I came on one of those threads and tore into the Hannity-bashers, accusing them of eating their own and probably much worse. I can't find the thread so I think Jim probably pulled it. The point is, I've always liked Sean and have defended him relentlessly on this website.
What I don't understand is why he doesn't understand howit only takes a few liberal "plants" to start a "Sean/Rush is a Moron" thread and to keep it going by pulling all the crazies out of the woodwork. This is a huge place. Do Sean, Rush, and all the other public figures who occasionally get bashed want Jim to immediately ban anyone who says something negative about them? That sounds like an unrealistic expectation to me, but then again, I'm not famous nor do I run a website, so what do I know. :-)
It disappointed me and many other Freepers when Sean lumped us in the "fringe" category, that's all. And today, instead of admitting that we're not all kooks, he essentially wants 150,000+ people to apologize for the few liberal plants and wingnuts. C'mon, Sean, be fair! I mean, my gosh, most of us here listen to you on TV or radio on a regular basis. The ones who say mean things about you are in the huge minority. Go look at that poll if you don't believe me.
< /rant > I'm just very disappointed, Mark, that's all. I stuck my neck out several times to take up for him, as have many other 'fringers' here. I know you can't sit here and answer every reply to you. I just needed to vent my frustration. I'm surrounded by liberal academicians all day and my 2 lifelines are Sean and Rush.
I feel much better now. I would feel even better and may even listen to Sean again if he would apologize for lumping me in with the fringers. Oh, and did I mention that I'm not a WingNut? ;-)
I would rather be his friend, too, but what he said was dead wrong.
I find it an act of hubris that a public figure gets offended and takes all his marbles home when some criticize his act on this and that. His comments that I heard today and read the day before were disporportionate, inaccurate, and self centered. Most of us get sharp elbows from time to time. That is what the public square and life are about. In an word, and it is just my opinion, Hannity is acting in a rather immature way. It does not reflect credit upon him.
It never stops, if your a law abiding gun owner you get lumped in with the criminals. If your a freeper, you get lumped in with the fringe's.
We have a long road a head of us to make sure that b!t(h hillary doesn't become prez in 2008 and we need all the people we can get to come here and help us. We did not need Sean trying to pull people away and discouraging others from coming here and that is another reason I am so disappointed in him.