Megyn Kelly Dismantles Fellow Fox Newser’s Theory About Jeffrey Immelt And Obama

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by Matt Schneider | 2:25 pm, January 25th, 2011

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President Obama’s controversial pick of Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE, to lead a new jobs council has many not pleased, and Fox’s Megyn Kelly was interested in learning the main reason for the displeasure. Host of Fox Business show Follow The Money, Eric Bolling, was on hand to offer Kelly some of his ideas, but Kelly wisely expressed her doubts.

Bolling insisted he was “following the money” with his suggestion that the appointments of Immelt and Bill Daley as new Chief of Staff, are related to the fact that both have ties to companies that would benefit from cap and trade legislation (in Daley’s case, to JPMorgan). Therefore, if those companies benefit, Bolling theorizes, they will be more likely to donate to Obama’s reelection campaign for which he predicts Obama might spend nearly one billion dollars. If all this speculation left you dizzy, luckily Kelly was able to bring the conversation back to Earth, likely saying on behalf of most viewers “I don’t even understand the allegation, to be quite honest.”

Under tough questioning from Kelly, which seemingly caught Bolling by surprise, Bolling just kept repeating “follow the money” and held up his drawing. Finally, Bolling simplified his argument and said that Immelt’s main priority, as long as he is still CEO of GE, is to get the stock of GE higher and presumably not to pursue what is best for the country.

Kelly, the former attorney, expertly demonstrated here that if you’re a guest on her show, no matter if you’re a Fox employee, then you better have facts to back up what you’re saying, and without any to suggest that Immelt’s appointment was based on a desire for campaign contributions or to resurrect cap and trade legislation, Bolling’s argument was brilliantly dismissed.

Watch the clip from Fox News below:

Eric Bolling, fox news, GE, Jeffrey Immelt, Megyn Kelly, President Obama

Thelonious Funk

But he had a drawing!!!!
BatBoy

“Megyn Kelly Dismantles Fellow Fox Newser’s Theory About Jeffrey Immelt And Obama”

Dismantles????? Matt, I think you need to work on Headline writing.

I know a headline is meant to draw attention, but using “Dismantles” is kind of a stretch!
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Why does Obama think Immelt is a good choice to lead a jobs council when his own company has lost jobs under his watch? Of course his appointment is payback, because it sure isn’t because of his track record in creating jobs.
NORBIT

DISMANTLES?

Matt, there are clear distinctions between reporting, editorializing, and propagandizing in writing a headline.
Now, having learned that, what category do you think your headline falls into?
SpineCrusher

Thelonious Funk said:
But he had a drawing!!!!

Guess he couldn’t borrow Beck’s chalkboard..lol!
paulmdoro

NORBIT said:
DISMANTLES?

Matt, there are clear distinctions between reporting, editorializing, and propagandizing in writing a headline.
Now, having learned that, what category do you think your headline falls into?

I’m disappointed. Only one word in all caps? You’re losing it.
Socialist

hmm these follow the money trails are soo familiar..

oh yea some guest in Fox and Friends did the exact same thing.. but that was with the 9/11 mosque thing and thankfully we had Jon Stewart to beat that down

http://www.mediaite.com/online/jon-stewart-connects-the-nonexistent-dots-is-fox-news-a-terrorist-command-center/comment-page-1/#comments

anyways.. nice to see Kelly “fair and balanced”.. sometimes….but yea i agree with BatBoy, title is kinda misleading..
NORBIT

paulmdoro said:
I’m disappointed. Only one word in all caps? You’re losing it.

paul,
Norbit Jr. takes care of all the HEAVY lifting these days!
AngelPeters

She knows she screwed up last week and is doing a course correction.
tatboy

No, No, No…. this can’t be David (Dick Chaney with be indighted / mini-watergate) Shuster said Fox News has no standards. This story can’t be true.
paulmdoro

NORBIT said:
paul,
Norbit Jr. takes care of all the HEAVY lifting these days!

OK good to know.
notsofast

Megyn Kelly Dismantles”

Where did she do that? She brought up good points but you are now editorializing on what took place.

But Eric- come on man, you couldn’t afford to get a copy of PowerPoint to make a decent looking chart?

And then you talk about ” dangerous gases” but the most dangerous gas in this segment came from YOU.

Kelly is right- both BHO and Immelt are in favor of Cap & Trade but with Repubs in the majority in the House and with Repubs picking up 6 more seats in the Senate, where C&T already failed to pass, there is no way it will pass within the next 2 years, at least.

