tailgater wrote:Back on point, I still see no reason why so many in the media are blowing gaskets over Hannity and his lawyer acquaintance.
Why would a television celebrity, even one affiliated with "news", be obligated to reveal who he knows?
It's a false argument. He owes nothing because it doesn't matter.
To suggest otherwise is simply being too needy.
Sure, you WANT to know. But you don't need to know.
It's ridiculous.
I agree he's an entertainer and in no way a journalist or news guy. But he does play one on Fox News Channel, and sleeps at a holiday inn express.
Maybe Fox
News needs to put a disclaimer before and after the show indicating that its entertainment only and in no way is expected to follow any sort of journalistic integrity. Same for the other networks with opinion shows. If they don't maybe they should be expected to follow journalistic norms, values and ethical standards. Shep previously tried to put that in context (a few times) but Hannity fought back with Fox News support. Shep of course is a heritic and not to be trusted.
Hannity clearly doesn't embrace any journalistic ethics, yet there is the inference that he is a news guy on a news channel. Maybe the folks in here are smarter than most and know he is an entertainer, but many folks don't. Truth be told many in here don't. I watch him sporadically and his take and comments can often predict the next days comments and viewpoints in here, let alone on the hill. He leads not follows. Now as a plus hes an adviser to the Prez. who is attempting to shape the opposition to the investigations in an attempt to deligitimize them.
If I was speaking to someone in here who adamantly argued about someone like Cohen, railed on "the other side" etc. then later found out they had hired him previously and never disclosed that I'd take issue with them and their integrity. I guess I'm all about transparency and integrity which is why I find Hillary vile. Even though I recognize they would have no legal mandate to tell me, I hate liars and find half truths and omissions to be lies. He has no integrity at all.
I'd have the same take if that Maddow dude secretly hired hillary or shumer or whatever and constantly puffed them up (often with misinformation) and attacked their adversaries. I'd guess some would be ok with that.
Cohen is more of an issue than Hannity though. Hannity is an amusing footnote. Cohen has the potential to be much more. Better call Saul.