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Friday, May 25, 2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Ron Meyer, Scott Keyes & Michelle Fields discuss Occupy Movement from 5/1; John Hofmeister; Chuck Woolery; Joe Lieberman; Joel Pollak and Ben Shapiro from Breitbart.com

Left-Wing Media Bias

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Special guest host Mark Simone took the coveted Hannity microphone on Thursday and discussed several recent examples of left-wing media bias.

One specific example Simone detailed was with MSNBC's coverage of the Trayvon Martin case. Quoting an article from Nina Rothman that appeared on today's Mediaite website (Article).

Simone explained how in March and April, MSNBC’s primetime hosts ran with nearly wall-to-wall coverage of the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. They regularly suggested that the lack of national interest in the case was worthy of outrage. As Rothman writes in her Mediaite column, “Last week, when an avalanche of new evidence favorable to George Zimmerman came to light, MSNBC’s primetime lineup didn’t just bury the story, they didn’t mention Martin or Zimmerman once the week that news broke according to media monitoring service TV Eyes.”

“It's like the story never existed!” Simone said incredulously. Do you have more examples of left-wing media bias? Post them on the Hannity Forums here!

Ann Coulter

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:14:19 -0800

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Guest host Mark Simone gives more examples of left-wing media bias; Tamara Holder; Ann Coulter; Doug Schoen

Penn Jilette

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:48:37 -0800

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest election coverage; Comedian Penn Jillette stops by to share his thoughts on the Obama administration's drug policies; Hunter and Tim Rogers, the father and son who made headlines this week in North Carolina by standing up to a liberal teacher.

Colin Powell 4

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:04:19 -0800

Colin Powell 3

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:53:27 -0800

Colin Powell 2

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:52:19 -0800

Colin Powell intvw

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:51:36 -0800

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest on the 2012 Presidential race; Bill Donohue on John Stewart's latest controversy; Congressman Allen West on Florida's 53,000 deceased voters

Monday, May 21, 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest on the North Carolina controversy surrounding a student being threatened by his teacher for criticizing Obama; More on the North Carolina story with Zerlina Maxwell, Dr. Lamont Hill and Erik Rush; Speaker Newt Gingrich on 2012

Is Romney Wright or Wrong?

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has been very clear that his support for the 2012 presidency is ABO...Anybody But Obama. Another term from Obama would ruin the country beyond repair Sean has consistently warned. That does not, however, mean that he will never have an issue with the GOP candidates. Likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney has made a very questionable decision according to Sean.

Just this week a super pac announced it would be spending nearly $10 million on an ad focusing on Obama’s relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Romney responded to the news saying he plans on distancing himself from such ads and tactics because he wants to be civil and focus on “important issues like the economy.” Sean in no way disagrees that the economy should be at the forefront, but does not agree with Romney’s decision to refuse the help. Especially on an issue that does have merit.

Even though Sean brought the unwholesome relationship of Obama and Rev Wright to light prior to the 2008 election, he now hopes that after 4 years of broken promises, increased national debt, rising unemployment and hundreds of other factors that the celebrity awe of Obama will have passed and voters will be willing to absorb and accept issues such as Wright.

Not only that, but this decision by Romney could prove to be detrimental to his campaign efforts. In the last election, Senator McCain went on “Hannity & Colmes” and said he would not use the relationship of Wright in his campaign and openly stated he did not think Obama shared the sentiments of Wright’s hateful spew. While trying to remain civil may have appeared admiral, it was foolish. It is an issue of importance and civility did not help McCain’s White House run.

Sean understands Romney’s desire to bring issues that affect the American people day to day to the forefront, but denying help from those who are attempting to educate the public on issues such as Wright will most likely not be in his best interest says Sean. Not only that but president Obama has already thrown civil competition out the window by not returning the million dollars donated to his super pac by one of the most hateful vicious members of the media, Bill Maher.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean says the November elections will be about two things: jobs and the economy; Gov. Ed Rendell; Ted Cruz running for Senate in Texas; Vince Coglianese Senior Online Editor of the Daily Caller and Ryan Grim Washington Bureau Chief for the Huffington Post

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest election coverage including more pressure for President Obama; Senator Joe Lieberman talks about his last months in the Senate; Stuart Varney and Juan Williams debate the future of the American and European economies.

