republicans and covers their respective points of view?
    Is that where your misunderstanding lies?  

  • Anonymous

    Did you hear the part where she said “the free market should rule”? You make a charge of ”false equivalency” against conservatives(which is false) You then misstate her position by writing ..”she’s is explicitly endorsing a government regulation”…( AStrawman fallacy) You heard exactly what Jon wanted you to here. Fire your teacher.

  • Anonymous

    what a silly response.  

  • Anonymous

    You should look up the education level of the “blonde bimbos” – puts your’s to shame doesn’t it.
    A stupid comment that is so easy to rebut, and you’re left with egg on your face.  

  • Anonymous

    You should look up the education level of the “blonde bimbos” – puts your’s to shame doesn’t it.
    A stupid comment that is so easy to rebut, and you’re left with egg on your face.  

  • Anonymous

    Perhaps if you knew how to spell and use words you wouldn’t appear to be nothing but a mud slinger.
    buy= by
    dismayed and discussed – how about disgusted.  

    lol

    OK – go to you summer school now, you obviously can’t afford to miss a class.
    You’re a GOP party supporter and I’m freaking Tarzan.  

  • Anonymous

    lol – what gotcha question? 

  • Anonymous

    I watched the whole clip again and I’m sorry but there was nothing – absolutely nothing that warranted even a half a laugh.  Forced, canned applause.  

    You guys all have your shorts in knots over nothing.  Megyn is a democrat.  Jon making fun of what she’d said previously perfectly illustrates what everyone knows about Fox – you can have an opposing opinion and Fox is fair and balanced.  Just knocks you guys for a loop doesn’t it!  Imagine a network that allows all viewpoints!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    In fact yes, I have been a lifelong Republican. Too bad we have some unthinking hypocrites in our party who are told what to think by the likes of O’Reilly and Rush L.

  • Anonymous

    Sweden’s got a pretty slick parental leave deal…16 months are allowed…2 of which are required to be taken by the father (encouraging parental involvement) and it can be divided over the year until the child reaches 8. Paid partially by the employer and the state. 

  • insideguy

    wow 13 hours later and no answer from a conservative on this question what a surprise.

  • Anonymous

    often seen in 1st person shooter video games and considered an irrelevant insult by adults over the age of 35.

  • Anonymous

    often seen in 1st person shooter video games and considered an irrelevant insult by adults over the age of 35.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Did I get under skin? Are you one of the KoolAid drinkers or a bleached blonde bimbo or all of the above?

  • HIHIHI

    HAHAHAHHAHA WHERE ARE THE RIGHTIES HERE?? MICHELLE? JUST4IDIOCY?

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Well thought out retort, Francis! Can’t argue in the arena of ideas, so you rest on juvinile, uniformed and uninspired replies. You bore me.

  • Anonymous

    You didn’t check them out did you?  Thus the same stupid comment about the bimbo’s. 

    Now go play in the dense dirt. 

  • Anonymous

    there is nothing to argue.  It was a dumb segment.  Obviously Jon hadn’t filled his quota for the night and he picked a pretty lame one.  Then, Frances doubled down on boring and you got all wee weed up! 

    Oh, but he’s not a partisan hack. lol  

    (oh and your nonsense about being a republican – you can drop that facade cause none of us bought it.  

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FHSA6U6PQX3XPFLV44FBFCNNEE RyanM

    Hey realheadline– her “the free market should rule” is from years ago, NOW she has changed her tune when it comes to maternity leave, and she did say America was in the dark ages when it comes to maternity leave because it doesn’t REQUIRE it.  She says “require”, as in she thinks the United States government should mandate maternity leave.  Case closed.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1497076194 Travis Pierson

    The difference between public sector union benefits and those of a private sector employee is only this; the private company has its own money which it earns by creating a product people choose to buy, while the public sector unions are taxpayer funded and receive their money regardless of whether they provide a valuable service. If Megyn Kelly’s ratings drop, her job and the associated benefits will go away but a government employee is more likely to leave his job by retiring or dying than by being fired, even if his entire department (Energy or Education, for example) has done nothing quantifiable in decades.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505750556 Jack Kelly

    Actually, Pablo, you’re incorrect.

