Stewart Attacks Megyn Kelly as a Hypocrite for Defending Maternity Leave
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Jon Stewart isn’t one for holding back his criticisms — especially when they’re focused upon conservatives and GOP adherents. On Thursday night, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” set his targets on Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, essentially calling her a hypocrite for her vocal support for maternity leave. See the clip, below:
As The Blaze reported last week, the anchor of “America Live” recently went back to work following the birth of her second child. Upon returning, Kelly had an impassioned, on-air debate with Mike Gallagher during which she made a number of comments about the importance of maternity leave.
Stewart seized upon these statements in an effort to juxtapose Kelly’s views on maternity leave with her past comments on entitlement programs. In the video, you‘ll see old clips of Kelly lamenting the nation’s entitlement situation. Among her statements, you’ll find her saying:
“Do you think [that we can get] the tentacles that government has placed into our lives out. Or are we just stuck we these massive entitlement programs that we have now?”
“They’re in the system…it’s like trying to take Social Security away. Once it’s in, how do you get rid of it.”
While these comments are certainly not favorable of the current state of entitlement affairs, there’s an important question to ask: Are maternity leave and the laws that govern it different from the government structures that provide what some see as never-ending “handouts?” The comedian seems to see an inherent comparison between the two, which is why he lambastes Kelly for supporting one and not the other.
During her debate with Gallagher, Kelly also says, ”If anything the United States is in the Dark Ages when it comes to maternity leave.” Again, Stewart uses this statement, among others, to claim that Kelly is being a flip-flopper. Interestingly, NJ.com defends Kelly on this point, writing:
Kelly is right that the U.S. is unusual in its stance on parental leave.
A recent report by Human Rights Watch showed that 178 countries around the world have national laws guaranteeing paid maternity leave. The three countries that don’t? Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and the United States. (NPR offers this graphic that compares policies around the world.)
In the past, Kelly has certainly shown a dislike for “mandated benefits,” but isn’t it a stretch, to a degree, to compare maternity leave to Welfare, Social Security or Medicare? The former simply allows workers to stay out of work for up to 12 weeks (as per the Family and Medical Leave Act), taking unpaid leave.
Taking this into account, Kelly may have an interesting (and hopefully a spirited) response to the liberal comedian.
(h/t Business Insider)
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Comments (302)
AmericaTheFree
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:33amOranges and Tomatoes are the same because they are round, Stewart. This guy is a moron. Maternity leave allows woman to leave unpaid where entitlement is a paid do nothing.
Report Post »DieHard
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:38amAnd Kelly is advocating for paid time off. Just like the current European system. Keep advocating for the “good” welfare and you’ll spend us into oblivion. Just like our last 5 presidents.
Report Post »mr anarchy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:39amyou have government as a entitlment its set up to extort from everyone for your protection just wait till the system collapses and that entitlement is taken away and my kind gets to do mischief….
Report Post »blackflag rising…..
Islesfordian
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:41amI agree with Stewart here. Mandated maternity leave is a burden on businesses that forces them to sacrifice profitability to social engeneering. The fact is that Megyn Kendal would get three months paid leave by Fox because she is worth it. The work she does the time she is on is far more profitable than the work of whomever they find to replace her. But if she wasn’t worth it forcing a business to give a woman paid leave when her absence costs them money would only result in businesses not wanting to hire women who might get pregnant.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:41amOnce again, he nailed it. They‘re really only ’entitlements‘ when they’re something someone else needs. He didn’t “attack” btw.
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:44amMaternity leave is unpaid. The only thing the government mandates is that a company allow women (and men I believe) time off for newborn children. The companies DO NOT have to pay them, so its not really an entitlement.
Report Post »apbt55
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:45amExactly, these people like to think they are conservative or for individual liberty until it takes away something they like. In that sense I have seen a lot of progressives in these forums.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:54amI like the fact that women can’t lose their jobs, with the family leave act. I don’t think the government ought to force businesses to offer paid leave. If the company can afford it, more power to them. And when the woman is done with her maternity leave, let the man have some paid time off to bond with his new child. It doesn’t have to be as long, but at least a couple weeks. Let them see how hard it is to tend to a newborn.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:58amHow is Megan Kelly’s employer approved maternity leave an entitlement. It’s a job benefit no different than insurance or a company car. If Megan decide to not go back to work and instead collect welfare and food stamps fgrom the tax payers,,,,,THAT’S AN ENTITLEMENT
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:00amI reallyhate to say the Stewart was right because he is an *****…But he is right.
