Hannity goes for Brokeback (Hannity Has a Dating Service?)

LA Times ^ | 28 November 2006 | Joel Stein

[shrinkermd]

HAVE I EVER wondered what a wonderful world it would be if only my fans could get together, talk about how great I am and fall in love over their joint love for me? Sure, but unlike Fox News commentator Sean Hannity, I haven't done anything about it. At Hannity.com, in addition to enjoying the book club (Newt Gingrich, Jeff Foxworthy), song club (Charlie Daniels Band, Martina McBride), photos (Hannity's Insanity in Phoenix) and comic books ("Liberality for All" is set in 2021 and has a bionic Hannity, G. Gordon Liddy, Oliver North and a man born on Sept. 11, 2001, fighting to save a U.S. controlled by the U.N., including Ambassador Osama bin Laden), visitors can log on to Hannidate.

Conservatives need late-night, out-of-town hookups just as much as liberals. They also, it seems, need some hot man-on-man action. If you pull down the menu on Hannidate, you can select "I am a male, seeking a male." This was surprising because not even eHarmony allows same-sex pairings. Stranger still for a Fox News commentator's site, you can select ZIP Codes in Beverly Hills, Provincetown and San Francisco.

[ichabod1]

So now I'm guessing Hannity DOES know about the planned parenthood psa's I used to hear on his program when the local station was rebroadcasting him at night.

[NeoCaveman]

Well it is a heck of a good steak.

[ichabod1]

She doesn't work for him.

[dead]

Yes, I realize that it is basically his message over some existing software. But tweaking the drop-down selections is about as easy a fix imaginable. He needs to make the second drop-down dependent on the selection in the first drop down. It generally takes about 30 seconds to effect such a change.

I don't think the fact that his "people" failed to make such an adjustment reflects any sort of support for the gay agenda or whatever. I think it reflects Hannity's desire to pimp out his name without a thought to anybody who'll write a check.

He needs to pay more attention to protecting his "brand" and think such deals through carefully.

[Dont Mention the War]

The software is unquestionably off-the-shelf. At the bottom of Hannidate is the line "Copyright 2005 Web Scribble Solutions." What does Web Scribble Solutions do? Why, they sell dating service software! It does appear to be entirely self-contained on hannity.com, however, not merely a referral.

Of course, your original point remains intact. My guess is he just had the software installed and slapped his logo on it without even looking at the options, and it's amazing that any Freeper would happily go all-in with someone as anti-conservative as Joel Stein as long as it allowed them to get a quick cheap shot in at Hannity.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

He just didn't get it personalised enough.

So, how much more personal does he need to get? lol

You may be right, but it says a lot about his character that it's really not that big a stretch to buy into this.

Time will tell if he has the link removed. How did they use his name without his knowledge? "Hannidate"?

[RockinRight]

Agreed.

[ichabod1]

It's a good steak but it's expensive as hell and THEN they charge you for the sides. I thought Ruths Chris was a rip-off in Houston. Taste of Texas was much better. Tip of the hat to Edd Hendee if he's reading along.

[RockinRight]

I didn't see this interview - do you have a link?

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

I think it reflects Hannity's desire to pimp out his name without a thought to anybody who'll write a check.

bump - see my comment earlier about the company we keep.

[NeoCaveman]

Yes. Ruth's is over priced but it's good.

[Antoninus]

Going soft on these kinds of issues is one of the reasons, the Republicans are no longer in charge. Apparently, Hannity is equally intimidated by homosexual activists.

No doubt because his job and position have been threatened by them. See Dr. Laura.

I guess I can go back to calling him Yawn Vanity then.

[SlowBoat407]

I'm all for being libertarian on things, but when your name is attached, the rubber has met the road.

That's not all the rubber has met, apparently.

[Constitution Day]

I wish there was a location closer to me.

[Joe 6-pack]

At least we now know how he selects his, "Man in the street," for interviews.

[NeoCaveman]

The one in Cleveland closed, leaving the closest one in Columbus, about 2 and half hours away.

[RockinRight]

Haven't listened. What has he said about it?

[MadIvan]

He just needs someone to do some minor code alterations so that the same sex combinations won't work. It can be done quickly.

I don't know if he retains a programmer, but all that book revenue should be good for something besides getting a groupie like "Carpet Kitten".

Regards, Ivan

[catholicfreeper]

It was further down in the LA Times Article

"Figuring this was an embarrassing oversight by the Hannity.com administrator who must have bought the dating service software from some liberal company, I immediately contacted Hannity, hoping he'd panic and cry and possibly use his bionic powers. But it turns out Hannity was well aware of the gay Hannidate feature and is fine with it. "Hannidate is open to everyone," he informed me. "Even lonely L.A. Times reporters." He may be soft on gays, but Hannity can still hit a lonely, empty-desked, downsizing liberal newspaper where it hurts."

[Miss Didi]

Well, she did.