Ed Klein

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:33 -0800

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean cautions it is too early to start getting your hopes up on presidential polling info; Ed Klein discusses Rev. Wright tapes; Dick Morris, author of "Screwed" on Romney's impressive lead in the polls

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Governor Romney takes the lead; Angela McGlowan and Santita Jackson debate the role of race in the 2012 presidential campaigns; Doug Schoen and David Webb debate President Obama's poll numbers and what it could mean for his campaign.

Friends of Obama

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

In the 2008 elections and now again in 2012, Sean has been the leading proponent of the need to vet Barack Obama and go through his past with a fine toothed comb. That past, however, is very difficult to find. No transcripts, no exes, no college papers; really not much more than his own autobiography “Dreams from My Father” in which he admits to having been somewhat of a free spirit and experimenting with drugs.

Due to his vaporous past, Sean has focused on the next closest thing: his closest friends and mentors. Amongst the most important and controversial is Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Rev. Wright was known for racist, anti-American rants, proclaiming that the tragedies of 9/11 was “Americans’ chickens come home to roost.” Obama sat in this man’s church for over 20 years who he himself referred to as his “spiritual adviser” and mentor.

Now we are continuing to learn about more members of Obama’s inner circle, famously known as “FOB’s” for friends of Obama’s. Jodi Kantor of the New York Times reported in 2008 that during Obama’s presidential campaign, the Obamas implemented a “no new friends” rule surrounding themselves only with their closest friends, allowing no one unknown in. Who were those friends? Valerie Jarrett, Martin Nesbitt and Dr. Eric Whitaker. In Kantor’s book “The Obama’s” she reported Nesbitt and Whitaker had a special role in the White House: “They were the ones who were supposed to keep him normal while in office. They were black men in a sea of white advisers, a Midwestern businessman and a doctor among Washington regulars.”

We come to understand how Whitaker was appointed such an important role; he had earned his stripes. Kantor wrote “It wasn’t the first time they had served a protective function: during the painful fracas over provocative statements made by their pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr., during the campaign, they had rotated, along with Valerie Jarrett, traveling with the candidate, so he would never be without a friend close by.”

Ed Klein’s shocking new book “The Amateur” released today tells us Whitaker did more than protect. In an interview with Reverend Wright he told Klein that Erik Whitaker sent an email to him asking him no to preach until after the November elections, and that Whitaker, through another member of the Church, offered $150,000 in hush money.

Klein told Sean about other bombshells including how Obama apparently begged Wright to attend a secret meeting with him and the lengths to go to trying to keep it a secret. Only one piece of evidence existed; the secret service logs.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Rev. Wright offered hush money by Obama camp?; Ed Klein, author of "The Amateur, Barack Obama in the White House"; Rep. Paul Ryan discusses the latest budget from the President

Sean: "Libs think they 'evolve' not flip-flop"

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean kicked off that last show of the week in a upbeat mood. Sean was particularly pleased to see that Democrats might abandon North Carolina all together as the place for their nominating convention after Obama recently announced his support for gay marriage. Given the depth of distaste over North Carolina’s recent anti-gay vote among Democratic voters, the Democratic National Committee is considering leaving the state before Democratic grassroots advocates flock to Charlotte for a mass protests that would send more local voters over to the Romney camp.

“Of course liberals would say Obama didn't flip-flop on his stance of gay marriage,” explained Sean. “They would say he 'evolved,'” Sean joked. “Liberals feel they are much more sophisticated and that their opinions evolve over time. They think only Republicans flip-flop,” Sean added.

For more on a Democrat exodus from North Carolina please click here.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has more flip-flopping from President Obama Hour; Dr. Anthea Butler and Dr. Alveda King debate President Obama's stance on the latest issues; Herman Cain talks about his new book and life after the campaign trail.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Mysterious Romney high school story surfaces a day after Obama supports gay marriage? Coincidence? Sean doesn't think so; Coulter and Williams debate the ridiculous attempt by the left to discuss the high school experience of Romney; Daniel Hannan, Author of the Road to Serfdom

Obama's new stance on gay marriage

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

To be or not to be…to agree or not to agree…to spike or not to spike… Those are amongst the struggles the anointed one has been dealing with day to day. Most recently America has caught him on a particularly large issue thanks in large part to his vice president Joe Biden. The issue could turn many Obama supporters sour before November.

On Sunday the uninhibited veep went on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” and said “I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying one another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.” Biden’s statement seemed to have initiate a much larger question in peoples’ minds, what does the President think?

