http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/sean_hannity This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Sean Hannity en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200901080011 In criticizing the appointment of Leon Panetta as CIA director, Sean Hannity asserted that Panetta "wrote a piece back in August for <em>Washington Monthly</em>, 'No Torture. No Exceptions,' said we cannot and must not use torture under any circumstances." Hannity falsely suggested that Panetta's article was a lone commentary when, in fact, it was part of a series of essays written by critics of the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogation techniques" from across the political spectrum, including prominent Republicans. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901080011 Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:38:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200901060015 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, referring to the Minnesota Senate election, Dick Morris baselessly claimed that Al Franken and the Democrats are "stealing it right in front of our eyes" and asserted that both disputed ballots and their duplicates were counted, resulting in votes being counted "twice." Morris and Sean Hannity echoed claims in a <em>Wall Street Journal</em> editorial that alleged double counting of duplicate ballots during the recount. But the <em>Journal</em> simply asserted that there was double counting, echoing an accusation by Norm Coleman's campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901060015 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:48:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210004 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Newt Gingrich falsely asserted that following 9-11, Dennis Hastert "did not get a private plane," adding that "[t]here's no reason for anyone but the president and vice president of the United States to have that level of security." In fact, at the time, the House sergeant-at-arms, the Defense Department, and the White House agreed that military planes should be made available to the speaker of the House for national security reasons, and Hastert was the first speaker to use one. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210004 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:25:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190008 Discussing 1980 photos of President-elect Barack Obama published in <em>Time</em>, Sean Hannity asked, "[W]hy didn't we see these pictures beforehand?" and "You think the media maybe thought, well, it might not hurt -- it might not help Barack Obama?" Similarly, Fox News hosts asked, "Was <em>Time</em> magazine sitting on these photos until after the election?" In fact, according to <em>Time</em>, the photographer, Lisa Jack, a fellow student of Obama's at the time and now a psychologist, "put the negatives in a safety-deposit box, so that they could not be used until after the election." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190008 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:32:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190007 For the second day in a row, Sean Hannity stated on his radio show that he was presenting an award to <em>Media Matters</em>: "[A]s we announced yesterday on the program, our first annual Left Wing Obamamania Media Sleaze PC Police Award has gone to the group <em>Media Matters</em>." Hannity originally announced this award hours after <em>Media Matters</em> named him the Misinformer of the Year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190007 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:17:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180006 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity suggested that President-elect Barack Obama -- the first African-American elected president -- was named <em>Time </em>magazine's Person of the Year because Vice President-elect Joe Biden chose <em>Time</em>'s Jay Carney as his communications director. Hannity stated: "Shocker: The president-elect is crowned <em>Time</em> magazine's Person of the Year; this after <em>Time</em> magazine's D.C. bureau chief accepts a job in the Obama White House. Ah, I'm sure it's a coincidence." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180006 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:04:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170017 Hours after <em>Media Matters</em> named Sean Hannity its Misinformer of the Year, Hannity announced on his radio show that <em>Media Matters </em>was the "winner" of "our first-ever Left-Wing Obamamania Media Propaganda Sleaze Award." He added: "Now, this award goes to the group or the person that does more lying and smearing than your average left-wing Obamamania media supporter." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170017 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:56:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160008 The <em>Politico</em> reported that President-elect Barack Obama "announced he would delay the release of an internal review about contacts between his aides and Blagojevich's office until next week," but did not report that Obama said that while the review was complete, "The U.S. attorney's office asked us to hold off releasing those [findings] for a week." Despite Obama's explanation, Sean Hannity asked: "Why can't we get it out this week?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160008 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:28:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150011 Fox News hosts and executives have, on several occasions, defended themselves against charges that Fox News leans conservative by pointing to the purported conservative/liberal balance that Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes represent. However, Fox News will reportedly debut a new show next year starring Hannity in the time slot in which the channel currently airs <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>. Fox News already provides Hannity with his own weekend show, on which he has offered up a slew of misinformation, smears, and a guest with a long history of anti-Semitic and racially charged comments. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150011 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:05:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150008 In the absence of any allegations of wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama or his staff in connection with the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich, media figures continue to warn that a "cloud" hangs over Obama or assert that the scandal threatens to cast a "cloud" over Obama's presidency. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150008 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:41:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150007 On <em>Hannity's America</em>, Sean Hannity repeated the baseless claim that "the Obamas pa[id] $300,000 below market value" for their house. Additionally, after recounting that the Obamas purchased land from the adjacent lot owned by Antoin Rezko, Hannity asserted: "And then, as state senator, he helped funnel money to these housing projects that Tony Rezko and other friends were working on." In fact, Obama's letter in support of a Rezko housing project was written seven years before the Obamas purchased their home, and both parties have reportedly said that Rezko did not solicit the letter. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150007 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:02:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150004 On <em>Hannity's America</em>, Sean Hannity asserted that "the word 'president-elect' was mentioned ... 44 times" in the criminal complaint against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, which, Hannity said, "is a pretty high, high number." Hannity had previously described the number of mentions of the word "president-elect" in the complaint as "pretty troubling." In fact, with one exception, none of the 44 instances in which "president-elect" was used in the complaint actually mentioned any alleged conduct or statement by President-elect Barack Obama, much less any conduct or statement amounting to wrongdoing. The one exception was an allegation that Blagojevich complained that Obama would not give him anything other than "appreciation." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150004 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:15:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110008 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, discussing reports that "Senate Candidate 5" in the criminal complaint against Gov. Rob Blagojevich is a reference to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Sean Hannity asserted that Jackson "gave an emotional -- and he gave a very passionate defense of his conduct here" and that "he came off as very credible and believable to me." Hannity added, "[B]ut there's always a skeptical side of me. You know, in the back of my mind I hear that voice, 'I did not have sex.' You know, I hear Bill Clinton." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110008 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:49:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100016 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Hannity asserted that President-elect Barack Obama is "all over" the criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, adding, "The pres -- the word 'president-elect' is mentioned 44 times in the document. Pretty troubling." However, nowhere in the complaint was a single allegation against Obama made. Further, U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald stated during a December 9 press conference that the criminal complaint "makes no allegations about the president-elect whatsoever -- his conduct." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100016 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:23:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100014 Disregarding U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's warning to "not cast aspersions on people for being named or being discussed" in the criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, several in the media have used the scandal as an opportunity to engage in suggestions of guilt-by-association against President-elect Barack Obama, by rehashing Obama's purportedly "questionable associations," or suggesting that Obama is a product of corrupt "Chicago politics." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100014 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:43:11 EST