Sean Hannity's WEAK Response to Jon Stewart's Takedown

As I said earlier, the more you find out about the Cliven Bundy cattle grazing story, the more wobbly the tea bagger posse side's "freedom fight" becomes. But Sean Hannity took up the cause, and Bundy has hailed him as a hero. So, Hannity can't very well abandon the goofy cause, right? So, when Jon Stewart took the whole story down in an inspired Daily Show on Monday night, Hannity was obliged to respond.

Now, if you want a sight to behold, it's when the reverse happens. If Stewart is attacked by a FOX "News" personality, for instance, his responses are legendary. Sometimes complete with a gospel choir! Hannity? Not so much. The man is a dolt. He couldn't argue his way into a refund at Home Depot. Here's the evidence.

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Sean Hannity hits back: Why didn’t ‘suck-up’ Jon Stewart ask Obama about Bill Ayers?

Fox News host Sean Hannity responded on Tuesday to criticism from The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart — by virtually ignoring Stewart’s whole argument. “He’s kind of obsessed with this program,” Hannity said. “Then he took clips of me from previous shows — by the way, dating back more than eight years — to try and discredit what I was saying and that I was being hypocritical when it comes to following the rule of law. . .”

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Quick Thought: Sean Hannity is a Moron

One of these men is a boob. The other was a
famous comedian.

On my "surprise" day off on Monday, I happened to catch a little of The Sean Hannity Show on the radio. Sean is much less irritating--voice-wise--than most right-wing radio hosts. But he's kind of a boob. If the rumors are true, he's kind of a front for Mark Levin's ideas anyway, which makes Levin's show not only redundant, but completely inexcusable. Though Sean tries to sound colloquial when he speaks, throwing in a bunch of "hey"s and "now"s, he sounds anything but natural.

But the reason for this post is just one point Sean was making the other day. A rare rogue caller was insisting that corporations--who can't (technically) vote--are not people. Sean didn't get into Supreme Court rulings, or analogies. He did weakly say that corporations are made up of people, but then his reasoning petered out. What actually came out of his mouth was, "Corporations ARE people." Not like people, not akin to people, people. I renew my opinion that Sean Hannity is a boob. And I'd like to see a corporation get a proctological exam.

Separated at Birth: Sean Hannity & Lou Costello

Occasionally, I like to repost things from the vault, from the early days of the blog. There is a tremendous amount of "turnover" on the internet, meaning that there are always people out there who weren't "tuned in" a few years ago. This is one of my favorite posts, mostly because it seems to have gone unnoticed for the most part. It's silly, and pointless. But isn't most of what you've found on the internet both of those things? That doesn't mean it isn't entertaining.

ORIGINAL POST:

My usual online handle is pretty boring: jlgreenlee. Either that, or I just use my full name. But there are many people who are more creative with their signatures, and one that always caught my eye is, "Hannity is Lou Costello" who comments regularly at Newshounds.us. Not only do I generally agree with his/her comments, I agree with the handle! So, I set about combing Yahoo Images for evidence. And I found it:




I guess that makes Alan Colmes Bud Abbott!

FYI, Newshounds.us is a fun blog, that "watches Fox, so you don't have to." Oh, and Hannity is a douche. As far as I know, Lou Costello wasn't. I'm done now.

Featured Blog: Totally Looks Like

Image from source, TotallyLooksLike.com

I'm often ruled by my inner child. . .which is a nicer way to say that I'm immature. Because of this, there are a chunk of posts on my blog that are probably ill advised. So, how freeing it would be to have a blog that consists of little else!

Actually, that's probably overstating things a little. TotallyLooksLike.com features "separated at birth" type match ups, and certainly they aren't all insulting. And even those that are can be uncannily accurate.

Take for instance, Cindy McCain:



Source: TotallyLooksLike.com

And some of my own!

Cindy McCain Plagiarizes Recipes?
Separated at Birth: John McCain & Lon Chaney, Sr.
Horrible Monster or Presidential Candidate?
Sean Hannity & Lou Costello Separated at Birth

Separated at Birth: John McCain & Lon Chaney, Sr.

Oh, I am a bad, bad blogger. My last post featured a photo of John McCain which is at best, unflattering. But something about it tugged at my pop-culture memory. I have a thing for "separated at birth" imagery. I've even posted about it before. Sean Hannity looks like Lou Costello, for instance. Or Fred Thompson and and any number of horror movie monsters.

But this particular picture of John McCain (and certainly others) brings to mind the image of Lon Chaney, Sr. as The Phantom of the Opera. This might be mean, you might say. Unfair. Out of bounds. Is it really? In an era where Barack Obama can be pilloried for being simultaneously a "crazy Christian" and a covert Muslim? It may be the two (OK, three) beers I've had before bedtime, but I just couldn't pass it up.

Here you go:

Separated at Birth: Obscure Celebrity Edition

For a little insight into how a blog post can make its way from inspiration to publication--or perhaps just into how my brain works--check this out.

I was watching part of season three of my complete Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVD set (thanks, Mom!), and there was a character trying to date Buffy named Scott Hope. The actor set off my I know that guy! alarm, but I just couldn't place him. Season three was shot over nine years ago (my GOD), so he could have been in any number of things, right?

I'm a virtual walking encyclopedia of pop-culture knowledge, which is even a less-in-demand skill with these days of instant information on the inter-tubes. But I couldn't place this guy, so I tried IMDB.com (an invaluable source of information), and found him. Fabrizio Filippo, and he played Ethan the fiddle-player on Queer as Folk. Aha! Yeah, I did recognize him, but something still was off--I wasn't thinking of him.

Then, pop-culture kismet smacked me (as it often does), and I by strange coincidence happened upon the website of one Zach Galligan (of Gremlins). Holy smoke! Not twins, mind you, but they could be related, they look so much alike. But strangely, as an older man, Galligan now is starting to resemble David Naughton of American Werewolf in London!

This mode of thought set of a cascade-reaction to earlier realizations. People who look enough alike that they should be cast as relatives. Only problem? These celebrities are so obscure (with one notable exception) they're probably uncastable.

I have noticed these things for years, but can only come up with a couple of them right now. Maybe I'll do a sequel if the others occur to me. Anyway, take a look for the fun of it. Bonus points if you even know who some of them are!




And while we're on the subject, here's my favorite one, used here on the blog many times in the past:

Sean Hannity & Lou Costello Separated at Birth

My usual online handle is pretty boring: jlgreenlee. Either that, or I just use my full name. But there are many people who are more creative with their signatures, and one that always caught my eye is, "Hannity is Lou Costello" who comments regularly at Newshounds.us. Not only do I generally agree with his/her comments, I agree with the handle! So, I set about combing Yahoo Images for evidence. And I found it:




I guess that makes Alan Colmes Bud Abbott!

FYI, Newshounds.us is a fun blog, that "watches Fox, so you don't have to." Oh, and Hannity is a douche. As far as I know, Lou Costello wasn't. I'm done now.