Unsure as to what the White House thought of Biden’s comments, certainly the assumption can be made that the timing for the VP to raise the hot button issue was less than ideal for Obama’s re-election efforts. President Obama, forced to address his personal thoughts on the issue, responded telling ABC that “At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” With an obvious concern of alienating supporters he continued, “Now I have to tell you that part of my hesitation on this has also been I didn’t want to nationalize the issue…different states are coming to different conclusions.”

It appears, however, that Obama’s beliefs and comments are as vast in number as the states’ themselves. With some help from the Associated Press and Politico, we can summarize the flip flop of all flip flops:

-1996: "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages"

-1998: "Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate

-2004: "I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been thrown about, primarily just as a strategic issue. I think that marriage, in the minds of a lot of voters, has a religious connotation. I know that's true in the African-American community, for example.

-2006: "I was reminded that it is my obligation…as a Christian, to remain open to the possibility that my unwillingness to support gay marriage is misguided.

-2007: "The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but of a strong version.”

-2008: "I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian - for me - for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union. God's in the mix.

-2008: "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage”

-2009: "I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex couples in this country.”

-2010: "I have been to this point unwilling to sign on to same-sex marriage primarily because of my understandings of the traditional definitions of marriage. But I also think you're right that attitudes evolve, including mine."

-2011: "Every single American - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law.”

-2012: "it is important for me personally to go ahead and affirm that same-sex couples should be able to get married."

Perhaps he simply uses the “he loves me, he loves me not” technique while ripping off flower petals one-by-one, hoping he gets it right just in time for elections.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

President Obama supports same-sex marriage. Sean has the latest; Tucker Carlson and Neil Munro discuss campaign contributions to Obama's campaign; Susan Levin, Dr. Susan Mitchell and Jay Severin talk about the death of the bake sale.

Eric Holder and Obama

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:38:38 -0800

What’s Stopping Obama and the DOJ From Going After Wall Street Criminally?

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean interviewed Former attorney for the Voting Rights Section of the Department of Justice, J. Christian Adams, author of “Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department.” In the book Adams draws the clear picture of how the Obama DOJ, lead by Eric Holder, swept the voter intimidation lawsuit against the New Black Panther Party under the rug, and how the administration changed DOJ hiring policy in order to hire radical leftists to dominate the Civil Rights Division.

A new shocking report posted on the Daily Beast today by Peter Boyer and Peter Schweizer show yet another honey jar the DOJ’s paw is stuck in. Despite tough rhetoric aimed at Wall Street and banks since the collapse and excessive bailouts, the Obama administration has not filed a single criminal charge against any top executives of the financial institutions. While America learned of the extravagant bonuses being doled out even while accepting taxpayer bailouts, Obama simultaneously threw fiery rhetoric in their direction: “My administration is the only things between you and the pitchforks,” and calling bankers “fat cats.” Interesting choice of words since, as Boyer and Schweizer report, “Candidate Obama had been their guy, accepting vast amounts of Wall Street campaign money for his victories over Hillary Clinton and John McCain (Goldman Sachs executives ponied up $1 million, more than any other private source of funding in 2008). Obama far outraised his Republican rival, John McCain, on Wall Street--around $16 million to $9 million.”

Perhaps that explains why the president’s rhetoric and actions have been the complete antithesis of one another. What else? Perhaps we are being too quick to place blame on the president. Let us move along to his appointed Attorney General, Eric Holder. Perhaps the lack of criminal action against “fat cats” can be explained there. Eureka! In fact it can. The man president Obama chose to run his administration’s Department of Justice spent nearly a decade in the Washington office of Covington & Burling law firm. No biggie, except for the fact that the financial institutions’ “marquee names are Covington clients. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Deutsche Bank are among the institutions that pay for Covington's legal advice, some of it relating to matters before the Department of Justice” say Schweizer and Boyer.

For their full report click here.

And don’t miss Sean’s exclusive interview with them on tonight’s ‘Hannity’ 9PM/ET

CIA

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:32:36 -0800

Thwarted UBL Anniversary Bomb Plot

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

As with all historical moments of significance we can surely remember the exact moment on Christmas Day of 2009 when word spread of the failed terror plot of Umar Frouk Abdulmutallab, the underwear bomber. We remember the great sigh of relief that through ‘dumb luck’ his bomb failed to detonate, saving lives of hundreds of Americans headed towards the Detroit airport.

