Sean did a great job at first, esp. sponsoring the rally for these good folk who need water, but infuriated me when he said he would let an environmentalist (actually, pro fishing lobby rep) explain the opposing view, but then would not let him get a word in-— the guest was trying to share (as best i could tell because of Hannity’s rude interruptions in the middle of every sentence) was that the smelt are NOT the issue, but it is the need to protect salmon runs. Sean has gone downhill big time. I want to release the water for the farmers, probably would favor them over salmon runs on their particular river, but Hannity destroys the conservative high ground in such debates when he refuses to acknowledge the other side. I know that type of examination in a courtroom turns off judges and juries, and i am sure it turns off the opinion of fence stratling viewers who need to be won over, assured that we are not afraid to take on arguments fairly and head on. Sean Hannity was hitting a home run until he turned on the hot air of the Michael Savage type.
You’re right. Sean did pull an O’Reilly on the environmentalist. I don’t like hosts interrupting people they’ve invited on the show. Honestly - with all those people around him hissing and booing the guy, can you blame him? We can challenge Sean to look into the guys allegation that a farmer or two sold their water south. I digress...that’s a pretty BIG valley... it’s a huge chunk of California. I doubt a lot of farmers sold their water...but if they did... there’s got to be a reasonable explanation! Sean wasn’t in the position this evening to go into it. If a farmer sells his water...does it mean he’s given up hope or is completely out of money??
The citizens of California should be alarmed and the State Gvt of California should be ashamed. I kept hearing about Chinese products replacing California’s products. IT’S ALL STARTING TO MAKE SENSE IN THE MOST EVIL TYPE OF WAY?
Sean is not the brightest guy...half the time on his radio show he doesn’t understand the points his callers are trying to make, and sometimes he’ll confuse a conservative caller for a liberal and vice versa.
The issue is more complicated than just liberal vs. conservative. Stockton, Sacramento, Martinez and Berkeley are putting either raw or partially treated sewage into the Delta. They don’t want to build water treatment plants, so they supported the USFWS decision to turn off the pumps to protect the fish. What needs to happen is to make these cities build water treatment plants to protect the Delta.