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Sean Hannity Calls His Fans “Tim McVeigh Wannabes”
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Posted on 04/01/2010 12:57:54 PM PDT by AlanD

Earlier this week, Fox News host Sean Hannity broadcast his eponymous show Hannity from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Towards the end of the show, Hannity made a rather startling claim that conservatives won the debate regarding health care. Perhaps more startling, or more to the point, unsettling, was his facetious labeling of his fans as “Tim McVeigh wannabes.”

Hannity’s full quote can be viewed in the video below, but he says “I think we won the debate… When you think of the vast majorities that they have in Congress and they had to bribe, backroom deals, corruption. That’s all because the Tea Party movement, the people, all these Tim McVeigh wannabes here.”

Clearly this is in reference to criticism on the left that the pitched rhetoric from conservatives might lead to violence. To be fair, right of center pundits have made similar claims.

And while Hannity uses the term “Tim McVeigh Wannabes” to deride criticisms with which he disagrees, to casually invoke the name of Timothy McVeigh, a domestic terrorist found guilty for killing 168 innocent citizens (some of which were babies) is rather reprehensible. Or put another way, if Hannity doesn’t like the McVeigh reference, he shouldn’t use it himself.

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To: ConservativeMind

Agreed. I support him, but realize he is no intellectual heavyweight.


101 posted on 04/01/2010 2:04:43 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: Tanniker Smith

I can see now it was an honest mistake by Sean . . a “joke” that went flat.

Still, when all is said and done, hopefully Sean will remove the Timothy McVeigh line out of his repertoire. Some things aren’t funny under any circumstances.


102 posted on 04/01/2010 2:19:05 PM PDT by AlanD
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To: AlanD

Sounds like two geniuses had a conversation there.


103 posted on 04/01/2010 2:21:21 PM PDT by gwilhelm56 (Islam is a Political System DISGUISED as a RELIGION!)
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To: AlanD

Hannity was quoting the remarks made by the socialists that attack the Tea Party movement. This administration made the same comments about conservatives when they released their Homeland Security document several months ago.

Hannity is correct in his comments and they aren’t his opinions. Don’t let the leftists change the argument nor cover up their own attacks by attributing them to someone else.


104 posted on 04/01/2010 2:39:04 PM PDT by BlessingsofLiberty (Obama, YOU LIE!!)
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To: BlessingsofLiberty

Anyone that fell for this post or the open attack against Sean Hannity is denser than a rock.

It is time to wake up or get out of the way.


105 posted on 04/01/2010 2:44:08 PM PDT by BlessingsofLiberty (Obama, YOU LIE!!)
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To: Haiku Guy
I suspect that he
Was mocking the media
That trades in such slurs.

As do all people who are able to think for themselves. However, thinking is not within the grasp of those who can only think by instruction.

106 posted on 04/01/2010 2:53:08 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, Trust few, and always paddle your own canoe)
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To: WayneS

That was perfect.


107 posted on 04/01/2010 5:00:52 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: freemike

Try reading through all the various posts and coming to a thought derived from your own reasoning ability before making such an inane comment.


108 posted on 04/01/2010 5:02:12 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: Haiku Guy

Good grief, people, he was being sarcastic. I can’t believe the mentality and lack of discernment from some on this forum. That’s what the left calls us, so, Sean was mocking them.

God, when does this stuff stop?


109 posted on 04/01/2010 5:05:22 PM PDT by Catsrus (Have)
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To: SoldierDad

First, all I said was he should apologize.

Actually, I went to the video and listened myself and I did read numerous comments but missed those that corrected the story. The story and headline did distort what he had said. I realized this later after checking back. You should direct your anger towards the person doing the deceiving and less so to those who were momentarily taken in.


110 posted on 04/02/2010 7:36:44 AM PDT by freemike (John Adams-Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker)
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To: freemike

Anger? That wasn’t anger. I was simply pointing out your folly.


111 posted on 04/02/2010 12:49:32 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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