Posted on 06/20/2005 10:57:45 PM PDT by mickeyrig
Need some help.
I was referred to this link my my lib debate professor as an example of sean hannity not being legitamite. after watching the tape I can barely hear her asking questions in the background while you can hear sean loud and clear which at normal volume makes it sound like he is coaching. when I turned up my speakers I can hear her ask two questions: "Which camera do I look in?" "What do I do if he [combs] asks me about [****]"
i need to get a transcript of this pre-interview to find out what she is asking.
any ideas or help?
sorry about the dp, FR screwed up when i tried to post so I didn't know if it worked or not
Is this the thread that you want to keep up?
yes;
I can't make out what is said either. That's the most pathetic attempts at a "gotcha" I've ever seen. All he advises her to do is focus and not get distracted by nonsense. He didn't tell her what to say, or "coach" her answers. Your professor is a real sad sack.
he also gave me the al franken "exposing" of o'reilly cutting up bidens interview
Drop the class. Actions speak louder...
out of q-drops. i only get three. gotta stick it out
This is pretty lame on the part of your prof and this website for that matter. Hannity isn't telling her what her answers should be, he's telling her how to handle an adversarial interviewer.
The left-right format is all about shouting, and if you do that day in and day out, you already know how to handle it. But a "civilian" might go into such an interview expecting to be interviewed by someone who cares what they have to say, not to be argued with by someone determined to put them down because it doesn't fit the interviewer's politics.
I find the Hannity-Colmes schtick tiresome, frankly, but here Hannity is just being human and helpful.
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That's funny. If you want to see a master of interesting editing this is the guy you need to look at.
i wasnt sourcing him, but i mentioned that i listened to him and the professor brought this video up. now im just trying to defend something i see as a misrepresentation of the truth
Even if Hannity had given her a full-blown coaching sesson, it would be nothing to get upset about. Hannity & Colmes is simply a political talk show designed to be a forum for entertaining debate. Even the president gets coached for a debate. Pretty basic concept. Your professer has become blinded by his liberal bias.
The reason your debate professor is pointing to this as an example of illegitimate debate is that Hannity is effectively telling his guest to ignore a potentially relevant argument made by the opposing party (Colmes) by saying, "I'm not here to talk about that."
That's not good form in a real debate and it just clarifies that the 'debate' on Hannity and Colmes is not a legitimate exchange of ideas but just entertaining fluff. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but let's call a spade a spade.
I would help you if I could understand your poor grammar,spelling and punctuation.
Are you really in college? How did you pass Remedial English?
Don't be too concerned.
It's a TV show and hannity is an entertainer.
Happens all the time.
Are you really a conservative? Who taught you basic courtesy?
Ask your prof for examples of Colmes' part of the show prep. Explain that it is a two person show - and each host asks each guest half of the questions. The guest has to be prepped for the format, since it is live TV. If your prof wants to call it coaching, that is okay. If any of us were to participate in live TV adversarial discussion, we would want to know the "ground rules" and time line, wouldn't we?
Forget your professor. You won't win the argument or change his mind. Do what you can to get the grade. Let him believe he has won and molded yet another mush brain for the World Workers communist party.
In the mean time take charge of your education, become a rich Republican, a wealthy alumni and then refuse to match last years donation until this ahole professor is fired. (Just kidding- kind of)
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