Yet that initial stroke of ‘dumb luck’ seemed to take a pathetic turn into a case of ‘dumb politics.’ Americans were ill and outraged that Attorney General Eric Holder, upon receiving word of the incident, authorized officials on scene to read Abdulmutallab his Miranda rights after only minutes of questioning. Miranda rights? Let’s clarify: the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution gives American citizens the right not to make any self-incriminating statements when in police custody. Why then was the young Nigerian jihadist read such rights?

Now, over two years later, Americans are learning of another underwear bomb plot that this time was thwarted thanks to the diligence of the CIA. It seems as though al-qaeda has utilized the previous two years to enhance the detonation device. Officials say the device did not contain metal meaning there is a possibility that such a bomb could have passed through airport security. “The FBI currently has custody and is conducting technical and forensic analysis on it” the FBI said in a written statement. According to Fox News, the CIA unraveled the terror plot by al-qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which was intended for use around the one-year anniversary of the Navy Seal Team Six raid on Osama Bin Laden. The al-qaeda member to be used as the suicide bomber supposedly had not yet picked the target nor had purchased a plane ticket when the CIA seized the bomb.

What is to come of this failed plot is to be seen. Already the public is spinning in circles, as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on April 26th "We have no credible information that terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaeda, are plotting attacks in the U.S. to coincide with the anniversary of bin Laden's death.” However, Deputy NSC spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said Obama was being briefed on the plot in April by a counterterrorism adviser. “While the president was assured that the device did not pose a threat to the public, he directed the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement and intelligence agencies to take whatever steps necessary to guard against this type of attack,” she said.

Some believe it’s ok to keep threats such as these from the public to increase security. But, the question remains, what will this administration do with the new intelligence, and will those actions help or hinder our homeland security?

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

White House punts on same sex marriage - again; Amanda Terkel and Noelle Nikpour talk about Obama's "Life of Julia"; Victoria Toensing, Mark Levine and Pamela Geller discuss the GITMO hearings and the outlandish behaviors of the terrorists on trial

Screwed!

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

“SCREWED!” That’s what Dick Morris says is what we get as the result of much of our foreign aid and relationships with struggling countries.

Dick Morris and his wife, Eileen, go into depth about America’s military and monetary responsibilities we have undertaken for the rest of the world and how such responsibilities have not only inhibited our ability to control our own problems, but more importantly have been used against us. “SCREWED!” consists of ten parts outlining our greatest obstacles including how international bureaucrats aim to cripple the power of the United States through treaty ratifications; one example is the “Law of the Sea Treaty” which would strip us of the right to control our own coastlines as we deem fit.

Additionally Dick addresses the most dangerous countries the United States is in relationships with: China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. In the post 9/11 world the United States h as honed in on advancing democracy in the Middle East by providing billions of dollars in aid as well as military assistance. But do these relationships make us safer in the long run as we intend? “Pakistan arrested five men for providing assistance to the US in its hunt for Bin Laden” and begs the question “is there anyone on the planet who really believes that the Pakistani government, military, and intelligence services didn’t realize that public enemy number one was living in an urban area around the corner from their equivalent of West Point?”

The US has lost the lives of over 2,200 troops in Afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001, and $10.9 billion dollars in aid just last year. The Congressional Research Service quoted an agency saying “up to 30% of contracted project costs can be attributed to corruption.” Transparency international, which ranks nations based on their integrity or corruption says that Afghanistan is t he second most corrupt nation on earth, exceeded only by Somalia. The United States is clearly the losing party in this relationship. Then there is Saud Arabia which Dick says is “our bargain with the devil.” All of this boils down to a frightening realization that foreign aid is nothing short of ‘biting the hand that feeds.’ Morris includes sobering statistics such as “The US gave away $58 billion in foreign aid to more than sixty-nine countries in 2009. Thirty-four billion was in economic aid and $11 billion was in military assistance. Add $13 billion in assistance from other government agencies.”

But aside from the warm fuzzy feeling America may get when they contribute to the less fortunate, “the fact remains that there is no correlation between the massive outlays of foreign aid we have been making for decades now and any reduction in global poverty. The countries that have made real progress in breaking out of poverty-China, In dia, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore-have done it by selling us goods and services, not by taking our foreign aid.” Still not convinced? “Of the ninety-seven countries that got development aid from the US between 1980 and 2009: 23 had a net decline in per capita GDP over the period; 27 had only growth of less than 1 percent; 44 had growth of an average of 1 to 4 percent per year.

