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Alan Colmes to Depart Top Rated Hannity & Colmes
Breitbart.com ^ | 24 NOV 08 | dcbryan1

Posted on 11/24/2008 10:36:20 AM PST by DCBryan1

FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Alan Colmes will relinquish his role as co-host of Hannity & Colmes at the end of the year.

In announcing his decision, Colmes said, “I approached Bill Shine (FNC’s Senior Vice President of Programming) earlier this year about wanting to move on after 12 years to develop new and challenging ways to contribute to the growth of the network. Although it’s bittersweet to leave one of the longest marriages on cable news, I’m proud that both Sean (Hannity) and I remained unharmed after sitting side by side, night after night for so many years.”

Colmes will continue to have a presence on FNC as he will serve as a liberal commentator on a variety of FOX News programming, including Foxnews.com’s The Strategy Room and continue hosting his radio program, The Alan Colmes Show on FOX Talk, a division of FOX News Radio. He will also begin developing a weekend program.

Shine said, “We’re very sorry to see Alan reach this decision but we understand his desire to seek other creative challenges in his career. We value his incredible hard work in making Hannity & Colmes the most successful debate program on cable news and we’re going to miss him on the show. Thankfully, he will begin developing a weekend pilot for us.”

FOX News Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Roger Ailes added, “Alan is one of the key reasons why FOX News has been such a remarkable success. We’re sad to see him leave the program but we look forward to his ongoing contributions to the network.”

Hannity & Colmes is the only FNC program which has remained in the same timeslot for 12 years, catapulting to number one in 2003 and never relinquishing the top spot. The second highest-rated program in cable news behind only The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes averaged 3.3 million viewers nightly for the Nielsen month of October and is poised to mark 60 consecutive months at number one at the end of November.

Hannity added, “Not only has Alan been a remarkable co-host, he’s been a great friend which is rare in this industry — I’ll genuinely miss sparring with such a skillful debate partner.”

Throughout his 12 year tenure on Hannity & Colmes, Colmes has interviewed numerous key political figures, including: President Elect Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), DNC Chairman Howard Dean and former Vice President Al Gore.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. For nearly seven years, FNC has been the most watched cable news channel in the nation. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 90 million homes.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adios; alancolmes; colmes; fnc; foxnews; hannity; seeya
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To: Ann Archy
I cannot stand Beckel. I'm not usually into name-calling, but that guy is a major jerk! Ellis Henican is another one I hope doesn't get it.

I could handle Kirsten Powers or Pat Caudell.

241 posted on 11/24/2008 5:29:57 PM PST by Kellykoop (All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people.)
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To: Kellykoop

Oops...I mean Cadell.


242 posted on 11/24/2008 5:31:19 PM PST by Kellykoop (All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people.)
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To: DCBryan1

I’ve corresponded several times with Colmes. I disagree with most of his views, but he was always very courteous and respectful. I certainly can’t say the same thing about most of the journalists that I’ve exchanged emails with.

I, for one, will miss Alan.


243 posted on 11/24/2008 5:40:18 PM PST by DallasMike
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To: Kellykoop

Pat ??? Shades of Alan Colmes.


244 posted on 11/24/2008 5:49:46 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifinish attitude.e to the god of Convenience.)
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To: allmendream; scannell

re: liberal dumber than Hannity

Does Biden have any immediate plans? His Tourette's Freudian slips would be about right for this gig. Can you see him sparring with Ann Coulter as a guest?

245 posted on 11/24/2008 6:04:04 PM PST by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: Ann Archy
I'd corrected myself in the very next post...I meant Pat Cadell, not Caudell (in the pic below, he's the guy on the right). I like him a lot better than Alan. He's one of the more reasonable libs out there. He's on H&C a lot, generally with Ann Coulter.


246 posted on 11/24/2008 6:39:10 PM PST by Kellykoop (All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people.)
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To: DCBryan1
The continued existence of Alan Colmes is a standing rebuke to any Darwinian who believes in natural selection or survival of the fittest. It has been an insult to thinking Americans for Fox to have presented Colmes as if he were a normal fully evolved hominid and worthy of airtime. He would be a far better fit in GEICO commercials.
247 posted on 11/24/2008 7:11:37 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: word_warrior_bob
Just let Hannity have his own show like O’Reilly, he doesn’t need a counter-voice, he’ll debate his guests

Agree. The food-fight has outlived its usefulness as a format. Anyway, isn't this suppoed to be the age of "post-partisanship?" We can mark Colmes's leaving with a verse of Kumbaya.

