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billkurtmeyer Donating Member (360 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-04 09:44 PM
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FAUX News and Finger Waging
Has anyone else noticed how both Hannity and O'Leily are constantly waging and pointing their fingers and waving their hands. I haven't watched them for awhile but tonight I caught their excessive typical finger waging and pointing. Nonverbally I think it is part arrogance and part lying. I have not seen any other TV pundits use such blatant non verbals - what do you all think?

Also, since I got Sirius in my car I seldom listen to Hannity but for the last two weeks I have tried a little experiment. Every once in awhile I flip over to him to see if he is droning on and on about the Swift Boat Liars - I wait at least one minute before switching back in the last two weeks 18 out of 21 times he was talking about it -- they are desperate they have nothing else to talk about. He is generally going on and on about Kerry's supposed lie about being in Cambodia but I would venture to guess that has been no mention of the fact that his boy O'Neil has been caught in the same lie -- my blood pressure is so much better since getting Sirius!

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Catfight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-04 09:49 PM
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1. I heard Sean Hannity is a pedophile? Has he come out and denied it yet?
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-04 10:12 PM
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6. Strange how he's never denied it.
Hmmmm...
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Barry123 Donating Member (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-04 12:27 AM
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7. Hannity is the the prototypical hypocrite
always yammering on about something that he has argued in favor of just weeks before. Anyone remember the utter indignation he showed over the CBS film about Dear Old Ron Reagan? Where was his anger at the attack on free speech then?
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benddem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-04 09:50 PM
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2. But Kerry and O'Neill
were both in Cambodia. The lie was that O'Neill said he couldn't have been. Kerry would have been courtmartialled. Anyone who knows anything about Vietnam knows there ain't no big sign saying "welcome to cambodia." The river guys took special forces there all the time.
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-04 09:52 PM
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3. I hope some "guest" tells them to put that finger somewhere
It's part of the psychology of intimidating the guests.

I didn't like it when Clinton wagged his finger either - it wasn't his best moments.
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Imalittleteapot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-04 09:58 PM
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4. Funny. I am taking a break from the movie "Outfoxed".
I loaded it in the DVD player, watched for a while and got ill.
I have never watched FOX, but have many aquaintences that do.
I would love for them to see the documentary. If they did, the comments would be that it is filled with left wing anti-American lies, the documentary - not FOX. Guess it's not worth the effort to get FOX lovers to see the film.
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hairy Donating Member (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-04 10:02 PM
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5. It's a cult.....
that's what keeps their viewers watching. Get's them to thinking, "we're right, they're wrong."
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granolagirl Donating Member (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-26-04 01:34 PM
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8. like the coverage
It's not about being right or wrong. I happen to like the coverage that Fox News provides. And regarding their coverage of Swift Boat I have no problem with it, if the Veterans have something to say we should listen. Personally I want to hear about the controversy.
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