Only four had real economic growth of 5 percent or more. They were Bosnia, Serbia, Cambodia, and Botswana.” In sum, foreign aid does not help those countries, it hurts those countries. It creates a pot of money that ferments civil war and corruption. For more on Dick Morris’ book, SCREWED!, click here.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Pat Buchanan sits down with Sean to talk about the dwindling US Economy; Robert Emmett Tyrrell Jr. talks with Sean about the death of liberalism; Dick Morris has another new and controversial book out.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Occupy Wall Street organizer, Harrison Schultz spends an hour with Sean; Stuart Varney and Juan Williams debate the economic future of America; Jonah Goldberg, author of The Tyranny of Cliches, talks about his interview with Pierce Morgan

'Occupy Wall Street' organizer slings insults during heated debate

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," May 3, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

SEAN HANNITY, HOST: My next guest, an "Occupy Wall Street" organizer, says that the left-wing fringe group has a tall and radical order ahead of them.

Harrison Schultz was asked on May Day about his organization's motives. Let's listen to what he had to say.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, MSNBC, MAY 1)

HARRISON SCHULTZ, "OCCUPY" PARTICIPANT: We never left. We were just tired. I mean, anarchy isn't easy. This is a lot of work. We had to hibernate for awhile, but today we are resurging. The energy is really good out in the streets.

The problem here is capitalism. That's what needs to change. That's what is failing all of these people. I personally don't care about this election. I know other people are working on it.

But I am looking at far, far more radical alternatives than political alternatives. I would like to actually see a new form of politics entirely.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

HANNITY: So anarchy is not easy and more radical alternatives are being explored. Well, from the look of these new pictures from May Day, well, they seem to be pretty radical alternatives to me.

Now the protest quickly turned into a violent and dangerous scene of smashing store windows, attacking police, defacing bank and store fronts.

Joining me now to explain what the motives of this group really are, "Occupy Wall Street" organizer, Harrison Schultz. Thanks for being here.

SCHULTZ: Thanks for having me, Sean.

HANNITY: Appreciate it.

SCHULTZ: Let me start by saying, thank you for letting a dirty hippie come in and explain his views --

HANNITY: You're dirty? You don't take a shower?

SCHULTZ: Well, no, this is the way your news network is portraying us.

HANNITY: Did I ever say you are dirty or a hippie? Did I say any of that?

SCHULTZ: Yes, in August. You were making fun of my friends.

HANNITY: You mean the ones having sex in public, doing drugs and defecating on cars and those who are in other cities that were actually being violent breaking store windows, cursing out police and all of that? You mean those guys, those guys? Because I have tapes of all of that.

SCHULTZ: No, no, no. Those were the people that the NYPD was sending to the park to discredit us and make us look bad. And actually give your network something to focus on.

HANNITY: So you are in Zuccotti Park.

SCHULTZ: I stopped hanging out right around the NYPD --

HANNITY: Zuccotti Park, "yes" or "no." Were you at Zuccotti Park?

SCHULTZ: Yes.

HANNITY: Why did they have set up a special, protective rape-free zone tent because of the rapes that took place in Zuccotti Park.

SCHULTZ: The NYPD was sending rapists down to the park.

HANNITY: So the NYPD -- do you have any evidence about this?

SCHULTZ: This was in the NY Times, New York Times.

HANNITY: I asked you a question -- the New York Times said that the police sent rapists to rape women down there?

SCHULTZ: They sent alcoholics. They sent offenders. They sent people who were convicted of rapes.

HANNITY: Do you have any evidence to back it up --

SCHULTZ: I can give testimony. I didn't bring my files with me, but you can check this out --

HANNITY: The New York Police Department brought rapists in and as a result women were raped so a special rape protective zone was set up?

SCHULTZ: You got to admit, it was a really cynical, really effective tactic on the part of the authorities. They knew that we wouldn't turn people away because we like to help people, like Christians should -- even though most of us are not Christian.

HANNITY: You sound paranoid.

SCHULTZ: They definitely exploited a lot of our values and turned it against us and sent people that we tried to help --

HANNITY: What about the violence that took place in other cities and the broken store windows and the sex in public and drug use in public and defecating on a police car, was that a police conspiracy too?

SCHULTZ: I don't think there is anything particularly radical --

HANNITY: About taking a on a car?

SCHULTZ: That's very cliché, that's very ineffective --

HANNITY: Things in public happened, sex in public happened, rape in Zuccotti Park happened.

