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Countdown Previews The ‘Hannitization’ Of Sarah Palin Monday

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Ah, finally: a neologism related to Sarah Palin not coined by her. With the help of Slate‘s Dave Weigel, fill-in host Chris Hayes gave a spot on Friday’s Countdown to the reinvention of the fake verb “Hannitize”– once used by the man Sean Hannity himself to describe the process by which viewers are converted to his political views, now employed as a way to describe interviews between Hannity and conservatives that have said messy things in the news before going on the show.

Hayes gives credit to Weigel for redefining the term as “to clean up a messy situation with a softball interview, typically one conducted by Sean Hannity,” then introduces the evidence that this happens often enough to merit its own dictionary entry (well, at least cable news glossary entry)– interviews with Palin herself, Sen. Rand Paul, President George W. Bush, and a host of others — all after saying something controversial or otherwise making headlines that needed a little polishing.

Palin enters this interview with a mess on her hands as well; in fact, the interview is being advertised as particularly important because it is the first one since the Tucson shootings, and the first since her infamous “blood libel” online video in which she defended herself from accusations that her rhetoric had been inciting violence. It seems unlikely, given past history, that Palin will walk back her words, but especially in a friendly venue, one could be easily led to believe she will skim only as much of the surface as necessary.

The segment from last night’s Countdown below:

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  • Gasket

    Nice coinage. Funny, but true.

  • Nacho

    Soon to be followed by examples of MSNBC while completely ignoring this piece.

  • Nacho

    Gasket said:
    Nice coinage. Funny, but true.

    Very true, and they didn’t even mention the days they have to collaborate.

  • Kird

    If I’m Rachel Maddow, I’m not happy my lead in show basically acted a commercial for my competition.

    And of course, this piece makes me think of Hannity dancing around to an an old MC Hammer tune, stopping occasional to declare: “Stop! Hannitize!” If only that piece of footage actually existed.

  • TfT

    Oh brother – something new for MSNBC – a report on FNC! How utterly typical and stupid.

    As for this column, why would Palin walk it back? Anyone with a brain knows that indeed it was a “blood libel” and you folks on the left are guilty as sin at attempting to tie her to the murders. It was and is an embarrassment to the media.

    In fact, of those folks polled on sarah’s response to the event (which was more than what you desribe it here on mediaite) found HER to be more sincere in wanting to unite us than they found HEhimself. But lo be it that mediaite actually do some research before writing something else about Sarah.

    MSNBC reporting on FNC, day in and day out. Who wins in that battle? NOT a messnbc.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Josh-Kaib/1091662620 Josh Kaib

    Well what do you expect Hannity to do? And why would Palin not want to do a softball interview. It’s not like she would change any minds by going on with Maddow or something, and the interview won’t be any worse than if Larry King were doing it.

    Speaking of Dave Weigel, I ran into him at a Tim Pawlenty speech. He was pretending to be a college student at the University where the event was happening, he even wore clothes that he thought would be cool and he also put on make up to make it look like he has really bad acne. I wrote about this on my blog, and I have photographic proof that Weigel was creeping on Pawlenty.

    http://americantruthmachine.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/meeting-tim-pawlenty/#more-884

  • timzank

    TfT said:
    MSNBC reporting on FNC, day in and day out. Who wins in that battle? NOT a messnbc.

    Actually, when you think about it, without Fox, MSLSD wouldn’t have any topics and even fewer viewers.

  • lazzzlo

    Wait, this isn’t about Sarah and Hannah Montana?

  • SarahP.

    timzank said:
    Actually, when you think about it, without Fox, MSLSD wouldn’t have any topics and even fewer viewers.

    Actually, when you think about it, without Fux News, the national IQ might rise significantly. Of course there are always going to be nit-wits among us.

  • TfT

    So now this guy Fuller, who was a victim and when released from the hospital took up the message from Sheriff Nifong and now been arrested for making death threats against a republican and a tea partier.