Report Post »Entitlements like this have no place to be forced on employers..
Clive
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:20am^^^^ agree with dusty
Report Post »freeus
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:27amMaternity leave is something that should be worked out between a woman and her employer when she is hired. The Government should not be involved in mandating such benefits. Unlike many women, Megyn probably has the luxury of being able to stay home and bond with her baby as much as she wants. Who is bonding with your baby now, Megyn, huh? Do you really think bonding ends at three months? I am no fan of Jon Stewart, however, he got you on this one. You can’t have it both ways, Megyn.
Report Post »Btw, you look great, welcome back.
Islesfordian
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:36amGovt. mandated non-paid leave is still an entitlement because it forces a cost on a business, keeping open an employee’s position, for social benefit, the good to society, not to the business, of mothers taking maternity leave.
Megyn is advocating both mandates: our present non-paid leave and the European paid leave. Both are entitlements imposed upon business which we pay for eventually. That is where te hypocrisy lies.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:38amThe Ayn Rand golden rule:
Publicly hate other people getting benefits, privately grab as many benefits as you possibly can.
Taxed Enough Already – Its me first. Keep your Government Paws Off my Medicare!
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:40amMaternity leave is not even close to welfare, social security etc because it is not paid by the government/ taxpayers!! It is a job benefit, and they don’t even have to pay you! All they have to give you is 6 wks, which is the same amount anyone gets for “short term disability”. If somebody has a transplant or other major surgery they also can get “short term disability”. If the company CHOOSES to pay you for this or offer you more time off they can, but it’s not forced on them. And again it‘s the company’s money, NOT taxes so there is NO COMPARISON!
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:50amMaternity leave is not an entitlement. No pay is being forced from the employer only time which can be filled in the interim with another body. Much like laws stating that a military member being deployed is guaranteed his job when he returns. If the employer CHOOSES to pay him while gone it is their choice but only mandated to guarantee the members job upon return. That employer can hire someone in the Interim. Same thing here. No money is guaranteed unlike SS/Medicare/Medicaid.
Report Post »Zomak
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:54amStewart, The government does not make her get paid for leave. Our taxes don’t pay for her leave. The slow minded are saying Stewart is right, because they can‘t see why it’s not the same. It’s not a vacation… I don’t get paid from work if I go on a leave. If you do… it WAS NOT THE GOVERMENT that made you company pay for a leave.
Report Post »Holding somones employment is NOT entitlement… they can hire someone to replace you till you come back, or move you to another position when you return to work. So regardless of how you view his idiot point he was only trying to make the Dems look better. And grasp for any branch he can find. He really seems more pethdic to me not finding a real way to make a point but find any way he could to tie this together…
Thune
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:05amYou missed the most important distinction.
Maternity leave is NOT a government, taxpayer funded, entitlement.
I rarely say this, but Stewart let his moron flag fly big time on this one.
Report Post »Cerealface
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:17am@ 250,000 dollars a year.
I would need Paid Maternity leave too.
Report Post »Cerealface
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:27amPaid or unpaid, that’s not the point
“How is it discriminatory to give less time to the man who didn’t have the baby.”
Report Post »Law mandates up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave, including parental leave, for many American workers.
obfuscatenot
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:39pmMaternity leave is unpaid. The employer must not replace the new mother with someone permanently, basically all they have to do is hold her job. Why is this hypocritical? If someone can get a better deal with their employment contract – GOOD FOR HER.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:43pmAlmost as funny, Colbert: Apparently $arah Palin‘s bat signal is everybody else’s spotlight. These guys are good. :^)
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:56pmCerealface:
How is it discriminatory to give a man less time off who didn’t have a baby? Exactly- HE DIDN’T HAVE THE BABY! Let’s not forget having a baby is a medical procedure!! My goodness, that’s like saying if a man has hernia surgery his wife should get time off too! How ridiculous!
However many company’s do offer paternity leave, my husband gets 2 weeks off.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:08pmOK what the BIG difference IS her employer NOT the TAXPAYERS paid for her leave.. IF your EMPLOYER pays for it you can get PAID to work 2 hours a day and get paid for 8.. doesn’t matter one bit to me.. HOWEVER .. IF I am paying for it.. another story..I ALSO would believe that she has it in her contract.. most employers that give maternity leave only give 6 weeks..all depends on the business.. however it is NOT a right.. however a mother who can’t SIT, STAND, BEND ETC isn’t much good at work..
