Sean Hannity Boasts About Punking George Stephanopoulos
By Bill W. Friday Apr 18, 2008 2:45pm
Hannity's laughing at you, George, for making him the only clear winner of last Wednesday's debate.
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Hannity: The liberal blogs are losing their minds today in part because I suggested the question to George Stephanopoulos Tues afternoon on my radio show.
While we've had plenty of criticism for MSNBC's and CNN's debate coverage this season, nothing they did came anywhere near to what ABC pulled last Wednesday and Stephanopoulos' on-air dumpster diving for gotcha questions on Hannity's radio show will likely go down as one of the dumbest moves by a debate moderator ever. We've come to expect smear jobs like this from the likes of Hannity, and the Dems have rightly refused to attend any debate on the GOP/Fox News Channel because of it, but now we have ABC News's Chief Washington Correspondent and former Democratic presidential political adviser openly seeking their advice and unapologetically emulating them.
How is it that Stephanopoulos, of all people, thought this was a good move? Josh Marshall offers this depressingly valid observation:
I was mulling over the ABC debate this morning and the moderators' claim that knocking Obama with a more or less uninterrupted stream of Swift Boat gotchas was justified by focusing the debate on 'electability'. And it occurred to me that we have now crossed an important threshold where the Republican operative cadre has sufficiently disciplined and trained the press (and more than a few Democrats) that their own role may simply be redundant. ...
Thankfully, there are still more than a handful of journalists who aren't GOP pawns who together have penned a letter slamming ABC for its debate debacle.
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These Idiots really like to Blow their Own Horn don't they?
Given a chance they will brag about anything.
Ah Disney that paragon of uber fascism and mind control of small children and feeble adults.
What does Hannity have business doing suggesting a question and that suggestion being accepted at a Democratic debate?
General_Rennenkampf @ 3:
Ask the DLC
With all the bad reviews that the "debate" got for it's moderation why would shammity want to take credit for it?
When he was in school did he interpret his F's as meaning he was more cutting edge than his teachers?
On the bright side...if Barack Obama becomes president, how much tolerance do you think he'll have for the continued corporate media monopoly? Do ya think he'll be a little sympathetic to the fact that US citizens have lost the ability to get fair, balanced, accurate, timely, important coverage by corporate media?
Corporate media will do everything in its power to kill Obama's chances. Clinton, on the other hand, seemed to relish all of this during the ABC bullshit drama; somehow, I sense she would not do much to break up the monopoly.
The only good thing with this debacle is that maybe MSM will actually realize it went too far this time. Hopefully it will mean that they will focus more on the real issues and less on "character issues".
Anybody else notice that the Hannity & Colmes HC logo looks uncannily like a swastika if you squint a tad.
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It is shocking to know that ABC news NEVER thought it UNWISE to have George Stephanapolous moderate a debate involving former clients -- the Clients -- when the bias is OBVIOUS to many!
Actually, an interesting question for the candidates would be what their stands are on corporate media consolidation and breaking up media monopolies.
I'm so sick of fools spewing garbage and acting like they're dispensing the wisdom of the gods. The collection of idiots calling themselves "journalists" these days wouldn't know real discourse if it bit them in their pasty white asses. If they were confronted with actual intelligence their heads would probably explode. Hey, that sounds like fun. We could film faux on air 'personalities' exploding one by one.
I'd pay to see that.
ferrofluid @ 4:
So? It doesn't make sense. Hannity is a Republican talking head, and a rather effectively bullying one. Why would he use a "Liberal" to ask a question, anywho? I thought Liberals and Liberal-aligned people were Satanic spawn of the devil who wanted to turn America over the uppity Islams.
So, why would he have dealings with Georgie Porgie, much less give him a question to ask? Something smells here....
And it ain't you...
