Hannity misses an opportunity

Chickensh_t.

Sounds like there's a chicken in the Fox house . . . .

Consider this:

Last night I was watching Oliver North's "War Stories". The episode was on "jihad".

When Oliver North was talking about the history of islam (and of course referenced The Crusades) they showed some artists depictions of the events.

But, mohahamed's face was whited out.

So you see, not even Ollie North has enough guts to stand up to pislam.

We continue to let the most hateful ideology prosper and condemn any that speak out against it. On our present course, we are DOOMED.

He has small children, I believe, who he would like to have a father and to actually grow up instead of being killed by Muslims. The media continually sidesteps telling the truth because they want access to all countries for their reporters. So far, this tactic has not worked given the kidnapping of 2 Fox journalists, yet they continue in the fantasy of denial.

I learned a long time ago that Fox News is less than helpful when it comes to uncovering the Islamic threat. They are trimmers, always looking for ways to avoid offending or upsetting priviliged ethnic/religious groups, such as Muslims.

Let's face it, folks: we're on our own.

A chicken in the Fox house? No, I think you mean an arab in the Fox house. Look who Murdock sold out to. A saudi billionaire, Al-waleed bin Talal.

Does that explain things?

The only marginally conservative news outlet was compromised. That is why the saudi bought into Fox. They others are already ideologically on their side anyway. So it was Fox that was targeted for investment by the Saudis.

Now, there are no MSM outlets to tell the truth. They are all accounted for.

I saw that and, the next time hannity talks about islam ,it will be in terms of "hijacked" "perverted" and "twisted", and then for some reason suggest Islam needs "reform"?
logical fallcy. its either OK and hijacked or messed up and in need of reform, cant be both.
O Reilly cracks me up he says "he hasnt read nor will he read the Quran and knows for a fact Islam has been hijacked by terrorists" His real name is kreskin.

Hannity passed up another in a long series of opportunities to use his bully pulpit actually to educate Americans about the threat we face and what we can do about it.......Thank You Robert....You do teach...we need more with your Moral fiber

Sean Hannity (like Rush) is a tool of the Republican elite (sort of like the dem elite) who knows where his paycheck comes from. Bad things cannot be said about Islam in general becuase it would upset that elite who make money off oil, contracts in Iraq, and more. Hannity like Bush want to keep this a war against "evil" and Terrorism and not Islam. $$$$$

"Hannity passed up another in a long series of opportunities to use his bully pulpit actually to educate Americans about the threat we face and what we can do about it."

Wrong.

You assume that Hannity had the freedom to challenge this man and passed on it. He's a performer, nothing more. Hannity doesn't have a bully pulpit. He's not independent. He has to be sensitive to the needs of those who sign his paycheck, just like every other worker in America.
He has a script (and a set amount of time with each guest) and he sticks to it. In-depth interviews with anyone other than Bush or Cheny (and those are usually taped, not live) are above Hannity's pay grade.

Oops! Cheney!

Sean Hannity (like Rush) is a tool of the Republican elite (sort of like the dem elite) who knows where his paycheck comes from. Bad things cannot be said about Islam in general becuase it would upset that elite who make money off oil, contracts in Iraq, and more. Hannity like Bush want to keep this a war against "evil" and Terrorism and not Islam. $$$$.........Sean Hannity was called to the White house and asked to back off Islam...He did.....Rush did not go...and even said on his show last month " who cares if Muslims get mad"...I trust Rush a hell of alot more than Sean.....Sean is a tool of the White house.

I saw this episode I couldn't believe my eyes and ears. Anani is the ultimate in courage, willing to expose himself and his family for the sake of truth. ANANI is the one putting it all on the line. Admitting his heinous past and drawing the violent attention of over 1 billion people.

Spineless coward, pretty-boy Hannity couldn't even take the risk of allowing this MAN to speak for himself. He quickly cut off Anani and switched the subject like a scalded dog.

Yes, Hannity may have faced "some" risk in letting Anani speak. However that isn't even 1/1000th the risk Anani was taking. Hannity could later claim he didn't agree with Anani's views. Anything. Instead, the friggin coward passed up on the most important information (from a most credible source) for the survival of the American people. I will NEVER respect Hannity again. I WILL NOT watch him act "courageous" about the popular issues like immigration (I agree with the issue of plugging the border. However, the bottom line is that Illegal Catholic Hispanics are not going to pose a physical threat to Hannity. Additionally, he didn't take on this issue until it became overwhelmingly popular).

Thank God for men like Robert and Anani.