Also, what’s in it for GE? It’s great PR. What company would not want to brag about being an advisor to the WH?
chucken

What Kelly sould have asked is “This is really about Immelt running GE that owned MSNBC that has hosts who trash Fox as a fake news network:”.And I thought Obama only hired fellow Socialists,Marxists and Commies.
notsofast

AngelPeters said:
She knows she screwed up last week and is doing a course correction.

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce The Amazing Kreskin!

Yes, Angel has shown a remarkable ability to predict the past.
Color Me Badd

Got told I look like Megyn Kelly the other day, she is pretty awesome in this clip.
Ricia

Has anyone tried to find a GE lightbulb made in the USA?
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Color Me Badd says:
Got told I look like Megyn Kelly the other day, she is pretty awesome in this clip.

By who, Steveie Wonder!?
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Ricia says:
Has anyone tried to find a GE lightbulb made in the USA?

I believe they are made in China and Mexico now. Shipping those jobs overseas!
notsofast

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Ricia says:
Has anyone tried to find a GE lightbulb made in the USA?

I believe they are made in China and Mexico now. Shipping those jobs overseas!

Yes, the last GE light-bulb plant closed last year. I wonder if Jeff will try to get American workers to relocate to Mexico or China.
http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

notsofast said:
Yes, the last GE light-bulb plant closed last year. I wonder if Jeff will try to get American workers to relocate to Mexico or China.

Hey son,

I know you have been studying and trying hard but I’m afraid you messed up on this one, boy.

here are some facts child:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/gop-blocks-democrats-jobs-outsourcing-bill/

Now, listen, little one, almost microscopic one, Democrats tried to punish people for sending jobs overseas, Republicans blocked it.

I’d be really proud of you, if you weren’t so bad at debating people, son.
SarahP.

AngelPeters said:
She knows she screwed up last week and is doing a course correction.

Stewart absolutely dismantled her claim that the good people at Fox “news” do not use nazi references with some regularity. Turns out she was wrong. It was hilarious.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Snowspot,
The bill would prohibit firms from taking deductions for business expenses associated with expanding operations in other countries. It would increase taxes on U.S. companies that close domestic operations and expand foreign ones to import products to the U.S.

Republicans argued the tax cuts would be difficult to administer and the tax increases would hurt international corporations that employ U.S. workers.

“Let’s have votes on real job creation incentives and let’s get out of this gamesmanship,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee.

The tax increases total $369 million over the next decade, according to a preliminary estimate by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation. Combined with the tax cut, the bill would add an estimated $721 million to the budget deficit over the next decade.

There were reasons for it and not just because it was merely political posturing by the Dems close to an election.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

And snowspot, them shipping the jobs to China and Mexico were their attempt so “appear” green, while not really being green. We aren’t making those planet killing light bulbs here, hoping we wouldn’t realize they are just doing it somewhere else. Liberal Hypocrites as usual!
notsofast

Snowspot said:
I’d be really proud of you, if you weren’t so bad at debating people, son.

I’m busy now, can I ignore you later.

Your Barry boot-licking doesn’t change the fact that GE has outsourced jobs, now does it, child!

GE Moves Green Jobs To China

http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2009073023/ge-moves-green-jobs-china
Ta, ta, son!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-M-Chick/507482075 Daniel M. Chick

BUT MEGEN KELLEH IS TEH CONSERVTIVE SHILL LAWL
The Real Royal King

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Why does Obama think Immelt is a good choice to lead a jobs council when his own company has lost jobs under his watch? Of course his appointment is payback, because it sure isn’t because of his track record in creating jobs.

So, what you’re saying is you have nothing to offer. Again.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Ricia says:
Has anyone tried to find a GE lightbulb made in the USA?

I believe they are made in China and Mexico now. Shipping those jobs overseas!

Indeed, Raygun, Poppy, Clinton and W Through Big Dick insured that.
The Real Royal King

notsofast said:
Megyn Kelly Dismantles”

Where did she do that? She brought up good points but you are now editorializing on what took place.

But Eric- come on man, you couldn’t afford to get a copy of PowerPoint to make a decent looking chart?

And then you talk about ” dangerous gases” but the most dangerous gas in this segment came from YOU.

Kelly is right- both BHO and Immelt are in favor of Cap & Trade but with Repubs in the majority in the House and with Repubs picking up 6 more seats in the Senate, where C&T already failed to pass, there is no way it will pass within the next 2 years, at least.

Also, what’s in it for GE? It’s great PR. What company would not want to brag about being an advisor to the WH?

