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And the responses to the letter. (the responses are great)

Readers come to the defense of Sean Hannity

The only reason the left is opposed to Sean Hannity's visit (to the Freedom Festival) is he speaks the truth. . . . If standing up for truth and right and standing up to those who oppose them is mean-spirited, then I guess I proudly stand with him, Rush and the rest of the "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy." —Bill Both, Salt Lake City

Brimley, Bramhall, Pope and others condemn the appearance of Sean Hannity at the Stadium of Fire. This group of 24 is obviously out of touch with Utah County. Hannity is our voice and the voice of millions of other Americans. . . . Give the conservative majority a break and let us have one of our own every four or five years. — David Dixon, Provo

A recent contribution to the Readers' Forum opined that Sean Hannity was an inappropriate choice for the Freedom Festival. I can agree with that inasmuch as Hannity is an admitted political partisan, and the Freedom Festival should ideally set aside the ideological wars and let us celebrate freedom as one people. However, it's also true that virtually any choice for a host would be divisive in some sense. Mr. Hannity does not represent my political views, but he stands out among the talk show cohorts as being a very amiable and respectful host, whose passion does not obscure his recognition of the humanity of his guests. — Andy Piereder, Lehi

Although at times I find Mr. Hannity somewhat extreme and, on occasion, even a little obnoxious, I applaud his courage to stand up for what he believes and I admire his passion. . . I'm sure Mr. Hannity is intelligent enough to recognize the Freedom Festival for what it is and to appropriately use his time here to unite us in patriotism, not divide us in politics. — Dalene Rowley, Provo

We have been watching Sean Hannity for a very long time, and we have enjoyed his willingness to confront mush-headedness. God prosper friend Hannity for aggressively exposing the pap and self-serving, sell-out designs that are coming from the misnamed "liberals," their minions in the old-line media, their dupes in academia, the current R, X to XX-rated "popular" and all of their ilk. — Lawrence B. Lee, Provo

Let me get this straight. A group from Provo calls Sean Hannity a radical, hate-filled, insulting, sarcastic, mean-spirited, extremist, propagandizing character assassin, yet he is the one guilty of "labeling."

I have found Mr. Hannity's views to be intelligent, thought-provoking and logical. I have not always agreed with him, but I have never heard him use hate as the basis for his arguments. Let's not use "labeling" as the method for getting rid of it. — David A. White, Fruit Heights

I write in response to a June 14 editorial supposedly stamped on behalf of 24 individuals from Utah County. What most perturbed me was the fact that the letter's author tried distinguishing Hannity's philosophy from that of LDS prophet President Gordon B. Hinckley, pathetically trying to prove their ideology stems from opposite sides of the spectrum. — Morgan Vance, Provo

To those who are upset at the forthcoming appearance of Sean Hannity at Stadium of Fire, I have just one question — Can I have your tickets? — Tim Osborn, American Fork