SCHULTZ: These things are not cool. I denounce those things as well. These things are beyond not cool.

HANNITY: Rape is not cool, OK?

SCHULTZ: Yes, it's beyond not cool. It's horrible, it's offensive, but I am trying to keep the conversation -- let's keep going --

HANNITY: I have a handbook here. 'Anarchists Basics,' have you seen this?

SCHULTZ: No. I've never seen that.

HANNITY: In the back of this book, it has a link to a web site, bombs and shields. Ever been to that web site?

SCHULTZ: Never been to that site.

HANNITY: What is your problem with capitalism, what is your problem with the free market -- how old are you?

SCHULTZ: I'm 29, sir.

HANNITY: Do you have a job?

SCHULTZ: How old are you?

HANNITY: I'm 50. I look younger.

SCHULTZ: Yes, you do. You look good.

HANNITY: Thank you very much. I appreciate that coming from an "Occupy Wall Street" guy. Here's -- 29 years old, you have a job?

SCHULTZ: I did. I was laid off.

HANNITY: What was your job?

SCHULTZ: I was a business intelligence analyst for a marketing company, before I was doing data analysis for an advertising agency.

HANNITY: I don't need your life story. How do you make money?

SCHULTZ: You looked me up on my resume on LinkedIn. So you probably know this.

HANNITY: How do you make money today?

SCHULTZ: Right now, I am living off student loans.

HANNITY: Aren't student loans meant for college?

SCHULTZ: Grad school.

HANNITY: Do you go to college?

SCHULTZ: I go to grad school.

HANNITY: OK, you go to grad school, so that also provides money for housing. You have a place to live?

SCHULTZ: It's all private loans. They give me the money and that covers my living expenses.

HANNITY: Who gives you the money?

SCHULTZ: Access Group, U.S. federal loans. I forget.

HANNITY: All right, I looked at definition that they have and what an anarchist is.

SCHULTZ: You keep changing the subject -- we talking about loans or anarchy? I would like to keep talking about my problems with capitalism, personally. I would like to talk about my solutions, too.

HANNITY: Do you want to post your own show? You can go to work at MSNBC.

SCHULTZ: I would like to host my own show! That's what the up on movement is about, it's about getting people to start hosting their own shows so they stop listening to people like you.

HANNITY: Oh, this hurts!

SCHULTZ: We don't need you anymore.

HANNITY: You don't need me anymore?

SCHULTZ: Did you check the New York Times? TV viewership is actually on the decline -- two years in a row, on the way out --

HANNITY: Actually, I hate to tell you something, but this channel has been number one for 12 years. Number one in this slot, over a decade. Obviously, you don't -- the New York Times is all you read, you don't have good information.

Occupy May Day

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:42:42 -0800

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean plays audio recorded from protesters at the Occupy May Day demonstration in New York City; Michelle Fields and Tamara Holder on the failure of Occupy May Day; Newt Gingrich discusses his resignation from the presidential race; Richard Mourdock

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Was the GM bailout really a success? Sean doesn't think so; John Hofmeister, Former CEO of Shell Oil explains how we could be energy independent; Herman Cain; Former Navy Seal Commander Seal Team Six and State Senator of Montana, Ryan Zinke

Who Deserves To Spike The Football?

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

May 1st, the anniversary of perhaps one of the greatest days in American history has now become a vicious political campaign tactic, but who are the real victims? It is the one year anniversary of which the remarkable SEAL Team 6 raided and killed top al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden. A time in which the United States should ban together, politics aside, and celebrate the victory of an eleven year manhunt, it has instead become a blame-placing and credit-taking circus.

Sean invites Navy SEAL Ryan Zinke on radio in order to get the perspective of the Navy SEALs on their mission being used as a political firestorm. Shortly after Bin Laden’s death, president Obama said of the incident “Americans and people around the world are glad that he’s gone. But we don’t need to spike the football.” Fast forward to the present and now that Obama has a re-election campaign to run it appears as though the football is being spiked…over, and over, again. Ironically, the Obama administration is now taking credit for the death, but refusing to acknowledge that it was measures such as enhanced interrogation techniques (EIT) allowed under the previous administration which paved the road-map to Bin Laden. Worse than not acknowledging it, Obama adamantly rejects and actively pursues tying the hands of intelligence and military agencies in order to continue getting such vital information for our national security.

US Navy Seal Ryan Zinke is frustrated at the Obama administration’s inability to give thanks to the SEALs and Bush administration for their past activities. Additionally, Zinke is concerned with the little effort Obama is putting towards the troops, and that troops need to see a president who supports them.

