Welcome back, Megyn!!  Cute hair!

Megyn Kelly is awesome!

By the way, my new phrase of the week: Obama Lied, Seals and People Died!

Megyn, defending government regulation of maternity leave pay? SOCIALIST. 

the bitch is back

Kelly #1

I won’t formulate an opinion of maternity leave until I have to carry a child for 9 months, then push something the size of a grapefruit out of one of my body’s orifices that is much smaller, then care for it night and day for months to make sure it, um, doesn’t die.

Until then I really don’t have much to say on the subject. Nor should you. 

I don’t know about Megyn, but I didn’t receive a gov’t check while on maternity leave.  Perhaps she has a great employer that provides nicely for their employees. 

Bitter much?

Get a clue Ms. Kelly, the right-wing Republican party is made up of misogynistic white men that have never thought working women deserve equal rights.

Speaking as a Conservative female, I can tell you you’re nuts. 

Go to Canada.  A years leave.  

Nobody said anything about checks. You must not know what modern European socialism is. Socialism entails regulation, not just aid. Do some reading.

Oh, dear, my comment was sarcasm. Of course I’m in favor of paid maternity leave.
I’m also in favor of government enforced paid maternity leave. 

My comment was more on socialism phobic mentality coming out of the right, that is, until they need.

Any party that idolizes Bill Maher has no room to paint any other party as misogynistic.  But aside from that, these are just yet more examples of the many liberal canards you liars try to push.  ”Misogynistic white men,” my ass.  Then you liberal, racist misogynists call conservative blacks “Uncle Toms,” and call conservative women stupid, to justify your asinine lies.  Try arguing the issues, sometime.  OH.  Right.  I forgot.  You can’t argue the issues intelligently.  

They never should have lost Laurie Dhue.  That moron Geraldo took her off somewhere.

To be consistent with your reasoning, I assume since this also means you, and those who agree with you, wouldn’t formulate an opinion on abortion, should it ever come up?

Megyn said on air that Fox News does give paid maternity leave, which is a hell of a lot more that most companies do.

Many, many years ago Carol Burnett described childbirth as having your bottom lip pulled over the top of your head.  My mother who was watching the Carol Burnett Show with my father, sister and myself added that your bottom lip needs to stay in place for up to 24 hours or more. I kept quiet as I wanted to live for a while longer.

“summer-friendly bob”

Really?

Actually, I don’t think most companies pay, they just hold your job for you. 

No, the GOP wouldn’t let that happen.  But they also did everything they could to prevent the government from mandating 3 months of maternity leave without the employer having the right to fire you.

she does have a point

“Summer friendly bob”?????

It’s a frikkin ‘mom-cut’.

A nick name, very clever, and esoteric.

Purveyor

Welcome back Megyn, we missed you.

My GOD, you’re a MORON!

I’ve had FEWER Male bosses over the years than Female – and it bothers me NOT ONE BIT.

It’s the ABILITY of the person (manager or co-worker) that determines the respect they EARN (they’re NOT “entitled” to Respect, simply for BEING THERE).

To a “woman”, every female boss I’ve had has been EXCELLENT.

Republicans support Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell, Michelle Bachmann, etc.  It is the Liberal Democrats (including the Main Stream Media) who demonize them, simply for being successful.

WHO are the misogynists?

If she wants to have another one. Then im ready to give the mother another.

As I claim to follow a philosophy of neutral principle, I must continue to do so with my conclusion about Ms. Kelly.

I disapprove of women and men having children, capriciously, out of we-lock, with multiple partners, they cant support, and, that tax payers support, etc.

To quote the late Mike Royko:  I’ll take you to the South side of Chicago and I’ll show you women with 3 and 4 kids, who shouldn’t have a Gold Fish for a pet.”

Like it or not, there are women being impregnated, (once a year) and men doing the impregnating, (once, maybe three times a night) thus creating generations of children without the vaguest possibilities in life, except to continue the program, so to speak.  (note: this is NOT racially exclusive)

The proper parenting that I would like to see exhibited by the errant Baby-makers cited above, and I am bound by “neutral principle,”  applies to all parents.  Lest I succumb to hypocrisy.

All that being said: Why isn’t Ms. Kelly at home with her children?  NO, you can’t have it all, despite what women were told.   NO, a Nanny is NOT the same thing.  Ms. Kelly, you and your husband made a commitment to raise children, Day Care doesn’t cut it!  Whether by evolution or God, Mom is supposed to be there for some very formative years.

If you can’t support your children, (emotionally, physically, monetarily) don’t have them.  They are not a disease, they are not born spontaneously, sans intercourse.  I will concede I know little if anything about your child rearing arrangements, However, Motherhood comes with very defined responsibilities, no matter what!

Purveyor

“Equal Rights” within similar contexts?

No.

I have a strong opinion about the murder of tiny human beings. Can you guess what it is? And how do you equate the administrative function of maternity leave to that?

Way to think things through.

Actually, most companies offer Short Term Disability which covers maternity leave.  The company doesn’t pay for it, the insurance company does.  The company just pays the premium…which isn’t much per person.

Haven’t you ever seen the Aflack duck commercial?  That’s what the duck is selling.  Disability insurance.

This isn’t a Republican or Democrat thing.  Sheesh.  Not everything is about politics.

The guy is a major jerk. End of story.

Oh, shut up, Meagan…

That’s insane.

Want a kid? Prepare for it yourself.

LOL, I’d love to hear you try and say that to her face.  And, she’d verbally slap you down for misspelling her name, as well. 

If anyone cares to know:

In Canada, the mother gets 55% of her salary for 15 weeks (parental leave) during pregnancy and then 35 weeks of parental leave shared between both the dad and the mom if desired.