Sean Hannity is one of those hilariously ignorant adults who will evacuate a rancid pile of shit into his drawers, then walk around proudly showing off his poo. For him to understand what a twat he is would require him to have a sense of self-respect.
ferrofluid @ 8:
Yeah, but be careful. The swastika is a Buddhist symbol and a Hindu one as well as a Nazi one. Of course, Hannity wouldn't use something like that while thinking of Buddhism, but still, it's not just a Nazi symbol, according to what I've read on the followers of Gautama.
Punking George Stephanopoulos or Pimping George Stephanopoulos?
The swastika also was a common symbol in countryside America, and could be found in quilted hand made blankets, most commonly with more of an S shape than a Z.
The other day I was feigning confusion over the spelling of swastika, and at one point called it a swashiksa. I was merely conflating the words swastika and shiksa.
High on the list of things this country desperately needs is an Independent, Curious, Relentless, Reality-Based Media ..
And if this
debatedebacle can help bring that about, so much the better... teetering on the edge of Peak Oil, Catastrophic Climate Change, Global Economic Collapse, World War Three and Full Blown Fascism all at the same time .. a bit much to take all at once .. an Independent Media could be really helpful ..
Okay george Stepanopoulos, you must be so proud today. You were used by the lowest common denominator of the cable news channels and it backfired on you. Who would have seen that coming? I'll give you a hint. Anyone who has ever heard one word uttered from Hannity's mouth would have known that bastard is in it for reasons that would only benefit him.
C. Montgomery Burns @ 15:
I remember at one time the term punking meant anal-penile penetration.
eric @ 9:
now we know what that basement Teenygopper 'chris' sounds like
'chris' got his famous 15 seconds in here
10 Debate Questions John McCain Will Never Be Asked:
1. Do you agree with Pastor John Hagee that war with Iran is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy?
2. Doesn't your legendary temper make you too dangerous to be trusted with the presidency of the United States?
3. Doesn't your confusion regarding basic facts about the war in Iraq, including repeatedly citing a nonexistent Al Qaeda-Iran alliance, make you unfit for command?
4. Given your past adultery, should Americans consider you a moral exemplar of family values?
5. Doesn't your flip-flop on Jerry Falwell being an "agent of intolerance" show your opportunistic pandering to the religious right?
6. Given your wealth and privileged upbringing, aren't you - and not Barack Obama - the elitist?
7. What is your religion, really? And has the answer in the past changed as the South Carolina primary approached?
8. Didn't President Bush betray you with his signing statement on the Detainee Treatment Act? You claim to be against torture, but aren't you a hypocrite for voting "no" on the Senate waterboaring ban?
9. Why did you flip-flop on the Bush tax cuts you twice opposed? Why do you now support making them permanent for the wealthiest Americans who need them least?
10. With the economy tanking, shouldn't Americans be concerned over your past statements that "the issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should?"
For the details and background on each, see:
"10 Debate Questions John McCain Will Never Be Asked."
Hannity will crash head on into a "Karmic Brick Wall" at full speed at some point.
I may not be around to see it but it's going to happen soon or later.
L.A. Confidential @ 22:
And that smirk will be gone also. For a long time.
ysbaddaden @ 16:
When whitey on Faux uses it tho, it has Germanic 30s overtones.
ferrofluid @ 24:
True. I won't deny that. Whitey on FOX has other things in common with Hitlerism than just swastikas alone, though.
slippy hussein toad @ 13:
and that 'rancid pile of shit' is called Hal Tuner (who has some interesting audio tapes of him and Hannity white supremacing it up on the phone btw)
someday soon they are going to get aired when somebody pays Hal the dosh he wants.
Oh insHannity is all besides himself for proposing a Neanderthalic question. Obama dismissed that BS properly. Hey Sean while you were playing with your Steve Austin doll and watching the Electric Company, terrorist Cheney had already dodged the draft to go to Vietnam 5 times; you are known to kiss his ass and get high on his methane frequently. Can you explain the nature of your relationship with him?
L.A. Confidential @ 23:
Hal Tuner's audio tapes :) coming soon to MSM everywhere.
Lets see if Sean can verbally excrete himself out of this one.
