Posted on 04/15/2005 10:04:10 AM PDT by Bubs
Fox News host: Repeat after me
If the conservative guests on Fox News' "Hannity and Colmes" sound especially on-message, that's because they're being coached by the best:
Sean Hannity himself.
On the March 31 installment of the shouting-head show, the guests included two of the late Terri Schiavo's former nurses, Trudy Capone and Carla Sauer Iyer, arguing that their patient wasn't brain-dead.
Between commercials, according to an off-air audiotape obtained by investigative comedian Harry Shearer for last Sunday's episode of his weekly radio program, "Le Show," Hannity coached the women on exactly how to respond when liberal co-host Alan Colmes cross-examined them.
"Just say, 'I'm here to tell what I saw,'" Hannity can be heard instructing his guests. "No matter what the question, 'I'm here to tell you what I saw. I'm here to tell you what I saw.'"
Hannity adds helpfully: "Say, 'I'm not going to be distracted by silliness.' How's that? Does that help you? Look into that camera. Look at me when I'm talking."
On the air, Iyer performs beautifully. "I don't have any opinions or judgments. I was there," she declares
After the segment ends, Hannity gushes off the air to the nurses: "We got the points out. It's hard, this isn't easy. But you did great, both of you. Thank you, guys. Those nurses are powerful, aren't they?"
On his radio show, Shearer injected: "Yeah, especially when they do what you tell 'em to do. Very powerful when they follow instructions from the host!"
A Fox News flack didn't respond to Lowdown's detailed message yesterday.
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And just who the hell are you, Little Precious?
Its not like its all that difficult. Alan Colmes does not debate, he has a selected amount of leftwing talking points he parrots everyday on a different issue. I imagine afterworking with him for years Sean Hannity can basically make a script of what hes going to say over the whole show.
Let me know when you start selling the T-shirts.
I'll take a Large.
I smell ozone, too.
I do like to point out, however, that the sign-on date is merely a random marker, and gives no measure of a poster's intelligence, value, conservatism, age, race, sex or perversions.
Let me simplify by saying it is a RANDOM adjective that SOME FReepers take to be the be-all, end-all. Offended? call me at 319-335-4158.
I have a Doctorate in that...
LOL!
Bubs didn't think it through, did he.
I'm not offended at all, Little Precious, not in the least, since self anointed hall monitors don't bother me. I was just curious as to the date and time you had the revelation that you were elected.
Cute. Are you going to call or what? I'm sitting here.
Has Bubs been zotted? Can't find any of she/he/its replies here. Anyway, what did Colmes do while Sean was "coaching," put his hands over his ears and go "nananananaanananananananananananaIcan'thearyounanananananananananana"?
I mean, so?
Yep Bubs was zotted. Bummer.
Well, don't move! The guys in the white coats are on their way. 
I was looking forward to a pleasant conversation, to introduce myself.
Thx.
It's all relative, isn't it, Old Timer?
lol
Not funny. I'm a psychiatrist. I'm offended at your remarks.
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