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The Moderate Voice —
... ideas but to vent feelings. But it also serves as a kind of attitudinal clearing house. And when someone who is not a member of the choir tunes in it can be truly off-putting. Most attention has focused on Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Michael Savage (who is rightfully upset about being banned from the UK in a group that includes terrorists and KKKers which the acid tongued and bombastic Savage is not). But now Sean Hannity seems to be pushing the envelope as he jumps the shark. Read THIS and ...
Malkin Award Nominee
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... "Is it safe to say that Democrats were willing to protect
pedophiles but not offer the same protection to servicemen and women?" - Sean Hannity on the gay hate crimes bill. ...
Hannity lies about hate-crimes bill, claims Dems protect pedophiles but not veterans
Orcinus —
... about preserving very real, basic freedoms -- freedom of association, freedom of travel, the freedom to live where we choose, and most of all the freedom from fear -- for every American. The only "freedom" upon which they impinge is that of violent yahoos to threaten and intimidate and take away the freedom of others. Is that the kind of freedom Sean Hannity and Steve King wish to protect? It seems so. They'll even lie through their teeth about it. Cross-posted at Crooks and Liars. ...
O'Reilly Whines That British Black List Is “Risky Business”
News Hounds —
... Britain? How about the Minute Men, they protest against illegal aliens . . . protest is sometimes defined as hate but that definition can be wrong . . . the hate speech list is risky business.” (Gotta wonder how risky he'd think it is if Janeane Garofalo made the list.) Well, Bill, you neglected to mention anti-abortion clinic bombers – or doesn't that fit into Fox News' Christian Network agenda? And let's talk about how both you and Sean Hannity covered, just last week, the false statements of Republican Steve King about the Matthew Sheperd hate crimes bills, with King ...
Dobson on hate crimes: Whatever happened to the 9th Commandment?
Crooks and Liars —
... the "right" of violent yahoos to seek out victims based on their perceived status as a member of a minority group and commit criminal acts against them. That's the right Dobson is defending here.
You also said this about the bill:
Even more concerning, the legislation could create special protection for pedophiles. Democrats voted down an amendment to the bill that would have excluded pedophilia from the definition of "sexual orientation."
That's a lie too.
There's nothing in either the federal legislation, or in ...
Fox&Friends Has Less Than Lucid Discussion Of Hate Crimes Bill – But What Else Is New!
News Hounds —
The conservative right wing, particularly the Christian right, hates “hate crime” legislation. There is the bogus talking point that it will prevent their beloved pastors from preaching – well – hatred towards homosexuals. They also think it will provide protection for pedophiles – something featured on both Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity’s shows. The Matthew Shephard Hate Crimes bill, passed by the US Senate 63 to 28, expands the current federal hate crime definition to include sexual preference as criteria for crimes carried out on the basis of race, religion, ...
Hate Crimes Bill On Its Way To Obama’s Desk!!! What Say You Fox News???
News Hounds —
... Can’t say, though, that Fox didn’t do its best to spread the gospel of hate in its “opinion” coverage of legislation which is long overdue. Sean Hannity, good Christian that he is, actually lied about the bill when he claimed that it would “protect pedophiles.” In saying this, he was in complete agreement with his guest, ...