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:49pm@Obfuscatenot
“The employer must not replace the new mother with someone permanently, basically all they have to do is hold her job. ”
Do you know how much it costs in lost productivity to keep a job open and either not fill it or fill it only with a temp worker? That cost must be passed on to the consumer or the business goes broke.
Report Post »Cerealface
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:57pm@obnoxious
Report Post »You obviously didn’t get to bond with your parents.
Don‘t prevent future generations of Dad’s the same amount of time to bond with children as their mothers.
jdev
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:34pmFox paid her Maternity leave – she even talks about it in her interview. John claims she got a government entitlement – what a total moron John Stewart is.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 5:46pmNo, John didn’t claim that she got one. He claims that she SUPPORTS the idea of one, which she seemed to do by saying that America is in the dark ages by not requiring paid leave the way European contries do.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:36pmPlease don‘t claim that this isn’t an entitlement. It is. The company has to pay for someone to replace you. Let’s get this straight. Under the FMLA, the GOVERNMENT is FORCING employers to have your job or an equivalent job open for you if you leave for:
•for the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee
•for placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care
•to care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or parent) with a serious health condition
•to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition.
The company has to continue to pay your insurance, and pay the person who temporarily takes your place and guarantee to have you have a job (up to twelve weeks).
Way go to Kelley for supporting this and supporting the idea that the government should require that your leave is paid rather than unpaid.
Friends, there’s a trade-off in the laws we have: do they support businesses owners or do they support the rest of us, the average person? This policy favors employees over businesses. Should businesses be able to fire a woman just because she is giving birth? Or because any employee needs to take care of a terminally ill parent in the last month of their life? This is a liberal versus conservative debate, and Kelley took the liberal side on this one.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 12:11amI have to say.. she did get toasted when Comedy Central dug deep enough to find that last clip that showed her saying “MA-terity leave”.
Report Post »She was contradicting her comments with Gallagher.
That said, I definitely think there is a difference in the entitlement programs in our system and maternity leave. Especially when many companies will give you the time off, but not pay for it.
red1
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 12:55amNo, maternity leave is a business regulation. Entitlements are entitlements. Not the same thing at all. Besides, Megyn only did this segment as entertainment. She wasn’t trying to be serious. A comedian like Stewart is supposed to be should know that.
Report Post »USAFFELPMAN
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 11:46amHer comments were appropriately singled out by Stewart. Never thought I’d ever say this, but Good Job Stewart.
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 4:24pmJust like Michelle Bachmann is against farm subsidies
Report Post »Chris
Posted on August 14, 2011 at 12:02pmHuge difference. Maternity is unpaid leave and if it is paid that’s the choice of the employer and the employer is who pays her, not the government where the tax payers pay the entitlements.
Report Post »poetopoet
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:32amJon, the wind you blow only powers the wind mills you imagine in your ranting’s, like a thumb sucking Coyote from La Mancha, your ratings suck too.
Report Post »Beckisdelusional
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:21amHow did Glen’s ratings work out for him lol!
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:43amWhat would Jon Leibowitz Stewart do without FOX .. another angry hate filled man.. get a life Jon
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:46amBecks ratings were great, he left Fox to do his own thing by choice. He didnt want to be tied down by a TV network. You should be nervous, he’s on his own now and nobody can stop him from exposing the evil progressive agenda!!
Report Post »DogTags
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:26pmI disagree with Megyn Kelly on this one. Federally-mandated maternity leave is an entitlement in the same way welfare and food stamps are. Megyn is just like everyone who complains about Congress but vehemently defends his congressman. Megyn complains about the welfare state but vehemently defends her entitlement.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:58pm@Beckisdelusional
What are you talking about? Talk about being misinformed…and only listening to the left. Another sheep of the left. moo
Report Post »teddie888
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:59pmJon boy left out the part where she says that the “act” says you can’t b fired while taking the time (3 mos) but u don’t get paid, which would change Jon’s skit. Jon picked what he wanted out of that segment.
Report Post »It’s non-paid time off
tifosa
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:34pmSour grapes make bitter whines. He’s spot on. Called her on the hypocrisy with lotsa laughs. If you didn’t laugh, check your pulse.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 7:20pmjon is not fit to smell her panties…
Report Post »VoteBushIn12
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 7:21pm@teddie888
Watch the segment again. She is supporting the government’s current stance (requiring the unpaid leave) and taking it a step further saying it SHOULD be like Europe where the government requires PAID LEAVE.
