# Is Trump's pettiness over Megyn Kelly going to hurt him \[plus Ramos incident\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 25, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891 "2015-08-25T21:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/81 "2015-08-26T20:24:23Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > (underline added) > > Hahahaha. Remember when someone claimed that Trump was thin-skinned? I’ve noticed that Trump doesn’t suffer fools gladly and hits back. Democrats whine about that fact. Democrats have a need to whine about everything except Hillary. I’ve also noticed that Conservatives don’t seem to care what Democrats claim or whine about. > > Trump is not thin-skinned, but the Democrats are desperate for just one more thing to hate about. :rolleyes: I’ve noticed that the media outlets still can’t stop talking about all-things-Trump. > > Who is this “we’ve” that you referred to? I’d like to know who I’m responding to. Hey, Mr. DJ-The needle’s stuck. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/82 "2015-08-26T20:27:52Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Remember when someone claimed that Trump was thin-skinned? I’ve noticed that Trump doesn’t suffer fools gladly and hits back. … I’ve also noticed that Conservatives don’t seem to care what Democrats claim or whine about. Wait, I thought it was Obama who was supposed to be the “thin-skinned” politician, [according](http://www.bizpacreview.com/2015/07/16/garrett-responds-to-thin-skinned-obamas-public-scolding-225192) [to](http://www.mediaite.com/tv/oreilly-obama-very-thin-skinned-hes-on-mission-to-destroy-the-hard-right/) [conservative](http://humanevents.com/2012/01/30/barack-obama-our-thinskinned-president/) [media](http://www.tpnn.com/2014/11/06/thin-skinned-obama-gets-all-wee-weed-up-over-michael-jordan-criticizing-his-golf-game/) [and](http://therightscoop.com/guess-which-petulant-thin-skinned-president-leaked-chuck-schumers-decision-against-the-iran-deal/) [politicians](http://dailycaller.com/2014/12/22/jan-brewer-obama-has-very-thin-skin-is-a-big-disappointment-video/). I can only assume that all these news stories came out as a result of Obama hitting back hard against Rosie O’Donnell, Bill Mahr, Bette Midler, Michelle Malkin, Megyn Kelly, Arianna Huffington, Jon Stewart, and Jorge Ramos. You know, just to shut them all up. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/83 "2015-08-26T20:33:13Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > …What the Republican party did in reality was to kiss good bye to a good number of conservative Hispanics. (post shortened) Jorge Ramos stood up at a press conference and began giving a speech. You would think that a “news anchor” would know better how to act at press conferences? :rolleyes: Ramos was asked to leave, just as many other disruptive assholes have been ejected from so many other press conferences over the years. Ramos was allowed back into the press conference. Something that does not happen very often. If Ramos wants to make a speech, Ramos can hold his own press conference. He didn’t need to act like an asshole at someone else’s press conference. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/84 "2015-08-26T20:34:54Z")
I’m really going to miss Jon Stewart’s interviews. He could put Obama _and_ Christopher Hitchens back on their heels and not be a jerk in the process. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/85 "2015-08-26T20:36:18Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Wait, I thought it was Obama who was supposed to be the “thin-skinned” politician,… > > I can only assume that all these news stories came out as a result of Obama hitting back hard against Rosie O’Donnell, Bill Mahr, Bette Midler, Michelle Malkin, Megyn Kelly, Arianna Huffington, Jon Stewart, and Jorge Ramos. You know, just to shut them all up. Hahahaha. I guess you’re tired of discussing Trump, Kelly, and Ramos? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/86 "2015-08-26T20:37:34Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I’m really going to miss Jon Stewart’s interviews. I miss Jon Stewart’s comedy sketches, also. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/87 "2015-08-26T20:38:41Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Hahahaha. I guess you’re tired of discussing Trump, Kelly, and Ramos? 😃 I think that was the only post I’ve ever made about Megyn Kelly. To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure I’m spelling her name right and I don’t care enough to look it up. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/88 "2015-08-26T20:40:22Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Hey, Mr. DJ-The needle’s stuck. That certainly explains all of the threads and posts regarding Trump. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/89 "2015-08-26T20:44:07Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > I think that was the only post I’ve ever made about Megyn Kelly. To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure I’m spelling her name right and I don’t care enough to look it up. Good for you. No sense letting facts cramp your style. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/90 "2015-08-26T20:47:23Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Good for you. No sense letting facts cramp your style. I consider myself chided on the importance of not going out on a limb in my arguments, by, say, misspelling a journalist’s name, or claiming that racking a loaded shotgun in a Walmart is a good way of testing it out. Oh, wait, that second one wasn’t mine. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/91 "2015-08-26T20:51:30Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Which is honesty. The other politicians are lying about their feelings. Sez you, whoever you are. > [@](#): > > Stuff and nonsense. If Megyn Kelly had treated your favorite candidate the way she treated Trump you’d be complaining about her. Somehow when it’s Trump suddenly she’s a journalist instead of a liar and muckraker. 1. Which has nothing whatever to do with what I said. 2. As long as you brought it up, not two weeks after the fact, I wouldn’t. Maybe not even at the time. Maybe I have some sort of history of complaining bitterly about the unfairness of journalist’s questions on this board, but I don’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/92 "2015-08-26T20:55:49Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > I consider myself chided on the importance of not going out on a limb in my arguments, by, say, misspelling a journalist’s name, or claiming that racking a loaded shotgun in a Walmart is a good way of testing it out. > > Oh, wait, that second one wasn’t mine. I wasn’t aware that Ramos, Kelly, or Trump had racked a shotgun in Walmart? Or are you just tired of discussing the threads topics? