Sean Hannity: Media Matters' 2008 Misinformer of the Year

[RedEarth]

As Media Matters for America has demonstrated time and again, Fox News' Sean Hannity has been a prolific and influential purveyor of conservative misinformation. But never has he so enthusiastically applied his talents for spreading misinformation as he did to the 2008 presidential race, focusing his energies primarily on President-elect Barack Obama. Day after day, Hannity devoted his two Fox News shows and his three-hour ABC Radio Networks program to "demonizing" the Democratic presidential candidates, starkly explaining in August: "That's my job. ... I led the 'Stop Hillary Express.' By the way, now it's the 'Stop Obama Express.' " Hannity's "Stop Obama Express" promoted and embellished a vast array of misleading attacks and false claims about Obama. Along the way, he uncritically adopted and promoted countless Republican talking points and played host to numerous credibility-challenged smear artists who painted Obama as a dangerous radical. When he was not going after Obama, Hannity attacked members of Obama's family, as well as Sen. Hillary Clinton and other progressives, and denied all the while that he had unfairly attacked anyone.

Hannity's attacks may have also influenced mainstream media coverage. ABC News' George Stephanopoulos appeared on Hannity's radio program on April 15, during which Hannity suggested to Stephanopoulos that he ask Obama at the Democratic presidential debate the following evening about his "association with Bill Ayers, the unrepentant terrorist from the Weather Underground." Stephanopoulos assured Hannity that he was "taking notes right now." Stephanopoulos then did ask Obama at the debate to "explain that relationship for the voters, and explain to Democrats why it won't be a problem," though he later denied that Hannity had exerted any influence on his questioning.

Because of the unending stream of falsehoods and character attacks that fueled the "Stop Obama Express," and the countless other distortions he promoted throughout 2008, Sean Hannity is Media Matters for America's Misinformer of the Year.

Among the myriad falsehoods and attacks that Hannity promoted throughout 2008, several found their way into regular rotation:

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170007

[lpbk2713]

1. I knew he could do it. I had every confidence in him.... LOL

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


He's a great American bullshitter.


K&R

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Media Matters, but Sean Hannity sure as hell doesn't.

Worthless hunk of dung.

[jazzjunkysue]

3. Wow. Takes alot of lying to beat Bill O'Leilly. I'm impressed.

NOT.

[Initech]

4. Dont forget his series of Hannity "Freedom" concerts!

Featuring traitorous bastard Oliver North, Mr. Achy Breaky Fuckin' Heart, some Christian singer I've never heard of, and the guy who sings that "God Bless The USA" song ( :puke: ).

[lpbk2713]

6. He milks those sheepies so shamelessly ... LOL.

... and they're so stupid they don't even realize they've been had.

They keep coming back for more and Hannity laughs all the way to the bank.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Initech]

8. I'm sure Hannity makes serious bank off of those.

Really though, who the fuck would want to go to a concert to see THAT lineup? :rofl:

[spanone]

5. and faux is still considered a 'news' channel? pfffft!

[Mad_Dem_X]

7. Damn, he must be crapping his pants

now that Obama's been elected! :rofl:

[Juche]

9. Get the fairness doctrine back

That way hannity will have to offer corrections when he lies. I would love to listen to him the next day with the followup "The following things I said yesterday were not true, and here are the corrections". After a month of that (and alot of bitching about totalitarianism, despite these people not minding the constitution being assaulted) you'd see alot less misinformation out there.

Combining Thom Hartmann with Hannity to replace Colmes would be nice too, but it won't happen. THey want a wimpy moderate.

[bleever]

10. So he's carrying the "Punch and Judy" show on as just plain "Punch"?

Stand by for severe drop in (ratings) altitude.

[progressoid]

11. And I give him douchebag of the year award

[DainBramaged]

12. Nanninazi's syndication was just delisted from the NY stock exchange

it will only be a matter of time before he loses most of his penetration (about 12,000,000) on radio and is left with his insipid tv show.


NYSE: Citadel, Entercom Face Delisting
NYSE requires that companies maintain an average closing price of $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days
Dec 3, 2008

Two more radio companies, Citadel Broadcasting and Entercom Communications, the third and fourth largest radio groups in the U.S., were notified this week by The New York Stock Exchange that their shares have fallen below the continued listing criteria.

NYSE requires that companies maintain an average closing price of $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days.

On Wednesday morning (Dec. 3), Entercom's stock was barely over $1.00 at $1.07 while Citadel's was at $0.18.

Entercom has six months to bring its average share price to $1.00.

Citadel plans to submit a plan to the NYSE within 45 days to demonstrate it can bring its share price into compliance.

Other radio companies facing delisting include Regent Communications, Radio One, Spanish Broadcasting System, and subscription radio service, Sirius XM Radio. Radio network Westwood One was delisted late last month.
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/local-broadcast/e3ie74177a2fee1ea6dc57875c5c8339106

[supernova]

13. Please, SH and "penetration" don't

belong in the same post.

:puke:

[DainBramaged]

14. I'd like to penetrate him with a telephone pole