FAIR.org (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting) has a great article about Fox News Channel's hit show "Hannity and Colmes". The article, written by Steve Rendall, debates the actual "balance" of the show.
He speaks of how the show was originally "Hannity and Liberal-to-be-determined" because Hannity was hired for the show before they ever even auditioned a liberal.
Fox news president Roger Ailes suggests that "Hannity and Colmes" is a very balanced show because it features both sides of the argument - you have the conservative (Sean Hannity) and the liberal (Alan Colmes).
Many people on both sides of the political spectrum argue that the show is not as balanced as Fox News would have you believe.
Sean Hannity is very aggressive, especially when compared to his co-host, who tends to be milder and closer to a "moderate" than a "liberal".
My views on Sean Hannity:
First of all, I disagree with Sean Hannity most of the time. He has said many things on the show that just go against what I believe this country should be about...
...and God forbid you bring up something about the 2000 election where the man in the White House did not get the most votes. Hannity will look at you, as he does any guest who brings this up, and say "Get over it." (For the record, Alan Colmes will usually agree that it is time to move on when it comes to that subject, but not all Americans can just "get over" the fact that the Commander-in-Chief was appointed by the Supreme Court instead of elected by the voters.)
Sean Hannity is not a bad guy. Really, he's not. I think he tries his best to be good, and maybe he's truly saying and doing what he thinks is right. He seems to be proud of his country, and very supportive of anything labeled "American".
Hannity's problem is that he has two very distinct sides to his personality. On his radio and television shows, he comes across as this aggressive, ultra-right-wing-conservative bulldog, who's ready to pounce on anyone who shows one drop of what he considers "unpatriotic" blood.
Opposite his "bulldog" side is his "lost-puppy-dog" side. There is a large part of Hannity that acts like a little, lost puppy dog, who's willing to just blindly follow our President, no matter what half-truth is told, or what war he gets us into, or which one of his CEO buddies just screwed his employees out of pensions and healthcare. In a way, you almost want to feel sorry for Mr. Hannity.
Like I said, Hannity is not a bad guy, he just seems a little lost sometimes, but luckily, he has his good friends Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham to stand up for him.
Speaking of Hannity and Colmes, tonight's episode was great! Of all the episodes I've seen, I have never seen a guest just get up and walk away like one did tonight. I don't remember the guy's name, but the entire time he was on the show (which could have been longer had he stayed), he was yelling at Colmes, and then at Hannity about Michael Jackson.
He was attempting to argue that the only reason Michael Jackson was brought up on charges was because he's black. He argued that Jackson's bail was set at $3 Million, while some murderer's bails (he mentioned Robert Blake for one) were set at only $1 Million. He said it was because of modern-day racism, and that they are targeting Jackson because he's black. He then challenged anyone who could explain the bail discrepancy.
Colmes said he would agree that maybe they went after Jackson because of his celebrity status, and maybe it would be a good mark on the prosecutor's record, but there is no basis for race.
Of course, the yelling-guy did not listen and continued to ask why the bail was different.
When Hannity started saying the same thing to him, he stood up, took his microphone off, and walked away. His mouth was moving and he was still yelling something as he left.
OK, I have a question:
When is the last time you can remember Michael Jackson being black?
more info:
FAIR.org's article about Hannity and Colmes
The Hannity and Colmes homepage
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