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Saturday, April 16, 2005

Hannity is a lying punk.

Fox News host: Repeat after me

If the conservative guests on Fox News' "Hannity and Colmes" sound especially on-message, that's because they're being coached by the best:

Sean Hannity himself.

On the March 31 installment of the shouting-head show, the guests included two of the late Terri Schiavo's former nurses, Trudy Capone and Carla Sauer Iyer, arguing that their patient wasn't brain-dead.

Between commercials, according to an off-air audiotape obtained by investigative comedian Harry Shearer for last Sunday's episode of his weekly radio program, "Le Show," Hannity coached the women on exactly how to respond when liberal co-host Alan Colmes cross-examined them.

"Just say, 'I'm here to tell what I saw,'" Hannity can be heard instructing his guests. "No matter what the question, 'I'm here to tell you what I saw. I'm here to tell you what I saw.'"

Hannity adds helpfully: "Say, 'I'm not going to be distracted by silliness.' How's that? Does that help you? Look into that camera. Look at me when I'm talking."

On the air, Iyer performs beautifully. "I don't have any opinions or judgments. I was there," she declares

After the segment ends, Hannity gushes off the air to the nurses: "We got the points out. It's hard, this isn't easy. But you did great, both of you. Thank you, guys. Those nurses are powerful, aren't they?"

On his radio show, Shearer injected: "Yeah, especially when they do what you tell 'em to do. Very powerful when they follow instructions from the host!"

A Fox News flack didn't respond to Lowdown's detailed message yesterday.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/300125p-256914c.html

4 Comments:

Blogger Christy said...

a 'news anchor' supposedly REPORTING the news...is COACHING people HOW to answer...I dont give a damn WHY he did it...the fact he DID do it shows something FAR more disturbing about our 'news personalitities' than I ever wanted to see.

The black out of the REAL NEWS is NOT just a problem.

Its the most dangerous thing I have ever seen.And OUR NATION will die from it.

16/4/05 9:23 PM  
Blogger Kangaroo Brisbane Australia said...

Sorry Tina I have seen this guy in action and he is definitely Lying Moron no 2 and as I have told him myself I do not beleive his babies would act in the fashion he does, He is nothing to be proud of

16/4/05 9:47 PM  
Blogger Christy said...

BTW Hi Tina and welcome to Reb Nation

16/4/05 10:04 PM  
Blogger Kangaroo Brisbane Australia said...

Sorry Guys certainly forgot my manners there, didnt I please excuse me Tina and welcome

17/4/05 1:15 AM  

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