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Why Trump had every right to stick it to Megyn Kelly

There were only two things worth watching on the boob tube last night: Jon Stewarts's final show as host of The Daily Show and, of course, the first GOP debate on Fox. Those who missed the latter will no doubt have heard by now the "potshot heard around the world", when Trump essentially gave debate host Megyn Kelly the verbal equivalent of the middle finger. And she deserved it. With media outlets speculating that Teflon Don has a serious issue with women because of his pointed response to the Sweetheart of Fox News, lost in their righteous indignation is the very basic fact that Kelly acted like a midget in a boxing match with a pituitary giant-- she punched below the belt. Early in the debate, Kelly questioned Trump about his temperament, pointing out that Trump had called women "slobs," "disgusting animals" and "fat pigs". Trump, being the fair and nice guy that he actually is, replied that he only made those statements in referenc