AngryOne @ 21:
my monies on a stroke by question four
Pretty pathetic for anyone to have to siphon from the Hannity well of dumbshit WTF questions.
A warnng to any parent who is currently paying college tuition for a son or daughter pursuing a career in journalism: CUT OFF ALL FUNDS IMMEDIATELY! It's no longer a legitimate profession. It's a scam. Ask for a refund of any money you have already paid.
Hannity should be trying to get a personal audience with the Pope while he is here. He needs to see if there is any way he can still get to Heaven. He needs to quit lying and even then it's doubtful. If anyone desrves to go to Hell, It's Hannity.
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eric @ 9:
thanks eric! that priest rocks ..
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Jaysuz! More pondscum oozong it's way onto my screen. Malkin,McMuffburgercain,and now nananaannity. what aworld what a world.
Ron @ 33:
No, if anyone "desrves" Hell, it's the Religious Right. They're the biggest reason Industrial Civilization's gonna have a nasty crash in the future.
Just my .02 cents.
"Obama just dropped 12 points in 4 days in the Daly Gallup Poll. What was all that people were saying about Obama's weak performance in the debate having no effect?
April 19, 2008
Gallup Daily: Clinton 46%, Obama 45%
General election races remain tight
PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows that Hillary Clinton now receives 46% of the support of Democrats nationally, compared to 45% for Barack Obama, marking the first time Obama has not led in Gallup's daily tracking since March 18-20.
These results are based on interviewing conducted April 16-18, including two days of interviewing after the contentious Wednesday night debate in Philadelphia and the media focus that followed. Support for Hillary Clinton has been significantly higher in both of these post-debate nights of interviewing than in recent weeks. The two Democratic candidates are now engaged in intensive campaigning leading up to Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary and are under a continual and hot media spotlight, increasing the chances for change in the views of Democrats in the days ahead. (To view the complete trend since Jan. 3, 2008, click here.)
There has been no change in the general election trial heats, with Obama's margin over Republican John McCain at 45% to 44% among registered voters nationally, and Clinton's margin at 46% to 44%. -- Frank Newport"
Please stop the whining. It is corporate media and it will get much worse.
Obama's reponses were just horrible and he has too many radical friends.
Move on.
I wonder how Snuffleupagus feels having Hannity brag about mentally pwning him.
Sean Hannity is the archetypical, conservative sissy boy, much like Bush, Rove, Cheney and so many others. That they continue to get away with it amazes me.
General_Rennenkampf @ 36:
Forgive them for they are the ignorant and don't know any better. It's guys like Hannity that reinforces their ignorance.
Just like getalife to raise the bar of intelligent conversation (snark)
I was flipping through the channels on the telefucker today when I saw that Fox News was doing a story about a federal prison inmate in Idaho who had gotten himself on the ballot as a democrat. Now, let's not jump to conclusions and assume that Fox is only covering this story so that people will associate democrats with felons, right??? right??? ha ha ha... 10 seconds later, the anchor's colleague pops up in the window... he's in Idaho, and he's talking about this Barack Obama event in Boise today... and she asks him something like, "yeah a lot of people were expected to show up to this event today, is that right?" and he says something to the effect of, "yeah well after that last story I wonder if he'll even get four." and the anchor... her name is Megyn Kelly... says something to the effect of, "Well maybe he'll get the prison population." har har! WTF? Because a prison inmate got himself on the ballot in Idaho as a democrat, that means Barack Obama is gonna sweep up the convicted felon vote? By the way, Ms. Kelly... I got a little piece of news for ya here: FELONS CAN'T VOTE. bwa ha ha ha ha. You dipshit.
Ron @ 33:
Lord Han Han 'GOP calling, GOP calling, GOP calling, here is station Faux'
parallels so close its almost if somebody copied something.
David Hawes @ 41:
Yeah, I almost stubbed my toe on the bar.
Ron @ 40:
The laity, maybe. The leaders of the Dommie right? Hell, no. (Pun not intended.) If Pat Robertson were younger, say, or perhaps some future Dommie leader might do this, America would have its own Hong Xiuquan.
