Hannity's concern troll tendencies are probably his most annoying trait. "Isn't it dangerous for Obama to point out Republican screw ups?".

Hannity must have thought it was "safe" for McCain to fluctuate more than the economy in claiming that the fundamentals of the economy were both sound and in crisis.

I agree. Unfortunately, Hannity has as little integrity as McCain and Palin. That they all consider themselves Christians, who are supposed to worship their Lord in spirit and in truth, is sad ... and laughable.

I would just like to interject here, if I may, that Shyawn Hannity is

THE.

DUMBEST.

GUY.

IN.

BROADCASTING.

And I'm happy to say that scientists have now confirmed that includes the ficus tree in the corner of Phil Hendrie's studio.

I’m beginning to think you guys never say anything interesting.

Every time MMFA posts something, all you guys do is agree with it and spit out some insults while slapping each other on the back.

Hannity asked if it was "danger[ous]" for Obama to speak of "economic crisis" but ignored McCain ad saying "the economy is in crisis"

This question is a fallacy.

Hannity is interviewing Gov Sarah Palin and would like her to expound upon her views as it relates to the question for the audience.

The idea of an interview is that you get to hear her answers and make some judgments based on what you hear.

This is the difference between Reporting, and Interview, and a Debate.

MMFA’s very premise that Hannity should have cited blah, blah, blah is flawed and is therefore a fallacy.

Actually it's not.

The issue, for the 100th time this week I think, is conservative misinformation from the media.

His asking her about Obama, when McCain has similar things in his past, forwards the conservative agenda by both making McCain, a conservative, look better than he deserves to look, and by making Obama, a liberal, look worse than he deserves to look.

If they've both talked about an economic crisis recently, either they've both endangered the economy in an unwise way (and not mentioning that McCain has said the same thing makes McCain look better than he deserves to look) or it's really a risky thing to say, and it makes Obama unfairly look worse than he deserves to look!

I understand your point but would stop short of calling it “conservative misinformation from the media.”.

Hannity is a rightwing conservative and FOX is a right-leaning news outlet; this would give Gov Palin the home court advantage. I would fully expect Obama to get a similar kid-glove treatment on MSNBC.

I don’t think it’s necessarily wrong to have a biased interview, but I do believe it wrong when so-called news reporting is biased.

Anywho, not trying to change your mind; just letting you know why I don’t think it was MMFA worthy.

Hannity better be careful what he says. The headline could be taken by the secret service detail protecting sen Obama  as a threat to a us citizen running for political office. And one must remember the first ammendment does not protect freedom of speech if it is used to incite riots and threats to us citizens.

Hannity's concern troll tendencies are probably his most annoying trait.

Yes it is. He puts words in the other person's mouth and then asks "Am I right?" .. grr

What a load of bull.  Obama isn't using the economic crisis, which everyone is talking about, for political gains.  He's using the failure of the Bush administrations economic policies for political gain.  Which is exactly what he should be doing because McCain said just the other day that he's always for less regulation.

That was a real softball interview too. I'm surprised Hannity didn't offer to fluff her pillow and dust her seat, he was so goo goo eyed and fawning over her.

Sean is sitting with his legs crossed.

Well, she does kick...

Well, she does kick...

But Sean doesn't have anything between his legs for her TO kick!! 

:-)

It wasn't watchable, Snoop.  Typical Hannity stuff.  I was hoping it would be a trainwreck where you simply can't avert your eyes, but it was so horrible that I had to change the channel.  Can't Sean get a skirt and pom poms?

Can't Sean get a skirt and pom poms?

He has them - that's the outfit he wears every time he's called into Roger Ailes' office.

:-)

I think it was a greater risk that McCain said the fundamentals of the economy were STRONG.  (Which is a lot of nice sounding fluffery that means absolutley nothing... Like most republican faux populism.)

I agree. Saying that the fundamentals of our economy are strong, when they really aren't, and when anyone who has a lick of common sense knows that the fundamentals aren't strong, is a bad thing to do.

However, I don't understand why John McCain didn't try the reasonable explanation to his comment. I mean, I really do understand - they are so into the lying that they can't even see their way clear to admit the truth when it would benefit them!

All McCain had to say was that the bedrock that underlies our economy, our workers, our natural resources, our infrastructure, our huge GDP, would allow us to pull out of this downturn bruised but not buried.

I don't even think that "fundamentals" are all that different than what I said above, but he sure didn't explain it properly. He was trying to be optimistic, because he believes that being optimistic is valuable. I think it is valuable too. But the fundamentals are not strong. Unemployment is out of control, home ownership is tanking and has taken the mortgage industry with it, banks, stock firms and insurance companies will garner about 400 Billion dollars in the near term in government assistance, which will really impact our national debt.

The things that have helped make our country great in the past will be able to help our nation be great in the future, but not with the interference that the leadership the Republicans would provide.

The way I see it... 

McCain stumbled with his "fundamentals of the economy are strong" comment and he tried to regain his balance by attempting to portray Obama as disrespectful of American workers. But that dog won't hunt...

