Alan Colmes Unleashed!

Alan Colmes visited his old stomping grounds last night, the show formerly known as Hannity & Colmes. It’s pretty clear that the break up has been good for Colmes, at least as far as his debates with Sean Hannity go. And you know what? Hannity was left in the dust.

Hannity fell all over himself making a big show of palsiness. Yet Hannity never hosts Colmes, now a contributor to the Fox News Channel, as a guest sparring partner. I’m sure there are many reasons but watching this video, I can’t help but think that at least one of those reasons is that Hannity just can’t keep up.

Watch him change the subject every time Colmes backed him into a rhetorical corner - which happened with every topic: first, when Colmes debunked the good-for-Romney poll numbers, then when he suggested that if Obama is responsible for the violence in the Middle East, Bush is responsible for 9/11 and finally when Colmes noted how “non-specific” Romney has been about “whatever he would do about anything.”

Later, as Colmes pointed out that Libya and Egypt are new democracies, Hannity said, “I’ll take the shah of Iran over the ayatollah and I’ll take Mubarek over the Muslim Brotherhood.”

Colmes answered, “You claim you like democracy… and you had the Bush doctrine which is, 'Let’s get democracy around the world.' And when democracy happens and Hamas gets elected or the Muslim Brotherhood gets elected, all of a sudden you don’t like democracy… Do you like representative democracy or not?”

Hannity didn’t answer other than to say, “I don’t know why I like you so much.”

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Thx4 Fish commented 2012-09-17 18:52:19 -0400 · Flag

Football Fan22 , I agree, if the right wing stuck to reality they could maybe have a chance at this election. But the lies they’ve come to believe about Obama are so much better than any reality-based criticism. They really don’t know how different they are from other people, that the same aggressive, mean-spirited, hyperbolic, unself-aware and self-righteous attritbutes that they possess are not a central part of other people’s personalities. They really don’t know this.

Richard Santalone commented 2012-09-16 09:39:08 -0400 · Flag

From Ellen’s post:

“Colmes answered, âYou claim you like democracyâ¦ and you had the Bush doctrine which is, ‘Letâs get democracy around the world.’ And when democracy happens and Hamas gets elected or the Muslim Brotherhood gets elected, all of a sudden you donât like democracyâ¦ Do you like representative democracy or not?â”

It should be obvious to us that, like his fellow neo-cons, Sean KKKlannity’s definition of democracy is the following: instances when people THEY like get elected. KKKlannity and his fellow neo-cons will NEVER, EVER understand the following: you CANNOT have revolutions, be they fascist or communist, without REVOLTING, UNBEARABLE LIVING CONDITIONS! History has shown repeatedly that people who live under these miserable conditions will ALWAYS choose promises of a BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING (i.e. decent paying jobs, food, clothing affordable shelter, and affordable healthcare) over freedom and liberty.

Visitor 55 commented 2012-09-16 08:57:34 -0400 · Flag

Notice how kkklannity uses the RNCmussen poll that shows Etch-a-Sketch Rmoney ahead of President Obama, but totally ignores the FoxGOPTV poll that shows President Obama ahead of Etch-a-Sketch Rmoney? I wish Colmes would have brought that up, but kkklannity wasn’t giving him a chance to make his points.

Visitor 55 commented 2012-09-15 22:04:48 -0400 · Flag

kkklannity is such an idiot. He’s blaming President Obama for the unrest in the Middle East. He ignores 2 very important facts. First, it was a disgusting right-wing anti-Muslim film that has caused the riots. Second, notice how kkklannity doesn’t blame dumbya, or even st ronnie raygun, for all the rioting, attacks and unrest in the Middle East that happened during their misadministrations. Fuckin kkklannity needs to shut the fuck up.

spacegod commented 2012-09-15 16:21:10 -0400 · Flag

Hannity is made of free-range organic Teflon.
Not a single speck of reason or truth sticks with him.

GasGuzzler12 commented 2012-09-15 13:52:22 -0400 · Flag

The pathetic thing about Hannity and his clan is there are plenty of things to criticize Obama about, and if they just attacked him on policy, they might actually help the GOP cause in this election. But because Hannity and his clan are so filled with hate and rage that a black man is in the White House, they canât just criticize him on policy. They have to attack him, his past, family, friends, link him to people heâs never met, everything but policy. Lie and distort the record, thatâs why Hannity and his thugs have no place in anyoneâs living room. And thatâs why people like Hannity and Limbaugh do far more damage to the GOP than they ever realize. Until they lose on Election Day.

truman commented 2012-09-15 11:18:25 -0400 · Flag

This is the Alan Colmes I wished we had seen more of during the run of KKKlannity and Colmes. But as doors17 aptly notes, the deck was almost always stacked in KKKlannity’s favor with right-wing guests and loaded questions.

KKKlannity’s lack of intellect is startling. Blame President Obama for everything bad that occurs anywhere, but absolve Dumbya from all responsibility for 9/11. Praise Dumbya’s push for Arab democracy, but criticize President Obama if that democracy isn’t exactly what the neocons envisioned. Fortunately for KKKlannity, his moronic audience doesn’t notice the absence of reasoned thought.

Richard Peterson commented 2012-09-15 11:16:38 -0400 · Flag

Excellent comment, doors17, and so very true. If little Seannie didn’t have his notes neatly written out for him with a dozen or so tired and often debunked talking points he would have nothing to say. His ego must have been crushed by Alan, and it should happen to him every day. He is one of the worst liars on radio and TV and he serves no useful purpose for our great nation. (He is also running very scared.)

doors17 commented 2012-09-15 10:33:52 -0400 · Flag

When Alan and Sean were partners I always felt that Alan did a good and decent job.

The problem I think that Alan had during those years was that it seemed obvious that Sean and his producers would frame every debate where Sean got to play offense and Alan defense. He couldn’t win but only do no better than a tie. On those rare occasions where he did get to play offense Sean would stack the deck with guests who would be on Sean’s side. It came acrossed as being rigged, and Alan had the same odds as Custer did against the Indians.