    Interesting turn of events, I’d say and goes to the point that the left, who have been claiming it’s the right wing rhetoric that is violent are doing nothing but projecting their own hatred.

    Wonder when mediaite might get to that story; I’m sure Tommy will be all over it (and that is not a snark comment, Tommy has been more than fair on this topic and he has not been pleased with the left’s game of blaming Sarah).

  • puck30

    Pawn Vannity has been using ‘hanitize’ for how long? And Weigel & Hayes have just found this breathtaking news out now?

    Oh well when you are preaching to the ‘Potato Salad Brain’ Crowd……

    Tune in next week when Weigel & Hayes hit us with bombshell news that Pawn Vannity stole the term ‘Great American’ from Bill Cunningham.

    Which will be followed by how Jack Benny was really a far right wing, racist, zealot that stole jokes from George Burns.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvLcPklwm9o

  • jamesphilip

    Frances Martel…. another George Soros shill and liberal bull crap artist. Good friends at Slate ginning up the smear bull crap.
    Liberals really are having a mental breakdown and hyperventilating all over the place. The entire country is watching the left dive into the bile and swim around in the sewer. The stench from the left is starting to bother even the independents and moderate Democrats.
    Keep it up, low life liberals… you will destroy yourselves.
    Laughing at you now.

  • SarahP.

    jamesphilip said:
    Frances Martel…. another George Soros shill and liberal bull crap artist. Good friends at Slate ginning up the smear bull crap.
    Liberals really are having a mental breakdown and hyperventilating all over the place. The entire country is watching the left dive into the bile and swim around in the sewer. The stench from the left is starting to bother even the independents and moderate Democrats.
    Keep it up, low life liberals… you will destroy yourselves.
    Laughing at you now.

    You’re obviously having your own melt down – right here. Thanks for the cheap entertainment.

  • WildMan

    Oh wow, I guess Sean Hannity needs to start shaking in his boots. Them mean, little, sissified, wimpy, girlieboy liberal lefties @ PMSnbc are coming at you Sean. I’m sure you are afraid of the little wussies over on PMSnbc…..he,he,he. You might need to bring all the 5 year old’s in the Kindegarten choir down the street to back you up, Sean.

    Awww, what the hell…go ahead and do the interview Sean, because on second thought, the wussies over at LSDnbc couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper sack. Coast is clear, Sean. I for one am looking forward to the interview. Beats the hell out of listening to anything from the goofy bunch across the street at 30 Rock.

  • SarahP.

    WildMan said:
    Oh wow, I guess Sean Hannity needs to start shaking in his boots. Them mean, little, sissified, wimpy, girlieboy liberal lefties @ PMSnbc are coming at you Sean. I’m sure you are afraid of the little wussies over on PMSnbc…..he,he,he. You might need to bring all the 5 year old’s in the Kindegarten choir down the street to back you up, Sean.

    Awww, what the hell…go ahead and do the interview Sean, because on second thought, the wussies over at LSDnbc couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper sack. Coast is clear, Sean. I for one am looking forward to the interview. Beats the hell out of listening to anything from the goofy bunch across the street at 30 Rock.

    “…he, he, he…?”

    LMAO!!

  • Tribunal

    I thought that was Rachel Maddow after his sex change into a woman.

  • Gasket

    timzank said:
    Actually, when you think about it, without Fox, MSLSD wouldn’t have any topics and even fewer viewers.

    I will agree partly with that. There’s just so much material that comes from FNC (especially Countdown) but that is the conservative media mouth-piece so it is to be expected. I prefer Maddow because she tends to analyze some stories that often go under-reported or not reported at all by the MSM. I normally watch O’Reilly first then Maddow to get a good analysis of what happened during the day. Note: Analysis; meaning I am already informed on what happened and just want to hear their opinion.

  • Gasket

    Tribunal said:
    I thought that was Rachel Maddow after his sex change into a woman.

    What’s your fascination with transexualism? Are you projecting?

