Oh, but to be a fly on the wall on what the New York Times calls her "cavernous set" at Fox News when makeup and hair stylists are primping Megyn for The Kelly File.
One can only imagine the hissy fits when things don't go Megyn's way.
Should an errant hair stylist cause a tangled mess of her blonde tresses during prep time, we'll never know as it is only the talking heads of the networks who get to do all the tale telling and who go running to the defense of their media colleagues on those rare occasions when someone dares to challenge their authority.
Network show hosts only leave the imprint of their lipstick on the backsides of candidates who happen to be in their personal favour and on those they consider as "fellow journalists".
In the first GOP debate, Kelly came out on the attack against GOP primary front runner Donald Trump, visibly outraged at insults he hurled at Rosie O'Donnell after she insulted his wife.
Trump defended himself and it was largely thanks to him that Fox saw a ratings hike.
Kelly never got over it, and proved it Monday with her ridicule of debate demands sent out to the networks for future televised presidential race debates, all in faint hopes of the primary presidential hopefuls getting more limelight than the stars of television "monitoring" the debates.
Her Imperial Highness of the Boob Tube took a gander at the list of debate demands in a GOP letter drafted in the aftermath of CNBC's moderator free for all, coming down on them like the proverbial ton of bricks.
Her Imperial Highness of the Boob Tube
"The letter was drafted by an RNC official trying to bring all the candidates together to crack down on debates after the CNBC debacle. And while a few candidates won't sign the letter, the fact that so many would be okay with these conditions amused Kelly.
"After she read through a bunch of them and practically rolled her eyes, Kelly mockingly added, "And then maybe like a foot massage?" She even mimed what appeared to be a nice, soothing neck massage for the candidates too. (mediaite, Nov. 2, 2015).
Kelly's not just an expert on Donald Trump, or whether other networks hog the limelight during GOP primary debates, but an expert on nice soothing neck and foot massages too.
Other networks may have to back down from cage match debates after CNBC's debate where moderators got more limelight than the candidates, but Fox News seemingly never will.
"Can you imagine having to submit our graphics for approval to the candidates?" she asked. "Good luck with that."
Someone should point out to Kelly that the debates are not about her and other network monitors, but about the future of main street Americans' children and grandchildren in the 2016 presidential election.
GOP's primary contenders aren't looking for a foot massage, they're looking for television network debates that allow them the privilege to address the issues people want to hear about.
Meanwhile, Kelly used the foot massage reference to ridicule GOP hopefuls only to have her own oversized ego massaged.
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-- Judi McLeod, Founder, Owner and Editor of Canada Free Press, is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years’ experience in the print and online media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared throughout the ‘Net, including on Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.
Oh, but to be a fly on the wall on what the New York Times calls her "cavernous set" at Fox News when makeup and hair stylists are primping Megyn for The Kelly File.
One can only imagine the hissy fits when things don't go Megyn's way.