"Fear is the mind-killer."

BTW, storagemanager's comment was dead-on.

Robert,
In an earlier thread (several weeks ago) you mentioned that your publisher, Regnery Publishing, gives the Hannity and Colmes show first "dibs" on interviews with authors of newly released books. Has that offer already been made (and subsequently rejected) by Hannity for The Truth about Muhammad?

They are trimmers, always looking for ways to avoid offending or upsetting priviliged ethnic/religious groups, such as Muslims.

Hannity claims he is free to say whatever he wants on the air as does Rush.

These people are global capitalists like me, but unlike me, they have NO loyalty to anything other than CA$H -- regardless of its source.

Unlike business people like yours truely, they will sell the rope to hang themselves and everyone else; unlike global capitalists like me (there are fewer and dwindling numbers) money is the only loyalty that matters at the end of the day.

I believe I can still be profitable; employ my own citizens giving them a decent salary; make my shareholders happy; and still be a loyal American first and foremost!

Let's face it, folks: we're on our own.

Worse, they see us as enemies!

Xero G,

Maybe Hannity could focus on "Secure Nondisclosed Locationville" like the guy from CSPAN.

KillHanKill-

I saw the same Jihad special last night- but not sure if I saw the same image you did. The image I saw had Mohammad's face with what looked like a white veil over it- if indeed that one is the image you noticed, I'm guessing that was probably the original image. Tv programs are more likely to use the "fuzzing" technique to obscure a face rather than using a white box or veil- first there were the black bars across the face, and then the blue blobs, remember? Now we have fuzzing.

I was more frustrated with North's attempts to speak to the Muslim leaders- he had essentially the same sort of opportunity as Hannity, but didn't ask the tough questions.

North, Hannity and everyone on tv news is limited by scripted questions and time limits - I suspect the radio people have a bit more time and freedom in their interviews.

It was a white veil, there were several depictions of a faceless Mo, according to Islamic tradition. Hannity may be scripted, but he has never asked the question, and has never had Robert on his show. He's just a shill for the Republican party.

Xero G:

Yes.

Cordially
Robert Spencer

The Islamaniac evil is like a cloud of poison gas, spreading over everything and killing everyone. No aspect of society seems immune to it. At this rate civilization will have gone to hell.

I didn't see the Oliver North episide on Jihad, but noted that the image of Muhammad in the artwork shown in the movie "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" also appears to have a white veil covering Muhammad's face. I suspect the images may be of the the same piece of artwork, and the facial details were either veiled or obliterated in the original.

The only person in the american media who tells it like it is about muslims and islam is Michael Savage.
There is nobody else that even comes close to Savage`s courage,patriotism and passion.
I used to listen to Limbaugh and Hannity,Laura Ingraham ,Denis Prager and Medved on a daily basis and i have always felt like something was missing,...until i discovered Michael Savage.
The minute i heard Savage,i knew he was the real deal.
If i tune in to any of these radio talk shows now, i cannot take it for more than 3-4 minutes,they all sound weak,uninformed,pretentious and anemic,one can almost hear the fear in their voices,the effort to sound politically correct,to be in line with the party line,to avoid offending anyone.
Too bad we only have one like Savage and too bad the Savage Nation lacks Savage`s courage and passion.

I wish someone would give author and journalist Serge Trifkovic his own show. He's an authentic conservative who knows what he's talking about, and tells it like it is.

I saw that H&C episode last Friday. Twice.

He's done the same thing with Emerson.

He is either tightly controlled concerning Islam, or he simply doesn't hear what his guests are telling him in his effort to move the show along.

He still parrots the 'perversion of Islam' theme.

As does Greta van Sustren.

Here's a link to faceless/veiled Muhammad paintings/drawings:

http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_face_hidden/

Oliver North did broach the seventy-two virgins issue with Dr. Phares and asked him what the women get.

Unfortunately, Dr. Phares did not answer the question directly.

Who knows how many quesions and answers were left on the cutting room floor (or edited in a disjointed manner) in putting that 'War Stories' special.

Sorry adela Savage says all the time Islam has been hijacked by extremist.

Robert was that a Yes it has be rejected and you will not be appearing?

This reminds me of something I heard on Hannity's show the other day. It was a caller, posing as a Democrat (entirely feasible) who said that the U.S. should go to both Iran and North Korea and ask for terms of surrender while we still have a chance. The caller spoke in a calm voice, and Hannity didn't even get passionate in his response. He just did some nonsense kidding with the dude and went on with his show. It seemed obvious that the phone call was more than likely a sham. Although I believe the majority of Dems (and Repubs too) are without a clue, I find it hard to believe that they are ready to surrender like the French surrender monkeys. Say it ain't so! God help us if it is true.