FBN is generally considered to offer the worst business news and reporting in the industry, and Kraputo and Bolling sort of trade positions for the worst business reporters in the industry. Dreadful, dreadful news and reporting, and not getting any better. CNBC and Bloomberg are both good sources, but FBN is dreadful, I say: Dreadful!
Pablo

chucken said:
What Kelly sould have asked is “This is really about Immelt running GE that owned MSNBC that has hosts who trash Fox as a fake news network:”

Yes, she definitely should have asked a statement, a nice demented one. Who needs questions?
Pablo

The Real Rabid Kook said:
Indeed, Raygun, Poppy, Clinton and W Through Big Dick insured that.

No, they didn’t ban incandescents, Kook. Nor did they make that bulb over your head that just won’t light.
timzank

The only jobs Immelt creates are in other countries, that is a simple fact.
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Pablo says:

No, they didn’t ban incandescents, Kook. Nor did they make that bulb over your head that just won’t light.

BOOM, taste my nightstick!
notsofast

The Real Royal King said:
FBN is generally considered to offer the worst business news and reporting in the industry, and Kraputo and Bolling sort of trade positions for the worst business reporters in the industry. Dreadful, dreadful news and reporting, and not getting any better. CNBC and Bloomberg are both good sources, but FBN is dreadful, I say: Dreadful!

How dare you say such a thing? MG, FBN is, err, was, could be……… watchable if they, if it, oh never mind.

FBN does suck big time. CNBC is the only one to watch.
The Real Royal King

notsofast said:
How dare you say such a thing? MG, FBN is, err, was, could be……… watchable if they, if it, oh never mind.

FBN does suck big time. CNBC is the only one to watch.

Do you see it improving? One would think with the WSJ “connection” it ought to improve. Maybe, Murdoch doesn’t want the tie to be too strong? Harming the brand?
notsofast

The Real Royal King said:
Do you see it improving?

No- from the start it hasn’t been a channel for investors- MG, they don’t even have a chyron showing the last trades.
greg454

Some facts about GE:

• Obama pushes a cap-and-trade scheme for curbing greenhouse gasses — GE invests in greenhouse gas credits.

• Obama advocates federal support for expanding high-speed rail across the country — GE ramps up its investment in high-speed rail.

• Obama dedicates federal funding to embryonic stem-cell research that destroys human embryos — GE partners with stem-cell giant Geron.

• Obama announces a federal push to curb health care expenses — GE launches “healthymagination,” an initiative pitched as creating more affordable high-tech medical products.
http://townhall.com/columnists/TimCarney/2011/01/25/government_electric

What does that tell you? GE’s Obama’s bitch, and now der fuhrer has married his ho. Seriously, why does Obama love industries that can’t perform? He bails crappy banks, crappy automakers, and now a crappy company whose stock price has been falling for years. I guess if we follow the holy one’s logic we should start a company, be in the red for years, make products most people don’t want, and then be rescued by progressives.

Greg
http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/
The Real Royal King

Pablo said:
No, they didn’t ban incandescents, Kook. Nor did they make that bulb over your head that just won’t light.

Have you tried screwing them in? I have them in my home and office, and I have no problem.
Liberty_Hound

Damn, Megyn Kelly sure is hot! And smart too!… Oh and did I forget to mention she’s hot? FNC has a lot of beautiful smart classy ladies working from them. You know, that the real reasons they call themselves FOX News. Now who can argue with that logic? I know, someone will.

For the classiest, hottest and smartest ladies in TV news today tune in to FOX News.
http://www.foxnewsgirls.com/
treecutter

The Real Royal King said:
Have you tried screwing them in? I have them in my home and office, and I have no problem.

You should take the light back out and stick your finger in the socket and turn on this will ensure you’ll never have a problem.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sandra-Spaulding/1253512686 Sandra Spaulding

Some facts about GE:

• Obama pushes a cap-and-trade scheme for curbing greenhouse gasses — GE invests in greenhouse gas credits.

• Obama advocates federal support for expanding high-speed rail across the country — GE ramps up its investment in high-speed rail.

• Obama dedicates federal funding to embryonic stem-cell research that destroys human embryos — GE partners with stem-cell giant Geron.

• Obama announces a federal push to curb health care expenses — GE launches “healthymagination,” an initiative pitched as creating more affordable high-tech medical products.
http://townhall.com/columnists/TimCarney/2011/01/25/government_electric

What does that tell you? GE’s Obama’s bitch, and now der fuhrer has married his ho. Seriously, why does Obama love industries that can’t perform? He bails crappy banks, crappy automakers, and now a crappy company whose stock price has been falling for years. I guess if we follow the holy one’s logic we should start a company, be in the red for years, make products most people don’t want, and then be rescued by progressives.