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Space coyote- Fixed News' viewers are too dumb or too old to remember that point.
Ron @ 44:
Sheet,Ron. Most people here could high jump that bar.
Ron @ 44:
You're already drinking today?
ysbaddaden @ 5:
If you made Rush Limbaugh sound stupid, wouldnt you brag about it? For once I agree with Insanity, he punked some poser named George Stephanopolous
ysbaddaden @ 48:
Just started on my frirst. It's 5 o'clock somewhere.
I admit I see no swastika in the logo, however with it's sharp angularity, it seems reminiscent of runic writing.
http://members.aol.com/tgnfoom/private/runes.gif
And how is it that Bill Clinton adopted Reaganite policies as president, even out-Reaganing Reagan by doing away with more social services, bombing country after country, and imprisoning vast numbers of people, while still managing to retain a reputation as "liberal"? This is a longstanding trend ... well, longstanding as in "dates back to Reagan." I wish people would quit looking to Reagan as an example, then maybe Democrats would stop emulating Republicans. Reagan's policies were largely disastrous.
They're all a waste of skin. I couldn't watch all of Hannity. Like when he said I suggested it on my Tuesday radio show. Click off.
Questionable relationships?
Like the Bush family has with the bin Laden clan?
David Hawes @ 51:
Hope you got plenty of dollar bills for the g-string
I'm cheap
I'm Scots.
David Hawes @ 48:
Hey guys, I was referring to the iron bar someone left at the top of the stairs.
ysbaddaden @ 52:
And as a soon-to-be history major, I must add that runes were not originally Nazi, either. They were a divination method used by Germanic Eurohindus after the collision with Greco-Roman Eurohindus. Hitler really f'ed up Germany by ruining any chance it had to express its cultures. He did far better than the French ever did.
We're going to have to find a new expression than raising and lowering the bar
That comes from playing Limbo
And the Catholics have gotten rid of that doctrine.
ysbaddaden @ 52:
Those symbols are ancient. Even if there were a swastika there, it would more likely be the hindu symbol that looks the same but has been around for like 5000 years. don't you just hate when one asshole has to ruin something for everyone else? That mustache, for example. Hitler pretty much put an end to that mustache style.
58 General_Rennenkampf
I generally equate the runes with Vikings, however, the Germans of the 30's were getting rather nationalistic and occultic, and there may have been a resurrgence. Just look at the letter sowillo, isn't it reminscent of what they used for the schutzstaffel?
And in terms of interpretation it shares the solar symbolism with the Hindu Swastika.
George Steppedonmyphallus is moving to Fox soon I bet
That dwarfish Stephanopolous stooped so low he almost disappeared.
Space Coyote @ 60:
In Charlie Chaplin's, The Little Dictator, he said at one point, "That swine stole my mustache!"
Deang - Obama has a Republican health care plan complete with a Harry and Louise insurance-loving attack ad on universal health care. He has Reagan economic advisors. One wrote a book on privatizing social security and Obama uses Republican talking points on social security being "in a crisis". Two of his advisors have been caught saying what he says on the campaign trail on the economy is just campaign talk. He's said he'll talk to creationists; he'll look again at vouchers. I think he is center right and his loyal followers who basically jumped on a crusade are going to be very disappointed - especially on the Iraq.
I actually thought the Pumpkinhead Russert and Brainless Williams MSNBC debate was nearly as bad. My hero is the guy in the audience who heckled, "These are all race-based questions? Why are there so many questions about race? What's the matter with you?" That was America shouting back at the ensconced mainstream media.
Come on folks, don't be whiners.
He should have done like Clinton did to MSNBC and called them on their bs.
They started asking him the first question when she fought back.
He didn't fight back and say enough the gotcha, lets talk about the issues.
If you do not think it will get much worse in the general you have not paid attention to the corporate media and the gop combo.
