Posted on 03/10/2006 5:34:07 AM PST by soccermom
Sean Hannity is not known for his intellegence. I thought everyone knew that.
So please, stop holding Bush (or anyone else for that matter) to a purely conservative standard that never was.
Amen to that. It was President Reagan who said (paraphrasing) that it is better to get some of what you want than not get anything at all. President Reagan was the ultimate pragmatic even more so than President GW Bush and I think that is an excellent and necessary trait in a leader who know reality and does not live in a silly theoretical world.
Also regarding the “Non Conservative” thing that President Reagan did, is that he gave “amnesty” to millions of illegal immigrants in the US something that President Bush has never done and does not intend to do, however the “Absolutists” among us who carry the mantra “What would President Reagan do?” are savagely attacking President Bush on the illegal immigration issue and with such a hatred toward him as if he is the devil incarnation himself.
I'm surprised, Hannity thinks that he is another Rush.
Yes he is.
Last week Rush explained how his mood improved when he stopped watching the cable news political shows and the sunday morning political shows. He said why listen and watch shows that upset you. Instead, he hires people to watch and listen and he then uses only soundbites on his show. He said he feels much better. I took his advice and began turning off my radio after his show finishes and before Hannity comes on. It works, my mood has improved. Hannitys whiny, nasal voice and hyperbolic style were like fingernails across a blackboard.
Yeah, Levin's stand is hard for me to swallow. I love him. He's probably the only reason to tune into Hannity any longer.
Where is the other great one, mark Levin on this issue?
He then proceeded ona tirade about "stupid, closeminded Christians".
It may have soothed me a little if Sean has the ability to skewer these leftists on the air, but he doesn't. All he's doing is giving them a platform to circulate their views, and that's all they want.
I've listened to Rush for about 13 years, and can't remember him every giving air time to the enemy. I like Hannity and have always hoped he'd mature politically as he's generally on the same page as I am (minus the ports deal, that is).
I would suggest he give up his "concerts" as Rush did years ago.....and concentrate on his job as a TV and radio host. He's spread too thin and his lack of knowledge and depth on issues is many times appalling.
Leni
Thanks for the point about the immigrants. I didn't know that.
bttt
I've heard Hannity use that term many times. I've also heard others like Glenn Beck (who is way more entertaining, IMHO) use it as well. Don't know if Rush coined that term (very likely) or if it is something that those in the industry all use.
I don't care what Hannity or anyone else says. THe simple fact is that the American people were against this deal and are looking at a lot of other deals done in the past. People who think the government should have just ignored the will of "We the people" are in dire need of some civics courses. Either that or they my be happier in north Korea where the government doesn't listen to the "knee jerkers".
Brilliant! Nice post. :)
I second that amen! :)
Or did he get zotted?
=)
Interesting post, two mistakes:
1. Richard Reid is not white, pale skinned. He is a hybrid between an English mother and a Jamaican father. Look at his pictures on the web - he looks mulatto.
2. Your assertion "Unlike you, Reagan was not short-sighted". Reagan was incredibly short sighted when it came to Afghanistan. Don't forget - the jihadists and Pakistani dictator Zia Ul Haq got $4 billion a year from the US when Reagan was president. We are still paying the price for that alliance and policy today. (For those who have a short memory, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 when Carter was president. Carter had the US boycott the Olympics in Moscow, and promised Zia Ul Haq $100 million to help support the mujahideen against the Soviets, which Zia rejected as "peanuts". Reagan aligned the US policy with Islamic fundamentalists such as Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Zia Ul Haq, etc and gave them unrestricted funding. Read my book for more details).
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