Greg
http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/

So many facts to bolster Bolling’s thesis. It’s more Chicago-type politics in the WH, and I’m, for one, glad somebody calls it out for what it is.
Rescuedog

NORBIT said:
DISMANTLES?

Matt, there are clear distinctions between reporting, editorializing, and propagandizing in writing a headline.
Now, having learned that, what category do you think your headline falls into?

What did you expect him to do? Those links don’t click themselves.
sticks

The Real Royal King said:
Have you tried screwing them in? I have them in my home and office, and I have no problem.

Yeah, the trouble does’nt show up until you break one… Dipchit !!!… How do you not know that ?… You need to call a hazmat team to come and clean that chit up FFS !!!… Ah hell, maybe one will land on your head and it will enlighten you…
GC

Bolling is an absolute dope when it comes to political analysis.
Some_Dude

I love it when conservative pundits and politicians break out those elementary visual aids. Confirms my belief that conservatives are enthralled by Fox News the same way children were by Romper Room.
sherryann

When GWB was president, he was highly criticized by the left. He was denigrated constantly and not from one tv news station but on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC, not to mention nearly all of the main newspapers in our country. Obama is criticized by ONE news station…namely, FOX news and some conservative talk radio people. And yet, do you remember Bush ever lamenting the fact that he was so criticized by those on the left? No. He took it as an example of Americans’ freedom of speech. But Obama has mentioned Rush, Hannity and Beck by name in speeches saying that they don’t agree with him, etc. So what??? He is such a cry baby. Our republic is about people having the right to disagree with a president’s agenda. If people in our country happen to see corrolations between their presidential administration and groups that existed in our world’s history, they should not be afraid to point out those similarities because otherwise, the same thing could happen here. Nothing is impossible. I have seen our country change in so many ways and sadly, it seemed to get worse with the Bush 2 administration, when he took us into Iraq without cause and it has gotten progressively worse with Obama’s administration because he seems intent on our government taking over every aspect of our lives. That’s one of the central things our forefathers told us to guard against because they believed if the government stayed small, our lives were still in the hands of the people. The Obama administration has taken over our healthcare system, the financial institutions, nearly all of our automotive industry and believe me, they’re not going to stop there. We need to guard against this mass government take-over. We need to stop them from regulating everything to the point where companies cannot afford to keep their businesses afloat in this country. Please people, wake up and see that this adminstration is not about helping the middle class or the “little people.” They are about controlling the American people….every aspect of our lives. That’s not freedom.
Nacho

I wonder how long Eric Bolling’s Frat buddy or family friend can keep him on the air at FoxNews.

This guys got nothing.
Grammie

sticks said:
You need to call a hazmat team to come and clean that chit up FFS

.
I believe that any potential damage occurs in the first 10 minutes. I’m so happy we’re saving the planet now.

Can you imagine how harmful that could be to pregnant women who are advised not to eat seafood b/c of mercury.

We have got to get these government pinheads out of running every detail of our lives and economy!!
sticks

Grammie said:
.I believe that any potential damage occurs in the first 10 minutes. I’m so happy we’re saving the planet now. Can you imagine how harmful that could be to pregnant women who are advised not to eat seafood b/c of mercury. We have got to get these government pinheads out of running every detail of our lives and economy!!

Yes, you are right Grammie… Was going to mention all that but, I was talking to trrk so… That would have been pointless… Something bad is going to happen with these bulbs… Like what is going to happen when a kid breaks one and then starts chasing the little silver balls around the floor ?… Or in a factory or research facility and it gets in equipment or experiments ?… Jesus !!! This is can/will corrupt groundwater, landfills, grain fields… Because we know people are not going to dispose of them properly… It’s just a matter of time…You had it right when you said government pinheads… Because only a pinhead would go for this… A pinhead that owes GE something !! Wink ! Wink !… Buncha Dumbasses !!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/KenyanBornObamAcorn#g/u ObamAcornLies

All these comments and nothing about the Illuminati/Bilderbergs or The Fed!

They are getting scared. With the loss of Godfather, Richard Holbrooke, who will move up in his position? Immelt, who is a Bilderberg and Director of the Federal Reserve of New York. What is it going to take for people to WAKE UP? We are slaves to the Fed! The Federal Reserve is a PRIVATE company, printing OUR money (When Congress he the POWER to do this) and they are charging us interest on the money we borrow. We have the POWER to coin money, so why to let this continue?

The elites see that the PEOPLE are waking up and they are scared and need to get their people in place, so they are ready, once Obama is FOUND OUT!

http://www.muckety.com/Jeffrey-R-Immelt/4989.muckety
Tedderman

I’m guessing this woman never got picked up in a bar. No one could possibly want to beg for sex that badly.