Have you been Hannitized?

[NXOEED]

I think Hannity's kind of a dipshit. He strikes me as a guy who just kind of shows up and does what he's told. I also don't like how he invites a liberal and a conservative on every show so that he and the other conservative can team up on the liberal and try to make him sound crazy or moronic by not letting him get a word in edgewise. That just strikes me as a little dishonest, like he's trying to dupe his audience into thinking that something is happening that isn't.

And I don't consider myself liberal at all. I identify as 'paleoconservative', somewhat  to the right of both Hannity and Rush. I just don't like feeling like I'm being conned.

[wr250]

I think Hannity's kind of a dipshit. He strikes me as a guy who just kind of shows up and does what he's told. I also don't like how he invites a liberal and a conservative on every show so that he and the other conservative can team up on the liberal and try to make him sound crazy or moronic by not letting him get a word in edgewise. That just strikes me as a little dishonest, like he's trying to dupe his audience into thinking that something is happening that isn't.

And I don't consider myself liberal at all. I identify as 'paleoconservative', somewhat  to the right of both Hannity and Rush. I just don't like feeling like I'm being conned.

jc needs to be on hannity. after all jc is a self professed super christian conservative.

[MV/Liberace!]

I think Hannity's kind of a dipshit. He strikes me as a guy who just kind of shows up and does what he's told. I also don't like how he invites a liberal and a conservative on every show so that he and the other conservative can team up on the liberal and try to make him sound crazy or moronic by not letting him get a word in edgewise. That just strikes me as a little dishonest, like he's trying to dupe his audience into thinking that something is happening that isn't.

And I don't consider myself liberal at all. I identify as 'paleoconservative', somewhat  to the right of both Hannity and Rush. I just don't like feeling like I'm being conned.

this perfectly describes how i feel when i listen to hannity.  his show is comprised of intellectually lazy slogans and stolen philosophies.  an attempt is clearly being made to manipulate my perceptions of things when listening to hannity.  there's nothing more to the show.  it's vapid, weightless, utterly inconsequential talk radio.

[gbneely]

Hannity gets one talking point per day then relentlessly pounds the shit out of it. I can take him for about 5 minutes. After that, it just becomes repetitive and fairly pointless. I could listen to Mark Levin or Mark Steyn for hours and not tire of it.

[yumyumtree]

When I heard Steyn on Hugh Hewitt I really liked him. Then when he began filling in for Rush I realized I liked him better in small doses.

Now Hannity is threatening to move to Texas and run for office. Free Republic is all abuzz with it, though some think its a publicity stunt that he won't follow tnrough on, others think its just a bad idea. I think that it might be a publicity stunt myself.

Cuomo's remarks about pro-lifers and others on the right did not sit well, however. I have to admit I would be angry if a politician here in WA said something like that, about anybody s/he disagreed with politically, actually.

[NXOEED]

When I heard Steyn on Hugh Hewitt I really liked him. Then when he began filling in for Rush I realized I liked him better in small doses.

Now Hannity is threatening to move to Texas and run for office. Free Republic is all abuzz with it, though some think its a publicity stunt that he won't follow tnrough on, others think its just a bad idea. I think that it might be a publicity stunt myself.

Cuomo's remarks about pro-lifers and others on the right did not sit well, however. I have to admit I would be angry if a politician here in WA said something like that, about anybody s/he disagreed with politically, actually.

I agree. Steyn is great on Hugh. I can't take him as Rush's fill-in, though. But in general I think he's better read than heard. He's one of the few guys left on National Review with any balls.

[MikeJ]

Isn't that the same as asking: Have you been lobotomized?

[yumyumtree]

Yes, it is, though I think it was supposed to be a cute thing that rhymes with " sanitized." Levin does "Levinitized".

It always put me in mind of those paper bands they used to put on motel toilets saying "sanitized for your protection"(feeding on the fears people used to have of getting venereal diseases from toilets, I suppose) As a person formerly in the biz, I know that the cleanliness of that toilet and in fact the whole room depends on the maid and how much time she's allowed per room. I think that they realized that the bands had become a joke and stopped using them.

[Juan]

Either that or the accountants at the big chains realized they were spending a quarter of a million dollars a year on those things.

[onan]

Yes, it is, though I think it was supposed to be a cute thing that rhymes with " sanitized." Levin does "Levinitized".

It always put me in mind of those paper bands they used to put on motel toilets saying "sanitized for your protection"(feeding on the fears people used to have of getting venereal diseases from toilets, I suppose) As a person formerly in the biz, I know that the cleanliness of that toilet and in fact the whole room depends on the maid and how much time she's allowed per room. I think that they realized that the bands had become a joke and stopped using them.

