Jack Blakeman commented on Hannity Should Be Fired For His Disrespectful And Bigoted Treatment Of Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
2014-12-10 05:57:45 -0500
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Even though I agree with Hannity’s point that it was inappropriate for members of Congress to showboat like they did, it annoys me that he was as closed-minded as he accused Holmes of being, by not hearing her, and by talking over her. I could understand what she was saying- she was trying to address what she called the “larger issue” of black men being routinely stopped by police, which isn’t necessarily connected to the Brown case. OK, fine. She believes it’s a separate and larger issue.
So instead of talking over her and saying the same thing over and over— “What?!? You don’t believe this CONCERNS you?!? You haven’t even read the EVIDENCE?!? The EVIDENCE doesn’t MATTER?!?” while the woman is trying to make her point, he could have shut his big mouth for a second and let her explain her position, which would have made him look like a reasonable, intelligent human willing to discuss the issue.
Then, he could have asked her to cite the situations in which “all” these black men have been stopped illegally or inappropriately, or at least some of them. And THEN, if she had nothing to offer, he could have torn her to shreds without having to yell, or shout her down, or otherwise look stupid. Or, if she could cite specific cases, then he could have conceded that there apparently IS an issue that needs to be discussed, but that it should be done via due process, not by allowing mobs to trash cities across the country.
But no, he came across as another shrieking loudmouth, of which there are already too many, crapping up our airwaves..
So instead of talking over her and saying the same thing over and over— “What?!? You don’t believe this CONCERNS you?!? You haven’t even read the EVIDENCE?!? The EVIDENCE doesn’t MATTER?!?” while the woman is trying to make her point, he could have shut his big mouth for a second and let her explain her position, which would have made him look like a reasonable, intelligent human willing to discuss the issue.
Then, he could have asked her to cite the situations in which “all” these black men have been stopped illegally or inappropriately, or at least some of them. And THEN, if she had nothing to offer, he could have torn her to shreds without having to yell, or shout her down, or otherwise look stupid. Or, if she could cite specific cases, then he could have conceded that there apparently IS an issue that needs to be discussed, but that it should be done via due process, not by allowing mobs to trash cities across the country.
But no, he came across as another shrieking loudmouth, of which there are already too many, crapping up our airwaves..