Sean Hannity Calls A Democrat An Asshole
Oliver Willis has a post up about Sean Hannity calling a Democrat, Rep. Jim Moran, an asshole during a private conversation which was mistakenly recorded. He also claimed that he "hates these people." This was in response to Moran's vote against the Terri Schiavo bill in Congress.
You can listen to the statement right here.
I had to listen to it twice before I picked up on the "asshole" part. I herd "jerk" a couple of times. Apparently Hannity had a pen or a paper clip in his mouth when he said the asshole part. Its barely audible. Still, he said it.
Which, of course, will lead to a chorus of "look how mean these guys on the right are" from various sources on the left.
To which I'll respond with this: A comment made during what was assumed to be a private conversation is a much, much different thing than comments made out loud, in public during the delivery of a speech. Just in the last few months or so Howard Dean has referred to Republicans as evil, brain-dead and racist, yet we're supposed to get up in arms over Hannity calling a Democrat congressman an asshole?
I'm not sure I'm willing to listen to criticism about civility from a group of people who think that discussing the likelihood of the Vice President consuming a baby or comparing President Bush to Adolf Hitler is meaningful political discourse.
You can listen to the statement right here.
I had to listen to it twice before I picked up on the "asshole" part. I herd "jerk" a couple of times. Apparently Hannity had a pen or a paper clip in his mouth when he said the asshole part. Its barely audible. Still, he said it.
Which, of course, will lead to a chorus of "look how mean these guys on the right are" from various sources on the left.
To which I'll respond with this: A comment made during what was assumed to be a private conversation is a much, much different thing than comments made out loud, in public during the delivery of a speech. Just in the last few months or so Howard Dean has referred to Republicans as evil, brain-dead and racist, yet we're supposed to get up in arms over Hannity calling a Democrat congressman an asshole?
I'm not sure I'm willing to listen to criticism about civility from a group of people who think that discussing the likelihood of the Vice President consuming a baby or comparing President Bush to Adolf Hitler is meaningful political discourse.