In 1975 a Professor Gerba published a scientific article describing the  phenomenon of bacterial and viral aerosols due to toilet flushing. According to Gerba, close-up photos of the germ filled ejecta look like "Baghdad at night during a U.S. air attack." In fact, significant quantities of microbes floated around the bathroom for at least two hours after each flush.

[Juan]

So, one should put the lid down before flushing?

[aldousburbank]

So, one should put the lid down before flushing?

After you leave the bathroom.

[onan]

So, one should put the lid down before flushing?

Well it is better than putting it down before shitting.

Probably some minor benefit, but in reality probably not a measurable difference.

[yumyumtree]

They're talking about airborne stuff not dirt on the seat. But point taken.
There are also studies saying that peoples' sour dishrags, kitchen counters, etc. are dirtier than toilet seats.
On the other hand I'm one of those who believes that people don't do themselves a y favors by fanatically insulating themselves from dirt. That being said, I don't excuse dirty motel rooms. I have some professional pride.
So I suppose we should get back to talking about Sean Hannity.

[onan]

They're talking about airborne stuff not dirt on the seat. But point taken.
There are also studies saying that peoples' sour dishrags, kitchen counters, etc. are dirtier than toilet seats.
On the other hand I'm one of those who believes that people don't do themselves a y favors by fanatically insulating themselves from dirt. That being said, I don't excuse dirty motel rooms. I have some professional pride.
So I suppose we should get back to talking about Sean Hannity.

dirty sinks, fecal bacteria, when did we stop talking about hannity?

[bateman]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/jon-stewart-sean-hannity-new-york_n_4679798.html

[West of the Rockies]

A couple northstate (California) radio stations have really been struggling for about six months deciding what to air.  They are both very conservative and have gone with Dennis Miller, Savage, Rush, Hannity (at present, horribly enough), some Tampa Bay chump named Schnitt, and a couple others.  Is the market eroding?  Is the rage market really big enough to harbor 50 angry rightwingers, or are listeners getting tired of the argutainment?  It seems pretty clear that there are not anywhere near as many leftwing pundits on the air (they have an even smaller market).  Curious times....

[bateman]

A couple northstate (California) radio stations have really been struggling for about six months deciding what to air.  They are both very conservative and have gone with Dennis Miller, Savage, Rush, Hannity (at present, horribly enough), some Tampa Bay chump named Schnitt, and a couple others.  Is the market eroding?  Is the rage market really big enough to harbor 50 angry rightwingers, or are listeners getting tired of the argutainment?  It seems pretty clear that there are not anywhere near as many leftwing pundits on the air (they have an even smaller market).  Curious times....

The answer is a resounding yes. We've reached saturation point, actually, we're miles past it. ClearChannel banished both Rush & Hannity to a top-of-the-dial station in LA back in December. Happened in New York too: from WABC to WOR. A sign of things to come, believe you me.

They're both on "no buy" lists with advertisers too, which as you might imagine, creates a lot of aggravation for sales.

[West of the Rockies]

I hope you are right!  Corrosive talk is wrecking the already web thin fabric of discourse in this country.  Right or left, the toxic talk is damaging.

[MV/Liberace!]

Corrosive talk is wrecking the already web thin fabric of discourse in this country. 

That same line of thinking has been used to the advantage of oppressors throughout history.  I'm glad to live in a country where Rush can do what he does and Rachel Maddow can do what she does (with 1/1000 the audience, mind you...but still...).  People can listen or not.  There's never been a period in this country's history where discourse was neutered, inoffensive, and polite.  We like to think the times we're living in are soooo different.

I don't want everybody to get along.  I don't want the government to be cleansed of gridlock, regardless of who occupies the white house.  Every political ideology needs opposition.

[West of the Rockies]

I am all in favor of healthy debate, too.  It's entertaining and productive.  But when it is replaced by obvious fear-mongering, misinformation campaigns, and appealing to the lowest common IQ, it's just about fat-cats (think Rush) making scads of money.  Just my opinion....

[Gd5150]

Hannity gets one talking point per day then relentlessly pounds the shit out of it. I can take him for about 5 minutes. After that, it just becomes repetitive and fairly pointless. I could listen to Mark Levin or Mark Steyn for hours and not tire of it.

Mark Steyn is hilarious! Love his sarcasm. Its subtle yet relentless.

[FightTheFuture]

Say what you want about Hannity, but he is trying to make a difference. His Hannity Initiative project is connecting a lot of unemployed and hurting people with very lucrative jobs.