Jon’s point is that the government puts regulations on private businesses that entitle certain people and not others. The entitlement is that you get unpaid leave. Kelly wants it to be paid leave, yet she is against other government mandated entitlements. She wants to keep the entitlements that benefit her and strip entitlements that do not, yet do benefit others. That makes her a hypocrite.
So no, Jon took nothing out of context – you are just an idiot.
Report Post »Nemo13
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:32amWHY does the Blaze / Fox continue to cover Stewart and Maher? WHY? These guys are (*cough*)comedians. Of what importance is their opinion? Who cares what metally stunted crowd they report to? Quoting these guys is about as important as a ‘critic statement’ of a new moive that came out, all fluff. Hey Blaze? -YAWN-
Report Post »Reasoned
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:11amI totally agree. Maternity Leave is not a “paid” entitlement. It is a benefit from the company she works for. Plus most if not all companies do not pay you when you are on Maternity Leave and just guarantee that your job will be there after 3 months off. Jon Stewart is sooooo irrelevant, if I were Megyn I would totally ignore this jerk and wouldn’t even respond. He is such a little man!!!
Report Post »I am pretty sure Megyn will respond and will more than likely make this guy into mince meat. Thing is, that is what he is looking for, publicity!
saranda
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:21amSame reason we frequent a “news” site operated by someone who says ““I’m a rodeo clown,“ and ”I say on the air all time, ‘if you take what I say as gospel, you’re an idiot.’“
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:26amMaternity Leave and FMLA ARE entitlements. The answer to “why,” maybe to educate?
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:39amThey don’t even have to give 3 months, just 6 wks. Many company’s choose to give 3 months but not all. When I had my son I was working and got 6 wks paid + a voluntary 6 wks unpaid. But they didn’t even have to pay for any of it, that was a benefit and it fell under my “short term disability” insurance.
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:53amWhich, I might add, I PAID for my short term disability insurance, came out of my paycheck just like health insurance!
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:19pmNemo13……..how true!
Report Post »indy1
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:30amNothing is too low for Jon Leibowitz. He was shamed as a hypocrite by Chris Wallace and hasn’t recovered.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:39amPoor little Meghan had a Baby! Whaaaaaaaa!!
TEA
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:36pmJON’s POOR kids
Report Post »We need to pray for them
A moonbat raising children only reaps more dumb moonbats
fraumj
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:29amMaybe Jon should stop receiving any benefit from his network until the gov’t provides the same benefit to the people. How about that for logic.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:41pmAyn rand pull -yourself -up- by -your -bootstraps -society- doesn’t -owe- you- anything. right wing tea partyism, is morally bankrupt and sooner or later all you anti-entitlement hypercapitalism gulls- join with the left as megyn kelly now is. The enlightened european style nanny state-a socialist/capitalist hybrid -is coming to the USA .It is enlightened and just and you luddite reactionaries will come aboard sooner or later as you have with all other enlightened humane policies.Of course she’s a hypocrite as you all are sooner or later.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:34pmrose-ellen
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:41pm
You are to stupid to understand that it’s not an entitlement. but keep trying maybe you will win one some day.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:29amHands off MY stuff!
Report Post »mr anarchy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:28amthis is why republicans fail at everything…
Report Post »workfare costs more then welfare..
the medical system we have now costs more then socialized healthcare
homelessness costs more then housing..
republicans just like hating…
IAMMADDOG
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:30amI’ll take that as sarcasm.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:35ammr anarchy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:28am
you are an idiot go back to bed liberal. no hating here just facts. seems you can’t handle the facts.
Report Post »apbt55
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:35amNo you are wrong, the cost of healthcare is do to government intervention, providing non market trends in research and treatment causing a sharp increase in cost to those who actually pay.
Anarchy my but, you have no clue.
Report Post »mr anarchy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:46amits all numbers and facts i am stating.. you guys dont get it…
Report Post »you are the brute force to extract wealth from one group for another…just give it time the system will collapse then my kind will be in power
we are absolutists.. we dont care about wealth….we believe might is right…
there is six billion of us… there is not even 2 million of you globally in totality… you think you can last the onslaught of this global change.. blackflag rising
tifosa
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:05amExactly.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:24amDreamland talking points.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:27amYou are right of course but these fools would rather go down in ideological flames than deal with objective facts. That’s why they still think Reagan was a hero, never mind that he tripled the size of the Federal payroll, spent a trillion dollars on a complete failure of a defense system (Star Wars), and increase the poverty level of the US population 30%.
