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Old 11-15-2008, 05:40 PM
 
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for my aunts and uncles in memphis area rush in near diety level, they roll out the prayer rugs to listen to him 2x a day.
does he have a groupie following? i got to put on 100 lbs and get some loud ties.
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:44 PM
 
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I didn't ask you to like him. You accused him of something, and I asked you to back up that accusation with something other than rumor & heresay. You haven't managed to do that. It's perfectly fine for you to have an opinion, even if it is an uneducated one. But when you post it in a discussion forum, it demands some support.
I can't say I've heard him say something to indicate he is a racial bigot...

What irks me is his near blanket support for Bush and the Republicans, and his near blanket condemnation for the Dems....

Other than disagreeing with Bush on immigration reform, I can't recall anything else significant where the 2 differed. Hannity supports the war in Iraq, the Patriot Act, warrentless wire-taps, the Bush tax cuts (even enthusiastically advocates the repeal of the estate tax), offshore drilling as a realistic energy solution (and drives a gas-sucking Cadillac Escalade), is against Gay Marriage, and of course is trying to scare everyone about the possibility of the Fairness Doctrine being re-enacted (for purely profit reasons)...

Other than that, I guess he's not half bad...

Let your heart be not troubled?
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:51 PM
 
Location: The Coldest Place
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I didn't ask you to like him. You accused him of something, and I asked you to back up that accusation with something other than rumor & heresay. You haven't managed to do that. It's perfectly fine for you to have an opinion, even if it is an uneducated one. But when you post it in a discussion forum, it demands some support.
Re-read - very carefully, the first line of my response.

And my impression of him is not hearsay, as I also explained to you.

People have opinions about other people. You don't get to control that nor demand reasons for it.

Go away control freaks. I will talk about Palin when I want. I will state my opinion of Hannity without having to respond to an inquisition.

There's no "gotcha" to be had here Bill, so move along.
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:55 PM
 
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What a surprise! People have good things to say about they people with whom they share opinions, and bad things to say about paople who think differently! Shocking, I tell you.

I happen to agree with Hannity much of the time, but don't personally like his style of arguing with people. He doesn't actually let them say what they need to say. However, I have, in the past week, heard him say, more than once, and with apparent sincerity, that rabid Obama-haters need to step back & give the man a chance, and to hope that he (Hannnity) was wrong, and that Obama will not try to turn America into a socialist nation.
Wow, how big of him to give Obama a chance to show he won't turn the country into a "socialist nation."

This isn't an attack on you, Bill Keegan. Just a bit of making fun of Hannity!
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:56 PM
 
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What I haven't decided yet is whether Limbaugh and Hannity really believe the extreme opinions they spew out, or whether they merely do it to boost their ratings...

I would suspect it is the latter. They are entertainers after all.
DING DING DING!!! We have a winner! Just feed off of fear and hate. It's all you need!
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:58 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Maybe they can go to some dark alley and pop some pills to numb the pain they suffer.... oh wait.
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:59 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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What I haven't decided yet is whether Limbaugh and Hannity really believe the extreme opinions they spew out, or whether they merely do it to boost their ratings...

I would suspect it is the latter. They are entertainers after all.
I have the same feeling about Alan colmes, no way can he believe the crap he says, I think they have him on just to have someone to argue with. No one can be that stupid...
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:59 PM
 
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DING DING DING!!! We have a winner! Just feed off of fear and hate. It's all you need!

I agree - that's all you need - for good ratings...
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Old 11-15-2008, 06:01 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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Hannity supports the war in Iraq, the Patriot Act, warrentless wire-taps, the Bush tax cuts (even enthusiastically advocates the repeal of the estate tax), offshore drilling as a realistic energy solution (and drives a gas-sucking Cadillac Escalade), is against Gay Marriage, and of course is trying to scare everyone about the possibility of the Fairness Doctrine being re-enacted (for purely profit reasons)...

Other than that, I guess he's not half bad...
Sounds like, from your description, Hannity is correct 100% of the time. How caqn you argue with that...?
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Old 11-15-2008, 06:04 PM
 
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Sounds like, from your description, Hannity is correct 100% of the time. How caqn you argue with that...?
Nice try, but no cigar... You see, the American public rejected all his positions last Tuesday (some may argue the gay marriage one - that's debatable) - so I'd say he's got a pretty lousy batting average...
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