Her new cut is adorable.  If we invest in our children it will pay off in the future.

Megan better get her own show at 5pm as that group of 5 is just horrible, utterly..

I think Laurie lost Laurie.  She’s got her demons under control I think, not sure.

Megyn is a quick-witteds smart woman who can hold her own on issues she believes in, against any one conservative or liberal. Some of the ‘must c tv’ moments were when Mr Weiner was a guest, before his defamed resignation as a congressman from New York. She does her job well as an informed-journalist. She deserves a one hour news program to include a 20 minute segment of round table discussion on the news of the day with invited elected or appointed political guests. It should not include permanent panel composed of paid conservative and liberal commentators. This would be ideal for the 5 o’clock slot vaccated by John Glenn. The name of the show should be simply ‘Megyn News Hour’.

You guys still have an AAA rating?

There is a Satanic Conspiracy in the Media and even fox news is afraid to confront it because they are secretly ran by the illuminati like the rest of the media. http://swellco2000.com/what-is-this-exactly/

Geraldo has Laurie Dhue chained in the basement next to Casey Anthony.That Geraldo is one sick mofo,yo.

Welcome back gf.Can’t wait to see you lay the sassy smack on da Libs.

I didn’t know she had any demons.

drink

Wonderful, so companies consider pregnancy and maternity to be a disability, eh?

Mike’s working the wrong lady. Great to have you back..

Republicans strike again, Economic Terrorists!!

Yea welcome back Megyn THE HAIR HAS GOT TO GO IT SUCKS ROYALLY!!!!!!!! she was better before this stupid haircut her hairdresser must have been blind or drunk. And not only that she name the baby Yardley????? if i’m not mistaking Yardley was a brand name of soap for your bath so she name the kid after a bar of soap?????

Of course you’re joking.
Still, conservative views would say that if she has merit she deserves her profit; and what is a wage if not tax plus profit? Then again, her job is an extension of her self, so how exactly is that man going to do it? You may believe (like Ayn Rand) that selfishness, or greed (like Gordon Gekko) is good, but she has just made an investment in the future. Children are good for more than just a spectre to be called up as in “mortgaging our children’s future” or “balancing the budget on the backs of our children.”
That hypothetical man who has to support a family, presumably had help in giving birth to the little ones. If the hypothetical helper had an employer who saw the merit of giving leave and welcome back, then you would be sounding like big government stepping into that nonpublic transaction. I’m just sayin’.

Sometimes it is the successful public male who becomes full of himself, no matter which party hat he is wearing. I think you are onto something with the demonizing. The Democrats couldn’t see what they had with Hillary Clinton. She is still the strongest of the female political personalities, but her window of potential, like an athlete’s best years, is now gone. 

Be careful of labels. If the benefit is parallel, why create a second process? Then again loading all the qualifiers into the title would make the actual name too long. So, if there is a benefit, and the rules of each one can be included in one Plan, the name is less important than the benefit. I would just be sure to have a written version of whatever the terms provide. It’s just a part of total compensation, earned, and is certainly not a gift.

Megyn doesn’t let anyone get away with anything. That is why she is the best anchor on all of TV. I’m glad she’s back.

yes, it is a medical disability. Women usually receive 6 weeks disability pay, or 8 weeks if they had a C-section.

Pregnancy isn’t considered a disability, recovering from giving birth (or having surgery if you have a c-section) is. There is a physical toll delivering a baby has on the body. That’s why women are given leave for at least 6 weeks. Most doctors won’t release them before that. It’s the doctor’s that consider maternity leave a short term medical disability, not companies.

It should be up to the discretion of the company whether or not to pay or even hold the job. I would have had a lot more respect for Gallagher if he hadn’t wussed out and not explained why paid maternity leave could be considered a “racket”. As far as I’m concerned this is just another politically correct liberal social program, forcing others to take responsibility for one’s personal life situations, whether its the taxpayers, the employers, or what have you. I can’t believe there hasn’t been a single post to this effect on this thread. Have we become too afraid to be politically incorrect now?

Military people in the reserves were once vulnerable to losing their jobs when they had to report for duty once a year. An employer at that time could defend not holding the position by asserting that the person had divided loyalties. Then it became popular to respect that those people were a standby defense system, and they deserved a break. Now lets talk racket. First, not all women are on welfare. It may be fashionable to talk of welfare queens, but that is avoiding this issue. It is well known that women have not always had an equal opportunity at work. It is not a racket to stop for childbirth. It is a necessary part of a civilization. Without it, our next generation could be all Lhasa Apsos.
So, if parental leave is available as a “cause” to fire someone, then work becomes less equal than ever. No one guarantees equal advancement; that is up to an individual employee’s performance. So, where is the respect for women who bring new life into the world. Are they all cheats? Are they all doing it for free vacation? You try it. We actually do need some well educated and well informed young people to be the future decision makers for our country. Thank you to the women who bring them into the world, work and pay taxes. We just need to find a reason to make it popular to respect them. Go Megyn!
It is politically incorrect to imagine a nation that does not understand “group.”

Replying to Grace:

I never meant to suggest that paid maternity leave consistituted a racket. I’m just saying the burden shouldn’t be on the employer to have to hold the job much less pay the woman during her absence. In the case of military leave I can understand holding the job being made mandatory but not for making it a paid leave. Serving the country is a special classification, but I don’t believe that equates to having a child. As I said before, the decision should be up to the employer, and the government has no business interfering in these matters. Just a conservative’s opinion.

Megyn is looking so fine! She’s a yummy mommy.

EXCEPT FOR THAT STUPID HAIRDO

can’t stand the hair cut or her and I am a consertive woman.  She is the biggest know it all.  It was a nice 3 month brake for those who like Martha.  Get lost Ms self-rightest Kelly.