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Originally Posted by pan6467
Let me get this straight.... A far left winged Olberman goes after a far right winged Hannity and that is something special and great. Never mind Hannity sets no policies.
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Then you're missing the point. Hannity is nothing more than a mouth-piece for the previous administration and his statement that waterboarding wasn't torture was bullshit. But, let's assume for a second that he's right, it's really not that bad, then what's the harm in him accepting the challenge?
The issue comes down to the cult of personality. What Hannity says gets picked up by many of the extreme conservatives and repeated as gospel, just like any of the mouth-pieces for the left and for the right. What they say may not create policy, but it sways public opinion. I would prefer that when these stooges say something so blatantly full of shit that they get called on it.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
Huh. I can't really think of any loud far-leftists. Maybe Amy Goodman/Juan Gonzales, but Democracy Now is hardly mainstream.
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Michael Moore. Although, to be fair, he's been somewhat quiet lately. That's probably a good thing since I think he tends to hurt his cause by exaggerating and openly admitting to it on a regular basis.