Hell, even MSNBC gives mcwar a free pass. We need to fight back not whine after it is over.
ysbaddaden @ 61:
The runes are associated more with the Vikingr, but that's mainly because Vikingr have better records for these things than the Germanic peoples that converted did. Christendom didn't exactly have tolerance for inferior barbarians who wanted to worship their old gods...
That just made me think. A lot of the treatment later dealt out in the Americas and Australia has parallels with what happened to the Germanic peoples when Charlemagne and his ilk were trying to wipe out the traditional Germanic cultures.
Which is part of the reason Hitler had a negative attitude towards traditional Christianity.
What a fuckbag.
General_Rennenkampf @ 58:
Eurohindus, huh? Is that what they're calling the Aryans now? And, if so, should we now start refering to that country on Iraq's eastern border Eurohindustan now?
ysbaddaden @ 63:
And no one names their kid Judas or Pontius Pilate any more!
Andy K Jong Il @ 69:
now, now...*muttering to self*Proofread, idiot.
This stink has a very similar aroma to Eau de Fox News & The 2000 Election, but it's stronger somehow.
Examples of German occultism were the:
Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft, and Ariosophy (derived from Madam Helena Petrovna Blavatsky).
However, Naziism itself wasn't occultic because Hitler banned most of the German Occult societies as being ineffectual, although he continued planning battles by horoscope, like Nancy Reagan planned Ronnie's appointments. Hitler did use his ideas of Germanic Pagan symbolism, like the fire rituals in the 1936 Olympics, as seen in Leni Riefenstahl's Olympiad.
ysbaddaden @ 52:
I've got that one beat. Vinca script, 5th to 6th millenium BC:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/vinca.htm
General_Rennenkampf @ 67:
I was under the impression that the Germanic tribes migrated across the Baltic, and are related to the Vikings/Normans.
And Charlemagne was the King of the Franks, a Germanic tribe. Christianized, of course, but by the time of the Carolingians, many of the German tribes had converted to to Christianity.
ysbaddaden @ 73:
Nazism itself wasn't occultic. Even as a Christian raised in Evilvangelicalism, I'll state Hitler was a definite Christian, but in the Hong Xiuquan and Charlemagne and Theodosius II sense, not in the Francis of Assissi or Mother Teresa sense. Christians tend to two types. The brutal witch-burners typified by Cotton Mather, Torquemada, Hong Xiuquan and Charlemagne, and the more gentle type that the more brutal type pretend to be and fail miserably at it.
Hitler was one of the more brutal types.
Here is the symbol for bush:
w.
It is like the Di Vinci code up in here.
Why won't Hannity release the 990 Tax Reports (if he filed any) on his Freedom Concerts? They are Public Record, just in case he didn't know! The concerts funds haven't showed up in any of Freedom Alliances 990's for the last 5 reportable years! Where are you reporting the money, Sean?
So Mr Uber-Patriot and Great American Hannity, how about showing us the money?
ysbaddaden @ 73:
Related- I first saw Riefenstahl's Triumph Of The Will in the mid '80's, and the scenes of the parades depicting "traditional German values" looked a lot like what the GOP was trying to pass off as "traditional American values".
We are going ot here. We should take this to an open thread.
I've never heard the term Eurohindu, since Hindu is a religion not a nationality. The more common term is Indo-European, and scholars admit it is to replace Aryanism, which in their original pre-Hitler usage referred to a group of languages best personified by Farsi, the language of the Persians (Iraq and Iran).
There's been some speculation in modern "New-Age" thinking that there may've been contacts between the Asians and the Vikings, since their panthean of Gods were between native Vanir, and a new group called the Aesir, the latter being compared by Snorri Snurleson to the Asians. For a Christian monk both Snorri Snurleson (Poetic Eddas, and Saxon Grammaticus (Prose Eddas) were remarkably tolerant of these Pagan views and wanted to record them for posterity.
Andy K Jong Il @ 75:
Well, they're related, yes. But being of the same general sociocultural groups didn't exactly stop the Mexica from being brutal SOBs to their fellow Mesoamericans, did it?
In pre-Ind