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Poor Martel, that lib gene is working overtime for you. You libs can’t recognize that you have lost this arguement. Palin doesn’t have to walk back anything. She said NOTHING wrong and the “blood libel” quote was right on the money. If it wasn’t you libs wouldn’t be going crazy over her saying it.

    Palin has not lost any ground on this nonsense.

    The continued attacks on her are hurting people like Martel and Christopher.

  • WCinWI

    When was the last time that Olby had on a Conservative?

    And Weigel, the Journolista doesn’t count.

  • the mad doctor

    Here’s a neologism – ” palinized”. As in ” why would Sen. Paul subject himself to an interview on MSNBC, knowing that they would try their best to palinize him?”

  • darrell

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Poor Martel, that lib gene is working overtime for you. You libs can’t recognize that you have lost this arguement. Palin doesn’t have to walk back anything. She said NOTHING wrong and the “blood libel” quote was right on the money. If it wasn’t you libs wouldn’t be going crazy over her saying it. Palin has not lost any ground on this nonsense. The continued attacks on her are hurting people like Martel and Christopher.

    That is your opinion, but alot of people don’t see it that way. I’m nether left or right, but I can see she has a
    problem with her time in matters.

  • SarahP.

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Poor Martel, that lib gene is working overtime for you. You libs can’t recognize that you have lost this arguement. Palin doesn’t have to walk back anything. She said NOTHING wrong and the “blood libel” quote was right on the money. If it wasn’t you libs wouldn’t be going crazy over her saying it.

    Palin has not lost any ground on this nonsense.

    The continued attacks on her are hurting people like Martel and Christopher.

    Poor Gordon, you avoided service just like your hero Limbaugh and now your not man enough to admit it. Why? Because Gordon, you are a gutless wonder. Always have been, always will be.

  • Yoda002

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Poor Martel, that lib gene is working overtime for you. You libs can’t recognize that you have lost this arguement. Palin doesn’t have to walk back anything. She said NOTHING wrong and the “blood libel” quote was right on the money. If it wasn’t you libs wouldn’t be going crazy over her saying it.

    Palin has not lost any ground on this nonsense.

    The continued attacks on her are hurting people like Martel and Christopher.

    It seems like Gordon supports Palin more than Rush. I got news for you most of the Repubs have gotten off the Palin bandwagon and find her toxic.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Guy-L-Jones/1131956890 Guy L. Jones

    Palin can only speak when reading a teleprompter or her palm. How’s Hannity going to handle that?
    After all this, I’m amazed that there is one republican left in this great country. Have they no shame?

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    SarahP. said:
    Poor Gordon, you avoided service just like your hero Limbaugh and now your not man enough to admit it. Why? Because Gordon, you are a gutless wonder. Always have been, always will be.

    You don’t seem to get it do you? YOU are the one hiding behind the Palin photo and name. YOU are the coward hiding under the bed lying about people here. YOU are the one that is hiding behind the Palin skirt while you are a male. YOU are the one that has not offered any PROOF that I avoided service because you can’t. Why do you think anyone would believe a male in a female dress? Who do you think you are, Klinger?

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Yoda002 said:
    It seems like Gordon supports Palin more than Rush. I got news for you most of the Repubs have gotten off the Palin bandwagon and find her toxic.

    Poor ignorant Yoda, you are a coward hiding behind a phony name like most libs that post here. Who said I support Palin? I defend Palin against lies and I don’t care what “most” Repubs do. If you look at the polls “most” republicans still support Palin so you should get your facts straight. I even defend Obama against lies. The birthers are nuts and everyone knows he was born here. I would even defend a jerk like you if someone lied about you. Not likely though since I don’t know WHO you are because you hide behind a phony name.
    You need to man up and stand behind your comments with a real name. What are you afraid of? Are you really a stupid high school student that should not be posting here?

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Guy L. Jones said:
    Palin can only speak when reading a teleprompter or her palm. How’s Hannity going to handle that?After all this, I’m amazed that there is one republican left in this great country. Have they no shame?

