Sean Hannity says HE writes the Talking Points as he berates Robert Kuttner
By John Amato Wednesday Sep 10, 2008 2:00pm
UPDATED: Sean Hannity, the guy who says he's a big Christian Conservative, yells at Robert Kuttner, a policy wonk type of guy with such venom that it was kind of shocking actually. I would have expected Hannity's rage directed elsewhere so it struck me as odd.
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Kuttner: "I'm not here to be insulted, either. You're doing RNC talking points."
Hannity: I don't have any RNC - these are HANNITY talking points. I write the talking points. You spew this line..."
Kuttner: "I don't spew any goddamn line. Stop insulting me or I'm walking off the set."
Hannity: "Go ahead! Go! Good-bye! Leave! I don't care! Go right ahead! Walk off! You said the economy's in dire straits."
Kuttner: "Do you want to deny that, you fool?"
After Robert finished up the opening segment with Colmes, the cowardly Hannity went berserk on Robert, telling him all he said was garbage and more garbage, but much nastier than usual. When Kuttner said that Hannity was reading RNC talking points, Hannidate said that he writes the talking points. Now, he was talking about Hannity's talking points, but there is no differences between what Hannity says and what Drudge/Linbaugh and McCain's camp say. Usually there's a 36 hour turnaround from Hannity's mouth to the McCain camp making a video so Robert wasn't that far off.
Kuttner threatened to walk off the set and actually he should have. Instead, he called Sean a fool and a host of other names. Robert should feel proud though since Hannity called McCain a liar when he was backing Romney.
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Kuttner is my new hero. I don't know how many times I've wanted to call Hannity a "fool" to his face! Kuttner actually did it!! In my view, this should happen to Hannity constantly: he should be called a fool to his face every five seconds. Why? Because that's what he is.
Can we make this the story for the next 24 hours? :/
Go Robert! And Hannity fills me with disgust. Right wing sociopath. The belligerance and hatred are beyond the pale.
I'd would have punched Hannity in the face. He's the type of guy that would scream, "I'm going to sue you!"
You can just tell. He's the biggest bag of hot air on television... next to Brill-O.
Hannity looked like he was going to go into melt down. He is a fool because he denies reality and seems to hate anything that he cannot dominate.
God love ya, i don't know how you can watch that poison.
Howdy, strangers! [Bye, off topic McPointer troll! PS. No McPoints for you-Sitemonitor]
Hannity sickens me. He truly is a brazen, effing liar and -- he is an obnoxious and idiotic cretin. He's laughing all the way to the bank too. As so many others have said, SH, "You can fool some of the folks some of the time but . . . "
Hannity: Shanty Irish belligerence and stupidity. Great attributes for a foot-soldier against cavalry. Not so much for anything else...
This is up there right with the Ron Paul supporters you tube in NH! When they chased hannity down the road yelling the whole time! This one the coward Hannity couldn't walk away as the guy had him sitting right there!
I love how hannity comes across when he first jumps in as simply nothing more than someone who couldn't stand for the other 2 to be having a convo without him.
wow . . . kuttner rocks . . . i thought he should have walked off when things blew up, but then he hung in there and calmly articulated the issues . . . hannity must be wishing that he could scrub this from his viewers memories
what happened to the noon time thread.......vanished?
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time. Those last we call "Republicans."
You notice how Hannidick keeps throwing out incoherent numbers on different issues like he's drowning in a sea of facts and he can't get a life boat! What an asshat!
I love Robert Kuttner! Go get 'em Robby!
He writes the wrongs that make the whole world sting
He writes the wrongs of Bush and GOP-ish things
He writes the wrongs that make Ed Murrow cry
He writes the wrongs, he writes the wrongs ...
He is Hannity, and he writes the wronggggsssssssssss!
Finally! Someone stands up to Hannity and calls him out to his face. I hope he takes Mr Kuttner's advice that the repubs run the campaign on the issue that the economy is great.
