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hotsexygrl42
17th June 2004, 02:50
You're not listening, Susan. You've got to learn something. He had weapons of mass destruction. He promised to disclose them. And he didn't do it. You would have let him go free; we decided to hold him accountable." (4/13/04)

FACT: Hannity's assertion comes more than six months after Bush Administration weapons inspector David Kay testified his inspection team had "not uncovered evidence that Iraq undertook significant post-1998 steps to actually build nuclear weapons or produce fissile material" and had not discovered any chemical or biological weapons. (Bush Administration Weapons Inspector David Kay,


2. Colin Powell on Iraq

HANNITY: "Colin Powell just had a great piece that he had in the paper today. He was there [in Iraq]. He said things couldn't have been better." (9/19/03)

FACT: "Iraq has come very far, but serious problems remain, starting with security. American commanders and troops told me of the many threats they face--from leftover loyalists who want to return Iraq to the dark days of Saddam, from criminals who were set loose on Iraqi society when Saddam emptied the jails and, increasingly, from outside terrorists who have come to Iraq to open a new front in their campaign against the civilized world." (Colin Powell,)

3. Saddam/Al-Qaeda Connection

HANNITY: "And in northern Iraq today, this very day, al Qaeda is operating camps there, and they are attacking the Kurds in the north, and this has been well-documented and well chronicled. Now, if you're going to go after al Qaeda in every aspect, and obviously they have the support of Saddam, or we're not." (12/9/02)

FACT: David Kay was on the ground for months investigating the activities of Hussein's regime. He concluded "But we simply did not find any evidence of extensive links with Al Qaeda, or for that matter any real links at all." He called a speech where Cheney made the claim there was a link "evidence free." (Boston Globe, 6/16/04)

4. 9/11 Investigation

HANNITY: "[After 9-11], liberal Democrats at first showed little interest in the investigation of the roots of this massive intelligence failure...[Bush and his team] made it clear that determining the causes of America's security failures and finding and remedying its weak points would be central to their mission." (Let Freedom Ring, by Sean Hannity)

TRUTH: Bush Opposed the creation of a special commission to probe the causes of 9/11 for over a year. On 5/23/02 CBS New Reported "President Bush took a few minutes during his trip to Europe Thursday to voice his opposition to establishing a special commission to probe how the government dealt with terror warnings before Sept. 11." Bush didn't relent to pressure to create a commission, mostly from those Hannity would consider "liberal" until September 2002. (CBS News, 5/23/02; ABC News, 9/20/02)

5. The Recession

HANNITY: "First of all, this president -- you know and I know and everybody knows -- inherited a recession...it was by every definition a recession" (11/6/02)

HANNITY: "Now here's where we are. The inherited Clinton/Gore recession. That's a fact." (5/6/03)

HANNITY: "The president inherited a recession." (7/10/03)

HANNITY: "He got us out of the Clinton-Gore recession." (10/23/03)

HANNITY: "They did inherit the recession. They did inherit the recession. We got out of the recession." (12/12/03)

HANNITY: "And this is the whole point behind this ad, because the president did inherit a recession." (1/6/04)

HANNITY: "Historically in every recovery, because the president rightly did inherit a recession. But historically, the lagging indicator always deals with employment." (1/15/04)

HANNITY: "Congressman Deutsch, maybe you forgot but I'll be glad to remind you, the president did inherit that recession." (1/20/04)

HANNITY: "He did inherit a recession, and we're out of the recession." (2/2/04)

HANNITY: "The president inherited a recession." (2/23/04)

HANNITY: "The president inherited a recession." (3/3/04)

HANNITY: "Well, you know, we're going to show ads, as a matter of fact, in the next segment, Congressman. Thanks for promoting our next segment. What I like about them is everything I've been saying the president ought to do: is focusing in on his positions, on keeping the nation secure in very difficult times, what he's been able to do to the economy after inheriting a very difficult recession, and of course, the economic impact of 9/11." (3/3/04)

HANNITY: "All right. So this is where I view the economic scenario as we head into this election. The president inherited a recession." (3/16/04)

HANNITY: "First of all, we've got to put it into perspective, is that the president inherited a recession." (3/26/04)

HANNITY: "Clearly, we're out of the recession that President Bush inherited." (4/2/04)

HANNITY: "Stop me where I'm wrong. The president inherited a recession, the economic impact of 9/11 was tremendous on the economy, correct?" (4/6/04)

HANNITY: "[President George W. Bush] did inherit a recession." (5/3/04)

HANNITY: "[W]e got [the weak U.S. economy] out of the Clinton-Gore recession." (5/18/04)

HANNITY: "We got out of the Clinton-Gore recession." (5/27/04)

HANNITY: "We got out of the Clinton-Gore recession." (6/4/04)