Prepare yourselves. The government isn't going to protect you and your family until we get real leadership who will call a spade a spade!

storagemanager

Hannity, Rush and even Savage are all political entertainers and none them offer any real profound knowledge that I have not already gotten of sites like Jihadwatch, Littlegreenfootballs, reading military history (my past time) and watching wire reports. I have already come to my opinion before I have even listened to them. Every so often Rush does give an honest opinnion about Islam but it is no doubt when he is hyped up on "greenies" or bombed on booze! When he is in his right mind he harps on the elections and says nothing about Islam. Hannity is a total tool as said before. Savage is just crazy! Sometimes he is a good/smart crazy and sometimes he is beyond nutz.
I trust Savage more becuase crazy people do give honest opinions becuase they really do not care but his logic sometimes is just not there. Its sometimes fun to listen to Savage becuase of the "shock value".

Thanks for the link to the artwork. That is what I saw. It was indeed a "white veil". That site noted that art historians thought the images of mo were scratched out at a later time.

Interesting.

However, it amazes me the way we are demanded to treat muslims with kid-gloves while they advance an ideology of hate, murder and death upon the world.

What happened? Why does the world continue to let islam dictate the rules?

Remember, especially in tv, they pick their commentators because they're attractive and can read a TelePrompTer.

Kaosktrl:

Right.

Cordially
Robert Spencer

I agree with other posters who write that Hannity seems to be merely a shill for the Republican Party...I complain about this even though I usually vote for Republican candidates as the lesser of evils, but there are some issues that transcend political labels, Islam being perhaps the most important example. I've tuned into Hannity's radio show a few times while traveling and couldn't stomach the guy for more than a few minutes. He seems to care about Republican vs. Democrat scorekeeping more than the underlying issues. But I think that the basic problem with Hannity (unlike Medved or others) is that he clearly lacks the intelligence to comprehend issues beyond the "Islam has been hijacked" "tiny minority of extremists" etc. talking point level. My point is that there are some conservative media types who understand the problem with Islam but lack the courage to say anything about it, while others (Hannity) just don't get it, and probably never will.

Remember FOX is partially owned by "Arabia Inc." as stated by August22 above. I guess soon the bleach blondes they have will soon be wearing the proper head gear and Hannity will soon tell us of his magical visit to Al-waleed's harem.

"Vizier Hannity and Dhimmi Combs"

That sux
hannity@foxnews.com

I can't stop anyone from writing to him, but if you do, please be polite. Not rude. Not disrespectful. It won't do any good, however good it might feel.

Cordially
Robert Spencer

Re: Clueless Hannity misses an opportunity

Hannity is a juvenile person. He reminds me of the Indian fellow in the movie A Passage to India who only became a deep man after being unjustly accused of rape. Prior to that, the world was his oyster, and he was a bit superficial and silly. The deep emotional wound of injustice done to him made him a man. He responded to great adversity as a real man and let go of his innocence, as he let go of the childish proclivity to blame others.

Hannity is a 40 something old kid. He's not a grown-up man at this time. The mind is still a bully with him.

I have sent my 2-cents asking him to change his mind on the subject. I was kind and gentle and called him to recall the memory of the Republican Party (RIP) of Lincoln, Roosevelt and the Gipper. Hopefully somewhere in his sole some light of true republicanism will kick in but I doubt it. Not to worry Mr. Spencer from someone who loves history you have all the makings of greatness. Hannity can't hold a candle to you. Why? Team Osama called you out by name and wants you dead. That is a mark of true greatness.

Robert...Are you going to be on Larry Elder?...He seems willing to learn.

"Hannity punted"... on first down.

I saw that 'show'. I saw how Hannity immediately deflected and turned to the ex-Hitler-youth guy, while Anani looked on in dusgust: He had something to say, he wanted to say it, and he was appalled by the cowardice of this Turkey...

Didn't he also shout down Spencer the last time he got on the show? The guy is a jerk and a coward...

This does not suprise me. Remember that there is a Saudi who owns a piece of Foxnews. The truth is that the best places to find the real truth about the horrors of Islam is both talk radio and the internet.

I did see "War Stories" jihad presentation. Yes Muhammed's face was shown veiled, but not suprising because I suspect the Mr. North just does not want to be threatened.

That is why you got to go on your own and do internet research.

Sheik,

I believe that RS was a guest on Colmes' radio show.

