{"id":730,"date":"2004-10-12T14:17:14","date_gmt":"2004-10-12T18:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=730"},"modified":"2004-10-12T14:17:14","modified_gmt":"2004-10-12T18:17:14","slug":"the-sean-hannity-excellence-in-spin-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=730","title":{"rendered":"The Sean Hannity Excellence in Spin Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/SeanHannityAward.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">Credit where credit is due. There&#8217;s a reason why Sean Hannity makes the big bucks. <\/p>\n<p>Thus, the BRAD BLOG is proud to announce and award today our inaugural &#8220;Sean Hannity Excellence in Spin&#8221; Award!<\/p>\n<p>This distinguished award recognizes not only Excellence in Spin, but all of the qualities that such an ignominious distinction also embodies! Including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#183; Party Loyalty Before Country.<br \/>\n&#183; Adherence to Talking Points under Extreme Duress.<br \/>\n&#183; Complete Disregard for Truth in Political Discourse.<br \/>\n&#183; Discarding of all Personal Credibility, Morals, Ethics and Standards in favor of The Cause.<br \/>\n&#183; And last but not least, Disingenuousness Above and Beyond the Call of Duty!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;all compressed into the most economical, direct and straight-forward presentation for public consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The namesake and inaugural winner of this distinguished honor, of course, goes to Fox News Channel and ABC Radio Network&#8217;s Sean Hannity for the following hardball question\/statement as &#8220;asked&#8221; &#8212; in a single breath &#8212; of a Bush Campaign Consultant on last night&#8217;s <i>Hannity &#038; Colmes<\/i>: <i>(emphasis added to give recognition to purposeful distortions, talking point bullseyes and out and out lies in a single\/statement question!)<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"media\">&#8220;This is becoming a dangerous trend. Um, I think when you look at <i>John Kerry&#8217;s record<\/i> over the last 25 years; The fact he wanted the <i>nuclear freeze<\/i>, now he wants to fight a <i>sensitive war<\/i>, then he wants to get rid of this <i>&#8220;nuisance&#8221;<\/i> as he says. Now explains why he <i>voted against most major weapons systems<\/i>. It now explains why he <i>wanted to get rid of intelligence<\/i>, cause he <i>doesn&#8217;t understand the nature of the threat<\/i>. Somebody needs to say this: John Kerry is <i>not fit to be the Commander-in-Chief<\/i> of this country, at this time. Is the President gonna say that?&#8221; &#8212; Sean Hannity, <i>Hannity &#038; Colmes<\/i>, 10\/11\/04<\/div>\n<p>Wow! Smartly done, Mr. Hannity! This award is named after you for a <i>reason<\/i>! Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>How <i>does<\/i> he do it? It&#8217;s easy! With no true core beliefs, a complete absence of personal ethics and no moral core, you too could be our next &#8220;Sean Hannity Excellence in Spin&#8221; Award Winner! Get to work, Bill O&#8217;Reilly! You&#8217;re losing ground!<\/p>\n<p>(By the way, still looking for a nickname for this Award and open to suggestions! &#8220;The Shawnee&#8221;? &#8220;The Spinny&#8221;? &#8220;The Dizzy&#8221;? &#8220;The Frisby&#8221;? &#8220;The Kooly&#8221;? &#8220;The Smarmy&#8221;? &#8220;The Slimy&#8221;? Send us your suggestions!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit where credit is due. There&#8217;s a reason why Sean Hannity makes the big bucks. Thus, the BRAD BLOG is proud to announce and award today our inaugural &#8220;Sean Hannity Excellence in Spin&#8221; Award! This distinguished award recognizes not only Excellence in Spin, but all of the qualities that such an ignominious distinction also embodies! 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