Just what ARE the fundamentals of our economy?

He didn't explain his comment, because at the time he HAD NO explanation.  He was just spouting nonsense, trying to gain people's confidence and trust.  (The opposite happened, so he changed hi tune, and onbly THEN did we get his "explanation.")

McCain and Graham and thier ilk are responsible for this mess.  They are trying to obsfucate that embarrassing fact.  John McCain doesn't have a clue.

Hannity tapping Palin for POLITICAL ANALYSIS???

What's next? 

Is Alan Colmes going to ask Joe Biden which color of neck tie works best for John McCain? 

But you are a "Great American".

In anticipation of Frost/Nixon due out later this year, Hollywood filmed this epic event to rush it into movie theaters by Christmas - Hannity/Palin

Is there a danger in terms of the world hearing that?

What...? Like the rest of the world doesn't have newspapers or TV news, or is too stupid to understand that the U.S. economy is in crisis mode? Would Hannity prefer to hear a collective chant of USA! USA! USA!...?

Irony, this seems to be the latest wild-ass flailing on the right, & the buzz words I'm hearing most often are "talking down the economy". The idea that saying the economy is bad is what's making the economy bad fits right in with the emotional happy talk approach. They want to change the subject from the economy very badly, and this allows them to blame those not avoiding the subject for causing our current problems.

I did catch a little of this last night, & the Sean looked like a little puppy, chin in hand and dreamy eyed as Mrs. Loopner droned on with her talking points. The funniest moment to me was when Sean's crush trumped his partisan hackery. Palin responded to a "hard" question by telling Hannity that they could talk about the subject for hours, not enough time here (hint: Sean, abort! I don't know), and Sean looked at her and said in that soft , awkward pre-teen dork voice of his , "I don't have to be anywhere."

It was LOL funny! He was so excited about his date, he forgot he was at work.

It's really gotten bizarre...but I think the American people who were on the fence and who truly care about this race are catching on. The McCain campaign is an empty shell...

 -- I did catch a little of this last night -- Colonel

LMAO...you caught a little of this last night...you caught a lot of it and you know it. Don't be afraid to admit to your liberal friends that you are a closet viewer/listener to those awful right wing shows...how else could you offer so much expert testimony on those dishonest bastards.

Although you're pretty sly...the pattern has become crystal clear...and you'd make a great politician.

While on my lunch hour I caught a little of Limbaugh and he said blah blah blah...

While driving home from work I caught a little of Hannity and he said blah blah blah...

While running some errands in the car I caught a little of O'Reilly and he said blah blah blah...

It's ok that you're just doing your duty and monitoring those right wing crooks...it's a noble cause...so don't be afraid to wear your mmfa "junior watchdog" badge at the grocery store...it's ok...really it is.

 

Why do you find it necessary to be so consistently rude to the other posters here?

Rude?  Do you read any other posts?  Wes' post was hysterical, and if I know the Colonel he appreciates the humor, even when poked a little in his direction. Lighten up.

Thanks for looking out for me, LeftinMiss, but the bizarre fantasies of the wingnuts don't have anything to do with me.I wouldn't call that rude, just amusing.

Here's a little help for you, portsider.

The colonel and I crossed the rude bridge a long time ago. He doesn't give a darn about my opinion and takes no offense...and guess what...it works the same for me.

See how easy that works...no blood pressure issues...no nervous tics...no upset stomachs...jump in, the waters fine.

And you know I love you, Wesley, so anything goes.

 

Thanks colonel...the freckles are becoming on you.

I was puzzled at first, thinking "what the heck did the colonel do with my unit". Then it became clear...it's a liberal card...demonstrating the liberal philosophy on equal rights.

Yeah, I get it...like income re-distribution, leveling the playing field, it wasn't fair for me to have something that you didn't...so we reduce everything to the lowest denominator...on second thought, thanks for nothing, colonel.

Actually I think he would.  That's one of the top 3 things the right seems to believe will solve any problem.  The other 2 are cutting taxes and deregulation.  Look how well those have worked out.

You left out banning abortion and gay marriage. That's what they would prefer to have this election about if Karl Rove had his say...and if the economy wasn't in the toilet.

Yeah. I think the world already knows. Here is a headline from USA TODAY, April 10, 2008: "U.S. economy will stumble along until 2010, IMF says: Report calls situation worst 'since Great Depression.'"

You know what would have truly been news? Discovering that Hannity treated both sides impartially.

Mr. Hannity is a hack of the lowest order. I stopped listening to him in the 2000 election, because it felt like his program was one, long infomercial for the Bush campaign.

Now, I can barely tolerate the sound of his voice.

You know what would have truly been news? Discovering that Hannity treated both sides impartially.

It's Hannity's job to be partial. I can live with that. What would be truly newsworthy, however, is if Sean Hannity ever told the whole truth. I can't listen to him either...because it's just a steady stream of one nasty, acrimonious lie after another.

