MSNBC and Comedy Central had a field day with it. Hannity did apologize on his show for it(as a mistake) the day after it became a story.
If you remember in Fall 2009 there were two tea party rallies : a big one in September and a much smaller one on October, When covering the smaller one (October) Hannity used coverage of the later much bigger one (September) saying something like “What a huge crowd” and liberals immediately picked up on the fact that the leaves in the video were all still very green and that it was the same clip he used in September on his show.
Fox News Hannity Caught Using File Footage As Live Event
Sean Hannity to Jon Stewart: ‘You Were Right. We Apologize.’
Not the brightest bulb is a compliment. He is a RNC tool.
If the shoe fits; then let the message resonate per the 'ears that hear'.