Fox's Hannity Stays the Course With Bush

[Starbucks Anarchist]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060416/ap_en_tv/tv_sean_hannity

NEW YORK - Sean Hannity will not abandon ship.
President Bush's approval ratings have sunk into the 30s, but Fox News Channel's tenacious conservative isn't wavering in his support, even while parting ways with the president over immigration and the Dubai ports deal.

"Let me be straight with you — I like
George Bush," Hannity said. "I think he's a man of principle, a man of faith. I think he's got a backbone of steel and he's a real, genuine, big-time leader ... He's a consequential figure for his time. We don't see it right now."

History will vindicate Bush as a strong leader the same way it did Harry Truman, another unpopular president of his time, Hannity said.

Even surf-by viewers of "Hannity & Colmes" will recognize those opinions. The popularity of the weeknight talk show and his syndicated talk-radio show has enabled the 44-year-old Long Island native to become a business unto himself — hawking books, recommending CDs and arranging dates for like-minded singles.

[King Coal]

1. Hannity is sugaring his bed.

[saigon68]

27. backbone of steel BWA BWA HA HAA HAA

He's got a YELLOW STRIPE A MILE WIDE DOWN HIS LILY-LIVERED BACK

HE IS A PIMP FOR HIS NEOCON MASTERS AND A CHICKEN HAWK COWARD

[marmar]

2. "History will vindicate Bush as a strong leader"

Sean's labotomy didn't go well, did it?

[DainBramaged]

6. His forums draw about 90 members a day, average

He thinks he is the pretender to Blush Bloviate's throne, and he backs Bush not because he believes, but because if he didn't, his "brain-dead lemmings" would leave him like the lying rug he is.

[Jon8503]

3. Why Is This Even News -- What the hell makes the difference if

he supports or doesn't support Bush. Hell there are a 1000 others out there bigger and more important than Hannity that would be more news worthy that this hack. Can't believe it got this much coverage.

[rodeodance]

26. an AP story at that!!

[skipos]

4. Has there ever been another group of presidential supporters

to claim "ok, everybody thinks he blows now, but in a few decades everyone will think he is great?"

Hannity is pathetic. Anyone who thinks time will be kind to Bush is living in a fantasy land.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. What would you expect from a person of Hannity's sleazy standards?

He is such low-life scum.

[Imagevision]

7. Hannity said. "I think he's a man of principle" - that speaks volumes

Hannity is paid 35 million++ for his spew, for that amount I imagine selling his soul was quite justified.

[rodeodance]

12. He can't make that much $$ can he? (i have no idea how much he makes)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

17. I recall him signing a $25 million deal last year.

I think it was a five-year contract. :puke:

[rodeodance]

24. its immoral to me that a little man like him makes so much!

[vikegirl]

8. "He's a consequential figure for his time."

No shit. The consequences we've suffered under that trainwreck are immeasurable.

[DemGirl7]

9. I would love to see Hannity go down with Bush's ship

It would be very fun to watch :evilgrin:

[Arugula Latte]

28. *Flail* *Splash* *GLUB*

Now THAT I'd pay big money to see!

[AX10]

10. Hitler Hannity will go down with the S.S Bush.

:nopity:

[yourout]

11. They are both lying hypocritical asses that do not give a shit about...

the average joe. If even one word of truth was ever uttered by either of these jerks there head would spin around and they would puke green pea soup.

[Initech]

13. Hannity has a dating service? WTF????

How fucking delusional do you have to be to sign up for Hannity's dating service? :puke:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

15. Indeed he does.

It's freaking hilarious, too -- I've seen more diversity (ironically) at the Republican Convention.

[Initech]

21. Let's hope none of those people ever successfully procreate...

God, the last thing we want in this country is a bunch of people who all look, sound, dress, and think exactly alike. :puke:

[Lefty48197]

14. Hannity is one of the shrill voices that put GWB in power in the 1st place

His approval ratings should be even lower than Bush and Cheney's.

[rodeodance]

16. my gawd-This is along AP article about the jerk!!

...Hannity packed a Broadway theater full of fans one night last month for an evening that mixed putative standup comedy and exhortations to the faithful.

Also, few talk-show hosts are as adept at inspiring sputtering rage among unlike-minded people. Actor
Alec Baldwin, for instance, called Hannity a "no-talent, former-construction-worker hack" during a recent radio confrontation.

"I think the guy's political views are off-the-wall, but he is an undeniably brilliant television talent," said Ellis Henican, a Newsday columnist and frequent on-air foil. "He exudes authenticity. You can disagree with him, as I do, about almost every thought he has but recognize that Sean is truly somebody who believes in something."

