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Hannity's "Stop Obama Express" Has Crashed

Fri Jun 6, 2008 4:31 PM EDT
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By Justin Soutar
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As the Barack Obama campaign train sailed through South Dakota and Montana last Tuesday, it knocked Sean Hannity's "Stop Obama Express" to the wayside.

In my opinion, a "Stop Hillary Express" would have made a lot more sense. America does not like Hillary Clinton--that has been a well-known fact from the very start of her campaign in mid-2006. She could never count on the support even of a majority of Democrats. If you can't win the support of your own party, how can you present yourself as a credible representative of that party?

Mrs. Clinton is an artifact of the 1990s--when radical feminism was in vogue, when abortion was popular, when America was too comfortable for deep religious faith and moral conviction, when good looks and smooth talk were enough to get elected to the highest office in the land. That era has passed into the dustbin of history--and Mrs. Clinton should have passed into it as well, except for her unyielding thirst for power at any price and the slew of US mega-corporations from Wal-Mart to Diebold investing in her candidacy. who has been pretending that she could somehow lead our country into a brighter future.
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I'll continue this post later. Until then, I look forward to the unraveling of the unholy alliance between Hannity and Hillary.

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JohnRussell

Is this column self-satire?

I know that seems evident, but I wanted to be sure.

You do know don't you, that more Democrats voted for Clinton than the other guy?

And one last illumination on the astounding ignorance displayed in the article - Sean Hannity had a "Stop Hillary Express" , right alongside the "Stop Obama Express". Could it be you are criticizing a show you have never heard?

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Reply#1 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 5:36 PM EDT
Doc CeCe

That assertion on the popular vote depends on if you count all the votes. In the count that gives Hillary the edge, you leave some people out.

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#1.1 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 7:43 PM EDT
Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

'America does not like Hillary Clinton--that has been a well-known fact from the very start of her campaign in mid-2006.'

I've supported Obama for President since last July, but even I know this isn't true. Don't take my word for it...talk to the 17 million Americans who voted for her.

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#1.2 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 7:46 PM EDT
Doc CeCe

The bottom line of "more people voted for her" is debatable because her count couldn't possibly include caucuses and Michigan voters who intended their vote for Obama. And to say those votes don't count would be quite in line with the way Clinton has twisted every upper-hand she claims. When Clinton is doing the explaining, different voters' importance comes and goes with the wind (or whatever will make her seem the victor). Like how after months of unsuccessfully courting a large amount of young votes, all of a sudden we were silly and flighty.

But the important points, to me at least, is the math of the whole thing. No matter who is in the lead in popular votes. The delegates are what matters in seeing who is the nominee. And if we must beat this dead horse called popular vote some more, the difference in votes attained, no matter who's doing the counting is less than 1% of all votes cast.

I'm a stanch Obama supporter. But at the end of the day, I see two nearly identical platforms, two nearly identical ideologies, and yes, two nearly identical popular votes. The only major difference in these two candidates is her claim to fame is experience while his is change and he seems to have better judgement than she. Oh, and one more thing: He got more delegates!

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#1.3 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 7:53 PM EDT
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greck

Could it be you are criticizing a show you have never heard?

I was kinda thinking the same thing, although I've tuned in for a few minutes at a time over the past few days and I can save everyone the trouble for the next few months.

Every show until November is gonna sound something like this:

"Rezko, William Ayers, confessed unrepentant terrorist, we don't know the 'real' Obama, Reverend Wright for 20 years, this guy's dangerous, liberal liberal liberal dangerous liberal; the mainstream media isn't even asking questions about this stuff..."

"Oh, did I mention Rezko Ayers and Wright?"

so anyway, save yourself the trouble, or if you listen in once, and come across this rant, no you're not hearing a "best of" episode from 6 months ago, that's the freshest stuff this guy seems to have. So listen to it once, and don't bother coming back. Or just take my word for it if you like.

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Reply#2 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:07 PM EDT
JohnRussell

It is true Mr. Hannity, and many of the other blowhard tv pundits are heavily repetitive. That would include the other sides blowhards, Olbermann and Matthews.

And Hannity does need to be given credit for being the first TV program to feature Obama's pastor problem (Mar. 2007), so he does break news once in a blue moon.

    #2.1 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 6:49 PM EDT
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    renard

    You can always tell when the Republicans had a bad day all you have to do is watch FOX NEWS if they have a knitting class or some other redeeming program on their news it was a bad day for the Republicans. On really bad days Hannity skips his appearance entirely and leave Colmes there with a surrogate to try and hold down the Republican position.

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    Reply#3 - Fri Jun 6, 2008 7:29 PM EDT
    biggerthebetter

    LOL, so he runs like a coward! Maybe he spends the extra time putting more varnish on his plastic hair.

      #3.1 - Sat Jun 7, 2008 12:45 PM EDT
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      www.StopObamaExpress.com

      Mr. Hannity started the Stop Hillary Express, and its was a huge success! and now on the phase two, the Stop Obama Express full steam ahead, all aboard!! www.StopObamaExpress.com

        Reply#4 - Mon Jun 9, 2008 7:04 PM EDT
        Justin Soutar

        I wrote this little piece of satire to give myself a few laughs during a somewhat difficult time.

        I actually didn't know that Sean Hannity had a "Stop Hillary Express" right alongside the "Stop Obama Express." I listen to roughly one hour of the Sean Hannity Show per month. Prior to dashing off this piece, I had listened to his show the previous Tuesday, which was victory day for Senator Obama, and so naturally Hannity was riding his "Stop Obama Express" for all it was worth.

        In general, though, among the neoconservatives and even among many conservatives, there seems to be much stronger opposition to Obama than to Mrs. Clinton.

        For me, it's the opposite: Hillary Clinton as president (with Bill Clinton as "first gentleman" back in the White House he loved so much) would be the ultimate nightmare, while an Obama presidency would be harmful but not nearly as destructive as a Mrs. Clinton presidency.

        Mrs. Clinton has unequivocally stated (ignored by the major media except PBS) that she would "obliterate Iran" and slaughter all 70+ million of its innocent civilians with American nuclear weapons, while Obama has promised to conduct diplomacy with Iran and other nations that we're hostile towards. Obama is a sincere fellow and a good man at heart, although I disagree strongly with his positions on abortion and many other issues. Hillary on the other hand is a habitual liar, just like her husband.

        I was not at all happy with Rush Limbaugh for urging people to vote for Hillary in the primaries. To me, that seemed like the height of hypocrisy, and Limbaugh totally discredited himself in my mind as a leader in moral values worth looking up to.

        In the end, this is a moot point anyway, because I would never countenance voting for any pro-abortion candidate.

        For the record, I voted for Ron Paul in the primary election, and "Average Joe" Schriner will definitely be getting my vote for the second time this November. My best reasonable hope is that John McCain will win the November 2008 presidential election--hopefully with a running mate like Bobby Jindal (who makes Obama look older).

          Reply#5 - Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:55 PM EDT
          www.StopObamaExpress.com

          ALL ABOARD! The Stop Obama Express. Hurry seats are filling up fast. Check us out online at www.StopObamaExpress.com

            Reply#6 - Fri Aug 1, 2008 9:09 PM EDT
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