Sean Hannity has to be one of the most desperate RW media hacks in history

[ProSense]

Fox News displays old campaign footage to claim Palin is getting ‘huge crowds’ at her book signings.

This afternoon, Fox News host Gregg Jarrett proudly announced that Sarah Palin is “continuing to draw huge crowds while she’s promoting her brand new book. Take a look at — these are some of the pictures just coming into us.” But the pictures that the network chose to display on-air appeared to be old file footage of Palin rallies from the 2008 presidential campaign. Individuals in the crowd are seen holding McCain/Palin signs, and others are holding pom-poms and cheering wildly. “There’s a crowd of folks,” a surprised Jarrett observed, referring to the old footage. Watch it:

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[Mnpaul]

1. 950 in Michigan

with 200 on standby
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/sarah_palins_first_book_tour_s_1.html

[Beacool]

10. I saw this on the news.

There were quite a number of people there. We may not like the woman, but she has her fans.

:shrug:

[izzybeans]

11. I hope that lady in the wheel chair doesn't hurt Santa's lap.

[Cha]

2. Didn't he just do this with the teabag cons? Or did

he get the idea from faux?

[Bitwit1234]

3. The people in that piece

that posted that the people who watch Fox don't care is correct. They could see Plain doing any amount of illegal things on TV and if Fox said it wasn't so they would believe them.

These are the types of idiots that watch Fox and listen to Rush. They really have no conscience else why would they believe this ignorant infomercial show. It is sickening that supposedly intelligent people support this crap. But we will never ever be able to break the cycle as long as Fox continues to spew their lies and hate.

[tledford]

5. "It is sickening that supposedly intelligent people support this crap."

What makes you think that anyone with any iota of intelligence watches Fox News? Everyone I've EVER met who watched it was a driveling idiot.

[JuniperLea]

12. I know a couple of very educated people who do...

Six figure salary, multiple degrees... it surprised the hell out of me.

I think it has more to do with the lack of emotional maturity and self-esteem rather than a lack of intelligence.

[MadMaddie]

14. I have Repug coworkers that are smart techies but

their flaw is that they honestly believe CNN is a far left leaning station and Faux is fair and balanced......oh and the other lie that is pushed out there that the majority of media is left leaning.....

I am not budging on pointing out the lies and they will not budge on the mindless lies...

[jenmito]

4. Let's send this to The Daily Show!

This could be the second time Hannity is busted for lying about crowd size and showing old footage!

[MiniMe]

6. That was my thought exactly.

Do we have the link?

[jenmito]

8. All I could find was this:

http://www.comedycentral.com/help/questionsCC.jhtml

[Canuckistanian]

7. I'm sure it was just an "inadvertent mistake"

Just as Hannity himself was.

[Raine1967]

9. Is that giant tic-tac head ever going to realize that WE HAVE VIDEO???

Seriously --- One would THINK he would have learned after the Daily Show dress down... Maybe he is setting himself for the insHannity Apology Tour.


(not holding my breath.)

[Cass]

13. Pathetic....that channel is such a joke but their viewers will eat this up.

They'll believe a gazillion people showed up for Sarah Palin's book event, even more than what showed up for the inauguration. If Faux News told them then, by God, it's the gospel truth.

I tried talking to one teabagging Faux News fan about the Glen Beck 9/12 rally - they were adamant that 2 million people were there and became almost belligerent with me for suggesting otherwise. You cannot dissuade these people from the propaganda that has been inserted into their brains by this so-called news channel. Barney Frank was right when he said you're better off talking to the dining room table.

[Yavin4]

15. Sean's Biggest Threat Is Glen Beck

Glen Beck represents raw, White racist hatred. While Sean is a mouth piece for the Republicans. Right now, White working class folks are abandoning the Republicans.