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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSean Hannity threatened Taylor Swift on-air: "Think twice."
How very NAZI, the hate. The implied violence. The mob makes right.

Hannity: Taylor Swift should think twice about Biden endorsement
Dominick Mastrangelo
The Hill, January 31, 2024
Excerpt
Hannity accused Swift of hating on Republicans.
Or maybe she just bought into all the lies about conservatives and Republicans, that they are racist and sexist and homophobic and xenophobic and transphobic and Islamophobic. And Republicans and conservatives want dirty air and water, and a total ban on all abortion with no exceptions, he said. If she believes all that, she is believing a lie. Because those talking points are simply untrue.
Now, Im just saying, maybe she wants to think twice before making a decision about 2024, he added.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/hannity-taylor-swift-think-twice-142337776.html
Because she has a following, the fascist traitors are afraid of Taylor Swift.
Chi67
(1,285 posts)All those things are untrue? One has to look no further than any red state to see that the GQP has indeed become "racist and sexist and homophobic and xenophobic and transphobic and Islamophobic. And Republicans and conservatives want dirty air and water, and a total ban on all abortion with no exceptions"
niyad
(132,506 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(21,204 posts)Kind of like saying "Get your hands off me" is more powerful than saying "Do not touch me". The handsy person selectively hears "touch me".
It doesn't matter how Sean prefaced his statement. The earworm is "they are racist and sexist and homophobic and xenophobic and transphobic and Islamophobic."
Kid Berwyn
(24,432 posts)Taking Power from the People also entails moving money from those who make it and transferring it to those who take it. Thus, the warmongering...the multilevel frauds...the stolen valor...trickle down all the time...stacked SCROTUS...making the rich richer...
no_hypocrisy
(54,919 posts)her Grammy, I think she can do short work with Sean.
Grokenstein
(6,357 posts)He's hoping to inspire some MAGAt to do it.
Bengus81
(10,173 posts)Probably 20-22 years now and waiting. Still waiting too on the Goopers health care "plan" promised in 2010.
Kid Berwyn
(24,432 posts)He must really love Beyoncé's money manager.
TSExile
(3,363 posts)...I don't think he would want to deal with angry Swifties!!
Kid Berwyn
(24,432 posts)It does sound nice.
CTyankee
(68,216 posts)What does he mean?
I think this is a threat. I think Trump is making careful note of anyone who dares to criticize him. Sounds to me like they have a list of "enemies of the state" who will be taken care of once Trump is back in office. truly alarming...
Kid Berwyn
(24,432 posts)I am your retribution, Trump promised his supporters at a Waco, Texas, rally in March. When Fox News host Sean Hannity asked earlier this month if he would abuse his power to punish his political enemies, Trump said he wouldnt be a dictator except for day one.

Trump shares word cloud linking potential second term with revenge and dictatorship
By Joseph Konig Nationwide
NY1, Dec. 27, 2023
EXCERPT...
The Biden campaign said in a statement that the 2024 GOP frontrunner poses an existential threat to American democracy and freedom. The Trump campaign did not return a request for comment on what message Trump was trying to convey by posting the image.
The poll, conducted by the British firm J.L. Partners for the Daily Mail tabloid, asked 984 likely general election voters to say one word to describe what President Joe Biden and Donald Trump most wants to achieve from a second term. The most common phrase for Biden was nothing, followed by economy, according to the poll.
For Trump, revenge topped the list, followed by power, economy and dictatorship. Dictator was also a prominent choice in the word cloud graphic.
I am your retribution, Trump promised his supporters at a Waco, Texas, rally in March. When Fox News host Sean Hannity asked earlier this month if he would abuse his power to punish his political enemies, Trump said he wouldnt be a dictator except for day one.
Hes also praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and autocratic Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, while quoting Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to frame Biden as the true authoritarian in the race.
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https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2023/12/27/trump-poll-dictatorship-revenge-second-term
H2O Man
(79,059 posts)I'm impressed with her. And I love how upset she gets magas.
B.See
(8,524 posts)So far she seems to be the only one out there taking on the foes of democracy
by simply encouraging her fans to play an active role in determining the future of their OWN lives
via the basic Democratic principle of the VOTE.
Where are all the OTHER top name celebrities with massive followings who could do the same?