Report Post »Brizz
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:03am@SIMPLETRUTHS
So what are the “objective facts”?
Didn’t your teacher tell you to show your work?
hint: E=mc2
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:33pmMrANARCHY your whole idea is dependent on conservatives NOT fighting back. At one time that may occur but you libs have so pissed us off we WILL fight back. If thats what it will take to shut you lazy good for nothing jerks up then that is what will happen. See it is YOU my friend that doesn’t get it. Got to go clean my gun and buy more ammo. Remember this is NOT Europe, we can and do own guns. We hope to not have to use them but if you keep pushing it it will be your own damn fault.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:40pm@ simple Reagan had to spend tons of money to get the military back to where it belonged. The main difference between Reagan and other presidents is “Character”. Don’t forget being a major factor in winning of the cold war
Report Post »chasbronson
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:27amIt would be great to see her chew his face off,but I wouldn’t give him the publicity.When a jackas z kicks you you should consider the source.Another liberal trying to get his fame by being the ——– they are.
Report Post »one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:41amI gotta tell you, he got her.. well, her own words got her.. No biggie though, He seems to forget that it’s “PUBLIC” vs. “PRIVATE” type of entitlements, but the morons in the audience ? What the hell do they know ? YEAAAA !!! clap, clap, clap and don’t even see the difference..
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:31amJon nailed her.
Her RUDE defensive (and she is rude) of HER entitlement is no different than the union members being RUDE and DEFENSIVE defending THEIR entitlements. There is ZERO difference in either of their attitudes or positions.
GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:58amHow do you know she doesn’t pay for that benefit (and yes it is a benefit, not an entitlement. Big difference!)?? When I was working my maternity leave came out of my short term disability insurance, which I paid for! It was deducted from my pay right along with my health insurance.
Report Post »fraumj
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:26amThere is a difference between the PUBLIC paying ENTITLEMENTS to someone and a PRIVATE enterprise who provides the BENEFITS of maternity leave.
Report Post »apbt55
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:39amNo not when it is a government mandate it isn’t,
I thought people here were for less government not more regulations and rules.
Hypocrites, you are just as bad as the left, no not my sacred cow. you can’t have it.
If individuals have rights so do the owners of the business. They are to do what is best fo their business, it may be to provide these benefits, but when it becomes a governmental mandate you take away their rights.
Report Post »ENTITLEMENTSBLOW
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:44amExcellent point!
Report Post »Jack2011
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:32amapbt55
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:39am
No not when it is a government mandate it isn’t,
Report Post »______
Exactly.
mfspradley79
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:25pmClearly some don’t understand FMLA. The act was created to require larger employers (50+ employees) to provide employees job-protected UNPAID leave due to a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her job, or to care for a sick family member, or to care for a new child. FMLA doesn’t cost the US government a dime (unless you are a government employee)! It does cost the company the loss of production for the employee on leave. I worked for a small firm (less than 10 employees) when I delivered my first child and my boss didn’t bat an eye at the 12 weeks I took for maternity leave. I was able to get by using my banked leave and a short term disability policy I carried for just such an event. And to clarify why I took 12 weeks, my daughter was in the hospital for 7 of the 12 weeks I was out of work. I‘m sure that’s too much for some of you but my husband and I were willing to make the sacrifices to make it work and we received no government assistance nor did we miss one payment on our cars, mortgage, etc…
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:26amJon, no one here saw your show; we were watching a debate. By the way, love the 1920′s haircut, Megyn.
Report Post »NWalters78
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:26amOh look, another JINO liberal twit threatened by a woman with more balls than him. What a shocker. Go cuddle with your boy Anthony Weiner, Jon Leibowitz…..which is your REAL NAME.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:25amSomeone should inform douche bag Jon, that maternity leave isn‘t a gov’t entitlement program.
What did Megyan take leave and all of a sudden the fed gov’t started to pick up her pay check so she could stay home??? don’t thing so. now if Fox news has it as one of her paid benefits that’s between a private employer and her.
Gov’t entitlement program I think not. maybe Jon should do a little research first before he opens his big mouth.
Report Post »proudpatriot77
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:32amTotally agreed. Skinny neck dweeb Jon Stewart must really be in trouble when he resorts to going after Megyn Kelly. My wife just had a baby. I can tell you that the 6 weeks of short term disability that her COMPANY pays for is a hell of alot diferent than theses leeches that get LIFETIME handouts passed from generation to generation paid in TAX dollars from everyone involuntarily.
