Typical Hannity interview:Guest: I have been researching this case for months, and can finally tell you that...Hannity: We've been reporting on FISA-gate since the beginning and our sources have been proven to be 100% correct in what we've said.
Guest: We finally uncovered documents that have been stonewalled since...
Hannity: Documents? The lamestream media has been covering up reporting on documents for years. The Schiff Show has been lying about what's in those documents...
Guest: We finally have hard evidence that the conspiracy to frame the President leads all the way to...
Hannity: You know what's hard? My abs are hard. My Dojo trained me for weeks and weeks, very painful, but I practice all the time. Lynda can tell you, I used to be weak, but now I can defend myself. I even brought those water weights to Singapore to keep up. Boy, that was a trip, we had to do the show at midnight!
Guest: Well, certainly, the House Intelligence Chairman has been at the center of obstructing the facts, but...
Hannity: We only have 20 seconds left, what do you think the chances are that someone will finally open up and spill the beans? Speaking of beans, I just had the best cup of coffee...
-PJ
I used to do radio talk shows on a college station many decades ago.
When I had a guest (about three quarters of the shows) my goal was to have my guest shine.
That meant they did 98% of the talking—and my sole job was to introduce them at the beginning of the show and then ask them questions that helped them share or clarify their views.
Some guests were so great I could just let them talk for the rest of the show while I sipped coffee.