Topic: Sean Hannity

Frank Luntz's Secret Tape Reveals the Right-Wing Media's True Cruise Control

Fox News

We've gotten so used to the idea that conservative media parrot official Republican Party talking points that even Luntz — king of the on-air focus group, prompter of Fox News teleprompters — is surprised when they fail to do so.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 4, 2013

Michelle Malkin and Sean Hannity Are the Defenders Mike Rice Didn't Ask For

Even the Rutgers coach himself said after his termination that "There is no excuse — I was wrong." But that didn't stop Hannity and Malkin from making excuses and saying that the coach's treatment of his student-athletes wasn't that​ bad. 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 6, 2013

Roger Ailes Insults Everyone in First Big Move of Fox Biography Chess Match

There are plenty of zingers in a new excerpt from the first of competing books on the Fox news boss. That appears to be the point — when Ailes is in charge, the Ailes book is about everyone else's fatal human flaws.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 28, 2013

Bob Woodward's Doing a Terrible Job Defending Himself

Bob Woodward offered his side of the White House "threat" story to Sean Hannity on Thursday night, presumably to defend himself from the firestorm of criticism over this week's weird incident.

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By David Wagner

Dec 31, 2012

Rachel Maddow's Surge Is Fox News' Worst Ratings Nightmare

The last batch of data available in 2012 show Fox News suffering a dramatic ratings decline — and Sean Hannity's viewers in particular keep disappearing, while Rachel Maddow's continue to tune in over at rival MSNBC.

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By Connor Simpson

Nov 9, 2012

Amazingly, Sean Hannity Can Evolve

Who knew Sean Hannity had it in him? But don't go thinking about laser eyes and Hannity in blue spandex with the rest of the X-Men just yet. When Sean Hannity says he has "evolved," he's not talking about mutant super powers. He's talking about his stance on immigration. 

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By Serena Dai

Oct 4, 2012

Jon Stewart Is Not impressed with Tucker Carlson's Race-Baiting

Jon Stewart was not impressed with Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson "racially charged" video of Barack Obama from 2007 that turned out to be a widely reported speech. In fact, Stewart pointed out last night on The Daily Show that Obama sounded just like a "notorious black liberation theologist": George W. Bush.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 2, 2012

Tucker Carlson Already Reported on That Tucker Carlson Exclusive

If you spent any time looking at Twitter on Tuesday night, your eyeballs are probably bleeding a little bit from the onslaught of hype and sensationalism surrounding a five-year-old video of Barack Obama talking about not much.

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By Serena Dai

Sep 18, 2012

Jon Stewart on When Conservative Pundits Promoted Arab Democracy

When the U.S. ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens was killed by protesters last week, conservative pundits took the opportunity to condemn Obama's attempts to encourage Muslim nations to embrace democratic change.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jul 19, 2012

George Zimmerman: 'It Was All God's Plan'

In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity last night, George Zimmerman apologized to Trayvon Martin's family, but also says he doesn't regret anything he did on the night of their deadly encounter. 

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2012

Sean Hannity's Show Is George Zimmerman's Safe Place

Sean Hannity has been in touch with George Zimmerman since before he turned himself in, so it's no surprise he scored the first media interview with the suspect in the Trayvon Martin shooting.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 19, 2012

The Smart Set

A Kinder, Gentler Mel Gibson Tirade; Bill O'Reilly Isn't Going Anywhere

Today: Fox News is reportedly close to extending the contracts of Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, Mel Gibson's latest recorded diatribe is slightly less unsettling and nauseating than earlier ones, and James Cameron has a new space venture.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 17, 2012

Grumpy Old Man Drops an F-Bomb On Sean Hannity's Show

A dazed and confused Robert Beckel livened up a debate Hannity last night when unleashed a curse word at a fellow panelist, then refused to believe he was actually on the air. 

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 22, 2012

Robert Pattinson Gets Weird; What Makes Sean Hannity Laugh

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Dino Grandoni

Feb 17, 2012

Chart of the Day

The Celebrity Charity Auction Index

How much would you pay to spend time with Samuel L. Jackson? Jeremy Lin? Snoop Dogg? Karl Rove? These don't have to be hypothetical questions. You actually can pay to meet them and other marquee names. For charity, of course.

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By John Hudson

Jun 8, 2011

Talk Radio's Long War on the Fairness Doctrine Is Over

What will talk radio talk about now that the FCC deleted its fairness doctrine rule?

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By Ray Gustini

May 12, 2011

Common Controversy Pushes Jon Stewart Close to the Edge

How do you respond to Fox News when it's a "caricature of [their] own cartoon"?

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