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/93 "2015-08-26T21:01:58Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > …2. As long as you brought it up, not two weeks after the fact, I wouldn’t. Maybe not even at the time. Maybe I have some sort of history of complaining bitterly about the unfairness of journalist’s questions on this board, but I don’t think so. (post shortened) The LSM and blogosphere began claiming that Trump must be talking about Kelly’s menstruation some two weeks ago and they haven’t stopped. Except for the fact that Trump never said what “they” claimed he said, you have to admire their ability to repeatedly ask Trump about Kelly. The most amusing part is the fact that people then complain about Trump for answering the media’s questions about Kelly. What a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/94 "2015-08-26T21:03:41Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > (post shortened) > > Jorge Ramos stood up at a press conference and began giving a speech. You would think that a “news anchor” would know better how to act at press conferences? :rolleyes: > > Ramos was asked to leave, just as many other disruptive assholes have been ejected from so many other press conferences over the years. > > Ramos was allowed back into the press conference. Something that does not happen very often. > > If Ramos wants to make a speech, Ramos can hold his own press conference. He didn’t need to act like an asshole at someone else’s press conference. Seems that you did not pay attention, I did said that Ramos was wrong for doing that, it does not take away the lies that Trump said. And the point I made about why Ramos was let in again stands. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/95 "2015-08-26T21:04:21Z")
Port Authority Ramos stood up at a press conference and began giving a speech. You would think that a “news anchor” would know better how to act at press conferences? :rolleyes: Port Authority Ramos was asked to leave, just as many other disruptive assholes have been ejected from so many other press conferences over the years. Port Authority Ramos was allowed back into the press conference. Something that does not happen very often. If Port Authority Ramos wants to make a speech, Port Authority Ramos can hold his own press conference. He didn’t need to act like an asshole at someone else’s press conference. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/96 "2015-08-26T21:11:42Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > You think millions of Americans have been wandering around in a daze for 40 years, wondering which political party is anti-immigrant? No, millions of Americans are not interested in politics because they think, with good reason, all politicians are dishonest scoundrels who say what you want to hear then do something else entirely if they are elected. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/97 "2015-08-26T21:22:35Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > (post shortened) > > The LSM and blogosphere began claiming that Trump must be talking about Kelly’s menstruation some two weeks ago and they haven’t stopped. Except for the fact that Trump never said what “they” claimed he said, you have to admire their ability to repeatedly ask Trump about Kelly. This same shit again? I asked you for a cite about this [12 days ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18601996#post18601996), and you ignored it then, but I’ll give you another shot: [QUOTE=me] This is silly. The LSM (sic) has widely reported the actual words that Trump said, as well as the widely-understood interpretation that he was referring to her menstrual cycle, as well as Trump’s denials thereof. Here is a sample CNN article: [http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/09/medi](http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/09/medi)…-donald-trump/. I have never seen a non-opinion article from mainstream news sources that stated categorically that Trump meant menstruation. Can you cite one? [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/98 "2015-08-26T21:36:48Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > Port Authority Ramos stood up at a press conference and began giving a speech. You would think that a “news anchor” would know better how to act at press conferences? :rolleyes: > > Port Authority Ramos was asked to leave, just as many other disruptive assholes have been ejected from so many other press conferences over the years. > > Port Authority Ramos was allowed back into the press conference. Something that does not happen very often. > > If Port Authority Ramos wants to make a speech, Port Authority Ramos can hold his own press conference. He didn’t need to act like an asshole at someone else’s press conference. Eggs-actly. Ramos acted like an asshole, and he should have known better. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/99 "2015-08-26T21:39:43Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > This same shit again? I asked you for a cite about this [12 days ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18601996#post18601996), and you ignored it then, but I’ll give you another shot: I’ll help you. Is [The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/aug/08/donald-trump-menstruation-fox-news-megyn-kelly-audio) a “mainstream source”? How about [The Telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/11791693/Donald-Trump-says-Megyn-Kellys-tough-questioning-was-due-to-menstruation.html)? [The Daily Beast](http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/08/07/trump-megyn-kelly-has-blood-coming-out-of-somewhere-else.html) [International Business Times](http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/donald-trump-ends-blooded-menstruation-comment-controversy-1514671) [Salon.com](http://www.salon.com/2015/08/08/donald_trumps_disgusting_new_attack_on_megyn_kelly_she_had_blood_coming_from_her_whatever/) [Al Jazeera America](http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/10/advocates-call-out-double-standards-on-trumps-period-backlash.html) [The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/how-trump-survived-the-megyn-kelly-blowup) ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891/100 "2015-08-26T21:47:27Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > …I have never seen a non-opinion article from mainstream news sources that stated categorically that Trump meant menstruation. Can you cite one? I can’t remember seeing a non-opinion article from a mainstream news source. I’ve also mentioned the blogosphere, internet, pundits, etc. The “story” had become media-types discussing whether Trump had been talking about Kelly’s menstrual cycle. The LSM and blogosphere had no proof but that didn’t stop the rumors/news stories from circulating. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trumps-pettiness-over-megyn-kelly-going-to-hurt-him-plus-ramos-incident/728891.md?page=6)