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Web Letters: Hannity's Soul-Mate of Hate

By Max Blumenthal

June 3, 2005

 
  • As left-leaning as I may be, we have to do better than this... An "alliance"--that is a bit of a stretch, even for me.

    Jimmy Deas

    Charleston, SC

    04/17/2008 @ 5:23pm


  • Neo-Nazis have been leafleting parking lots falsely accusing Obama of being unpatriotic, a Muslim and a terrorist stooge. They’re trying to spread an updated version of Charles Manson's paranoid vision of a "Helter Skelter" race war. For months they’ve been blanketing the Internet with their false accusations, since they fear an Obama presidency will spoil their plans. Sadly, Clinton, McCain, some supporters and/or others have opportunistically fanned these flames of hate. And the media has stayed silent about its source, refusing to denounce and reject those spreading it, including hosts and commentators on Disney and Murdoch-Fox owned stations and publications. This further shows how people like Hannity and Turner have formed partnerships to spread this hate and are being protected by the mainstream media.

    Chester Freeman

    New York, NY

    03/26/2008 @ 12:09pm


  • "This is America, after all," Hannity wrote in Let Freedom Ring. "Whatever you think, you're free to say it out loud--as long as you're prepared to defend it. And if you get lucky...someday you might even get paid for it." It is sad that the "freedom of speech" written into the Constitution to allow citizens to "redress the government for grievances" without fear of penalty is being used as an excuse for yellow journalism of the worst kind.

    Hannity is concerned about "defending" his opinion, but will he stand up and take personal responsibility for what his words cause? People like to blame movies and video games for violence among youth. It seems to me, people like Hannity are responsible for the hatred running rampant in this country today. How do adults expect children to behave better than adults? I do not watch television anymore and this article made me realize where all this hatred and ugliness among citizens has come from; I had been blaming it on the Bush Administration. Now I know.

    Mary Mariano

    Long Beach, CA

    03/22/2008 @ 11:10am


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