    Looks like we have a new loon posting here. You seem to confuse Palin with Obama. Making that dumb comment about the telepromter just makes you look stupid. Palin has made many speeches without a teleprompter and she doesn’t need one to answer questions.
    YOU loons have lost the arguement about Palin in the last week.

  • jo hoochie

    You have this all wrong, it is the left wing loons brilliance on display again today. Cold & deliberate ignorance. The liberal mind always lacks inner decency & dignity. The dislocated personalities & perspectives of the little, rancid masses. Enemies of thought, movement, education, personal growth, human learning. Mental & verbal subterfuge.
    Little pretend-machismo, childish would-be cowboys. Their ghosts come out to haunt them in their nightmares. That which ignorant people cannot comprehend, they must try to destroy. Morally & intellectually weightless people. Ever has it been so.

    If you cannot elevate them, it is best to leave them. You are but diminished by their presence. They possess a bitterness cultivated by decades of hatred. Repression & fear – that’s their fuel. They soil the rest of Society w their personal inadequacies & dissatisfactions. This is the far left in a NUT shell!!
    I posted this earlier and just had to post it again. Come from a far left nut but just changed his words around some but to me it says it all about the far left loons!

  • jo hoochie

    gordonbloyershow said:
    You don’t seem to get it do you? YOU are the one hiding behind the Palin photo and name. YOU are the coward hiding under the bed lying about people here. YOU are the one that is hiding behind the Palin skirt while you are a male. YOU are the one that has not offered any PROOF that I avoided service because you can’t. Why do you think anyone would believe a male in a female dress? Who do you think you are, Klinger?

    Gordon, Don’t let Pumpkin (Sarah P) get to you. I to believe he/she is a man. She sure doesn’t sound or write like a woman.

  • TangledThorns

    Given how Olbermann and his slimey ilk started this he has NO ROOM to talk. Shame on him and his lack of morals and decency.

  • ROCKSTEADY

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Palin has made many speeches without a teleprompter

    Thank God for her Hand.

  • Yoda002

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Poor ignorant Yoda, you are a coward hiding behind a phony name like most libs that post here. Who said I support Palin? I defend Palin against lies and I don’t care what “most” Repubs do. If you look at the polls “most” republicans still support Palin so you should get your facts straight. I even defend Obama against lies. The birthers are nuts and everyone knows he was born here. I would even defend a jerk like you if someone lied about you. Not likely though since I don’t know WHO you are because you hide behind a phony name.
    You need to man up and stand behind your comments with a real name. What are you afraid of? Are you really a stupid high school student that should not be posting here?

    Like the Gordon Bloyer Show is a real name?? You need to recheck those poll numbers. This is where the Repubs. dump her off because its too much baggage carrying her around. Rove even secretly told the big whigs in the Republican party that we have to dump her before we can go forward into the 2012 campaign. Rove even says she’s toxic. Even the memo that came down to Rush said to not to bring up her name because she is a train wreck and will cause Republican problems if they don’t uncouple that caboose.

  • ROCKSTEADY

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Palin has not lost any ground on this nonsense

    You keep that wet dream alive gordon.. hahahaha

  • glenn113

    Hillarious..

  • Dave Richards

    Who is this Chris Hayes guy? He looks like Maddow’s twin brother.

  • jrcmi

    Who is this Dave Richards guy(?) He sounds like Maddow’s kid sister.

  • SarahP.

    gordonbloyershow said:
    You don’t seem to get it do you? YOU are the one hiding behind the Palin photo and name. YOU are the coward hiding under the bed lying about people here. YOU are the one that is hiding behind the Palin skirt while you are a male. YOU are the one that has not offered any PROOF that I avoided service because you can’t. Why do you think anyone would believe a male in a female dress? Who do you think you are, Klinger?

    Well, regardless, you are still a coward and a liar.

  • timcajun

    Palin hasn’t lost ground on this, I’m the victim, self promotion, feel sorry for me, “Fox” will bail me out flop? Your right it helped her!

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