And Colmes interrupted often, as I recall.

bigcatgirl,

Perhaps you missed this link from a previous posting in this thread:

http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_face_hidden/

I think part of the problem of guys like Hannity not calling a spade a spade is the fact that it's become unfathomable to most people that a major "religion" like Islam is basically a death loving cult. Unlike Jim Jones and other cults this one is enormous at over a billion followers with 1400 years of history. To comprehend that over a billion people are being brainwashed is asking a bit much when you throw in all the PC garbage into the equation. It's going to take quite a while before the right people finally get it. I just hope we'll still be around when that finally does happen.

I didn't see the show but I have heard Hannity on the radio insist- Islam is a peaceful religion which has been hijacked by extremists, blah blah blah...
Adela I like Savage too. I think he gets it better than the others on the radio.

Hate to inject a note of optimism... but I don't think we've made it to 44BC yet. Our country will fight, it just needs a little convincing.

Of course, after 50+ years of wearing a kick-me sign, it may take a fairly big shock.

The real shame of losing 5 or so port cities is that our country will unite, but will turn very ugly. Our idealism and innocence may be gone forever, sacrificed on the alter of victory.

As to Hannity, he is on our side. Focus a bit more on the guys that actively divide this country.

Richard

"Shoebat told him. He wouldn't believe it. Anani told him. He couldn't believe it."

What a Great American(TM).

I keep trying to apply Hugh's "Rhyming Esdrujulas with Feminine Endings" to this (timidity, stupidity, cupidity, occasionally rigidity) and wonder if he needs to add something more reflective of impassion or laziness like otiosity or stolidity.

You all should listen to Neal Boortz, he comes closer to "getting it" than all the others combined but he still has some learning to do.

Boortz is a lawyer, columnist, and has been in talk radio for about thirty years. He has come a long way in his discourse on islam, and continues to evolve. He's almost there. Listen to him. Today he almost sounded like us.

I watch the show, it is what it should be, a dry, "us against them" type show. Sad the Robert will not get a fair shake there, although Fox has used him on news segments that have been quite good.

It is not Hannity, he has a good life, no fault there. He probally has no say in this, and knows what to do for a continue viewer base, or job.

It's not him, he is just half the face of Fox at that time slot. And he is the better half.

What makes Sean Hannity a "pseudo-conservative"? He seems pretty conservative from what I've heard him say; it would be hard to describe him as a liberal. Is the "pseudo" because he refuses to recognize jihad? But that applies to 99.999% of all politicians of both parties, and the same percentage of journalists. If you're going back to Jeffersonian standards, then I suppose they are all "pseudo", but that's a pretty high standard.

Which makes Robert and Hugh's stance all the more remarkable, by the way.

I agree with those who said that television commentators are not a reliable source of information. They are entertainers, not scholars.

Wow, I never thought I would be defending Sean Hannity but I think a lot of what's in this thread is way too harsh.

I saw the clip in question too and was disappointed that Hannity turned to his other 'guest' just as Anani was getting to the crux of things. But it's the same kind of disappointment that one often feels when watching this type of talk TV.

That's what happens on these shows. The host is under constant pressure to move things along. I think he (Hannity) was actually in agreement with what he was hearing from Anani but didn't know exactly what to say himself as the discussion was getting uncomfortably close to some painful truths which are seldomly aired. He felt the discomfort and instinctively moved to the next guest. It happens all the time, especially when Islam is being discussed. The liberal/left, in concert with Muslim activists, have managed to stigmatize ANY criticism of Islam as being hateful, intolerant, bigoted, racist (the most ridiculous of all), etc. It's meant to intimidate and suppress and it works. Just having that guest on his show was a small act of courage.

I'm not a big fan of Sean Hannity but I hate to see him vilified here for missing an opportunity to more closely examine the true nature of Islam. He's getting there, along with many others who cannot yet articulate or feel free to express themselves on the topic. Small steps, people, small steps. Let's not make enemies where potential allies are to be found.

As long as Sean Hannity keeps hearing"You're a great American" and can have money-raising concerts for the children of veterans, then he is satisfied. Like most newsy types, he slides further and further into dhimmitude without knowing it. Ignoring facts in deference to a paycheck is a mind-numbing experience. The danger is: where does the compromise stop?
Losing one's soul can be an insidious thing. Getting it back is the trick.
Big bucks and the adulation of fans are incredible, conscience-numbing obstacles to overcome.
Unfortunately, Sean Hannity may have once known what integrity was, but he doesn't recognize it now.
On the plus side, it didn't take the real thinkers long to figure out FOX news. Fair and balanced is just what the Saudis let it be. Nothing derogatory to good old Mo, Islam, or the Qur'an. And in fact, Fair and Balanced says nothing about the truth.

