Fox's Megyn Kelly says "freedoms" are being taken away, but won't say which ones. USA! USA! USA!

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VIDEO @ the URL below:

Alan Colmes asks: 'What freedoms are being taken away?' Fox's Megyn Kelly doesn't answer.
By David Neiwert Monday Mar 01, 2010 4:45pm

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/alan-colmes-asks-what-freedoms-are-b

Megyn Kelly wanted to talk about Fox News' latest Opinion Dynamics poll, which asked people about their attitudes on government spending and the reach and power of the federal government, with a set of questions clearly geared toward Tea Party movement sentiments, as well as a recent CNN poll -- similarly trying to gauge the Tea Partiers' reach -- that found 54 percent believe the federal government poses a threat to their rights.

So she brought on Fox's token liberal, Alan Colmes, to discuss these results, and he pointed out that at least some of those who see the federal government as a threat to their rights are people who object to the Republican-backed Patriot Act. Then he asked an interesting question of the Tea Party folks:

Colmes: I'd like to know exactly what freedom -- what freedoms are being taken away from people?

Kelly: People are worried they're going to lose their health-insurance coverage! They're worried the federal government is going to step in, take over, and they're not going to be able to see their coverage.

Colmes: I didn't see any particulars about exactly what freedoms people think are going to be taken away. I would like to know what they are.

Kelly: There is just as much in this survey about health care as there is the Patriot Act!

Colmes: Yeah, but nothing in this survey says particular health care, particular Patriot Act, it's just a general question, "freedoms". I mean, what particular freedoms. People call my radio show all the time, 'My freedoms are being compromised.'

All right, I ask them. What freedom is being compromised? What freedom have you lost under Barack Obama?

Kelly: You tell me, Alan -- do you think the Democrats on Capitol Hill are going into 2010 election thinking, 'The problem with numbers like this is the Patriot Act! It is the Bush administration policies.'

Colmes: They're also not going, 'The problem is health care. If we get health care, my freedoms are being taken away.' How do your freedoms get compromised?

Kelly tried to argue that the people who fear for their freedoms are monolithically anti-Obama Tea Partiers, and reflected somehow in the high numbers of those opposing the Senate health-care reform bill. But Colmes pointed out, accurately, that a large portion of those opposed to the Senate bill are people who want a public option.

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1. Reich wing freedoms are being taken away from Kelly. The freedom to

beat up on non-conservatives is being "taken away" by Obama.

[Turbineguy]

2. Wrongly convicted persons

are being set free. That must be a problem.

[O is 44]

3. Their freedom to openly bash

Muslims while hiding behind the American flag or a US President that encourages that separation and hatred. I heard a neo-con actually state out loud how disappointed he was that they couldn’t openly bash Muslims anymore. Sick.