For the life of me, I don't know why Democrats/progressives/liberals ever, EVER deign to appear on FOX News. They're being ambushed, for lack of a better word, and when (usually) they're well-armed they're shouted down. Just stay the fuck out of their studios. Marginalize them into obscurity. Their audience just enjoys being lied to anyway, so let Hannity, O'Reilly, Cavuto, Doocy et al just shout in a fucking echo chamber.
love this new guy. he wont back down a bit and neither should he. i bet anybody a thousand bucks that Billo NEVER has him on his show.
there is only one way to deal with the likes of hannity (gaelic for no talent) a can of mace and a baseball bat. since he spends most of his time talking out of his ass, lets give him a broken jaw and make him do it ALL of the time.
dosido @ 2:
I agree -- look, food fight!
Nick T @ 6:
And he believes in slaughtering people who aren't Christians. He loves wars. He is against abortion because he wants to draft them and send them off to have their limbs blown off for the oil industry.
He hates the US Constitution, voting again and again for illegal and unconstitutional bills that deprive Americans of basic rights.
He votes again and again for government pork and waste. His VP pick Sarah Palin was a champion for the famous Bridge to Nowhere. When it got canceled, she didn't even return the money allocated for it.
McCain supports gay marriages and civil unions. McCain is against gay marriages and civil unions.
McCain is a vocal opponent of many of the bills that he champions, fights for and ultimately votes for.
McCain is against everything he stands for.
He's a loud baffoon yet most of America believes him.
We're in big trouble, folks.
Hannity's behavior is inexcusable. I don't know how people can watch or listen to his screeching. My grandmother always said, "an empty barrel makes the most noise." So true in his case.
Is the sky blue where Hannity lives? I imagine just a Katrina sized poop storm wherever he goes.
Wow, Robert rocked the house by standing up to him.
These republicans are just plain scared! The more afraid they become the more vicious they are. Watch as they progress in their downward spiral. They are also incapable of listening or having a thoughtful discussion or debate.
Nick T @ 6:
Howdy Nick! How much does the McCain campaign pay for blog posts?
I keep waiting for the day for Colmes to flip out on Hannity. He likes having his job too much.
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Every guest needs to go on there and call him a fool.
So the trolls are out in force now.
The election is coming up, it's time for the Republican volunteers to cover the blogs in graffiti.
Once they win, and they get World War III rolling, they'll be out of Mom's basement and in the Middle East, getting their arms and legs blown off.
Will they look back on today and say, "I really showed those liberals!"?
Ok, middle of the road guy here, long time republican (and confirmed Obamacan); I despise Sean Hannity and his blowhard ways. One thing I know, though... the truer the truth, the louder he shouts 'cuz the truth is so powerful the only way he can hide it is to bury it in a pile of invective (or P.B.S: Polar bear Sh*t).
Take it from me; I come from a family of big-wig financial types who have been crapping their diapers over the fugged up economy... and they're very anxious over the latest bad news concerning Lehman Brothers. It is the tip of the iceberg and the job of the Sean Hannitys of this world is to distract you from the issue.
Mayday@25:
It hasn't stopped them in the past eight years (more, since they began their ascent after Reagan gutted the Fairness Doctrine) ... and restoring those principles is what it will take to get these pustulent hatemongers off the airwaves.
They aren't going to go away after Obama wins ... they're going to get louder.
Nick T @ 6: Howdy, strangers! This is a great discussion you’re having! If I may add some thoughts
Nah, it's okay. On their best days that load of codswallop could not qualify as a single "thought." I was gonna suggest you eat shit and die. But the post proves you have already consumed a whole plate-ful of GOPoop. So just die, already...
The more things change the more they stay the same. Roves' smear machine delivers this garbage every morning and Hannratty delivers every evening..just more lies...to these scums - truth.