FACT: "The recession officially began in March of 2001 -- two months after Bush was sworn in -- according to the universally acknowledged arbiter of such things, the National Bureau of Economic Research. And the president, at other times, has said so himself." (Washington Post, 7/1/03)

6. The Hispanic Vote

HANNITY: "The Hispanic community got to know him in Texas. They went almost overwhelming for him. He more than quadrupled the Hispanic vote that he got in that state." (9/16/03)

FACT: Exit polls varied in 1998 governors race, but under best scenario he increased his Hispanic vote from 24 to 49 percent – a doubling not a quadrupling. He lost Texas Hispanics to Gore in 2000, 54-43 percent. (Source: NCLR , NHCSL)

7. White House Vandalism

HANNITY: "Look, we've had these reports, very disturbing reports -- and I have actually spoken to people that have confirmed a lot of the reports -- about the trashing of the White House. Pornographic materials left in the printers. They cut the phone lines. Lewd and crude messages on phone machines. Stripping of anything that was not bolted down on Air Force One. $200,000 in furniture taken out." (1/26/01)

TRUTH: According to statements from the General Services Administration that were reported on May 17, little if anything out of the ordinary occurred during the transition, and "the condition of the real property was consistent with what we would expect to encounter when tenants vacate office space after an extended occupancy." (FAIR)

8. Patriotism

HANNITY: "I never questioned anyone's patriotism." (9/18/03)

FACT:

HANNITY: (to attorney Stanley Cohen) "Is it you hate this president or that you hate America?" (4/30/03)

HANNITY: "Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?" (6/12/03)

HANNITY: "You could explain something about your magazine, [the Nation]. Lisa Featherstone writing about the hate America march, the [anti-war] march that took place over the weekend..." (1/22/03)

HANNITY: "'I hate America.' This is the extreme left. There is a portion of the left -- not everybody who's left -- that does hate this country and blame this country for the ills of the world..." (1/23/02)

HANNITY: (speaking to Sara Flounders co-director of the International Action Center) "You don't like this country, do you? You don't -- you think this is an evil country. By your description of it right here, you think it's a bad country." (9/25/01)

9. Separation of Church and State

HANNITY: "It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state." (8/25/03)

FACT: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." (1st Amendment)

"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." (Article VI)

10. James Madison

HANNITY: "You want to refer to some liberal activist judge..., that's fine, but I'm going to go directly to the source. The author of the Bill of Rights [James Madison] hired the first chaplain in 1789, and I gotta' tell ya' somethin', I think the author of the Bill of Rights knows more about the original intent--no offense to you and your liberal atheist activism--knows more about it than you do." (9/4/02)

TRUTH: The first congressional chaplains weren't hired by James Madison--they were appointed by a committee of the Senate and House in, respectively, April and May, 1789, before the First Amendment even existed. James Madison's view: "Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom? In strictness the answer on both points must be in the negative." (James Madison)

11. Alabama Constitution

HANNITY: "But the Alabama Constitution, which Chief Justice Roy Moore is sworn to uphold, clearly it says, as a matter of fact that the recognition of God is the foundation of that state's Constitution." (8/21/03)

FACT: While the preamble of the Alabama Constitution does reference "the Almighty," section three provides: "That no religion shall be established by law; that no preference shall be given by law to any religious sect, society, denomination, or mode of worship; that no one shall be compelled by law to attend any place of worship; nor to pay any tithes, taxes, or other rate for building or repairing any place of worship, or for maintaining any minister or ministry; that no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under this state; and that the civil rights, privileges, and capacities of any citizen shall not be in any manner affected by his religious principles." (Alabama Constitution, Section 3)

12. Rent for Public Housing

HANNITY: Betsy, they're not going to lose it [public housing], because if you work less than 30 hours a week -- if you work more than 30 hours a week, you don't have to do it. If you're between the ages of 18 and 62 and you're not legally disabled and you have free housing -- in other words...

BETSY MCCAUGHEY: No. Wait a second, Sean. Let me correct you. Most people in public housing are not receiving free housing. Many of them are paying almost market rates.

