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Hannity Lectures “The Obamas” Author Jodi Kantor For Not Portraying Obama As A Secret Radical

Posted by Ellen -7842.60pc on February 17, 2012 · Flag

Most likely author Jodi Kantor had never spent a moment watching Hannity before she agreed to appear on the show to discuss her big-selling book, The Obamas. Otherwise, she would not have looked so utterly bewildered last night as Sean Hannity first praised her work then argued that she had missed the “hidden,” radical Obama and lectured her to “do your investigative work in the future.”

Hannity acknowledged early in the interview with Kantor, “I think you did a lot of research.”

Kantor said she interviewed 33 “current and former White House aides and a lot of the Obamas’ closest friends.”

But, apparently, no research can match what Sean Hannity can just “glean.” He said, “I look at the people that the president has surrounded himself with. …Why do conservatives like me look at his background, look at (Tony Rezko), look at the people – Jeremiah Wright, look at this inner circle and say I find he hung out with radicals his whole life, Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, and there’s a part of his life that he hides. I don’t think he’s honest with the American people.” Hannity went on to tie Valerie Jarrett to Media Matters and said, “What are we to glean from Ayers, Wright, Jarrett, Media Matters, and I see this as a conservative, as an outspoken conservative and I said there’s something not right.  Am I off base?”

In a word, yes. Way off base. I’ve written many times about just how off base Hannity has been about Rezko, Ayers, Dohrn and Wright.

The look on Kantor’s face spoke volumes, too, about just how off base he was. She said, “To be honest, I don’t even know if Valerie Jarrett and Jeremiah Wright actually know each other… I’ve interviewed Jarrett and the president’s closest friends extensively and I don’t think there’s anything necessarily radical about them.” She also said that Ayers “was a kind of tangential guy in the president’s life. I’ve looked into it and there’s no evidence that they had a particularly close or formative relationship.” She said that Jarrett was more of a mentor than Ayers and that Jarrett has “a pretty conventional background as a business person. I don’t think there’s anything radical about her background.”

Has Hannity interviewed any of them – other than his browbeating “interview” with Wright? Done any independent investigation into Obama's friends and associates? No. But that didn’t stop him from pretending to know better than the author who had. Hannity said, “I do believe, and I would urge you as you do your investigative work in the future, I think what’s missing is I think he does not, he’s not been honest in his  portrayal of who he is and what he really thinks of the American people.”

Actually, it’s Hannity who is not being honest in his portrayal of Obama. President Obama has never been a radical, he has never been close to Bill Ayers and Hannity’s refusal to recognize and admit the truth says way more about him and about Fox News’ continued tolerance for those falsehoods than anything he’ll ever say about Obama.

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truman commented 2012-02-17 18:10:13 -0500 · Flag
KKKlannity has the mind of a retarded parrot. Say “Obama” to him and he shrieks back “Ayres” or “Wright”.
Aria Prescott commented 2012-02-17 17:39:04 -0500 · Flag
I wouldn’t count on it, Terrie… these are fox News supporters we’re talking about here. You’d be amazed at some of the truly out of left field BS they come up with to say that the only people on earth who can tell the truth work for Roger Ailes.

The irony is thick enough to pass off as poundcake.
Kent Brockman commented 2012-02-17 14:21:58 -0500 · Flag
Looks like Kkklannity forget to get a video link to his pal Hal Turner so he could join in the RW BS.
Dave Jackson commented 2012-02-17 11:15:51 -0500 · Flag
That’s right, Sean, your speculation about the Obama’s is far more accurate than interviews with Obama’s inner-circle……what an egotistical douchebag!
Antoinette commented 2012-02-17 03:10:15 -0500 · Flag
Jodi Kantor could make millions of dollars on a biography on High End Hannocchio. What this fraud has done behind the scenes is far more interesting than his two amateur shows.

Hannocchio is the last person to talk about President Obama’s friends.

Since Hannocchio wants to discuss radical friends, we can discuss his former radical friend neo-Nazi Hal Turner and fired MSNBC contributor racist Patrick Buchanan. Wait! There’s more! His buddy convict Robert Allen Stanford serving time for ripping off people. How about his “good” friend Duane Ward? Or Dr. Gene?

Look at Hannocchio’s business associations with some questionable Atlanta developers and the lawsuits that followed.

Hannocchio has done things in his life that would scare off half of his audience.

NOTE TO HANNITY

Let’s talk about the people you hang out with.
Bob Roberts commented 2012-02-17 01:06:44 -0500 · Flag
Just watched this “interview” and Kantor has this look of bewilderment on her face every time (which was pretty much every time Klannity spoke) he tried to tie Ayers, Rezco, Dohrn, etc., as close friends and confidantes to Pres. Obama. And every time Kantor refused to go along with it, saying that she interviewed plenty of Pres. Obama’s associates and friends and that those people have no relationship at all with the Pres. Klannity, as usual, couldn’t accept the truth.

He will probably be blasting Kantor tomorrow on his radio show, claiming she was hiding things from him and probably on the take from Axelrod or Emanuel. Ol’ Klannity looked pretty foolish tonite, although I didn’t stick around for his nightly Media Matters bashing segment, that will get him his mojo back.
mj - the same one commented 2012-02-17 01:04:44 -0500 · Flag
But, apparently, no research can match what Sean Hannity can just “glean.”

Depends on what you’re researching — I’d say fecal matter comes close.

Goodness, Sean . . . just because you [ghost]write fact-free books spouting your opinion, does NOT mean everyone else is obligated to . . .

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Apparently, no research can match what Hannity can just "glean."








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