If the Dems just ignored these fools then their audience would shrink and would only be people who hate. Soon they would all explode from the self-injected KoolAide. Put up all the clocks you want and count yourself down to your own demise. We'd be laughing out loud in the streets...
Last comment about Hannratty....don't have the time for stupidity.
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We simply cannot let this reckless risk to our country happen.
Nick T @ 6
Howdy, Nick T! I bet you're a spambot! And if you're not, please give my best wishes to the Honorable Prime Minister of Nigeria in this Country for his $22 Million American dollars donation to my bank account!
I hate Sean Hannity. But what I hate even more is Alan Colmes. He sat there and allowed Hannity to shout and disrespect a guest on the show. Colmes represents the problem with the Dems. No balls. Why is Karl Rove still on that show. Why are all these war criminal still out there.
Hey Hannity, I'm challenging you to a real fist fight for the next time you come back to El Paso. I'll show you how to respect people. You need to be shown some manners.
kevishere @ 27:
I think it was Mencken who said it is difficult to get a man to denounce the lie upon which his job depends...
6 Nick T Says:
Methinks you're drinking GOP Kool-Aid!
I just want to punch that Hannity bitch's lights out.
Kuttner's a decent guy. At first, when Hannity started in with his abusive diatribe, Kuttner looked really taken aback. It was great to see him recover and call Hannity a fool and an idiot. Of course, it didn't phase Pinhead Sean.
Hannity really got his ass kicked on every level. Good for Kuttner for first getting back in Hannity's rude face as a man, then schooling him on the facts! I am glad he didn't walk off: he got to sit and beat Hannity around the room with more reason, more facts and a direct assault on Hannity's bullshit. And what was the sum total of Hannity's response? "Myeh! Yer a fibber! Myeh myeh!". No facts to back up that assertion; just the usual repug invective and bullcrap.
Be embarrassed, Hannity, you thug, you toothless bully.
Fox hires scumbags like Hannity to raise the BP of their guests. Hannity is oblivious about the economy that thousands of people have lost their jobs. The Feds are not going to bail the people out, but only the housing markets.
May be Fox ought to fire Hannity and then he might voice his opinion on this subject.
How about that!
Chuck @ 40:
I just wanna jelly his knees or his wrists, so he can be as helpless as the people whom he mocks so readily
"The exciting thing about John McCain is that he hits on all cylinders"
Like when he says Al Qaida is getting training in Iran? Or when he claims Iraq is safe as long as you travel with a platoon with air support?
He deliberately threw you fanatical social conservative a bone with Palin. Believe me when people understand the conservative christian agenda they are going to reject it.
"We need judges who believe in the original intent of the Constitution and show great jurisprudence, who do not legislate from the bench and are constructionists. We are one judge away from the reversal of Roe v. Wade."
You mean like Scalia et al arguing AGAINST HABEAS CORPUS? Are you a fucking IDIOT?
Hannity is a complete sham folks. Here is a man who just signed another multi-million dollar conttract for spewing propoganda and millions of lower middle class idiots follow his every word! There are people who are living paycheck to paycheck and have no insurance, yet they slurp up all this guy's BS. I dont know what the hek is wrong with Americans today? Rush and Orally and this creep have millions of poor people that love to hear this crap, the problem is once Hannity and Rush are off the air and in their limos driving to their mansions, they laugh at these morons called their listeners!
Gws @ 36:
colmes is a faux-dem. He is what they're referring to when they use the 'fair and balanced' lie.
BobD @ 9:
I had the same response! Wow, i love watching Hannity get yelled at. More, Kuttner, more!
Kuttner did a nice job, but he could have simplified it and stayed more on message instead of getting sucked into Hannity's world of name-calling. All the Dems and the Obama camp should be repeating this mantra....it's about the redistribution of wealth.
