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Here’s to the “new” Irish American pundits

Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 10:49 AM

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The decline of the old main stream media, is offset by the rise in popularity of alternative sources of information, cable news, talk radio and the internet. This has introduced us to a new type of journalist, not seen before on the airwaves because they were never given a seat at the main stream medias table: The conservative pundits, lead by Irish Americans and their distinctive pugnacious style. Everyday we can invite these personalities into our homes for a bit of journalistic pugilism, Irish American style. Hey we’re not fighting we’re just having a family get together.

This has caused lots of angst among the established media as they get unseated from their thrones and Americans get to hear the other part of the story, something denied to them before: The unvarnished truth, warts and all.

Leading the way for this new media are such superstars as Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Pat Buchanan & Megan Kelly…With them you know there will be a journalistic brawl Irish style and there will be no backing down. Guests must prove their point with facts, sound bytes don’t work on these guys, you need to back up your stand intellectually with facts, or be exposed. There are no softballs when you sit in the chair opposite these tough Irish people.

For years all we got was a left dominated media filtering our information. We seldom heard, or got a chance to hear a point of view polar opposite to the established media. No more are we going to settle for a script reading pompous newscaster telling us we are getting all of the news we need to know.

And a special shout out to the politicians who want to insert the “Fairness” Doctrine into our media because YOU don't like America getting the other side of the story….Don’t even try. Americans now know what the other side of the story is and we don’t need government censoring what we see and hear. Do you hear us?

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bogsidebunny | Jan 23, 2011, 10:08 AM EST

Megyn kelly....Irish by injection only!

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GeorgeDillon | Jan 23, 2011, 08:24 AM EST

Yank: Bennett is as Irish as Bin Lauden, and just as much a warmonger.

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GeorgeDillon | Jan 23, 2011, 08:22 AM EST

averagejoewa: You really ought to assume that people are at least as smart as you are. Your remark: "Well with a name like "Megan Kelly" what do you think she would be - Chinese" is garbage. You see, and it's amazing this never occurred to you, her real name is Kendall, not Kelly. A good-looking lady she is, but Irish-American she ain't.

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TheYank | Jan 23, 2011, 04:21 AM EST

Ed, Really enjoying your columns. I'd never heard of Megyn Kelly before. I don't get Fox news. However, I Googled her and found she too is from near Albany. Gives me a reason to root for her. By the way, I listen to Bill Bennett (via internet - KSKY.com) sometimes. I know he's not a new name, but neither is Pat Buchanan and Bennett certainly qualifies as Irish-American (from Brooklyn, I believe).

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averagejoewa | Jan 23, 2011, 12:09 AM EST

Quote: "I would ask just how Megan Kelly can be considered Irish-American by columnist Farnan?" Well with a name like "Megan Kelly" what do you think she would be - Chinese?

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semperfidelis | Jan 22, 2011, 11:16 PM EST

not to sure how much irish blood megyn kelly has, certainly can't be less than obama or bill clinton for God's sake, whom in the past seemed desperate to find irish roots somewhere in his family roots, can't blame him for that though i guess, but the others guys mentioned clearly qualify as irish-americans.

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maloney | Jan 22, 2011, 10:27 PM EST

Conservative honest Irish Americans has a nice ring to it. Then ya got Paddy Obama.

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maloney | Jan 22, 2011, 08:51 PM EST

lol. I'll bet neither one was born in Ireland and maybe one in the US. I was about to unsubscribe from Irish Central because it seemed so one-sided. Thanks for sharing your voice Ed.

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Monsoonman | Jan 22, 2011, 07:17 PM EST

hmmm, I seem to remember we were just talking about our Irish American president obama and heard no questions or complaints. Now we talk about Megyn Kelly and there is a complaint and you question her "Irishness"? OK, I say lets settle it once and for all, lets compare birth certificates. That should clear it all up.

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semperfidelis | Jan 22, 2011, 06:40 PM EST

Outstanding and thanks Irish Central for adding some balance to the likes of Patrick Roberts and his ilk

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GeorgeDillon | Jan 22, 2011, 04:06 PM EST

I've often been struck by how loosely and downright inaccurately the term "Irish-American" is used by writers on this site. In the present case, I would ask just how Megan Kelly can be considered Irish-American by columnist Farnan?

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