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highplainsdem

(48,987 posts) Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:01 PM Apr 2018

Matthew Yglesias: Unethical of Hannity to cover Cohen raid w/out disclosing he's a client

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t seems a little unethical of Hannity to have been covering the Michael Cohen raids without disclosing that he’s a client.

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Matthew Yglesias: Unethical of Hannity to cover Cohen raid w/out disclosing he's a client (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 2018 OP

The words "Hannity" and "ethics" do not belong in the same universe. Hong Kong Cavalier Apr 2018 #1

Hannity is a con man Renew Deal Apr 2018 #2

Hannity is a racist punk. IluvPitties Apr 2018 #4

Hannity is more than a little unethical. spanone Apr 2018 #3

My thoughts exactly Bradshaw3 Apr 2018 #10

Sadly this might not even make the top 5 of his most unethical list... Blue_Tires Apr 2018 #15

I see a "vacation" MFM008 Apr 2018 #5

Shep Smith just reported that Producers have been True Blue American Apr 2018 #19

gee ya think? But, that would simply be the very latest of Hannity's ethical lapses hlthe2b Apr 2018 #6

I'd think that also applies to all of his pro-Trump shows as well. nt procon Apr 2018 #7

Surprise, surprise, surprise! nt Cognitive_Resonance Apr 2018 #8

I wonder if there are some NDAs for him in those files UpInArms Apr 2018 #9

Great news to start out the week PatentlyDemocratic Apr 2018 #11

only "a little" unethical? NewJeffCT Apr 2018 #12

I had a similar reaction to the word 'little' nm Jarqui Apr 2018 #20

Even Faux has got to have some ethics?? C_U_L8R Apr 2018 #13

was hannity being blackmailed by trump or cohen? getagrip_already Apr 2018 #14

Oh! leftstreet Apr 2018 #18

They sure are going to examine the origins of that $130,000 bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #23

I dunno, if that were the case wouldn't every Fox mouthpiece be a Cohen client? dameatball Apr 2018 #27

Hannity has an accuser Tavarious Jackson Apr 2018 #28

"Unethical of Hannity" ... Jopin Klobe Apr 2018 #16

Perhaps Fox should be proactive before advertisers start dropping. Chakaconcarne Apr 2018 #17

Ethics was never high on his priority list CanonRay Apr 2018 #21

He forgot he sarcasm thingy! GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #22

Hannity is just another lying rw punk-ass russian repug. lark Apr 2018 #24

I wonder what Hannity needed "fixed" world wide wally Apr 2018 #25

Very naive from Mr. Yglesias Perseus Apr 2018 #26

Did anyone think Hannity even knew what ethics means??? TNNurse Apr 2018 #29

Hannity says he didnt pay Cohen. Any work was pro bono. Marcuse Apr 2018 #30

Just how many "David Dennison"s are there? flibbitygiblets Apr 2018 #31

Hong Kong Cavalier

(4,572 posts)

1. The words "Hannity" and "ethics" do not belong in the same universe.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:02 PM

Apr 2018

n/t

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

2. Hannity is a con man

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:02 PM

Apr 2018

So that's no surprise

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

4. Hannity is a racist punk.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:03 PM

Apr 2018

spanone

(135,838 posts)

3. Hannity is more than a little unethical.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:02 PM

Apr 2018

Bradshaw3

(7,522 posts)

10. My thoughts exactly

Reply to spanone (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:08 PM

Apr 2018

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

15. Sadly this might not even make the top 5 of his most unethical list...

Reply to spanone (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:40 PM

Apr 2018

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And I'm just talking since 2016...

Did everybody forget about the whole "pipeline to Julian Assange" thing already??

MFM008

(19,814 posts)

5. I see a "vacation"

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:03 PM

Apr 2018

In Hannitys future..

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)

19. Shep Smith just reported that Producers have been

Reply to MFM008 (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:50 PM

Apr 2018

Trying to contact Sean. When they do he will report on it.

Here come de Judge!

hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)

6. gee ya think? But, that would simply be the very latest of Hannity's ethical lapses

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:03 PM

Apr 2018

procon

(15,805 posts)

7. I'd think that also applies to all of his pro-Trump shows as well. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:04 PM

Apr 2018

Cognitive_Resonance

(1,546 posts)

8. Surprise, surprise, surprise! nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:06 PM

Apr 2018

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)

9. I wonder if there are some NDAs for him in those files

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:07 PM

Apr 2018

n/t

PatentlyDemocratic

(89 posts)

11. Great news to start out the week

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:13 PM

Apr 2018

I can’t stop laughing to myself. The clown’s motives revealed to all.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

12. only "a little" unethical?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:14 PM

Apr 2018

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it seems to be violating one of the prime directives of conflicts of interest.

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)

20. I had a similar reaction to the word 'little' nm

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:51 PM

Apr 2018

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)

13. Even Faux has got to have some ethics??

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:33 PM

Apr 2018

Some? Any? A smidge? A mere crumb?

getagrip_already

(14,752 posts)

14. was hannity being blackmailed by trump or cohen?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:36 PM

Apr 2018

Kinda makes some amount of sense. Cohen really only does one thing; he shuts up accusers with money.

If you are willing to pay an accuser to shut up, you would probably be willing to give trump positive coverage to keep it from leaking out. By accident, of course.