The right wing phonies, and let's be honest, even most Republicans admit the economy is in shambles, can spew growth and gnp all day long, the fact of the matter is wealth is being funneled to the top. The Dems need to say more than just "the average familoy is in trouble" They need to frame it specifically as the rich have gotten richer. They should be all over the tax plans so everyone knows Obama's (even though it could be even more progressive) is about spreading wealth out more evenly. They should be all over Corporate welfare stats. They should be screaming about the deficit. But they need to frame it all under one umbrella so Joe Public understands
It's about redistribution of wealth away top richest 5% to the 95% who only have one kitchen!
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MN USA @ 22:
Dead on
Too bad Kuttner didn't address the camera and yell, "He's lying to you, look at the house down the street with the foreclosure sign, look at your benefits package, and your 401k!"
Hannity is one of these right brain thinkers who depends on non-verbal communication. This makes him particularly vulnerable to MANIPULATION. If he had a left braion at all he would think a little more logically about what his guest had to say instead of railing against something he frankly does not understand.
Hannity, Billo and Limpballs are becoming unglued. This gives me hope. That means this election IS about change and it terrifies them. The Rights nefarious scheme to make a permament Republican Majority is blown to bits. Even if McCain wins the White House, the Democrats will have full control of the house and senate. That means no more judges like Alito or Roberts. It's enough to make them spit.
Jeff Boatright @ 50:
Who's the spambot?
Jeff Boatright @ 50:
Thank you.
Better yet. Why doesn't the sitemonitor block it?
i tried watching h&c moths ago i quit. i'm NOT wired for their nonsense.....he is so over the top....it was like toture. hannity is a puppet for (R)/corps.
Nick T @ 6:
Uh-oh, one of your "heroes" has come under attack! Obfuscate! Obfuscate!
Loved watching Kuttner hand it to the shitsack, fuckstick Hannity, but I had to hear Hannity in the process. That's time I'll never get back. I feel bereft.
Ignore Hannity. He's a registered cokehead. I hear Cindy McCain has a large cocaine habit.
Moreover, John McCain, the cadaver-in-command, also needs MORE lipstick.
Yellow Elephant Safari @ 47:
Yeah, its disgusting. They always bring on wimpy so called democrats like Colmes, Juan Williams, etc. *** They are supposed to make a point but don't be too strong, just enough to say we are fair and balanced. But don't get mad or forceful, the FOX fans just eat it up. And it works!!! As so we have wimps like Nancy and Harry too afraid to speak up and shout those fools down.
Here's a fun little video from Robert Greenwald called I'm John McCain and I approve this message. The video calls him out as a liar and a sleazeball.
tommytimp @ 17:
Unfortunately, in some basackwards places in this fair land, if Dems aren't seen on Fux in whatever capacity, they aren't seen AT ALL.
Glad he stayed after Hannity lost it.
What a pathetic, lying pussy. To have the gall to say that the economy is doing well?
Hannity's vanity. He spews the RNC talking points, everyone knows that as it's no secret. Sure glad he was called the fool he is. Great stuff.
Sean Hannity... he's the dumbshit who considers that war criminal Oliver North to be his personal hero, right?
Here's an idea, Fox News. Dump Colmes and replace his with O'Reilly. Don't bother having guests. Just let this fucknut Sean and Bill scream and yell at each other. Doesn't matter what they say. It will provide the same outcome.
Gws @ 61:
I'd love to see hannity try that crap with someone like Jim Webb.
Hannity smells of desperation. Fool indeed, he got off easy. The surge is working? Really? We've spent a trillion dollars in Iraq and what did we get for the investment?
Nick T, just who the hell do you think your posting crap for John McCain on this website for? None of us support anyone who doesn't allow gay people to marry. You are the laziest sack of shit I've ever seen. If you were any good at what you do, you'd try to paint McCain in a little more liberal light you f*cking hack.
Sean Hannity is turning into quite the diva. For a guy who hates gay people, Hannity is one flaming queen with no room to talk.
Gws @ 61:
How about canning Colmes and have a Hannity and Kuttner?