248 posted on 11/24/2008 7:15:19 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Bushbacker1
Alan is just bit funereal looking, don’t ya think?

He supposedly has a very beautiful wife. Love is blind.

249 posted on 11/24/2008 8:49:09 PM PST by pray4liberty (Always vote for life!)
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To: XenaLee

“I’m proud that both Sean (Hannity) and I remained unharmed after sitting side by side, night after night for so many years.”

Gee, a fatso and fruitloops moment. How quaint.


250 posted on 11/24/2008 9:27:34 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("Control the information, you control the people.")
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To: DCBryan1
Not necessarily and she's just as dumb. That would be no improvement. Dick Morris might make it interesting, in a more non-confrontational manner.

As for Colmes leaving, I hope the door hits him in the a*s!

251 posted on 11/25/2008 2:39:37 AM PST by singfreedom
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To: DCBryan1

Good luck Alan. Although I have almost never agreed with you, I do enjoy hearing the other side, no matter how wrong it might be. Although you are a big time leftist, there were times you did make me laugh with your humorous side.


252 posted on 11/25/2008 4:54:40 AM PST by Long Island Pete (Facts are stubborn things.)
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To: ScottinVA
Just don’t bring in Bob Beckel. That guy is insufferable.

Bingo! Beckel was the first name that came to mind for the CREEP's replacement. Won't matter to me since I do not watch H&C anyway.

253 posted on 11/25/2008 7:58:03 AM PST by SMM48
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To: Red Badger
LOL! That's a good match. He always reminded me of Gollum.
"Obama my precious. Must have Obama we must"
254 posted on 11/25/2008 6:39:21 PM PST by Brainhose (Obama: Selected Not Elected)
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To: Chet 99
Maybe they’ll hire Al Franken after he loses the recount (crossing fingers).

Oh no way....pleeeeese no way. Al Franken being any where near the senate is bad enough....but don't give him a forum.

Does anyone remember when Franken was on SNL (way back in the day) and his skit would always start with "Brought to you by the American Communist Party..."?
255 posted on 11/25/2008 9:44:15 PM PST by Stourme
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To: ari-freedom
what about the hannity and Susan Estrich show (see above)?

Nah, I can't stand her. She's not insightful...she's not entertaining. Bob Beckel would be good....he'd be entertaining at least.
256 posted on 11/25/2008 9:54:36 PM PST by Stourme
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To: ozzymandus
How about this, noob? Alan Colmes is as ugly as his politics and his debating style. Your other posts seem to indicate you prefer Alan to Sarah Palin. What’s up with that, noob?

If calling me names makes you high five yourself..then, go you. Your eWit is simply awe inspiring. I bet all the handicapped kids in your trailerpark fear you. Go you.
257 posted on 11/25/2008 10:09:26 PM PST by Stourme
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To: raybbr

My daughter saw him walking down the street in NYC recently. She called me and said “Mom, what’s that guys name that’s on that show on Fox? The really ugly guy?” I said “Alan Colmes”. She said “well i just saw him and i knew it was him because there is nobody else that could possibly be that ugly.”

OK, that wasn’t nice. May God forgive us for making that judgment.


258 posted on 11/25/2008 10:13:57 PM PST by uncitizen
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To: Stourme

Maybe you’re just on the wrong site. Making fun of handicapped kids and people who live in trailer parks while defending Alan Colmes and trashing Governor Sarah Palin, plus whining that being called a “noob” is name calling sound more like something that belongs on a leftie site. I’d call you a troll, but you’d burst into tears and call the ACLU.


259 posted on 11/26/2008 11:53:16 AM PST by ozzymandus
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To: ozzymandus
Maybe you’re just on the wrong site. Making fun of handicapped kids and people who live in trailer parks while defending Alan Colmes and trashing Governor Sarah Palin, plus whining that being called a “noob” is name calling sound more like something that belongs on a leftie site. I’d call you a troll, but you’d burst into tears and call the ACLU.

Weak and silly.
260 posted on 11/28/2008 4:20:35 PM PST by Stourme
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