Hannity Interviews Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Praises Obama For Going On The View
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After sitting down with President Obama this morning on The View, co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck visited Hannity to share her thoughts on the experience, and had plenty of positive things to say about the President– aside from his politics, that is. Somewhat surprisingly, Sean Hannity agrees– and praises Obama for choosing to appear on the program.
While Hannity did tell Hasselbeck he believed the president dodged some of her questions, he found it a positive thing to see Obama make history as the first president on a daytime TV program. “I am fully in support of [this]. I think this is a good thing,” he noted. “The more we see our president, the better.” That said, he also saw a contrast between the president’s pleasant appearance on The View and his administration’s rocky relationship with the right-wing media, telling Hasselbeck: “you are the only conservative who has had the opportunity to question the President.” “I hadn’t thought about that,” she replied sheepishly.
Hasselbeck also had wonderful things to say about the Obamas personally, describing a conversation she had with First Lady Michelle Obama about raising children in the White House and addressing the need for keeping politics and personality separate. “These are parents,” she told Hannity. “They are like us– wonderful citizens of this country. We just have differences in politics… we should be able to separate the person from the politics.” But that doesn’t mean there was no politics in President Obama’s chat about Snooki and Lindsay Lohan on the program. “I think this is his first campaign stop for 2012,” Hasselbeck predicted.
The interview below:
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Elizabeth: “These are parents,” she told Hannity. “They are like us– wonderful citizens of this country. We just have differences in politics… we should be able to separate the person from the politics.”
Good for her. Extremely well-said.
WOOOO HOOOO
“They are like us– wonderful citizens of this country. We just have differences in politics… we should be able to separate the person from the politics.”
This is a wonderfulstatement of fact Beth! Good girl!
“you are the only conservative who has had the opportunity to question the President.” “I hadn’t thought about that,” she replied sheepishly.”
And I guess that means she doesn’t give a shit about the “journolist cabal” either!!!! Good on Beth! You just went a few more points in my book! I wish I could same the same about “Bully-Boy-Pique”
Have the seas boiled yet? mountains crumbling into the Sea? Do mine eyes decieve me? A Hannity segment that isn’t just one big long bash Obama fest?
I hope Sean is prepared to see raiting dip as the angry right wing nut tin foil hat wearing freaks he calls his audience had to turn off the TV from fear of hearing something positive about Obama on his show!!!!
Oh their agony must be so severe whith gnashing of teeth and rending of their own flesh!!!! Don’t worry cons you read that collumn by Doug & Pat in the WSJ-it will fortify you!!!!
And? Are we really supposed to care about this?
After so much rhetoric about a “Real America” and “Love it or leave it” and other forms of name-calling (“Communist/Fascist/Socialist”) it’s nice for someone on the right to provide a reality check.
“After so much rhetoric about a “Real America” and “Love it or leave it” and other forms of name-calling (“Communist/Fascist/Socialist”) it’s nice for someone on the right to provide a reality check”
DAMN RIGHT SKIPPY!*
*me giving you a high five
It’s a non story. Who really cares about what she said.
Obviously you don’t, which is fine, but not every story appeals to every single person.
“It’s a non story. Who really cares about what she said.”
You know what I love? when some jacksass says “it’s a non-story”; then proceeds to comment ad nauseum about it.
Wonder what that means?
Still, it is rather sad this is what passes for news in Amerika today. Is it any wonder so many people consider Stewart and Colbert news? In some ways, they are much closer to being newsmen than ANYONE on ANY of the cable news channels.
A HALF TRUTH IS A WHOLE LIE.
AT FOX, WE NEVER GO HALF-WAY.
Well, if you want real news, I understand the Beckerhead was spotted at the Lexington Avenue CVS (apparently, Miserable Michelle is not the only person who peers at and listens to people in drug stores) buying a couple of big jars of Vicks Vaporub. That can only mean a PHOX Phriday Blubberfest, where the Tears Flow Like the Brazos.
A HALF TRUTH IS A WHOLE LIE.
AT FOX, WE NEVER GO HALF-WAY.
You might not have been interested in it, but this is a website that monitors the media and Obama going on the view was a big media event.
Gov. Sarah Palin got it right in her Tweeter post. EmptySuit Obama diddles & dallies on a sappy TV show as renegades run rampant across our unprotected borders.
Amen Sarah! She sure is smart. Obama should have been down at the border with Sarah, personally preventing people from illegally crossing the border, gun in one hand and American flag in the other. Instead he goes on some dumb show and leaves Sarah in El Paso all alone.
@Lars Svensen
The M00siah didn’t get anything right. Gov. Wasilly hides on every right wing show she can. Why doesn’t she go on the view or down to the border and do something. The President has deported more illigal immigrants in 18 months than Bush during his entire Administration. Right wing hacks aren’t going to tell you that. It’s easy to find for people who aren’t Haters.
Palin’s been hiding on Fox, Twitter and FB since Katie Couric kicked her illiterate butt almost two years ago.
You make me laugh. Gov. Sarah Palin got it Right. Quoting and praising that idiot who’s too afraid to show her face on any show that doesn’t translate her “crazy” drivel into English.
I hope the Right runs her for President. It will be the comedy show of the Century…
Hannity said:
“you are the only conservative who has had the opportunity to question the President.” “I hadn’t thought about that,” she replied sheepishly.”
These people are so st00pid. Wasn’t the President interviewed for one hour by Bret Baier in March. Or what Fox calls an interview. That means stomp on everyone who doesn’t agree with them. And….lick Palin’s butt as if she makes any sense to anyone but a bunch of f00ls and dummies.
I think Bill O’Reilly is getting sick of pretending she’s an intelligent political figure.
“The more we see our president, the better.” – Sean Hannity.
What? Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t I hear Hannity once saying that Obama has such a large ego that he has to be all over the media and to stop going on these shows and start governing? Maybe it wasn’t Hannity, maybe Rush.
I’ll say this much for Hasselbeck: She does Hannitard’s material better than he does.
As I predicted yesterday, of course, Hasselbeck was on Hannity last night. I was surprised at some of her praise for the President. I hope she really meant it, because it sure flies in the face of what she has said about the Obama’s on a daily basis on The View. As I said, they have had her on this rehab tour for last few months, and I tend to think it was to keep her job, rather than really liking the President and his family.
Maybe Hasselbeck see’s the light. Now if only that little lightbulb would brighten up some more conservative wingnuts. Fat chance. There’s a better chance of Palin passing her GED. Can someone please convince her she’s the best republican candidate for POTUS 2012. Please…..
This makes no sense compared to the topic at hand and what kind of wing nut spells America with a “K?”
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