Teddy Phuf @ 49:
Looks. There's no use trying to send a message about issue. The FOX FOLKS DON'T LISTEN TO THIS. They just want Hannity and O'Reilly to shout folks down. Kutter calling Hannity and idiot is the right approach. This is all they understand. I would attack FOX and Sean Hannity personally and even threaten them. This is all they understand.
I love how Hannity throws out "lowest average unemployment in 4 decades" and "lowest inflation in 3 decades" and then switches them up.
enor @ 21:
Not sure if most of America believes him, but the fact that so many pay (their cable bills) to hear him is indeed disturbing.
Hint--if you can afford to pay to listen to Clannity, the recession has not yet hit you.
Ron @ 72:
I would like Hannity and Sharpton!!!! Or even better Hannity and Phil Donahue.
Hannity is a Christian Conservative.
Well they suck, they're all assholes.
I worked for them, lived with some and they are all brutal, hypocritical, thieving bastards.
No surprises from Handjobity.
I read C&L every day but have never felt the need to post, until now.
Each time I have the displeasure to watch a slice of Hannity and Colmb's program I am nauseated that this is what has happened to political discourse. Inside of a minute Hannity was able to launch into the anti-democrat/Obama mantra that all the right wing bloggers parrot; give up on the surge/lose the war, hangs out with criminals and terrorists, wants to raise your taxes/socialize healthcare...if he had also said that Obama voted present over 100 times in the Senate (IL) and is a sexist, elitist, babykiller he would have gotten through all his talking points. What has to happen to move beyond partisan screeds seeing as people can easliy put themselves in a idological bubble never hearing a dissenting idea or opinion?
Kudos to Mr. Kuttner for staning up to the bully that is Hannity.
Phoenix Justice @ 74:
Who's pulling the strings to keep this clown on the air?...
That's the question....
BobbyG @ 34:
Great Job Bobby!!
gawd @ 68:
Nah, they'd simply suck each others' d*cks for the entire show. Not sure the sponsors would approve.
Oh man, I love it when traitors get their fucking rightarded heads handed to 'em.
What planet does Hannity live on???????!!!!!!!!!! He is completely detached!!!!! Even McCain says we're in trouble!
Saw this on Newhounds earlier. Fun to watch Hannity get his bowels in an uproar.
Hannity's hilarious. Your economy is in the toilet, he thinks it's fine.
Fredric L. Rice @ 82:
That's what I want Obama's surrogates to do....
We need help on that----
Also any media types that can help would be most appreciated....
That's why I asked for Oprah to please help us....
Ricky Bones @ 83:
Planet Hannity, where we all look like Nathan Lane.
What universe does Hannity live in? Unemployment is the lowest it has been in 40 years? WTF?
Now, in fairness, if people have been on the unemployment rolls for a while, and they don't find work, they get dropped and are no longer counted. A nice Stalinist statistical tool, no? They only measure the people who are active in the unemployment system, not those who outlive their entitlements.
The economy is in the tank. Iraq is a clusterfuck. Afghanistan is getting more and more violent. People are losing their healthcare, jobs, homes, etc. because of this poorly-managed economy.
The Clinton-Gore recession? GIVE ME A BREAK. The economy was very strong under Clinton/Gore. The problems w/ the economy began after Dubya took office, after the 9/11 attacks, etc. Don't blame Clinton for this one, Insanity.
Good for Kuttner, telling Hannity to his face what a fool he is. Poor, insane Sean Hannity.
Gws @ 73:
Weak. You face Hannity so much more by sending a concise powerful message that resonates and he can't refute. If you get in a yelling match, he will almost always win, it's his show, he gets last word, he can control the medium. You repeat the message he can't refute. Let him look like bully.
It's not brain surgery.
Scumbag Hannity gets paid over 10 million a year to spew the BULLSHIT he does...
10 Million dollars puts you out of touch pretty fucking quick..
Limbaugh gets 500 million...
These people have no ground to stand on.