CNN HostTaken Aback by Take on Megyn Kelly Pedophile Rant
By: Tommy Christopher (Mediaite)
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CNN anchor Erica Hill was taken aback when a guest told her he understood what Megyn Kelly was trying to do when she dissected sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein's pedophilia, or lack thereof.
Kelly has gone viral over a two-minute segment during which she argued that Epstein was "not a pedophile," expanding on what an unnamed confidant told her.
While describing Epstein as "sick and disgusting," she still explored the "difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old" — claiming Epstein was "into the barely-legal type."
On Friday morning's edition of CNN This Morning, guest anchor Hill played some of the remarks for her panel, which consisted of Noel King, Bradley Devlin, and Ashley Etienne.
When Devlin "I understand what Megyn was trying to do there," Hill had to hit pause and rewind:
ERICA HILL: I just want to start where the — where those Megyn Kelly comments. She did add, all of this is disgusting. I have to be honest, I'm not sure what adding that changes. The thought of it and the thought of this person who she's discussing somehow seeming to make the case that it's OK if a girl is 15 versus eight.
Bradley, why even raise that point?
BRADLEY DEVLIN: I don't know. But there is a comedian who has this exact bit where he goes through the different medical distinctions that the experts have determined and says, but if you mention any of this, you sound like a creep and you sound like a weirdo, and you probably shouldn't be talking about it.
I understand what Megyn was trying to do there. I just don't think that — as she said, a distinction out — without a difference.
HILL: Wait, I'm going to stop you there because I don't! What was she — no, I'm going to stop you!
But what was — in all seriousness, right. This is not a comedy sketch. This is not — what was she trying to do? What is the point that you believe she was trying to make in that moment?
DEVLIN: I think she was trying to say that these types of interactions, like the network that Jeffrey Epstein had created, was not the type of child sex trafficking that we had talked — that we talk about when we talk about young children overseas, et cetera, et cetera. Now, again, distinction without difference, as she pointed out.
HILL: Noel, when you look at that, that this is now a line of discussion, what does that tell you about where we have landed?
NOEL KING: Well, I have a 15-year-old niece. And what I would say is, I don't think Megyn Kelly needs to articulate every single thing that crosses her mind. It was an appalling thing to say.
Watch above via CNN This Morning.
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In case you havent heard it, Megyn Kelly, perhaps best known for saying Santa Claus and Jesus are white, because they just are, said on her show a day or two ago that Epstein is not a pedophile because he only chose underage girls that could pass for 18 if you saw them on the street.
She would know because she was there. Probably hanging out with Ghislaine as part of the selection committee.
I think it needs to be said again -
Ok, she is correct, but why go out of your way to make the point?
The distinction matters if say, you’re an adult and your girlfriend, is 17. In that case, no you’re not a pedophile. Pedophilia is an attraction to prepubescent children. People misunderstand and misuse the word every day. Unless you’re in court, though, correcting people on this point is not important.
More importantly is that whether we’re talking 5 or 15 is irrelevant in the Epstein case. The teenage girls in the Epstein case were not his girlfriends. They were his prey. They were manipulated and trafficked. They were sex slaves. Debating whether or not this qualified as pedophilia is entirely beside the point.
I think a lot of times, people like Megyn Kelly, who need to produce content every day - Joe Rogan, for example - engage with any perspective or idea, no matter how stupid, just to have something that fills air time.
I think referring to him as a pedophile is just a convenience, it takes longer to type out 'child sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein' every time you talk about him. They were children, he trafficked them to his rich elite 'friends' for sex. But not many people see much daylight between pedophile and child sex trafficker, so the only question left to ask is why Megan Kelly would spend her time and media capital on parsing the difference.
I think an important thing to remember is that it doesn't make it bad just because they were under age. These women could have been 40 and it would still be evil.
She wants to be helpful to someone.
that's it for me, plus I especially like the negative impact the word has on suspiciously sensitive trump supporters, since their cult leader is so deeply involved and hilariously proving his guilt by his words and deeds literally every news cycle now ...
Meagan is probably just thinking back to what old men she was banging at fifteen. She turned out alright, right?
I saw her new nickname is Megyn R. Kelly. Fitting.
LOL, brutal ...
Deserved.
I recently saw pete's new online nickname, GI Joke ...