Sorry, but I do tech support for a bank. The fundamentals are gone, left the country, were  sold to foriegn investors. If the fundamentals are strong, they now have Russian, Chinese and Arabic language descriptors. Please be aware that AIG, Bear Stearns etc are NOT american corporations, they are giant international conglomerates. We, US taxpayers are bailing out non-american corportations.

Small bank officers and owners are excreting bricks right now. Bricks with sharp corners that really hurt when passed.

This can't be good, and expecting a 72 year old who can't remember how many houses he owns, to fix the problem is beyond reasonable.

Robert Reich last night commented on this, saying that if AIG is a multinational corporation, and some of the nations where it is a big part of their economy cried to the Bush Administration that AIG's downfall would hurt the world economy and their nation's economy, then why is it only the USA who is paying to shore up AIG?

If it's a multinational company, why aren't other nations helping prop it up?

I thought it was a good question.

There was a series on Tv recently where that guy ( I cannot spell his name  starts with a R and ends with a sky )  from Cheers ( the mailman ) went around the country looking for american companies and did a gig on each. Haven't seen that program in a while . Did they run out of american companies ?

THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH LIBRULS LIKE YOU BB... YOU GET ALL THINKY ALL THE TIME BOUT EVERY LITTLE THING LIKE NOW ITS THE ECONOMY. WHATS WITH YOU? ANOTHER TEMPEST IN A PIGPOT. FRENCH CUFFS ARE BAD, THATS ALL I THINK.

OOPS!!!! GORFOT!!!!!

!!!!!!

Hannity Palin      A bag of hammers conversing with a box of rocks.

I don't know why it matters; Hannity thinks the economy is going along just swimmingly: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/11/sean-hannity-says-he-writes-the-talking-points-as-he-berates-robert-kuttner/

Hannity also told George W Bush in 1999, that he was going to make a great president.

Wow ! Great find. Sean Hannity economic visionary.

Good Grief, MMFA, your heads must be spinning you into a dizzy haze these days trying to keep up with the unbelieveable barrage of misinfo around the campaigns right now!!

Unfortunately, since you are only debunking here, it is difficult for you to also point out that nearly a month after being picked by McPOW, she still has not laid out any specific issue initiatives!!

She is not running for president. There is ample proof that McPOW has his sights set on winning by doing stuff required to win. If his wife has to win the BuffaloChip Beauty contest at Sturgis to win, he will do that. This is beginning to eerily look like a Bush-Cheney ticket where the vice president is the one wielding true power and the same faces that graced the B-C ticket are showing up at the M-P ticket. If I do undestand your post correctly, Mrs Palin may be president ( possibly by acclamation ) sooner than we think. McCain looks like a second banana at the rallies.

The fact that the right-wing noise machine felt the need for Caribou Barbie to sit down with Insanity shows that they know her act is wearing thin.

She's a liar, a hypocrite, and a fraud.

In other words, a perfect right-wing Republicant ... :)

Why does mediamatters waste space reporting on that idiot Hannity? Really nobody with 1/2 a brain takes this guy seriously and for the folks that do take him seriously, well nothing mediamatters.org reports on is going to change their mind.

I think MMFA should continue to give this buffoon exposure. Eventually 50.01 % of the viewing public will catch on to this idiot. I am sure Al-Jazeera is watching him with interest, along with the telecomunication companies. Of course the downside is that he will never be able to do humanitarian work behind the scenes which gives great pleasure and a sense of peace.

Sorry if the fact that conservative misinformation in the media getting covered boggles your mind.

The problem is your mind, not Media Matters.

Just another example of SHEAR INSANNITY doing everything he  can to keep his REPUBLICANS in power.

gawd is that it?  You are wasting our time with this?  Big DEAL.  Why don't you go after the real problems in the wonderful nation we live in

1. Read the Media Matters mission statement.

2. See that they don't try to solve all the world's problems. They try to point out conservative misinformation in the media that furthers the conservative agenda by making liberals look worse than they deserve to look or by making conservatives look better than they deserve to look.

3. Some points that Media Matters are bigger than others. If you ever think that an issue is too unimportant for you to comment on, feel free to not comment on it! No one will force you to post! Really, we won't!!!!!!

Not sure who your comment is directed at DW. Who would you like to go after the real problems?

Throw out a couple of those problems. Chances are you'd get some agreement here.

It was like watching the Monty Python "Spanish Inquisition" skit. The only thing missing was poking her with the fluffy pillows!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSe38dzJYkY

I DUNNO BOUT YOU WOLF BUT NOW THAT I'M A REPUBLICAN AND A GREAT AMERICAN I EXPECT MY TAXES TO BE LOWERED. REPS ARE GONNA LOWER EVERYONE'S TAXES FOR SURE BY BUSTING THE ECONOMY !!!!! BUST=NO JOBS=NO TAXES! READ MY PIGLIPS!!!!

Jon Stewart had a great take on Hannity's suggestion that we should not acknowledge the economic crisis.

"It's like the Wile E. Coyote theory of gravity applied to economics"

Think of the graphics!