Report Post »apbt55
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:43amIt is not entitlement per say, but for the government to regulate that business has to offer violates the rights of the business over and grows the arm of the gov’t.
To say you want smaller government and then say you want the government to tell businesses they have to provide this makes you a hypocrite.
I am not defending jon sterwart, I believe in real freedom and independence, not this hypocrisy
Report Post »DieHard
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:46amHow about a little research into the FMLA? It’s a Clinton instituted entitlement program.
Report Post »DieHard
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:24am@proudpatriot77 “I can tell you that the 6 weeks of short term disability that her COMPANY pays for is a hell of alot diferent than theses leeches that get LIFETIME handouts passed from generation to generation paid in TAX dollars from everyone involuntarily.”
Megan though, happens to work in New York. Where short term disabilty is a state goverment mandated program, paid through state taxes. Along with California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Hawaii. That sounds a lot like an entitlement.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:24am.
Report Post »Back in the day a woman would pop one out, and then go plow the back fourty……..
Perspective
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:24amNone of the women I know ever got paid while on maternity leave,my wife included. Stewart is just another lib loudmouth.
Report Post »dsm
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:23amThe government doesn’t pay for maternity leave. His arguement makes no sense, which falls right in line with his whole thinking on everything. Liberals are mush heads.
Report Post »apbt55
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:32amNo but for it to force mandates on the business is the same thing. The government doesn’t pay welfare, it takes the money from you to pay welfare.
Regulations should not be able to force employees to hold positions. If the employer wants to offer the benefit to be competitive in it’s profession that is one thing. Gee on a libertarian website you would think people understand these simple concepts.
Like the whole affirmative action thing, she is being a complete and total hypocrite in this instance.
The employer has rights too, I know the government would like to cancel those rights and has been doing job of heading in that direction all the while making people think it is their right to certain things.
Report Post »Alaren
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:53am@APBT55…There are places and times when the government does have a role in protecting it’s citizens. While I am all for less government intrusion there is a time and a place to actually protect the worker. By your argument I could also point out that any labor laws that tell a company what they can and cannot do could be construed as too much intervention…again, taking your argument to it’s logical conclusion. I view this as a safety measure as much as anything. Do you really want to be at work and have the woman sitting next to you go into labor because she is denied UNPAID leave and needs to save up any sick/vacation time for when she is actually giving birth, (which I am told is quite painful), and the few days after that to recover all so she doesn’t get fired? As it stands many businesses are careful when promoting women who are dedicated career women to prevent putting them into a pinch…that being said I would say it is a major intrusion if the government steps in and tells the business it must promote the woman who chooses to be the ‘family’ woman and take the extra time with her children. After all, there is give and take with all things in life…many people,(men and women), take themselves out of contention for promotion and higher pay and longer hours for the extra time to spend with family…It’s all a question of where you want to sacrifice at. What we are willing to sacrifice helps define who we are as a person.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:02amapbt55
The fed’s do not take money from your pay check each week so they can pay for a women to take maternity leave.
What we are talking about is it an“ entitlement program” and it is not. is it an entitlement program as we the american people see it. i.e. ss, medicare. obamacare?? no maternity leave is not.
Report Post »apbt55
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:54amThey don’t directly take money, but they have to over the absense that builds in cost.
And now you sound like the union. I have a right to living wage blah blah blah.
No it is not a right. Like I said if the employer chooses to do so on their own great but through government regulation is not a free market.
If you don‘t like what your employer does don’t work for them.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:07pm“I view this as a safety measure as much as anything.”
That’s a ridiculous argument. Women aren’t asking for maternity leave for safety reasons. No women were giving birth at the workplace. Safety concerns naturally affect ALL workers in the job the same. Job protected maternity leave is targeted toward specific people whose unproductivity might cost them their job otherwise.
There are always unintended consequences. Discrimination laws have the effect of making many employers not want to hire minorities who could be harder to fire. Mandated maternity leave would have the effect of making businesses want to hire fewer married women or not promote them into positions that couldn’t be left unfilled for so long. Why would I hire a women who might cost me so much lost time when she gets pregnant? I might factor in the risk and pay her less, but of course I could never admit that natural economic reality because I would be sued.
A lot of people who think they are conservative aren’t that conservative when it comes to THEIR oxes being gored.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:14pmDSM’
Report Post »Agreed.
