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Sean Hannity on 1210
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By the way, is there ANYTHING Hannity offers that the drug-addled gasbag doesn't?
Anything?
Hannity has construction laborer experience. Limbaugh doesn't?
Not as many marriages?
A non-cigar smoker?
Never admittedly worked for the Kansas City Royals and got fired.?
Never worked as a Top 40 jock at KQV nor in Pittsburgh prior to syndication?
Serves up ice cream to all his "you're a great American" friends he has never met in New York this weekend?
Doesn't pay Chrissy Hynde a half-million a year to PETA for licensing of The Pretenders song as his theme?
Flies "Net Jets" instead of his own "EIB 1" jet?
Anything?
Hannity has construction laborer experience. Limbaugh doesn't?
Not as many marriages?
A non-cigar smoker?
Never admittedly worked for the Kansas City Royals and got fired.?
Never worked as a Top 40 jock at KQV nor in Pittsburgh prior to syndication?
Serves up ice cream to all his "you're a great American" friends he has never met in New York this weekend?
Doesn't pay Chrissy Hynde a half-million a year to PETA for licensing of The Pretenders song as his theme?
Flies "Net Jets" instead of his own "EIB 1" jet?
DToTheJ said:cm454 said:By the way, is there ANYTHING Hannity offers that the drug-addled gasbag doesn't?
Anything?
A non-dependence on prescription drugs?
The decency not to moonlight as a commentator on a weekly football program?
Good hearing?
I think I've cited quite a few examples...
All are pretty cheap shots. At the minimum you should at least recognize that the man worked pretty hard to find a way to be incredibly successful in a very tough business. I wish you the same "luck" as Rush has had - and that people like you don't publicly point out every single mistake that you have made in life. Please let me know when your show hits 100 affiliates, ok?
As for any Rush versus Hannity comparison, Rush is ten times the entertainer that Hannity is. Hannity is better on TV and not very compelling on the radio. Rush, on the other hand, is a much better aural story-teller.
But, they are both, essentially, more than "story tellers."
They are "fabricators of fact." Some, as has been proven, are "loose with the truth."
And many of us do work as hard in this business ... we just don't have Premiere and Citadel's wallets in search of those not afraid to preach to the choir ... a choir that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. They're not voting for Democrats ... but the Republicans are so boring and inept, that they're not talking about them. They need to talk about their problems before they waste my time on taking about others who are like "lemmings to the see." And take Ann Coulter with them.
And that's the fact.
They are "fabricators of fact." Some, as has been proven, are "loose with the truth."
And many of us do work as hard in this business ... we just don't have Premiere and Citadel's wallets in search of those not afraid to preach to the choir ... a choir that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. They're not voting for Democrats ... but the Republicans are so boring and inept, that they're not talking about them. They need to talk about their problems before they waste my time on taking about others who are like "lemmings to the see." And take Ann Coulter with them.
And that's the fact.
oaktree said:Never worked as a Top 40 jock at KQV nor in Pittsburgh prior to syndication?
I personally count that as a plus for Rush, not a minus. His show is so much more about radio than all of the other conservative shows, both before and after him. That's why it's so much more listenable than all the others.
I don't necessarily agree with either Rush's or Hannity's point of view, but Rush is far more entertaining to listen to. Rush has found a way to bring his DJ personality from a music format to a talk format. That's what makes his show work. Generally he's in a very good mood and that comes across in his delivery. You can tell from listening to Rush, he is enjoying himself. He's created a personal that is generally likeable, even if you don't buy in to his political beliefs.
Hannity, on the other hand, is always angry. He spends way too much time promoting his concerts and public appearances, or discussing a previous appearance, essentially an extra long winded commercial promoting himself or patting himself on the back for some thing he's done. Hannity tends to be rude to guests or callers who disagree with them, as he interrupts them asking loaded questions that he insists they answer or he ends the call rather than allowing the person to first make their point and then ask the loaded question. Frankly it's a frustrating thing to listen to. It's almost like Hannity is affraid that the guest or caller will actually make a good point that he can't dispute.