    FMLA does NOT “require women (key word) to be allowed to take up to 12 weeks and then return to her job.”
    It is NOT that cut and dry.  I would suggest you actually READ & COMPREHEND what FMLA actually entails. 
    First of all, MEN & WOMEN are entitled to the same FMLA rights.  I know because when my recent child was born, I took leave under FMLA (and was lucky to be paid as that is an additional BENEFIT provided by my employer) — and I took (almost) 12 weeks.
    Not all employers are mandated to provide FMLA leave.  Secondly, FMLA does not necessarily guarantee you the job you had when you took leave, but only employment.
    In addition, many employers are straying away from “maternity leave” and referring to “parental leave”.

    I’ve read your responses, and I’m not interested in getting into peeing matches because I’m sure you’ll start back-pedaling now that you’ve been called out.  But, you’re wrong on this (you can deny it, but that’s not my problem), and you’ve been wrong on numerous other answers here, too.  You’d be better off backing off the name-calling behind some alias and educating yourself.  Or not.  Again, that’s not my problem, either.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505750556 Jack Kelly

    FMLA is not paid leave.  It is not mandated.  Some companies provide it as a BENEFIT, but it is not mandated paid leave.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505750556 Jack Kelly

    And Pablo, you’re wrong here.  Again.

    Making up your own facts” to try to win argument.  #superfail

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505750556 Jack Kelly

    It IS an entitlement.  If your employer meets the requirement, YOU ARE ENTITLED to provide you the time, and the employer IS MANDATED BY FEDERAL LAW to provide you the time.
    Go ahead and backpedal further.  You’re the one looking like a bigger fool. Talk to any HR person and educate yourself, Paris.

  • Valkyrie101

    Why?

  • Valkyrie101

    Why?

  • Anonymous

    Don’t know why you said it – but it was stupid.  

    Since nobody was hired to take Megyn’s place, there were no additional costs involved.  You pay the same regardless if Megyn is on the air or at home.  Or, you wanted a refund because you didn’t get to ogle her for 3 months and it was taxing on you.  

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    Nowhere to be found when there’s hypocrisy around.

    Shame on the COMMUNIST Meghan Kelly for relying on SOCIALIST ENTITLEMENTS, right guys?

    *Crickets*

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    HAHAHAHAHA! That’s assuming he wouldn’t conclude that any form of normal, non-partison education isn’t part of some perverse liberal coven.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    Glad you could make it, your majesty. So from what I’m getting from you, is that to be a Republican, you must have your eyes glued to Fox News?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    We’re not doing anything that your side of the fence wouldn’t do. You’d jump right on it if this were a story about a liberal being a member of the KKK or something.

    Oh god I just set myself up for being brought examples of that, haven’t I?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    Liberal socialist communist muslim death panel gay marriages, you say? From KENYA, you say?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    The point of which being that you’re meant to face the hypocrisy of your beliefs VS the people who give them to you.

  • nvme

    there is a law that requires your employer to give maternity and paternity leaves. that is an entitlement that was -btw- secured for people by unions, against fierce protest by republicans that it would ruin the economy

  • nvme

    it’s an earned benefit that is paid by the government using the taxes that people pay. it’s an entitlement because you are entitled to it by law derived from your human dignity

  • Strife

    I wish I knew what a 40 hour work week was, but I make the assumption that most of the better paid people in the country are either salaried or make a handsome hourly wage with 10+ hours of overtime per week required (Note, I’m definitely not one of these people, but I make my 30k a year on a salary)

    It’s pretty lame to recycle old insults over and over again in an attempt to prove ideological superiority. I don’t like the Tea Party either, but I don’t have to cry to get my way.