HANNITY: Betsy, that is so ridiculous and so false, it's hardly even worth spending the time. (10/23/03)

FACT: Residents of public housing pay rent scaled to their household's anticipated gross annual income, less deductions for dependents and disabilities. The basic formula for rent is 30 percent of this monthly adjusted income. There are exceptions for extremely low incomes, but the minimum rent is $25 per month. No one lives in public housing for free. (Department of Housing and Urban Development)

13. Kerry Tax Plan

HANNITY: "The Kerry campaign wants to cut taxes on people who make two hundred thousand dollars. She [Teresa Heinz Kerry] only paid 14.7 percent of her income in taxes, because their plan doesn't go to dividends, only income. So they don't want to tax themselves." (5/12/04)

FACT: Kerry's plan would "Restore the capital gains and dividend rates for families making over $200,000 on income earned above $200,000 to their levels under President Clinton. (Kerry Press Release, 4/7/04)

14. Kerry and Weapons Systems

HANNITY: "He's [Kerry's] flip-flopped all over the place... on the issue of Iraq. All the munitions that we have built up, most of them wouldn't be there." (1/30/04)

HANNITY: "But he wanted to cancel…every major weapons system. Specific votes that he would have canceled the weapons systems we now use." (2/26/04)

FACT: "In 1991, Kerry opposed an amendment to impose an arbitrary 2 percent cut in the military budget. In 1992, he opposed an amendment to cut Pentagon intelligence programs by $1 billion. In 1994, he voted against a motion to cut $30.5 billion from the defense budget over the next five years and to redistribute the money to programs for education and the disabled. That same year, he opposed an amendment to postpone construction of a new aircraft carrier. In 1996, he opposed a motion to cut six F-18 jet fighters from the budget. In 1999, he voted against a motion to terminate the Trident II missile." (Slate, 2/25/04)

15. Kerry and the CIA

HANNITY: "If he (Kerry) had his way and the CIA would almost be nonexistent." (1/30/04)

FACT: John Kerry has supported $200 billion in intelligence funding over the past seven years - a 50 percent increase since 1996.

Kerry votes supporting intelligence funding:

FY03 Intel Authorization $39.3-$41.3 Billion
[2002, Unanimous Senate Voice Vote 9/25/02]

FY02 Intel Authorization $33 Billion
[2001, Unanimous Senate Voice Vote 12/13/01]

FY01 Intel Authorization $29.5-$31.5 Billion
[2000, Unanimous Senate Voice Vote 12/6/00]

FY00 Intel Authorization $29-$30 Billion
[1999, Unanimous Senate Voice Vote 11/19/1999]

FY99 Intel Authorization $29.0 Billion
[1998, Unanimous Senate Voice Vote 10/8/98]

FY98 Intel Authorization $26.7 Billion
[1997, Senate Roll Call Vote #109]

FY97 Intel Authorization $26.6 Billion
[1996, Unanimous Senate Voice Vote 9/25/96]

Here is a list of my source in order with his lies
http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/spee...y_10022003.html (http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/speeches/2003/david_kay_10022003.html)
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/fe...ml?id=110004035 (http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004035)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washingt...ssein_al_qaeda/ (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/06/16/bush_backs_cheney_on_assertion_linking_hussein_al_ qaeda/)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/15/...ain509096.shtml (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/15/attack/main509096.shtml)
http://www.nhcsl.com/en/gv/policy_section/...arch%202003.ppt (http://www.nhcsl.com/en/gv/policy_section/Washington%20March%202003.ppt)
http://www.fair.org/activism/white-house-vandalism.html
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constit...le06/index.html (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/article06/index.html)
http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas...1/CA-245534.htm (http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/CodeOfAlabama/Constitution/1901/CA-245534.htm)
http://www.hud.gov/renting/phprog.cfm
http://slate.msn.com/id/2096127
http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/intel-funding.cfm

ParanoidHumanoid
17th June 2004, 04:14
Hannity is one of the reasons I quit watching TV for any type of news (except public broadcasting.) I wasn't expecting much from him, just his viewpoints, which would help me understand the twisted ideologies of the extreme right, and how to better prepare myself against his cronies who adore him. But not for the excellent propagandist he is, Goebbels II.

It would be a very interesting case study to be able to view the life time of brain washing it has taken to arrive at his views now. Very interesting...and very comical.

Hate Is Art
17th June 2004, 09:13
Who is Sean Hanninity? Is this US TV?

refuse_resist
17th June 2004, 09:31
He sure is. I'd put him on the same level as Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. He's one of the propaganda mouthpeices of the government. Its pathetic so many people actually buy into what this guy says and follow him like he's some sort of god. The Republicans here practically idolize the guy.

Sabocat
17th June 2004, 10:08
Al Franken did a good job of exposing these idiots in his book "Lies, and the Lying Liars who tell them"

I especially like what and how he wrote up Hannity, and how he wrote Hannity and Colmes whenever he mentioned the duo. He used a font that was half the size of the font used for Hannity. This of course to display what he thought about the job Colmes did representing the opposing view from the "left". :lol:

ynius
17th June 2004, 13:25
If Saddam didn't have WMD"s, which the UN, the French, Germans and Russians and Bill Clinton said that he had, Where did they go? Why would Saddam not prove that they were removed or destroyed knowing that he is fixing to be ousted from power and possibly killed by American Forces?

