Anyone Watching Hannity and Colmes?

They covered the coffin "controversy". Hannity had some RWer - Michael Reagan, I think it was - on there to talk about how "disgusting" it was for "our party to be politicizing the war".

Hannity went into one of his spiels that went something like, "You lib'ruls and Democrats need to understand that you've been caught politicizing the war, undermining the President of the United States, blah blah...which is why you will lose in 2006".

I don't remember the name of the "Democratic Strategist" who was on there, but she an Alan Colmes did a pretty good job standing up for what's right. I'd give them a B for effort.

I noticed something about Hannity's "debate" tactics tonight: he will deliberately throw other issues into the mix to force his opposition to start talking about other issues. He absolutely did it tonight. He got off on this tangent about how Democrats have "flip-flopped" on the war and how "insane" it is to create a timetable for leaving Iraq. Is there a proper name for that tactic? Misdirection?

Therefore, the political opposition will focus on other issues on which they may not be as strong and forget about the issue at hand. If Hannity engaged in a real debate with a liberal who wasn't afraid to stand up for their beliefs, where he wasn't allowed to talk above and over people and misdirect them onto other red herring issues, he'd lose big. He's a blue-collar redneck hack, and pardon my conceit, folks, but I really believe that I could smoke him in a proper debate. So could any of you.

Incidentally, this was another reminder of why I'm a Democrat. I am SO glad that I am a Democrat and not a member of the morally bankrupt, lying, elitist, freedom-hating Republican party. You guys are great; I'd much rather be associated with you than holier-than-thou hacks like Hannity. :cheers:
Ringo

Bought time for him to put up or shut up. Support George, Sean you little coward. Sign up and fight them terrists nose to nose like a man.

The silly little RW mouthpiece wouldn't make it through basic... :rofl:

I would rather stick burning pencils in my eyes than watch that Hannity asswipe.

:puke:

suddenly you're not talking about the issue, but about how you're really don't hate America. If they can accuse you of being some unreasoning hater and then have you responding to that, in some ways they've won the debate. The idea seems to be that they are the last one's standing, usually because the Dem has run screaming into the streets from trying to deal with the inanity of their arguements.

Every Democratic/liberal guest that Shammity has on his show falls for it hook line and sinker. The woman tonight was sucked right into it.

It's kind of like the board game Risk. I've never personally played it, but I hear that it's impossible to win when you're having to defend multiple areas at once. It's better to contain your troops in one central, well-defended area than defend multiple areas at once. In the same way, it's much better to debate a topic like this one than debate this topic AND the war AND when we should get out of Iraq AND how patriotic we are, etc.
Ringo

he is great...

To show America the draped coffins show honor to our fallen heroes

Arguments are won on a point-by-point basis. Even when the other side stays on the same ISSUE, if they are losing a point in the argument, rather than concede defeat, they will switch to the next point. This way, at the end of the debate, they have conceded nothing. Is that what it's called - misdirection?

I was already a liberal and a strong Democrat when I first joined up. Hearing Hannity only makes me glad that I'm with YOU guys and not the holier-than-thou RWers.
Ringo

were looking for the term "red herring," right? But it is misdirection, essentially.

Hannity idolized and learned the technique by listening to Grant's rants in the 70's....

I'm driving home today and I catch a few minutes of Hand-job's show.

He's performing fellatio on "COLONEL OLIVER NORTH".
They are talking about some big thing they are having for the troops in San Diego.

2006 Hannity Freedom Concert - San Diego, California
With Country Music’s Biggest Stars

It will take place on August 2, at the Coors Amphitheater Located at:

2050 Entertainment Circle
Chula Vista, California 91911.

Featuring country music legend Hank Williams, Jr., the Freedom Concert will honor our men and women in uniform and benefit the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund for the children of our military heroes who have been killed or permanently disabled in service to our country.

Hank, Jr. will be joined by Lee Greenwood – whose song “God Bless the USA” is considered one of the most recognizable patriotic songs ever written.

You don't want to miss the 2006 Freedom Concert.

WITH...

NEIL BOORTZ and ANN COULTER no less as " Special Guests"

Our troops can not be this fucking stupid can they?

his 'Mid-life Crisis Roadshow"

I've also read where free country music CDs are being to sent to soldiers in Iraq. Are soldiers interested in any other sort of music?

GOP or DEM, for that matter.

The pundits dont impress me- the Repubs are liars and the DEMs they have on wont call them on it.