It is so sad that no one here is addressing the SALIENT point. It’s the baby! It is not the corporate loss of filthy lucre…,if that even occurs
The newborn needs bonding time with it’s mother. 12 weeks?!…,3 months?! That’s not much before being thrust into the care of a nanny or daycare.
Looking at what is happening in London right now…,we kvetch about maternity leave at our peril.
Apparently our Jon(note affected spelling), was absolutely desperate to take attention away from the vile policies of his “GUY” Barack Hussein Obama Carter Jr.,who has put the Greatest Nation the world has ever known on the fast track to becoming Zimbabwe.
Islesfordian
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:29pmLucy, do you even know what is going on in London right now? This is a society that has institutionalized cradle to grave socialism and mandated paid maternity leave, for men and women. You want to see where demanding businesses bow down to enlightened social policy and sacrifice their bottom line to suit the whims of politicians, look no further.
It’s not about the baby! It’s about whether the govt. gets to dictate to businesses what benefits and priveleges they give to their employees regardess of how it affects their profitability. Fox can afford to give Megyn paid leave because she is worth it and her position can be filled te,porarily by others more easily than other women’s jobs.
I’ve gone to jail for the pro-life cause, but that is a separate issue from how much socialism I want in our govt., which is as close to zero as possible, and mandated maternity leave is a far cry from zero. If I was going to social engeneer by fiat over business I would mandate that married men get paid more than single men or women, to encourage mothers to stay at home and raise the children. But it’s not up to the govt to arrange society in the best way by dictating to business.
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:22amIf the government would put some money back into the private sector and put people back to work, the employers would be the ones worrying about maternity leave, not these nasty liberals. By the way some of the liberals are being raised their parents need permanant maternity leave…..oh…nevermind they already have it and the government still wants to raise their kids.
Report Post »mr anarchy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:15ami wonder how much it cost you to be educated how many federal dollars have been spent on you…
Report Post »i bet you‘ve used more money then you’ve paid in taxes
thats the amusing thing you probably get government entitlements as we speak
Cut it all lets go back to wildwest days lets see how long your ilk would last in any community
lets go back to community law
Toucan
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:22amAccording to the Federal Govt’, women are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave w/o losing their jobs…. Ergo, it is an entitlement….
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:33amToucan
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:22am
No it is not. what you just spouted are guldlines for the leave if the gov’t does not pay for it it is then not a entitlement program like SS or medicare.
Report Post »DieHard
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:30am@Seabee79
An entitlement is a guarenteed benefit. This paticular guarenteed benefit is unpaid time off, by defnition it’s an entitlement. It costs companies in loss of productivity, and they have no say in the matter as it’s a federal mandated entitlement.
Report Post »Vietvet1
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:08pmCB79…. Entitlement…??? Is your insurance, that you pay for to insure YOU, your car, house… etc. and entitlement??? Well Buddy, I hate to informe you..Social Security and Medicare are paid out of your paycheck… yup, you pay the premiums and both SS (about 6.2% of paycheck and 12.4% if self employeed) and Medicare ( about 1.5% of your paycheck) are,,, yup INSURANCE that YOU paid for. It ain’t free. And if you earn over a certain amount..the IRS and SS become buddies on your behalf. I collect SS and I will take Medicare because… I PAID FOR IT..
Maternity Leave is similar to a Leave of Absence or Leave Without Pay( LWOP)… either of which is granted when needed for medical or yes even to temporarily pursue another path, like school, or even travel. The Woman doesn’t have to take all 12 weeks… it can be split with the sperm donor as well…. Any monies given is because of an agreement with the employee and employer, not the Gov.
Report Post »GeorgeWashingtonslept here
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:21amMany small businesses cannot afford to pay “maternity” leave and cannot afford to be without that person either. So what does everyone think is fair? Just wondering.
Report Post »robert
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:26amEverytime this dork is given press for one of his comments, it only boosts what he says to a level of importance.
He’s not funny, and what his views are on anything are unimportant, because he‘s no more than a rabid left wing hack who doesn’t offer anything to the debate but childish ridicule that isn’t even funny.
Colbert is even of less significance and if there;s a funny bone in that geek‘s body it hasn’t made itself known to me.
Comedy has become political just as music has become political, and both suffer for it, and the messengers in both cases are no more than purveyors of nonsense.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:29amThe gov’t does not force small businesses to pay for maternity leave. it does say they the small busimesses have to let th eemployee take the time off if they request it.
Report Post »It’s up to the employer if they want to pay the leave or not.
