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NEWS ABOUT: Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity stories: 39 news summaries

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Disgusted Mancow: Hannity Still Says It's Not Torture

"Sean, it is torture," wateboarded Mancow tells his buddy

May 27, 09 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing mouth Sean Hannity, who chickened out on a dare to be waterboarded for charity, still claims the procedure is not torture, says conservative shock jock Erich "Mancow" Muller, who discovered firsthand it "absolutely" is. Mancow again described his experience being waterboarded to Keith Olbermann last night... More »

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torture • charity • Keith Olbermann • Sean Hannity • waterboarding • Erich "Mancow" Muller

 Palin Ignores 
 McCain on Twitter 

She uses feed to clear up 'misquoting'

Apr 30, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is following some fellow Republicans on Twitter, but she's not showing any love for former running mate John McCain.The Alaska governor is keeping tabs on Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly of Fox, David Gregory of NBC, George Stephanopoulos of ABC, and CNN, but not nemesis Katie Couric—... More »

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John McCain • social networking • NBC • Katie Couric • CBS • Bill O'Reilly • ABC • Fox News • Republican Party • CNN • Sean Hannity • George Stephanopoulos • Sarah Palin • Twitter • David Gregory • politicians

 From TV News to R&B Hit  

YouTube mashup shows the musical side of Couric, Hannity

Apr 30, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you've ever thought the TV news needed a little something extra, meet Michael Gregory. The 24-year-old Brooklyn musician has taken YouTube by storm by mashing up the news into a faux-R&B track with the use of Auto-Tune, Time reports. The software designed to correct pitch—which can also... More »

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YouTube • Katie Couric • Cher • Sean Hannity • pundits • cable news • Michael Gregory • Auto-Tune

Olbermann Dogs Hannity Over Waterboarding

Fox host silent on MSNBC rival's
$1K-per-second offer

Apr 29, 09 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Keith Olbermann isn’t letting up as he pushes Sean Hannity to follow through on an offer to be waterboarded for charity, the AP reports. On his show Monday, the MSNBC host again urged his Fox rival to make good on the pledge, though how serious Hannity was isn't clear.... More »

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torture • MSNBC • charity • Fox News • Keith Olbermann • Sean Hannity • waterboarding

A Grand for Every Second He's Tortured

Olbermann ready to shell out to see Hannity waterboarded

Apr 24, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - It may have been an attention-seeking stunt when Sean Hannity volunteered to be waterboarded. If so, it worked, at least to get the attention of Keith Olbermann, who kept the long-running MSNBC/Fox pundit-smackdown going last night by putting money on the table. Olbermann offered to give $1,000 to military... More »

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torture • Keith Olbermann • Sean Hannity • waterboarding

 Hannity: Waterboard Me! Lefties: Sure! 

He'd undergo grueling 'enhanced interrogation' technique for charity

Apr 23, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing Fox mouth Sean Hannity said he supports "enhanced interrogation" techniques like waterboarding, and has offered to undergo the grueling procedure for charity. "Are you busy on Sunday?" guest Charles Grodin asked yesterday. Hannity responded: "I'll do it for charity. I'll let you do it. I'll do... More »

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torture • politics • interrogation • Fox • Sean Hannity • waterboarding • Charles Grodin

(Newser) - In a much-touted recent Rasmussen poll, only 53% of Americans said they preferred capitalism to socialism. Among those under 30, that figure fell to 37%. “If you comb the annals of Americans’ ideological preferences, you won’t find figures like these,” writes Harold Meyerson of the Washington ... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Soviet Union • socialism • poll • capitalism • Sean Hannity • Rasmussen Reports • President Obama • Eugene Debs

Hannity Replaces Colmes With Rotating Roster

Sharpton sits in for premiere of new show

Jan 9, 09 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Hannity’s coming back, and just because Alan Colmes isn’t around anymore doesn’t mean he can’t find a token liberal. In his new format, Hannity will have a panel of rotating members, reports Broadcasting & Cable. On Monday, Rep. Michele Bachmann will sit on the right,... More »

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Al Sharpton • Fox News • Sean Hannity • Alan Colmes • Hannity and Colmes • Michele Bachmann • Meat Loaf

Conservative Radio Sees Boom Ahead

Limbaugh, Hannity & Co. ready to play foil to Obama White House

Dec 22, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Where Bill Clinton’s presidency triggered Rush Limbaugh’s ascent, many see a new boom coming for conservative talk radio under President Obama, the New York Times reports. Limbaugh is touting the “rebirth of principled opposition,” and Sean Hannity claims to lead “conservatism in exile.” Says... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • radio • Fred Thompson • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • Mike Huckabee • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • Michael Savage • Laura Ingraham

