If it wasn’t already horribly evident, here’s another really frustrating clip to watch:

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Hannity_dismisses_Fox_debate_poll_after_1022.html

 

Why, when you’ve invited people to a contest, would you question the winner like he’s the loser? Answer: you wanted someone else to win. Here’s my translation of what he’s really saying:

Question 1: Why do you think you’re winning? (Okay, so they lead out with a half-decent question. Score one for them. One.)

Question 2: So you rocked tonights poll, but I’ve got you now: people booed you here, what about that? Didn’t win it all, didja!? We have Republicans right here in this room, and some of em didn’t like what you said!

Question 3: Ignore for a moment the fact that you just won. How can you win? Aren’t you worried that you won’t win?

Question 4: Remember the big names - they always win when we do polls… without you. What about that, huh? (My favorite part is when the interviewer says “Is that the only reason?”. You can’t make this stuff up.)

Question 5: Since you won our contest, don’t you think you might like to switch to another contest, maybe? I mean, yeah, you won this one here with our people, but maybe you should try another party.

Enter Sean Hannity:

Hannity Question 1: Okay, even though you won as a Republican here, and you are running as a Republican, wouldn’t you say that you’re not actually a Republican?

Hannity Question 2: Okay, subject change. What do you think about losing the war? Great for America, no? (No idea why he asks this, nor why *anyone* would ask this. You gotta be kidding me.)

Hannity Question 3: Okay so even though you won, let’s pretend you don’t win. Would you blindly follow one of the losers in tonights match?

“Rudy? Mitt? Fred?” What about them?!??!

Journalism at it’s best. Those are some hard hitting questions from the Fox team.

Oh, and dismissing a poll because of avid support of a certain candidate seems a little backwards to me.

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