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Hannity Blows It With Rita (So Does Accu-Weather's Joe Bastardi) - VANITY
Self | 9/24/05 | Self

Posted on 09/24/2005 3:26:04 PM PDT by NYC Republican

I'll start off by stating that I've always been a huge Hannity supporter. His program election afternoon/eve was one of the most inspiring, one of the most effective broadcasts ever, IMHO, possibly helping Bush win Ohio by a relatively small margin. This was possibly his best program ever.

This past week was one of his worst ever. I don't mean to downplay the damage caused by Rita, but it was far less destructive than had been predicted. My beef with Hannity was that he tried to sensationalize every aspect of the possible disaster, both on his radio and TV shows. He was always looking at a worst case scenario, often trying to get his guests to reluctantly predict worst case possibilities. He went so far as to try and press someone to PREDICT whether gas would go to $5 or $6 a gallon following this storm.

He was no worse than a Geraldo, or the screaming left in this regard. To make matters worse, he blindly trusted Joe Bastardi, listening to this guy foolishly predict that Galveston would be devestated, that 150-175 mph winds would hit, that Houston would also be devestated, and that it would remain a cat 5... and stay off the coast for 4 days while wreacking havoc. He was making these predictions for days ahead of event. Even when it was downgraded to a cat, he still predicted it would be 150 mph winds. Of course, he offered no apology for getting it so wrong. I can't wait to see how he explains it away on Monday.

Sean should stick to politics, and forget the "fear-mongering". I was EXTREMELY disappointed in the program this week. Just like the weeks after his book releases, this week's program was almost unlistenable.


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1 posted on 09/24/2005 3:26:04 PM PDT by NYC Republican
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To: NYC Republican

Go have dinner at Ruths Chris, you'll feel better. :)


2 posted on 09/24/2005 3:27:15 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
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To: holdonnow

Great One, I may be the only one who feels this way, but nevertheless, you're close to him. Please ask him to stick to politics, and not sensationalism. He looked like a buffoon all week. You and Rush were far more level-headed, on all fronts.


3 posted on 09/24/2005 3:27:40 PM PDT by NYC Republican
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To: NYC Republican
I was EXTREMELY disappointed in the program this week.

Shades of Aruba coverage, OVERDONE. IMHO.

4 posted on 09/24/2005 3:28:23 PM PDT by Mister Baredog ((Minuteman at heart, couch potato in reality))
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To: NYC Republican

Your blood pressure will suffer less once you come to the realization that TV personalities' first allegiance is to increasing viewership.


5 posted on 09/24/2005 3:30:35 PM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: NYC Republican

Way to go...just when Hannity gets to a point where he tolerates Freepers, you gotta go and p*ss him off again... (/sarcasm) :)


6 posted on 09/24/2005 3:31:01 PM PDT by Keith in Iowa (Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?)
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To: NYC Republican

I have not watched Hannity and Colmes regularly since they played up the Schiavo controversy and quit watching completely when they were only reporting the Aruba case this summer.


7 posted on 09/24/2005 3:31:01 PM PDT by flixxx
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To: Mister Baredog

That is why there is an on/off knob on radios.


8 posted on 09/24/2005 3:31:25 PM PDT by Misplaced Texan
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To: NYC Republican

I doubt Bastardi-weenie will fool Hannity again. The is nothing knew for JB...but after the damage of Katrina and for once JB's predicts came true. Hannity got caught up in the show boating of bastardi-weenie.


9 posted on 09/24/2005 3:31:55 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: Mister Baredog
Rush, by contrast, spent FAR less time covering it. He predicted it would weaken, saying that the odds of it maintaining the predicted strength were slim to none, that so many factors had to fall into place.

Sean spent the WHOLE first hour talking about nothing but this storm.

10 posted on 09/24/2005 3:32:32 PM PDT by NYC Republican
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To: NYC Republican

Read one of his books....


11 posted on 09/24/2005 3:32:45 PM PDT by dakine
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To: NYC Republican

Joe Bastardi is terrible. I watched Steve Sonofabitchi on The Weather Channel.


12 posted on 09/24/2005 3:33:16 PM PDT by REDWOOD99
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To: NYC Republican

All of the FNC on air people were into hype mode. Disgraceful.


13 posted on 09/24/2005 3:33:19 PM PDT by savedbygrace ("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
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To: NYC Republican

But it's his solemn pledge to bring you the most comprehensive blah, blah, . . . three hours a day. That's all he asks.


14 posted on 09/24/2005 3:33:53 PM PDT by leadpenny
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Go have dinner at Ruths Chris, you'll feel better. :)

Three hours a day is all I ask.

15 posted on 09/24/2005 3:35:17 PM PDT by NeoCaveman (I support Mike Pence and Operation Offset)
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To: NYC Republican

All it took was a look at the Tidal Charts, the water temperature and several other factors and anyone with a mediocre experience in weather would have been able to forecast the upturn and fast decline in stregth.


16 posted on 09/24/2005 3:35:35 PM PDT by hombre_sincero (www.sigmaitsys.com)
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To: NYC Republican
..he blindly trusted Joe Bastardi, listening to this guy foolishly predict that Galveston would be devestated, that 150-175 mph winds would hit..

Joe shoulda stuck to pro rasslin'.

17 posted on 09/24/2005 3:35:55 PM PDT by evad ( PC KILLS--NOLA is just the latest example)
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To: savedbygrace

I expected more from Hannity, at least on the radio. BOR, Greta, Geraldo, and Shepard are all grandstanders, but I didn't think Sean would succumb. I'm so disappointed, and hope it's an isolated incident.


18 posted on 09/24/2005 3:36:53 PM PDT by NYC Republican
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To: NYC Republican

You didn't really listen very well to Joe Bastardi. He hedged his predictions over and over, just as any pro weather person does. There is a Magic Word in the English language. Listen for it. The word is "IF".


19 posted on 09/24/2005 3:37:20 PM PDT by AGreatPer
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To: NYC Republican

You're right. Limbaugh nailed this one on the head Friday and called it the way it actually happened.


20 posted on 09/24/2005 3:38:47 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (We Gave Peace A Chance. It Didn't Work Out. Search keyword: 09-11-01.)
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