Sean Hannity's Announcement

[Jenya]

Sean's going to interview President Bush and Vice-President Cheney.

[Benrand]

My fave is "buggauz".

As in "Buggauz it is the DEMocrats who have hijacked this election..."

Says it all the time.

[Yaelle]

Lox n' cream cheese on a bagel - since I am at home I can add the capers. Thanks for the chortles!!!

[JFC]

that was an old interview from a year or more ago. Hannity is good and he is one of us. Those of you who attack him are really doing an injustice. I meet him 2 years ago and he was the most honest and most compassionate people who was very humble. Yes, he promotes his books and so would I if I were as popular as he is. His heart is with us and those of you going against him, just really do not have a clue. He is human and maybe he gets hyper, but he wants the best for our country. He supports President Bush. We could have all Alan Colmbs all the time.. would that make you more happy?

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

I didn't read anything in those links that says George Bush wants to pay illegal aliens SSA benefits.

Do you believe that Bush's appointee, Jo Anne Barnhart created and signed the Totalization Agreement without Bush's knowledge?

Judiciary Committee Letter to Barnhart

..."On June 29, 2004, you and Mexican Social Security Institute Director Santiago Levy signed a Totalization Agreement in Guadalajara, Mexico. We have seen an earlier draft of this agreement that omits any mention or discussion of segregating earnings from Mexican or American wage earners working legally versus those working illegally. It is extremely important that the Totalization Agreement with Mexico be amended to incorporate language that addresses section 211's prohibition, so that there will be no misunderstanding with this important neighbor, and so that Social Security benefits, even on a pro-rata basis, are not provided in violation of federal law."

Committee on Ways and Means: Fact Sheet Mexican Totalization Agreement

Totalization Agreements and Benefits for Unauthorized Immigrants

• Whether or not a totalization agreement exists, unauthorized immigrants may receive credit toward Social Security for their work, but they cannot collect benefits while living in the United States until they obtain legal resident or U.S. citizen status. In addition, under the recently passed Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-203), a non-citizen must have been authorized to work in the United States at some point during their career in order to be eligible for benefits, effective for individuals filing for benefits based on Social Security numbers issued on or after January 1, 2004.
• A totalization agreement with Mexico has no effect on retired or disabled workers who are Mexican citizens living outside the U.S. who already have enough credits in the U.S. Social Security system to qualify for benefits. Generally, non-citizen retired or disabled workers living outside the United States for more than 6 consecutive months may not receive benefits unless they meet one of several exceptions. For example, a non-citizen retired or disabled worker may receive payments outside the United States (including benefits based on unauthorized work in the United States) if he/she is a citizen of a country that has a social insurance system that pays benefits to eligible U.S. citizens residing outside that country, which Mexico does.
• A totalization agreement overrides benefit restrictions to non-citizen spouses and children. Under current law, non-citizen spouses and children must have lived in the United States for at least five years (lawfully or unlawfully), and the family relationship to the worker must have existed during that time in order for them to receive benefits while outside the United States. A totalization agreement overrides this requirement.

Proposed Totalization Agreement with Mexico Presents Unique Challenges:

...In March 2003, the Office of the Chief Actuary estimated that the cost of the Mexican agreement would be $78 million in the first year and would grow to $650 million (in constant 2002 dollars) by 2050. The actuarial cost estimate assumes the initial number of newly eligible Mexican beneficiaries is equivalent to the 50,000 beneficiaries living in Mexico today and would grow sixfold over time. However, this proxy figure does not directly consider the estimated millions of current and former unauthorized workers and family members from Mexico and appears small in comparison with those estimates. The estimate also inherently assumes that the behavior of Mexican citizens would not change and does not recognize that an agreement could create an additional incentive for unauthorized workers to enter the United States to work and maintain documentation to claim their earnings under a false identity.

[marktuoni]

Hillarious!

[mudblood]

"Alan Colmes"

I can stand Alan Colmes. He's a liberal without the hate, and personally I don't think he really believes half of his talking points. I'm counting down the time until he switches to light side of the force.

[Labyrinthos]

Now, now, JFC, please don't misconstrue poking fun and criticism for dislike and/or disrespect. I poke fun at Sean much the way I tease my favorite nephew or criticize my employees, all of whom I admire and respect.

[DaveMSmith]

Sean just said next week for the Vice President and next Saturday for the President.. when it airs is something else

[JustaCowgirl]

More importantly, will they tell him 'You're a great American, Sean'. LOL.

[rwfromkansas]

Wow..I thought this might happen when he said the other day he was going to have a HUGE interview. The only thing that fit was Bush.

[TommyDale]

I agree. Alan Colmes is one of a very few liberals who don't get on the 'hate wagon'. I think he is sincere in his belief, but he is still wrong. At least he is a decent human being as a liberal. That's far more than I can say about the other 150 million.

[dubyain04jebin08and12]

>>> Thank goodness it's Sean doing a telephone interview and not Bill O'Rielly

I've seen transcripts of Bill's telephone "interviews" and I don't think it would do a lot for the social conservatives.

[dubyain04jebin08and12]

>>> Please tell me that Alan Colmes will not be allowed in the building that night.

This has got to be a radio thing. There is no way they would subject the President or the Vice President to him.

[joesbucks]

I can see it now> Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, welcome to the Sean Hannity show. Your appearance here reminds me that I have a book.......

[dubyain04jebin08and12]

>>> 780 hours a year? No thanks.

Now I've gone and spit Diet Coke all over my papers. Thanks so much.

[madison10]

What other talk show person has interviewed them together?

[madison10]

LOL Helps if I read first. Oh, well, nothing like firing up the team.

[Pharmboy]

Did Sean write a book?

(Next thing you're going to tell me is that Kerry was in Vietnam)

[dubyain04jebin08and12]

>>> Is he going to let them answer his questions or is he going to interupt every third word?


I wouldn't be shocked if he let them WRITE the questions. And then he will STILL interrupt every third word.