Henican was part of a particularly electric "Hannity & Colmes" on March 29. In a rare moment where Hannity was double-teamed, Henican and Alan Colmes pummeled him about Hannity's frequent criticism of those who attack Bush while "he's leading troops into harm's way."

Bush's sagging popularity and the dwindling public support for the
Iraq war has definitely made things tougher for Hannity, Henican said.

[rodeodance]

18. "I am going to start the stop-Hillary express!" he vowed.

....The former roofer's populist appeal was evident in how he deftly turned Baldwin's intended "construction worker" slur into a badge of honor. Hannity called into a radio show where Baldwin appeared last month to confront the actor on an anti-Bush statement. It turned into an ugly war of words. Hannity revisited it so often that Henican needled him, "I don't think you've milked it enough."

During a relatively slow news period, "Hannity & Colmes" averaged 1.5 million viewers for the first three months of this year. That's down 10 percent from the same period in 2005, according to Nielsen Media Research.

He was wildly popular on Broadway, though. After Oliver North and
Jackie Mason appeared as warm-up acts, Hannity stalked the stage. He offered a tentative
Bill Clinton impersonation, made jokes about Ted Kennedy's drinking and attracted boos at the mere mention of
Hillary Clinton's name. He called her "the ice princess."

"I am going to start the stop-Hillary express!" he vowed.

[LynnTheDem]

19. "backbone of steel"... ROTFLMAO!!! FLIP-FLOPPER in CHIEF

has a "backbone of steel"...same thing Hannity's brain is made of.

:rofl:

Rightwingnuts; stupidest MFers on the planet.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

20. Well, that's what he's paid for, isn't it?

[A HERETIC I AM]

22. Hannity has his head so far up Bush's ass he can clean his teeth

There is NOTHING Shrub can do wrong in the mind of Hannity. This has been apparent to me for a couple years now.

Sean Hannity = The penultimate brown noser

[Bluebear]

23. Great. Send him to Iraq tout suite. nt

[rodeodance]

25. I recall his behavior during the Teri S. issue!! The article does not

mention that detail.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

29. I remember seeing him on C-SPAN.

It was showing one of his book-signing appearances, and Hannity's routine went like this:

1) Take the sucker's book.

2) Say, "Hi, how are you?"

3) Sign book.

4) Hand book back.

Then the cycle would repeat. I saw him do this for five minutes straight, just like a robot.

Then I realized that's just how he acts on his show -- repeat a tired talking point, wait for a response, interrupt response with talking point -- like a robot.

[HughBeaumont]

30. Really, Sean? OK, let me see how this works -

"Let me be straight with you - I like George Bush." In other news, Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater, The Titanic sank and The USSR is no longer.

"I think he's a man of principle" Since day ONE, this guy hasn't had a position on ANYthing that didn't involve helping his rich friends. Under his watch, we've had the worst terrorist attack on American soil, the debt increased by 2.5 trillion dollars in just under six years, the surplus is now the largest deficit in American history, Americans are keeping way less from their paychecks while working longer hours, he didn't give away free money with that tax refund, his poor decisions and refusals to pay attention to intelligence have resulted in the deaths of thousands of Americans and multiple thousands of Iraqis and Afghans, there's literally a new scandal each month, each one worse than the last, the office of the president has never been more secretive, partisan and disrespected, America is lagging behind the world in just about every area of education, we're forsaking science in order to appease a bunch of toupeed wackjobs with crosses . . .. Gosh, I can just go on, and on, and on, but it's really too fucking depressing, Sean. It's TOO DEPRESSING, FOOTBALL FIELD JAW!!!

"a man of faith" Now this is the first thing he's said right. He IS a man of faith. Unfortunately, it's PLANNING, INTELLIGENCE and FORESIGHT that you need to successfully run a country and it's infrastructure. You don't leave the lives of millions with "faith". "Faith" runs side-by-side with "bullshit" in the marathon.

"I think he's got a backbone of steel" AWOL! "Do Not Volunteer for Overseas Service"! Checkmate, Superchin.

"and he's a real, genuine, big time leader" Name ONE thing he's EVER led successfully. NAME ONE.

"He's a consequential figure for his time" See Vikegirl's post, above.

"We don't see it right now" Well, you would have, were this a fair media. Can't really get Kerry or Feingold's speeches on a corporate (and, slice it all you want, that means RIGHT. WING.) owned media. Too much time has to be spent on Dear Leader.

"History will vindicate Bush" as the WORST, dubiously (and illegally) selected by the right-controlled Supreme Court two-term president this country has EVER seen. Unlike votes and media companies, you can't buy history. We know better, and you WILL not have the last word, fossil.

[Rocknrule]

31. Hannity's next book:

George Bush's Rectum: An In-Depth Look by Sean Hannity