    I agree that I believe that Tea Party members and most members of the conservative wing seem to have only reactions to the here and now with a “damn the consequences” attitude concerning the future (environmental restrictions, free reign capitalism, squander our oil reserves, screw the global economy, ect.), but I’d much rather try and understand somebody’s views and make a valid argument for or against it than spout of silly insults.

    Unless you’re just trollin, but you’re a pretty terrible troll.

  • waiting for 11-2012

    She’s a talking head – kind of like Shep Smith ……. nothing that either of them say has any gravitas.

  • waiting for 11-2012

    She’s a talking head – kind of like Shep Smith ……. nothing that either of them say has any gravitas.

  • waiting for 11-2012

    Earth to all of you — Jonny is a comedian — using half truths and innuendo is how he makes his living.  At least he’s funny sometimes.

  • Papa Bungle

    RyanM summed it up.  If anyone hear is not following what is going on, it is clearly you. 

  • Anonymous

    You’re intitled to your opinion, but government mandated maternity leave is not her opinion.

  • Sean

    Good point John. Apples do equal oranges. A company paid benefit does equal a government entitlement. Good job John. When you talk out your ass with slick graphics, you do sound smart.
    .

  • Anonymous

    You really can’t see that clip was chopped? “The United States is currently the only …….” She was stating a fact, that was then clipped together with other statements out of context. Comedian right? You heard exactly what Stewart wanted to hear…. patsy. Fire your teacher.

  • Anonymous

    tell that to his followers – they think the guy speaks nothing but truth! lol

  • Anonymous

    so you hear crickets in your head?  What is hypocritical?  God you are freaking dumb.  

  • Anonymous

    You realize that Meagyn is not an elected official right?
    You realize Meagyn is a democrat right?
    You realize that the only hypocrite is Stewart because he’s once again riding his one trick pony regarding Fox.  

    Fox just proved it is fair and balanced.  Stewart just proved he’s a moron and that you guys are too dumb to figure it out.

  • CosmosDan

     postpartum compassion,   That’s too funny. Once again , Jon nails it.

  • fyonalon

    I disagree.  There is something smart in taking care of each other.  Stop whining about your dimes and be grateful if you have a job and can afford health insurance.  Try acting with integrity, meaning if you’re ideologically opposed to taking graft, don’t do it.  

  • fyonalon

    She so needs a hair cut.

  • fyonalon

    A Republican / Fox pundit being a hypocrite.  Really?  Tell me something new John.

  • Larry

    The tea Baggers are a bunch of primitives. They should go back to what it was like in the 1890′s and early 1900′s to see what the country was like, if we had their kind of philosphy. I like using the term Tea Baggers, and will continue to do so TEA BAGGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Nature Freak

    “Do the Tea Baggers want to go back to how life was like in the late 19 century and early 20th century, is that their goal?”

    Perhaps it is their goal for the poor, the “underclass” and those of less preferred racial and ethnic origins.
    Not their own children. They are of “better stock”. I think they feel their own children will be overseers or live in gated communities. It will not effect them somehow.

    ‘I got mine so screw everyone else’ appears to be the new motto. Rather shameful actually. No compassion.

  • Anonymous

    It means the hung around loudly enough to take credit for a law (but really didnt do much).  Or instead of saying paved the way- you could actually tell us what they did to get it passed.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    To: Seek123,
    Are you not the same pedantic misinformed misanthrope that failed at poking holes in my argument earlier in his thread? You made it your argument that I had mispelled two words. It’s a blog Francis (emphasis on sissy-Stripes). And yet you so completely personify the hipp racy that is Fox News. Let me spell it out so that you can even undarstand: 1) you had attempted to deflect and
    obficate my assertion that Fox News is anything but a biased hypocritical Obsequeos
    Bootlicking profligate arm of certain neocons. 2) you have only proven my point by not addressing the argument only deflecting to a specious argument about spelling. Are you serious or jut a joke. If you have attended higher education (not online Pheonix
    School), try to get your money back. Otherwise, you do not make your Mother and me proud.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    To: Seek123,
    Are you not the same pedantic misinformed misanthrope that failed at poking holes in my argument earlier in his thread? You made it your argument that I had mispelled two words. It’s a blog Francis (emphasis on sissy-Stripes). And yet you so completely personify the hipp racy that is Fox News. Let me spell it out so that you can even undarstand: 1) you had attempted to deflect and
    obficate my assertion that Fox News is anything but a biased hypocritical Obsequeos
    Bootlicking profligate arm of certain neocons. 2) you have only proven my point by not addressing the argument only deflecting to a specious argument about spelling. Are you serious or jut a joke. If you have attended higher education (not online Pheonix
    School), try to get your money back. Otherwise, you do not make your Mother and me proud.

