Hannity bashes Free Republic (February 2005)

[1Old Pro]

Just now on his radio show...says we taken over by fringe people

listen to the audio

[nikos1121]

he has his talking points that he wants to get in and then he beats them to death.

if it's true that he's blasting us here, starting tonight im turning him off.

his radio show is nothing more than a few hours of mental masturbation on the air.

nikos

[Mo1]

This is Hannity's major problem. Every liberal is his 'good friend' but those of us who (once) gave him a base, are the fringe and not worth his time anymore.

I don't care if he wants to be friends with liberals

I have a few family members that are liberals

But these accusations about FR from Sean are WAY off base

[Labrax2]

Doesn't matter, I agree with Hannity, although I wish it weren't so. A better question is when will you realize you are being played for sport like a little fish on light tackle.

[CDB]

Very good!

But it doesn't matter, since we're all "fringies."

[506trooper]

"Sorry guys, everything he says is true. I used to post here regularly, but got zotted"

So, you came back for.....?

[Red Badger]

Maybe they were TRIPLETS!......

[Indy Pendance]

Our stations don't even play him live (8 pm cst). Even Chicago has him on delay.

[ProfoundMan]

From 483 "Hannity is like an old senator."

Hey, that reminds me. What happened to Hannity's involvement with the Senate Intelligence Memos? IIRC, he blathered on about how he had a HUGE story but he couldn't tell anyone until it broke. Then it broke and he vowed to "stay on top of this story". That was pretty much the last I heard of it from him (or anyone else for that matter).

Hannity... shark... jump...you get the idea.

[PJ-Comix]

Maybe Hannity could get back on good terms with the Freepers again by treating a few of us to a Ruth's Chris Steak House dinner. (ME! ME! ME!)

[Born Conservative]

Ping

[The Glaswegian]

Sean Hannity has disappointed me immensely, I heard his spurious and self promoting comment.

Below is the link to my post regarding my meeting with Andrew Card. I believe his comments regarding FreeRepublic. Com say it all!

Andrew H. Card says, "You guys (The FreeRepublic.com) are great!"

Click here!

How a radio host can criticize the core political group of the conservative movement like this without any real justification is astounding! To summarize a few of The FreeRepublic.coms accomplishments: The FreeRepublic led the protests in Washington DC during the Clinton UnPresidencey, created SoreLoserman and Get out of Cheney's House and then single handedly dethroned the King of Left wing bias: Dan Blather.

Sean, we recognize that you have contributed with your national mouthpiece, HOWEVER The FreeRepublic has been the constant, consistent,conservative conscience of this nation for the last eight years!

We were your audience!

[tubebender]

He had to admit the FReepers he meets at his book signings are very nice people but he knows people who have left FR. I guess he means Matt Drudge and Lucy Goldberg. I guess that's the extent of his universe and like him they have their own sites to promote...

[thoughtomator]

I've never heard of a conservative who believed in "global warming" (as a consequence of human activity).

Show me one serious NON Liberal who is worried about global warming. One. There is an blatantly obvious political agenda behind this canard, and after seeing enough falsifications in the name of global warming I am done with it. If you want to argue over left-wing hysterias, do it elsewhere.

In the meantime here's some reading for you about "global cooling".

http://www.globalclimate.org/Newsweek.htm

Tell me why I should take a word of "global warming" seriously?

[OldFriend]

Goodness in one week I've gone from being a blog swarmer to a radical fringer.

Woe is me! What's an old lady to do!!!

And I've never been anywhere that compares to visiting this site of ours!

So Sean, kiss my grits, and JR, thanks for making life so much better for so many of us.

[trubluolyguy]

I bought his first book, it was pretty good, but I have really gotten sick of the snake oil salesman like way he hawks his latest one.

That being said, Medved is just about as bad at hawking his.

[Labrax2]

Just to say hello and see if there any other former freepers wondering what happened to the forum they used to enjoy.

--Cheers

[mudblood]

Well, I remember he said once that we "eat our own", and sometimes I agree with that. I've seen a lot of flaming rather than talking it out, etc. But so far you don't get banned for having differences of opinion. That is, unless you think John Kerry should be president, and that slavery reparations are awsome, and guns don't kill people, 2nd ammendments do. And I, of course, don't agree with these things (in case anyone doubted).

[Ramcat]

"Judging by the reaction to Hannity's criticism, it would appear a lot of posters on FR, are thin-skinned as well."

Did you hear the comments?
To me it was the context of him running down Free Republic in order to make his own site look better.
If you want to plug your site, OK it's your show. Just plug your site. You don't have to run anybody down.

Then when Rangle came on right afterward and Sean started sucking up, that was more than I could take.

Fortunately, March Madness is nearly upon us.

[expatpat]

Are you sure you are not a regular lunatic -- beyond the fringe?