Gingrich Suspends His Campaign

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Just moments ago, in Arlington, VA Newt Gingrich officially announced a “suspension” for his 2012 Presidential Campaign. Gingrich began and shortly into his speech had to pause as he was overcome by a moment of emotion as he thanked his daughters for being the best debate coaches. He also thanked Calista’s mother for following every step of the campaign and enduring just as much as they had. He also showed appreciation for his 179,000 donors and singled out his brother Randy who traveled all over the country campaigning for him.

Amongst his heavy-hitters was Governor Rick Perry who stood by Gingrich the whole way through and told him “I’m with you ‘til the cows come home.” Herman Cain, Todd Palin and Michael Reagan also were addressed as having been incredibly beneficial supporters.

Gingrich then went on to the voters. He thanked the voters of south Carolina and apologized for breaking their tradition of always having picked the nominee. He admits he will feel “slightly guilty every time I go through South Carolina.” Said primary night of South Carolina is a night he and his family will never forget; it was a tremendous experience.

But what is next? “Today I am suspending the campaign, but suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship. Calista and I are active citizens. I have been an active citizen since high school. This August will be 54 yrs.” As a citizen he will continue what he fought for as a candidate, particularly three main things: 1) What America needs to do to be safe and prosperous, 2) how to explain that message to the American people so they give you permission, and 3) how to implement those ideals if the American people give you the permission.

On a lighter note he joked that “perhaps the moon colony was probably not my most clever comment” but that at least he assisted in “providing material for Saturday Night Live.”

He then addressed the question, “Is mitt Romney conservative enough?” His answer was not yes or no, but said “this is not a choice between Romney and Ronald Reagan. This is a choice between Romney and the most radical leftist president in American history.” That Americans need to ask ourselves “who would Romney appoint and who do we already know Obama appoints?...the gap is wider than any point in history. A Republican sweep would revitalize America just as the Reagan sweep revitalized America. We’ve done it before and we can do it again.” Gingrich said that revitalization would begin on the night of the election once Americans find out that Obama is voted out of office. That people will begin hiring again, and the market will regain confidence.

Occupy May Day

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:09:05 -0800

Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

OAKLAND, Calif. – Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests on Tuesday, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police.

In Oakland, Calif., police fired tear gas and "flash-bang" grenades to disperse the crowds, sending protesters fleeing a downtown intersection where they were demonstrating. Officers took four people into custody.

Black-clad protesters in Seattle used sticks to smash small downtown windows and ran through the streets disrupting traffic.

In New York, police in riot gear lined the front of a Bank of America, facing several dozen Occupy activists marching behind barricades. "Bank of America. Bad for America!" they chanted. About 50 demonstrators in Chicago rallied outside another of the bank's branches.

Across the world, protests drew tens of thousands of demonstrators into the streets from the Philippines to Spain. They demanded everything from wage increases to an end to austerity measures.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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Obama politicizing the killing of Osama Bin Laden even though he promised not to "spike" the football?; Jose Rodriguez, author of "Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives"; Ron Meyer, Scott Keyes and Michelle Fields discuss the Occupy May Day movement

Jose Rodriguez

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:09:58 -0800

Ex-CIA official defends enhanced interrogation

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," April 30, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

SEAN HANNITY, HOST: One year after the raid that killed Usama bin Laden, a former high-ranking CIA official is speaking out and arguing that the harsh interrogation techniques that were employed by the Bush administration played a larger role in providing the intelligence road map that eventually led to the terrorist compound.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

HANNITY: Jose Rodriguez Jr. spent 31 years in the CIA's Clandestine Service.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: A plane has crash into the upper floor of the World Trade Center.

HANNITY: Now, after the 9/11 attacks, he led the agency's counterterrorism center.

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JOSE RODRIGUEZ, JR., FORMER CIA DIR. OF CLANDESTINE SERVICE: We targeted the Al Qaeda structure. We took to the enemy with determination and we focused.

HANNITY: In the new book, "Hard Measures," Rodriguez defends the enhanced interrogation techniques like water boarding used after 9/11 on some of Al Qaeda's top leadership. The poster boy for enhanced interrogation techniques was Al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah, who was captured in Pakistan after a shoot out.