  • Anonymous

    If it is not funded by local, state or federal government it is not an entitlement.

    Even if you were to somehow twist what an entitlement is to include maternity leave- the leave would not be something that fiscal conservatives (and some Tea Party) folks care about- because to them the issue is about the spending of government dollars and not much else.  

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Seek123
    Hey dunderhead you have mispelled her name. Some hero you are. I’m sure that she is pining for you even now. I’m sure that it doesn’t affect your fantasy or prospects at bagging her. It’s pathetic that we ar even the same species.

  • Anonymous

    That would be when all the Democrats were racists right?  Have things really changed? 

    Not sure of your point, maybe if you took the tea bags out of your mouth we could understand you better.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Apparently your god is a cricket.  Your Mom and I are very disappointed in your lack of intellect and inability to reflect on your failures.  We would like to have all of the money back that we had paid for your education, including the amounts that the Government has funded and loaned to you so that we may grant it to a more deserving inner city youth.  Otherwise you will not be invited to Thanksgiving Dinner, even at the kiddy table.  Our evidence is clear in the lack of formulation and cohesive content of your thread here.  Now get me a cup of coffee before it gets cold!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    You are definitely not an economist, just a typical Fox News Viewer.  Hey pass the KoolAid (or peroxide bleach) and it will all make perfect sense.  Are you sure that you are not one of their bleached blond bimbos?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    Come back when you can form a coherent post.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    So, you are omniscient (all knowing for all of you Fox Viewers) and have been elected to speak for all.  It is a profound insult to those of us that have our own opinions to have someone like you tell us what we believer or think.  Life lesson from me for free:  don’t speak for all, unless you do.  Have you ever noticed the bloviators like O’Reilly, Hannity, Bachmann, Palin et al, attempt to tell us what the American People wish, as if the speak for all of us.  That is so condescending presumptuous arrogantant and wrong.  Your threads have done more to make my point than anything that I could say.  Again, I am a life long registered Republican.  You are propagandist interlopers, Fox News and the likes of you.  If you have proof that I am not a life lone registered republican – PRODUCE IT or sit down. You don’t speak for me or the GOP, recognize your limitations.  Stop being an embarrassment to the GOP that I love!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    She’s not a democrat or a republican. She’s a paid anchor speaking on behalf of the GOP’s network and spewing their ideas.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    That’s where you’d be wrong. They cover the GOP’s point of view.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    That’s chump change compared to the conservative troll on Mediaite who called Rachel Maddow a “bulldyke.”

    I love when you people object to name-calling and immaturity while calling people names and being immature in another area of the comments. Even when you try and take the moral high ground you kick yourselves in the ass.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    You’re a good person. Don’t ever let these clowns tell you otherwise.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000841936241 Matt Seegz

    Huh, I don’t think he’d be big on stealing material, especially not from the Tea Party.

