OX, I'm going to look into Hannity and see if he's differend with Bush on anything else. He did say, the day after Bush's press conference, that he
never answered any of the questions, he just stated exactly what his original speach was about, but then he did defend his actions based on all the
questions trying to make Bush admit guilt. {--- That topic is for another thread, I'm sure we have differing opinions, but mine were based on what I
saw, not Sean Hannity, and I'm sure yours were based on what you saw.
As far as campaigning on Hannity, too, there's more to it. Despite his radical opinions, the main stream looks at him as being more moderate. You
show up on Limbaugh's show, you're out with the middle of the roaders. Somehow, Hannity has been able to have many (most) of the same opinions Rush
does (never heard Sean attack a race of people. I've heard Rush talk of turning the sand to glass
) but to appear on his show isn't political
death.
I found that interesting, and started to do some research on why that was. Most times, Sean and Rush agree 100%. The difference, though, is Rush just
lays into people who call and disagree with insults and personal attacks. I've heard Rush say that after that last caller, I'm thinking of changing
my stance on abortion.
That might get laughs from the ultra-righters, but I have never heard Sean Hannity lower himself to that level. The man has integrety. When callers
call him and disagree with him, he argues the points, and doesn't let the conversation degrade into mud flinging. And every time,
every time I
have heard him take a dissenting call that didn't resort to the name calling but debated him the way he dabated them, he has said "I think you for
your call, and really do value your opinion." Sometimes he's even gone as far as to say they obviously did their research into both sides, and their
opinion is justified." Wow, imagine that coming from the mouth of Rush Limbaugh! I'd run out and buy a lottery ticket right then and there!
And if I don't find anything else Sean has disagreed with the president on, I would just like to point one thing out: It
is possible that he
genuinely agrees with most of Bush's actions. He's obviously a far right wing conservative, I've been told I am as well. I don't have a media
outlet, but for the most part, I agree with everything Bush has been doing, or trying to do. I may not agree with the way he implements it, but I do
typically agree with the concept. Just because someone goes along party lines doesn't make them uninformed or an intellectually dishonest party
supporter. I do my research, and have formed the opinions I have based on that research and my experience with the human psyche.
Last point sound wierd? Both of our viewpoints on paper work. Communism worked, pure cappitalism worked. afirmative action worked, non-affirmative
action worked. We need to take the human element, how do we believe people are going to use this, to decide where we stand on a political issue. Some
people think give business a tax break so they can hire more people, giving them money to buy more goods, improving the economy. Some people think
give the lower and middle class the tax cut allowing them to buy more, increasing the economy, and allowing businesses to hire more people. Both
theories work on paper, where politics comes in is deciding which people are more likely to do.
I can't stand that guy anymore, he's become far to arrogant, and just attacks his opponents, doesn't debate the issues
anymore. He used to, but then his program got high ratings. O'Reilly, dispite that he told his producer he wanted my grandfather on the show because
he wanted the truth, is an arrogant spin master. He doesn't lie when he says the spin stops here. He just doesn't tell the whole truth. When a wheel
is spinning one way, and is made to spin the other way, it does, for a moment, stop.
J/K Ocelot.