Islesfordian
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:45amIf the govt forces a business to keep a position open while an employee takes 3-12 months off that actually costs the business money because they can’t replace the position with someone who will be permanent, and part time employees are not as work productive.
So, yes, even mandated non-paid leave is an entitlement that burdens American business.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:20amMaternity leave has to do between an employer and employee. Where does a gov’t entitlement come into play? Pretty lame Jon. You want genuine laughs? Goof on Obama more. That’s FUNNY!
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:37amMaternity leave is mandated by the government. That was signed into law by Bill Clintom. I remember becouse I thought to myself, “why do men need maternity leave?”. This is a load of crap. I don’t normally agree with Jon , but today I must say, he has made a valid point. Make any mention about the birthing process and most women aill scratch your eyes out. Its the equivilant to a fat person with a handicap parking dangler. If you don’t bend over and kiss their ass, you get the full brunt of their overeating fury.
Report Post »Calamity Jane
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:20amI don’t care what Jon Stewart has to say. Why does the Blaze waste space on this crap?
Report Post »freeus
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:29amOpen your mind.
Report Post »Calamity Jane
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:06pmThere are hundreds, if not thousands of much more important stories and issues that would better serve the readers of this site. Stewart is a comedien, not a policy maker.
Report Post »dsm
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:20amMaternity benefits (paid wages) aren’t coming out of taxpayers pockets. And although, employers have to grant maternity leave they don’t have to pay for the leave. Stewart’s comparison makes absolutely no sense, but what else is new from that idiot.
Report Post »DTOM_Jericho (Creator vindicator)
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:40amExcept his point was her hypocrisy. In the clips he played she draws a comparison to the U.S. being in the dark ages for not “requiring”(her word) medical leave on employers. In other words a government MANDATE. She got pwned. I would gain back the lost respect for her if she could just admit she was wrong. Also, men do not get paid leave. They can take UNpaid leave.
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:19amNow you have gone too far. You pick on Ms. Kelly! I’ll have your head in a basket Stewart.
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:56amMs. Kelly really wanted to have my baby. She just couldn’t find me.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 8:01pmMs. Kelly sure loves her some socialized entitlements :^)
Report Post »Affirmative Blaction
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:19amI don’t really want to watch it, but I’m really bored, and don’t think it could make anything worse.
Report Post »Affirmative Blaction
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:25amNevermind! cancel that that last statement.
Report Post »AntiLiberal74
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:14amTalk about a stretch. Since when is an ‘employment benefit’ a ‘government entitlement’???
Report Post »DieHard
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:41amWhen it’s mandated by the Federal goverment. I.E. the FMLA.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:51pmThat you understand that it is right and just for a new mother or fath to get time off from a job whether paid or unpaid ,whether private or not is the point here. That recognition acknowledges the fact that quality of life matters in any economic system.Once you understand that for private businesses it‘s just a matter of time that you’ll get it for all workers-whether big corporations, small businesses or government workers. it’s called progress.Right now you want to tease out the government mandated from the private business contract. Eventually you will see that time off from work for new parents[as well as other reasons] is a human right .Now you ayn rand selfish individualists only see fight- for -your- self [in your private contracts] and let everyone fend for themselves in the workforce-that’s called inhumane greedy selfish hypercapitalism-but you’ll come along as a megyn kelly grudgingly -by teasing out and hairspitting government mandated vs. prrivate contracts] in fact is coming along.Oppose all you want now-you brainwashed ayn rand gulls- but the enlightened nanny state is coming because it is fair,just and equitable[yes wealth should and will be distributed equitibly in the future.].
Report Post »proliance
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:14amMaybe John Stewart thinks that new mother get paid while on maternity leave. They don’t, so its not an entitlement.
Report Post »bellereve
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:29amexactly, that’s why i was back at work 2 days later.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:34amYes some do get paid, Megyn did and if you watch the whole segment you see she said America is in the dark ages when it comes to maternity leave essentially advocating Government FORCES employers to grant paid maternity leave.
Government forcing employers we think we are entitled to is an entitlement…..
The part most miss is Megyn criticizing a year or two back against maternity leave for men. Now she’s for it. That was the point of Stewart.
Report Post »DieHard
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:40amGovernment mandated vacation time is absolutely and entitlement. Keep fighting for the “good” entitlements.
Report Post »Ethereal
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 12:23pmEven if they do get paid so what? The tax payers arent on the hook to cover this benefit of her job so how is this even close to the same thing? Swing and a miss John.
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