“I’m not a journalist, I’m a talk show host.” That quote is from Sean Hannity defending himself for his adoration of Donald Trump. The truth is that FOX Noise does not employ “journalists;” it employs ‘personalities.’ Bill O’Reilly claims to be a journalist, but all of his ‘real news’ successes have been proven fallacious.
Hannity has been Trump’s loyal ‘puppy dog’ for months, but FOX believes that he has finally gone too far. He participated in a Trump campaign ad without the approval of his employer.
The eight-minute ad is called #HEARTLAND4TRUMP. It offers testimonials from white men carrying everything from guns to shovels. Hannity appears about six-minutes into the short film.
Hannity says: “No. 1, he’s going to put originalists on the Supreme Court, people that believe in fidelity to the Constitution, separation of powers, co-equal branches of government,” Hannity says, gesticulating authoritatively. “He’s a guy that will vet refugees to keep Americans safe. And of course he’s gonna build that wall. He says he’s gonna have Mexico pay for it. That’s fine, as long as we secure the country and of course we don’t want people competing for jobs.”
Now, let’s find the truth in this gushing praise of Hannity’s new employer.
“Originalists” is a clever term for “right-wing extremists.” Hannity heaped praise on Antonin Scalia during his long and biased term on the Supreme Court. Hannity would repeal the first, fourth, and 14th amendments to the Constitution. When he says that Trump will “vet” refugees, he means that they will be “racially profiled.” This practice was used by the airlines in the 1970’s, and was challenged. The Supreme Court deemed that it was un-Constitutional. The biggest lie of all is that the “wall will be built,” and “Mexico will pay for it.” Congress would never approve billions of dollars for a ‘wall’ which would be a failure. How can any country force another country to construct and pay for anything? Trump and Hannity share one thing; no common sense.
Although FOX’ management has allowed Hannity to praise Trump incessantly on his failing show, they were upset about the commercial. They issued the following statement:
We had no knowledge that Sean Hannity was participating in this, and he will not be doing anything along these lines for the remainder of the election.”
Hannity is obviously seeking a position in a Trump administration; most likely as press secretary. With FOX’ ratings sliding, and internal turmoil a daily occurrence, it may not survive. Additional sexual harassment charges against its male personalities, including O’Reilly, have surfaced. In addition, there are rumors that he and others are planning their own network.
Hannity joins others such as Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich who give us reasons to ensure that Trump fails in his attempt to receive free rent for four years in our nation’s most prestigious home. These personal failures would be worse than Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, and Rove.
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By James Turnage
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