In fact, recently I happened to catch an interview that he conducted in conjunction with his project. He spoke with the CEO of a privately owned energy company out west. The CEO was in great need of workers (hundreds!) and was grateful Hannity was helping to fill those positions with people from his listening audience.

[PB the Deplorable]

I am all in favor of healthy debate, too.  It's entertaining and productive.  But when it is replaced by obvious fear-mongering, misinformation campaigns, and appealing to the lowest common IQ, it's just about fat-cats (think Rush) making scads of money.  Just my opinion....

I hear very little of any of that.  Are you sure you are truly listening and not just waiting to jump on something you disagree with to get frustrated about?  What I hear on 'hate' radio is news Big Media doesn't want reported, and commentary on that and other news.  They do what the Media is supposed to be doing - investigating and exposing government.  The Libs only do that when the R's are in power.  This is balance.

I admit it might be confusing to some at first - it's not news in the sense they are just looking for top stories, and it's not just commentary/opinion.  It's selected news they want to amplify, mixed in with commentary.  It's not difficult to recognize which is which.  The Lib media does much the same, but calls all of it fact.


I wouldn't want a Mainstream Media that only goes after the D's, why do the Libs want one that only goes after the R's?  Unless they understand their ideas don't stand up to scrutiny and competition.  The ideas of the Conservatives do both, which is why we don't have to lie about what we believe when running for office.


As far as their commentary on the news, this seldom agrees with editorial page pieces in Big Media either, but it happens to make a lot more sense.  Predictions made by someone like Rush Limbaugh come to be the case down the road a lot more often than Lib editorial predictions do.  It's eerie how often statements and observations he and the others make interpreting current events turn out to be the truth, while when the Libs do the same a lot more of the time those turn out to be lies. 

We knew we couldn't add millions more people to the health care insurance rolls, have everyone that wanted to keep their insurance and doctor do so, and save everyone $2500 a year.  It was an obvious laughable lie.  And the Libs ate it up and spread it for 5 years.  Now that that's blown up in their faces, they STILL support something they were denying was the case just a few months ago.  Without even thinking twice.  Explain that.  Meanwhile, people listening to talk radio could at least try to prepare.

This example could be multiplied a million times since Rush and the rest hit the airwaves.


I get that people don't want to hear they are on the wrong side, that most of what they've been told and believe is a lie designed to ultimately ruin our country and move closer to a one-world government run by people no different from Stalin, but try listening more objectively.

[West of the Rockies]

Your words, PB, are clear, articulate and civil.  Thank you for your thoughtful response.  In younger years, I was pretty conservative on action (and under-informed and disinterested in actual political thoughts).  I have not reached my current ideology in a vacuum.  When I encounter new material, I DO consider it.

[b_dubb]

In 1975 a Professor Gerba published a scientific article describing the  phenomenon of bacterial and viral aerosols due to toilet flushing. According to Gerba, close-up photos of the germ filled ejecta look like "Baghdad at night during a U.S. air attack." In fact, significant quantities of microbes floated around the bathroom for at least two hours after each flush.

Germ phobia here I come

[b_dubb]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=teZC1PA72AM

Sean Hannity. Prick.

[yumyumtree]

Today Hannity had on that intellectual giant, Louie Gohmert.  I marvel at how that guy got through law school, which he probably did, since he's a judge.  I suppose he's my side's equivalent of Sheila Jackson Lee or somebody.  I usually agree with the content of what he has to say, but his delivery is so clumsy and undiplomatic.  And people like Hannity fuss over him like he's the greatest statesman ever.

Hannity did do a good interview with Cheryl Atkinnson the other day, though.  But she's been all over talk radio.  I hope people are listening.  This is scary stuff, what she's been through.

[ItsOver]

Today Hannity had on that intellectual giant, Louie Gohmert.  I marvel at how that guy got through law school, which he probably did, since he's a judge.  I suppose he's my side's equivalent of Sheila Jackson Lee or somebody.  I usually agree with the content of what he has to say, but his delivery is so clumsy and undiplomatic.  And people like Hannity fuss over him like he's the greatest statesman ever.

Hannity did do a good interview with Cheryl Atkinnson the other day, though.  But she's been all over talk radio.  I hope people are listening.  This is scary stuff, what she's been through.

I Iike Louie but he comes across like Gomer Pyle.  He's no Trey Gowdy.  I wouldn't want that guy prosecuting my ass.

[yumyumtree]

I wouldn't want Gowdy prosecuting my ass, either, because he's competent, I think you mean.