Missed the show can't stand Allen!

But how many people would have been able to go on with an interview after hearing??

HANNITY: Yes. You admit, you say you were trained to fight, kill Jews, to hate Christians and hate Americans. You say every time I killed someone and two or three fighters witnessed it, they would give me a point on my chart. You killed 223 people.
ANANI: That's what my chart says, yes.

HANNITY: Is that what you think, you killed 223 people? You believe you did?

Now how many people could get their head around sitting next to a person who is not in Jail for killing people not in a battle but on school buses??

That is hard to get your head around and to have the Guy sitting in front of you not in Shackels??

What did his side kick Allen have to say?

At least they had these guys on TV and they said what they said.

Exposing this stuff is a hard thing to do because of the PC Crap!!

And also the danger not everybody is as brave as all who write here under anno names??

Just a little thing to think about.

how many of you would be calm after someone told you he had killed over 223 people and was not in jail? And knowing what you know and they were free could you really trust, that they had really changed??

If so well then go ahead and bash but some how I don't think WELL.

Part of the American Tribe
Squirrel Hunter
Spider Killer
GOD BLESS THE USA AND HER FIGHTING FORCES AND ALL WHO FIGHT WITH HER GIVE THEM STRENGTH, WISDOM, SIGHT, AND COURAGE TO DESTROY ALL ISLAMIC TERRORIST AND ALL WHO SUPORT THEM AMEN

Yeah, that must have been a real shocker and really caught him off guard to find himself next to a killer like that. He must have been really frightened and pissed at the screeners to let somebody like that get on the set. Good thing he's a seasoned profession so that he was able to go on to the next guest. If he hadn't changed the topic so quickly, he might have been killed.

Be real.

you know- ya'll bustin on Hannity, yet I've seen him spell out islamic terrorism for what it is a few times & that is 100% more than liberal networks ever deign to do- infact the liberal news media apologizes to terrorists for hard feelings caused by us who speak out against terrorism. Yes, Hannity may have missed an oportunity, however, just having people like Walid on is far more than you can expect from the left- at least we're getting reports on the true nature of islam & don't forget, Hannity often has people like Anne Coulter on who don't pull any punches when it coems to islam. If all Hannity were worried about was a paycheck, he wouldn't even have these people on because face it, it is simply politically incorrect to call murderers murderers.

"Stand by your man".

Why so dang sensitive? The man has done some good things. But here, he choked. It's OK. He'll still have a job. But he needs to deal with it.

Why are we "bustin" on Hannity? Second offense in two days. He had guaranteed first dibs on interviewing Spencer. He passed. Why? Because Spencer is not poised, articulate, considerate, measured or engaging enough for his show? Spencer is ALL those things, had a near completely ignored NYT bestseller about the most important topic on the planet, and about to have another, except for want of A LITTLE BIT OF PROMOTION, THANK YOU SEAN!!!

Yes Hannity (and all the others on FOX, and not just FOX) should have Robert on. In fact Robert should have his own program on FOX or somewhere. I can imagine that the ratings would be excellent so this is not about money and ratings.

Robert would be amazing with his own show examining the true nature of Islam, good and bad and everything inbetween. And yes Islam does have some good stuff in it, but only for members, for other Muslims.

There is NOTHING good in Islam for Non-muslims.

Islam is a curse on ALL Non-muslims.

A BLOODY CURSE!

l think most of us are getting impatient with the likes of Hannity, but it takes a while to totally sink in about islam. Hannity and Rush , Savage are real xlose, it wont be long before truth conquers. the one thing you have to remember is that HAnnity is a good Catholic and raised to respect all religions,,he just needs to realize there are religions and there are cults. and islam is a cult of the dark side!

I heard something fascinating a couple days ago:

A barking moonbat ("BushMcChimpyHitler" - that sort of barking) was speaking to an audience and it was being played on the radio in upstate New York (don't know station or speaker - travelled out of signal area before it ended).

This barking moonbat was blaming Bush et al for stirring up a hornets nest of Jihadis who have implacable religious hatred for all "infidels".

This moonbat has been getting educated and is deeply disturbed about Jihad, and is merging discussion of it with his Bush derangement syndrome! Friggin' incredible! :D

Jihad resistance really does transcend even our deepest divisions. I believe ultimately it will.

So be of good cheer, all.