Rush, on the other hand, is generally nice to liberals who call in, and quite often will give them extra time to express their point of view, and Rush will ask probing questions to try to better bring out the persons point of view before he nicely disagrees and presents his point of view.
Rush will discuss football, global warming, feminist's updates, animal rights updates, the musical parody's, etc and other issues besides politics, which makes his show far more interesting and very entertaining. Even though I don't agree with him quite often I'll listen to his show far more often than I do Hannity's. A little bit of Hannity goes along way. Just like with Michael Savage or Mark Levin (the so called great one), the angry thing gets old fast. There's enough stress in life without having some clown on the radio trying to get you cranked up. Rush makes his point, and there's no doubt about where Rush stands on his positions, but he uses that DJ top 40 personality he had from years ago to make his show light and entertaining. They say you get more flies with sugar than you do with vinegar. Rush is proof of that.
Hannity, on the other hand, is always angry. He spends way too much time promoting his concerts and public appearances, or discussing a previous appearance, essentially an extra long winded commercial promoting himself or patting himself on the back for some thing he's done. Hannity tends to be rude to guests or callers who disagree with them, as he interrupts them asking loaded questions that he insists they answer or he ends the call rather than allowing the person to first make their point and then ask the loaded question. Frankly it's a frustrating thing to listen to. It's almost like Hannity is affraid that the guest or caller will actually make a good point that he can't dispute.
Rush, on the other hand, is generally nice to liberals who call in, and quite often will give them extra time to express their point of view, and Rush will ask probing questions to try to better bring out the persons point of view before he nicely disagrees and presents his point of view.
Rush will discuss football, global warming, feminist's updates, animal rights updates, the musical parody's, etc and other issues besides politics, which makes his show far more interesting and very entertaining. Even though I don't agree with him quite often I'll listen to his show far more often than I do Hannity's. A little bit of Hannity goes along way. Just like with Michael Savage or Mark Levin (the so called great one), the angry thing gets old fast. There's enough stress in life without having some clown on the radio trying to get you cranked up. Rush makes his point, and there's no doubt about where Rush stands on his positions, but he uses that DJ top 40 personality he had from years ago to make his show light and entertaining. They say you get more flies with sugar than you do with vinegar. Rush is proof of that.
Mike makes a lot of great points about the professional qualities of Rush versus those of Hannity. Rarely do I find myself agitated when listening to Rush. He's very entertaining and generally quite smooth. And, that definitely comes from his background in radio.
Hannity, on the other hand, just isn't all that good on the radio. He tends to speak in talking points, as if he was reading from a (poorly written) script. And, annoyingly, he will repeat the same verse several times - changing only a word or two. As in:
With a Democratic Congress, you will get ____;
With a Democratic Congress, you will get ____;
With a Democratic Congress, you will see ____;
With a Democratic Congress, you will get ____ and ____.
It is an irritating habit that belies a lack of skills as a radio host.
A comparison was made between him a Savage. Well, you know what? Savage is actually a better listen. Yes, at times he gets very angry and worked up. But at other times, he assumes the role of story teller. He also discusses some really off-the-wall topics and is not a stooge for any particular political party. Unlike Hannity (who Savage refers to as "Harvey Wallbanger"!)
Hannity, on the other hand, just isn't all that good on the radio. He tends to speak in talking points, as if he was reading from a (poorly written) script. And, annoyingly, he will repeat the same verse several times - changing only a word or two. As in:
With a Democratic Congress, you will get ____;
With a Democratic Congress, you will get ____;
With a Democratic Congress, you will see ____;
With a Democratic Congress, you will get ____ and ____.
It is an irritating habit that belies a lack of skills as a radio host.
A comparison was made between him a Savage. Well, you know what? Savage is actually a better listen. Yes, at times he gets very angry and worked up. But at other times, he assumes the role of story teller. He also discusses some really off-the-wall topics and is not a stooge for any particular political party. Unlike Hannity (who Savage refers to as "Harvey Wallbanger"!)
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