If they weren't just sitting back all quiet like, or too embroiled in pretty s-----?
lpbk2713
(43,275 posts)Please.
moonshinegnomie
(4,024 posts)limbicnuminousity
(1,416 posts)Hannity tells truth through omission. Correctly stated-
Or maybe she just bought into all the lies about conservatives and Republicans, that they are only racist and sexist and homophobic and xenophobic and transphobic and Islamophobic. The fact is conservatives and Republicans are happy to hate just about anyone at any time they run up against some perceived transgression setting a person apart. And maybe she bought into the lie that Republicans and conservatives only want dirty air and water, and a total ban on all abortion with no exceptions, he said. "Let's be straight," he said. "Air and water is trivial. We want to pollute you and our poison is in the food supply and in your blood like so many microplastic particles. And the abortion thing? Conservatives and Republicans don't just want to control the forced-birth to employment pipeline, we want to determine who gets pregnant and when they get pregnant. Conservatives and Republicans want it all."
If she believes anything less than that, she doesn't know the half of our evil. Because that is how the cookie crumbles.
0rganism
(25,648 posts)Basically straight up mob-style veiled threats...
bullimiami
(14,075 posts)grumpyduck
(6,672 posts)IMHO, it's appalling how predictable and unimaginative these assholes are. Magats are upset with TS, so Sean jumps on the wagon and gives them what they want to hear. Anything for a buck.
Fuck him and the pond scum he rode in on.
drmeow
(5,992 posts)Zambero
(9,990 posts)Or face bad consequences. This is stochastic terrorism in pure form, as Hannity reminds his MAGA minions to "do what needs to be done" in the event that Taylor Swift decides to exercise her Constitutional rights.
drmeow
(5,992 posts)hlthe2b
(114,004 posts)and Sean knows full well what they are capable of. No matter how subtle the dog whistle might sound to you or me, with THAT audience it is approaching stochastic terrorism given the very high possibility of incitement.
drmeow
(5,992 posts)it feels really mild compared to some of what others say. Maybe that's the scariest part - they've gone so far over the edge that maybe I would have seen this as more of a threat before.
bluesbassman
(20,384 posts)The media has glossed over so much of this kind of talk from the rightwing that many of us have become desensitized to how dangerous it really is.
niyad
(132,506 posts)edisdead
(3,396 posts)Think twice? And leaving out the or part?
I mean that is a threat all day long and twice on Sunday, and he KNOWS his audience will read it that way too.
DBoon
(24,995 posts)SarahD
(1,732 posts)A kick to the Donald and he'll fold like a wet newspaper.
Ferryboat
(1,264 posts)sinkingfeeling
(57,838 posts)gab13by13
(32,349 posts)I was going to post a thread about how the threats were coming against Taylor but I didnt want to give anyone any ideas.
Taylor Swift can lead a movement to get Joe re-elected.
A candidate with a movement wins.
littlemissmartypants
(33,698 posts)Eat Hannity and his ilk for breakfast.
https://moneyinc.com/20-richest-news-anchors-world/
Taylor Swift
Net worth: $740 million ...snip... She will make much more as she performs on the road and will also get a cut from all 52 performances and merchandise sales.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/06/01/here-are-the-15-richest-women-celebrities-in-america/?sh=3be82cd9253e
orleans
(36,930 posts)(can i say "blow job" on du?)
Cha
(319,145 posts)patphil
(9,083 posts)He's practically demanding that she get on board the Biden train.
Oh, and Sean, those things you mentioned aren't lies. They're the planks of the Republican party platform.
All those things coalesce around the central position of hate that drives the Republican party base.
Thank you for reminding us, Sean.
AllaN01Bear
(29,522 posts)i want to see conciquences.
Bluethroughu
(7,215 posts)Pas-de-Calais
(10,285 posts)C_U_L8R
(49,394 posts)Who gives a crap what this talking hemorrhoid says.
58Sunliner
(6,331 posts)"conservatives and Republicans, that they are racist and sexist and homophobic and xenophobic and transphobic and Islamophobic. And Republicans and conservatives want dirty air and water, and a total ban on all abortion with no exceptions, ...
Iris
(16,879 posts)Bluethroughu
(7,215 posts)Swifties vote like your future depends on it!
Blue all the way!
limbicnuminousity
(1,416 posts)More of that in 2024.
frogmarch
(12,251 posts)
niyad
(132,506 posts)jcgoldie
(12,046 posts)He manages to sum up everything republicans stand for in a couple of sentences.
Initech
(108,788 posts)Hassler
(4,925 posts)Sued for defaming a voting machine company.
pwb
(12,685 posts)and fox all day long. Your advice means very little Shawny boy.