Colmes Ditches Hannity, Will Remain at Fox News

Liberal half of talk-show equation gets weekend gig

Nov 24, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - After 12 years as co-host of Hannity & Colmes, the liberal half of the Fox News standby, Alan Colmes, will leave the show at the end of the year. He's working on a weekend show for the network, which will keep him on as a commentator, Broadcasting & ... More »

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Fox News • Sean Hannity • Alan Colmes • Hannity and Colmes • television news

OPINION

 Hannity, Olbermann:
 On Different Planets 


Oct 27, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has suggested voters are “seeing two different realities, a Sean Hannity reality and a Keith Olbermann reality”—and he’s right, Howard Kurtz writes in the Washington Post. "Adored by fans and derided by critics," Fox's Hannity is an unapologetic John McCain booster, while... More »

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television • MSNBC • Fox News • Keith Olbermann • Sean Hannity • Alan Colmes • television personality

analysis

 Fox Ponies Up
 as Ad Picture
 Clouds 


Oct 23, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the election season winding down and the economy slumping, Fox News could have trouble paying the heavy hitters it's signed and re-signed to multimillion-dollar contracts, the New York Times reports. Experts agree that advertising, a big chunk of Fox’s budget, will fall off after the amazing expenditures... More »

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advertising • Bill O'Reilly • conservative • Fox News • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • Election 2008 • financial crisis • Shepard Smith

OPINION

 Ways Palin Can Sound 
 Less Like a Robot 

Practice, know the details and don't repeat yourself, media pros advise VP candidate

Sep 26, 08 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that we've seen Sarah Palin interviewed on TV three times, it's clear she could use a little media coaching, Christopher Beam writes for Slate. To figure out how Palin can break out of her "constant low hum of mediocrity," Beam gets tips from media pros. Some highlights:... More »

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John McCain • Katie Couric • Sean Hannity • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Charles Gibson

Palin: I Didn't Mean to Knock Community Organizers

In Fox interview, GOP VP pick talks up Hillary, takes swipe at Biden's age

Sep 18, 08 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin says she didn’t mean to offend community organizers when she implied they didn’t have “actual responsibilities,” the Republican candidate tells Fox News—she was just firing back at Barack Obama for disparaging small-town mayors, the Chicago Tribune's Swamp reports. In the second part of... More »

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Barack Obama • Fox News • Sean Hannity • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • community organizers

Jesse Jackson Apologizes
for Unknown Obama Slur

Mic caught stray insult; Hannity to air it tonight

Jul 9, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jesse Jackson apologized profusely to Barack Obama for a comment to be aired later tonight on Fox, saying that a microphone caught a “crude and hurtful” quip that he meant to make in private. CNN did not reveal what the comment was, but Jackson said he had been criticizing... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • Fox • apology • Sean Hannity

Right Rallies to McCain's Defense Against NYT

But Limbaugh, others say that's what you get for wooing Dems, press

Feb 21, 08 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Conservative media figures who previously shunned John McCain stood up for him today—but also said he had it coming to him for wooing the mainstream press, ABC reports. Sean Hannity called the New York Times story on McCain's relationship with a lobbyist “beyond disgraceful." Rush Limbaugh, lumping... More »

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John McCain • New York Times • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • Vicki Iseman • Laura Ingraham

McCain Tries
to Get Right
With the Right

Candidate seeks a truce with radio critics, faces key test today

Feb 7, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain is finally trying to assuage conservatives in the wake of his Super Tuesday triumphs, reaching out to radio hosts and other vocal critics, and readying to roll out new endorsements. Surrogates have begun working Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity; others are getting a two-phase courtship—a call from... More »

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John McCain • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • Sean Hannity • CPAC

Rosie in Talks
to Host
MSNBC Show

Outspoken comedian could battle Larry King in prime-time slot

Nov 6, 07 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell and MSNBC are close to inking a deal to give the outspoken comedian her own prime-time talk show, reports the New York Times. Just six months after she left "The View" in a cloud of controversy, the loquacious lefty could be battling CNN's "Larry King Live"... More »

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television • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • MSNBC • Larry King • Keith Olbermann • talk show • Sean Hannity • primetime TV • Alan Colmes • Hannity and Colmes • Dan Abrams

Glenn Beck:
He's Just a
Regular Guy

For provocative CNN anchor, it's personal, not political

Sep 2, 07 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Glenn Beck is always preparing to get fired for his comments, but that doesn’t curb this right-wing CNN anchor's wildest impulses. Beck has fueled a chorus of liberal calls for his ouster since he joined the network last year, but he’s less a partisan blowhard than Limbaugh and... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • reporter • CNN • Mormonism • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity

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