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After 20 years of lies and bogus conspiracy theories, NOW there is a backlash against Hannity? (Original Post)
Chasstev365
May 2017
OP
You are right. That guy has been a walking piece of greasy sleaze for all those years.
chelsea0011
May 2017
#1
In 2004, Hannity mislead his radio listeners into believing that US forces had found WMD in Iraq.
John1956PA
May 2017
#3
I long ago gave up any hope of any straw that could break the camels back with repubs.
Lil Missy
May 2017
#5
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)1. You are right. That guy has been a walking piece of greasy sleaze for all those years.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)2. Minimal backlash, now if his show loses 90% of the sponsorship
That would mean something
John1956PA
(2,654 posts)3. In 2004, Hannity mislead his radio listeners into believing that US forces had found WMD in Iraq.
Back in 2004, I was flipping through the FM car radio dial, and it landed on the broadcast of Hannity's show. I decided to stay with it to learn what he was saying to his listeners.
In that segment of the show, Hannity cited an article from "the liberal New York Times," perhaps the article at the link below, to make the point that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was justified for the reason that Saddam Hussein had indeed been pursuing a nuclear weapons program as evidenced by the U. S. invasion forces' discovery of stockpiled uranium.
In fact, the particular stockpile of uranium discussed in the NYT article was addressed in the post-Persian Gulf War accord of 1991, and from 1991 through 2004 it lay dormant pursuant to Hussein's adherence thereto.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/07/world/reach-war-atomic-inspection-radioactive-material-seized-nuclear-plant-iraq.html?_r=0
I was so galled by Hannity's deception regarding the source of the Iraqi uranium that I wrote to a sponsor of Hannity's show. The sponsor was tire company whose tires I had been purchasing to meet my tire replacement needs. In my letter to the company, I cited Hannity's deception, and I notified the company that I would not be purchasing any more of its products until it stopped its sponsorship of Hannity's show.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)4. Good call: forgot that one!
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)5. I long ago gave up any hope of any straw that could break the camels back with repubs.
Also would have NEVER thought there could be a more terrible president than baby W.
And then it happened again, .... with Trump. My fingers are crossed, but I don't dare hope for any more, no matter how egregious the actions of "one of theirs".