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Hey just4thefax,  You apparently can’t handle the truth or facts.  You might want to rethink you online moniker to just4theopionsthatIspewbutnotthefaxbecauseidon’tknowanyfacts!  Or justabuffoon. Either produce evidence that I am not a life long registered Republican or or sit down and get out of my party.  ”You are entitled to your own opinion not your own facts. Now get me a cup of coffee before it gets cold Francis!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Agreed!  These people don’t even know that they are hypocritical. At least Fox knows that they a coven of Hypocrites – they all get the same talking points memo.  This bimbo (seek123 – keep seeking) is only an obsequious unthinking sycophant for FOX. Get them a mirror and a Steve Douche!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Agreed!  These people don’t even know that they are hypocritical. At least Fox knows that they a coven of Hypocrites – they all get the same talking points memo.  This bimbo (seek123 – keep seeking) is only an obsequious unthinking sycophant for FOX. Get them a mirror and a Steve Douche!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Prove it now, or sit down!!! Your vitriol is clearly uniformed,  I am indeed a life-long registered republican.  I have participated in every election since I turned 18.  Prove otherwise or sit-down and get out of the GOP!!!  What credence do you have?  Know your limitations! You embarrass yourself and irritate the true fiscal conservatives.  

  • BuffaloRepublican

    To just4thefax, seek123 and others.  I am a life long registered republican and Fiscal Conservative.  Your ad homien attacks stating that any question of Fox rhetoric and hypocrisy is somehow heresy
     to the conservative ideology, is clearly an attack at the open and free exchange of ideas that made this republic and country great. Get a mirror and use it – you and FOX News!!!!!!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    To just4thefax, seek123 and others.  I am a life long registered republican and Fiscal Conservative.  Your ad homien attacks stating that any question of Fox rhetoric and hypocrisy is somehow heresy
     to the conservative ideology, is clearly an attack at the open and free exchange of ideas that made this republic and country great. Get a mirror and use it – you and FOX News!!!!!!

  • BuffaloRepublican

    To just4thefax, seek123 and others.  I am a life long registered republican and Fiscal Conservative.  Your ad homien attacks stating that any question of Fox rhetoric and hypocrisy is somehow heresy
     to the conservative ideology, is clearly an attack at the open and free exchange of ideas that made this republic and country great. Get a mirror and use it – you and FOX News!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    right……

  • Anonymous

    I UNDARSTAND you are brilliant.  lol

    Your argument? lol  Are you referring to your juvenile comment and calling it an argument?
    Give it a rest bro – and quit with the lifelong republican bs.  

  • Anonymous

    I’m definitely not the same “species” as you.  lol

  • Anonymous

    What a clever response you staunch republican you. lol

  • Papa Bungle

    God you’re dumb.  I saw the original clip before Stewart touched it. 

    “The United States only country in the advanced world that doesn’t allow paid- d-doesn’t require paid maternity leave.  Now I happen to work for a nice employer that gives me paid maternity leave, but virtually no-but the United States is the only advanced country that doesn’t require paid leave.  If anything the United States is in the Dark Ages when it comes to maternity leave.”

    There is no other way to interpret that other than she endorses government mandated maternity leave, an entitlement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BfSBxk0FMc

  • Anonymous

    I see you’ve doubled down on stupid.  

  • Anonymous

    Fact: All
    media has there twist of views but I like the more balanced approach than to be
    spoon fed from the likes of the other lefty only News stations. Besides mirrors
    displays are all shown backwards and I don’t like those liberal news outlets
    that report backwards news. Keep voting GOP.

  • Anonymous

    Fact:Teabaggers means the insertion of one
    man’s sack into another person’s mouth. Used a practical joke or prank, when
    performed on someone who is asleep, or as a sexual act this is an act of a
    democrat. Keep talking about your rodents on the taxing and 1st downgrade in US history by Obama side is fine to us Tea Party patriots.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Let me guess? Huntsman.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Guest you made it back.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Sorry for your lack of a good understanding of English but I also agree that English should be our only language and you just have to apply yourself more to keep up liberal.

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Ha Ha!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Whimp!!!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Face it your liberal or just a RINO!

  • Anonymous

    Fact: Look at the low life’s that posted below. Come on whimps chock up on those post next time and you might get a hit. avoidsworklib and cancausticthenutwell

  • Anonymous

    So you watch Fox for your “balanced” approach eh?

