i wasnt sourcing him, but i mentioned that i listened to him and the professor brought this video up. now im just trying to defend something i see as a misrepresentation of the truth
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Did the prof start the class out by telling the students the "ground rules"? For instance, perhaps interrupting his lecture is OK if you raise your hand, or stand. Or, perhaps he prefers that you hold questions until he takes a breath and just shout.
It appears that Hannity was giving this woman the same courtesy your professor did - if he laid out the ground rules in the beginning of the semester. If your prof declined to give you students this courtesy, the Sean was being kinder than your liberal prof.
Bottom line, Hannity is not the deepest thinker, and he relies far too heavily on interviews and confrontation. But, he does have a few moments in each show that clearly delineate the conservative position from the liberal one - usually courtesy of the bile spouted by a liberal guest.
Ambush journalism, but sometimes useful.