Sabocat
18th June 2004, 10:23
If Saddam didn't have WMD"s, which the UN, the French, Germans and Russians and Bill Clinton said that he had, Where did they go? Why would Saddam not prove that they were removed or destroyed knowing that he is fixing to be ousted from power and possibly killed by American Forces?

Event Information

On December 7, Iraq presented its declaration of weapons of mass destruction capabilities to the United Nations. The United States and other permanent members of the Security Council have also received copies of the nearly 12,000-page document, which should detail every element of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. Meanwhile, UN weapons inspectors have been on the ground in Iraq since November 25 and Iraq has generally cooperated with their efforts.

The details of Iraq's declaration could be a key determinant of U.S. policy toward Iraq. Under UN Security Council Resolution 1441, passed November 8, Iraq must provide "an accurate, full, final, and complete disclosure" of its programs to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles.

Iraq has repeatedly denied that it possesses any weapons of mass destruction, and initial reports suggest that its declaration does not indicate any new evidence regarding Iraq's proscribed weapons. Once the UN inspectors and the members of the Security Council have studied the Iraqi declaration, it will be up to the Bush administration to decide whether Iraq has complied with its obligations under the new resolution, or if Iraqi omissions constitute a "material breach," which the U.S. government may consider a reason for military action.

The United Nations is now beginning the process of reviewing the documents submitted by the Iraqi government and determining whether Baghdad is telling the truth about its weapons programs. By December 12, preliminary reactions from the United States and other key members of the international community may be available.

Three Brookings experts and a former UN weapons inspector will discuss the release of the report and the implications for U.S. policy, and take questions from the audience.

Link (http://www.brook.edu/comm/events/20021212.htm)

Throughout the winter of 2002, the Bush administration publicly accused Iraqi weapons declarations of being incomplete. The almost unbelievable reality of this situation is that it was the United States itself that had removed over 8,000 pages of the 11,800 page original report.

This came as no surprise to Europeans however, as Iraq had made extra copies of the complete weapons declaration report and unofficially distributed them to journalists throughout Europe. The Berlin newspaper Die Tageszetung broke the story on December 19, 2002 in an article by Andreas Zumach.

Link (http://www.projectcensored.org/publications/2004/3.html)

Hmmm...let's review shall we? Saddam delivers an almost 12,000 page document stating that he has no WMD's, the U.S. censors nearly 8000 pages out of the report, tells the UN that they have definitive proof that they do have WMD's, the U.S. invades, and guess what....find's no WMD's.

h&s
18th June 2004, 12:49
And the U$ used the pictures of the Al-Samoud missiles found by the weapons inspectors before the war as proof that Iraq had WMD's, but infact they just happened to be in the edited section of the dossier, that their congress or media had no access to...

Agent provocateur
22nd June 2004, 01:02
Sean Hannity is on Rupert Murdoch's FOX network on Cable. FOX news is probably the most conservative and fascist news network there is. Bill O'Reilly Ann Coulterand all those fuckers ... yeah Oliver North I think is on as well.

(*
22nd June 2004, 01:12
Hannity was at this mall I frequent in Orlando, he was promoting his book. To a crowd of cheering morons, he made some pro-bush statements....and I yelled, from the second floor, FUCK BUSH!
Anyway, I probably just should have kicked his ass or something...there were a lot of cops around though...oh well

Guerrilla22
22nd June 2004, 07:19
Originally posted by [email protected] 17 2004, 01:25 PM
If Saddam didn't have WMD"s, which the UN, the French, Germans and Russians and Bill Clinton said that he had, Where did they go? Why would Saddam not prove that they were removed or destroyed knowing that he is fixing to be ousted from power and possibly killed by American Forces?
True Saddam didn't exactly cooperate with UN weapons inspectors, however the burden was not on Saddam to prove that he didn't have WMDs, but for the US governmnet to prove that he did, as they claimed. Of which, they obviously have failed to do.

Guerrilla22
22nd June 2004, 07:20
yeah Oliver North I think is on as well.

I think Oliver North is on CNBC, or MSNBC or whatever it is.

fuerzasocialista
22nd June 2004, 15:18
I'd like to take that Hannity fuck and dip him in boiling oil....slowly.

Rush, hell, he needs to be dropped off on some unexplored Pacific island so the natives can sacrifice him to the Tiki god.

Ann Coulter, I've given a lot of thought about what she be done to her; They should drop her off in the middle of East New York....... naked.

elijahcraig
22nd June 2004, 15:28
They should drop her off in the middle of East New York....... naked.

Why not Saudi Arabia?

fuerzasocialista
22nd June 2004, 16:09
Why not Saudi Arabia?


I thought about that actually, the reason for East New York rather than the Middle East is because I actually want to see this live and in person :P