Some comments on the Politico article...
“if you ever listened to both shows, The Savage Nation is much more listenable than Hannity from an entertainment standpoint. I don’t agree with either of them much, if at all. but if I had to choose which show to listen to if these were the only two out there, Savage takes it.
and as for how ugly this radio war gets, hannity better not go too far, or savage will make peach-flavored minced meat out of him.”
“Hannity is brainless and shallow- basically parroting whatever the day’s talking points are. He’s predictable and boring. He brings Anne Coulter on his show to b the “smart” one now and then. But I’d pick Hannity over Savage if I had to. Savage is full on racist. He’s smart enough to know what he’s saying and he goes way past norms of decency. They’re hardly comparable actually. But Savage really is evil. Hannity’s just dumb.”
“I haven’t listened to either of these guys for years. But here’s what I remember:
Savage: Smart, original but over the top angry. Abusive.
Hannity: Never said an intelligent thing in his life. Huge liar.
I didn’t like either of them, but at least I learned something from Savage from time to time.”
“Although mildly amusing at times, Savage seems obsessed with himself and always looking for a feud with other talkers. Good at predictable and scripted rants, often repeated word for word later in his show, he is often rude to his callers, including those who seem to worship him. Hannity does spend so much time repeating GOP talking points (nothing wrong with them in themselves) that one tends to wonder if he is capable of developing an independent thought.”
“Savage is his own man and that’s why his show is fun to listen to. I’d much rather hear him insult his callers than listen to Hannity give each caller a back rub.”
“Agree or disagree with Savage, he clearly has great intellect, and is the John Coltrane of radio with his spontaneous creativity and stream of consciousness. Hannity, though he has good hair, is a cheerleader for his own ego, and is boring. His un-manly, unethical, gossipy high school cheerleader comments about the fiji thing, not event mentioning Savage by name, shows his deep narcissism and insecurity, dating back to when he was a school yard bully. Wrap yourself in the flag Mr. Hannity, take a bow or curtsy, and exit stage right. Your gig as a fake conservative water boy/cheerleader are finished. PS: Yaa, I’m sure the Dickey Brothers are bitter. . . suuuurre.”
“Savage is entertaining for a various amount of reasons. Plus he goes off on tangents that hell......are interesting to listen to even if you disagree with him.”
“Hannity is boring to listen to; Savage, on the other hand, raises philosophical questions, has interesting and fun stories, and rallies against the GOP as much as the Dems.”
“I dislike both these guys but at least Savage is moderately intelligent.”
“I haven’t listened to either in a long time. Savage at least appears to be willing to entertain the thought that the other side might have a point.
Hannity doesn’t have an original thought, just a ditto head.”