  • Anonymous

    Newsflash:  the racist Democrats became Republicans in the ’60s.

  • Anonymous

    Here is an old article five years after the bill was past which gave unions credit for helping to pass the bill. Unions basically lobby for maternity leave, the same way corporations lobby congress to send jobs overseas. The unions wanted paid leave but only received unpaid leave because republicans did not want hurt the millionaires and billionaires.

    http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=16011

  • Anonymous

    “There is no other way to interpret that other than she endorses government mandated maternity leave, an entitlement.” You’ve got some nerve calling other people “dumb” halfwit. ‘Clip’(singular)? Your statement is false, and that makes you a liar.

  • posterchild

    This is an outrage – babies only need protecting when they’re in the womb. Once out, the GOP could care less about the well being of a baby

  • BuffaloRepublican

    Back to the main point.
    “Other people’s stuff is Sh!t, but my Sh!t is stuff!”. George Carlin
    Fox New displays their hypocrisy and bias so openly that it makes Jon Stewart’s job very easy. It was a very funny segment that perfectly wove together Fox’ hypocrisy, over use of bleached blonde bimbos and lack of news worthy content. How could anyone place trust in a so called “news organization” that calls the outing of it’s sister organization in Enland for phone hacking “piling-on”? For those that choose not to acknowledge this fact: a 13 year old girl was murdered in Enland and the Fox affiliate hacked into her cell phone voice mail, deleting email messages in order to garner new leads in the story. Thereby creating false hope for her family that she was still alive and interfering in the police investigation that may have brought her murders to justice. This was a Ruppert Murdock run news organization as well as Fox news and the best that Fox news could do was ignore the story and later call the reporting of other networks “piling-on”. Fox is not a news outlet, but a hypocritical propaganda machine and Jon Stewart got it right!

  • Anonymous

    keep calling people tea baggers and you’re likely to get a couple of balls stuffed into your mouf. As soon as you address your question to a group and in the question refer to the group with an ad hominem it pretty much invalidates your question.

  • Anonymous

    Take our own advice.

  • Anonymous

     ”fierce protest by republicans that it would ruin the economy”   help me with the timeline here Nvme.. was this before the economy was ruined?   You know the economy is ruined right now.. you’ve been paying attention?

  • Debbie Richards2009

    Economy ruined due to years of Reagonmics which means loss of manufacturing jobs and phony-baloney Supply Side theory of economics.  The econony started it’s huge downfall under Bush and it is so bad, it’s carried on into Obama’s tenure.  The Bush tax cuts, a huge % of the deficit, should have been allowed to expire, and the surplus should have been bigger.  Our infrastructure is FALLING APART and we shouldf have a public works program.  That would get the economy started.  Not tax cuts.  But the Republicans don’t want to do that because 1) rigid ideology and 2) improvement in the economy might make Obama look good.

  • Anonymous

    Keep telling yourself that though if it makes you sleep at night.  The fact is some became Repubs (Thurman) but most stayed in the Democrat Party. 

  • Anonymous

    Keep telling yourself that though if it makes you sleep at night.  The fact is some became Repubs (Thurman) but most stayed in the Democrat Party. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YUXEVFGB4TOFL2FAUILFBM5KJU John Doe

    If you actually saw the clip, the bigger issue that Megyn Kelly herself says, is that the U.S is the only developed country without maternity leave (which many countries through government give to their citizens). She went so far as to say, “If anything, the United States is in the dark ages when it comes to maternity leave.” Smart woman that Kelly.

  • hey_there

    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 passed under a Democratic house and a Democratic senate.
     
                   Democrats   Republicans
    Ayes          224                40
    Noes           29                134

    Had the republicans had their way this would not have passed: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1993/roll022.xml

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FHSA6U6PQX3XPFLV44FBFCNNEE RyanM

     It absolutely was her opinion. Watch it again.

  • Anonymous

    I know you don’t understand how you’re being fooled. That’s the problem. Stay in school, take statistics and logic. No putdown, just trying to help. Good luck.

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