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, SEPT. 6, 2006: Zubaydah was questioned using these procedures and soon he began to provide information on key Al Qaeda operatives. Zubaydah identified Ramzi Bin al-Shibh. The information Zubaydah provided helped led to the capture of Bin al-Shibh and together these two terrorist provided information that captured Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

BRIG. GENERAL THOMAS HARTMANN, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEGAL ADVISER, FEB. 11, 2008: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.

HANNITY: Only three of the terror leaders were ever waterboarded, a technique seen here in a demonstration. But Rodriguez says, the interrogation led to the interruption of ten large scale plots and the capture of many more terrorists.

GENERAL MICHAEL HAYDEN, FORMER CIA DIRECTOR: Honest men can differ after whether or not they are comfortable with some of the techniques we used and that is a fair debate, but you don't get to say that the techniques didn't work.

HANNITY: But some did say that they didn't work, including then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who claims not to know that it was happening at all.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN, MAY 14, 2009: You're accusing the CIA of lying to you in September of 2002.

REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF., FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Yes, misleading the Congress of the United States. Misleading the Congress of United States.

HANNITY: Yet Rodriguez himself led a delegation to Capitol Hill to brief Congressional leaders including Pelosi.

PELOSI: The only mention of water boarding at that briefing was that it was not being employed.

HANNITY: And she seemed to backtrack when document show that her aide Michael Sheehy had been briefed specifically about the waterboarding.

PELOSI: He informed that that briefing had taken place.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Mr. Sheehy did not tell you, that he was informed that they were actually using the techniques.

PELOSI: No, he did say it. He said that the techniques were now being used.

HANNITY: Controversy erupted again in 2007 when it was revealed that Rodriguez ordered the destruction of videotapes that showed Abu Zubaydah's waterboarding.

DANA PERINO, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, DEC. 7, 2007: I spoke to the President this morning about this. He has no recollection of being made aware of the tapes or their destruction before yesterday.

SEN. DICK DURBIN, D-ILL., ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER, DEC. 7, 2007: Today, I'll be calling for an official investigation of whether there was destruction of evidence, and an obstruction of justice, in the destruction of these video tapes.

HANNITY: The Bush Justice Department had written extensive memos detailing what was allowed under the enhanced interrogations and why it was legal. Now after a lawsuit by the ACLU, those memos were released by the Obama administration.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, APRIL 21, 2009: The OLC memos that were released reflected in my view, us losing our moral bearings.

HANNITY: Rodriguez and the CIA were eventually cleared of wrongdoing and the investigations were ended.

DICK CHENEY, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT: These men deserve to be decorated. They don't deserve to be prosecuted.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

HANNITY: Joining us now is a man at the center of this controversy, Jose Rodriguez, Jr., former CIA -- the director of the CIA's National Clandestine Service and the author of "Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives."

Sir, great to see you. It's a great honor to have you here. Thank you for being with us.

RODRIGUEZ: Thank you for inviting me, Sean. I'm a big fan.

HANNITY: Well, I appreciate it. I have read the book cover to cover. We can't get this all in, I'm going to try to get in as much as I can. Let's start with the tape that we just set up. You personally briefed Nancy Pelosi about enhanced interrogation.

RODRIGUEZ: I did. We briefed her before September 2002 about the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah, so we went through the techniques that were used on him including waterboarding.

HANNITY: And what she said to the American people at the time, she lied.

RODRIGUEZ: Yes. She is either confused or is lying.

HANNITY: OK. Let's go to the mindset. And you went into great specificity and detail. You thought that you were flooded with intelligence of an imminent attack, anthrax, potential nuclear. Explain the mindset after 9/11.

RODRIGUEZ: Yes. We were very concerned about a second wave of attacks in May, 2002. We had a flood of intelligence coming in about threats. We had the Al Qaeda, the anthrax scare of a few months before. We were very concerned that we were going to get hit again. We had confirmed intelligence on anthrax and we knew about the Al Qaeda nuclear program. And we could hear the time bomb, we couldn't see it but we could hear it ticking.

HANNITY: Yes. And so, you felt another attack on this country was imminent and you needed as quickly as possible the intelligence to save American lives?

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Would Romney Have OK'd Osama Raid?

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

President Obama has shown he's willing to politicize student loans, contraception, the Trayvon Martin shooting, virtually anything else he finds politically expedient. So, t's not surprising that the Obama campaign has released a new video, praising our brave president for ordering that strike that killed Osama bin Laden. But at the same time, that ad -- which is narrated by former President Bill Clinton -- suggests that Mitt Romney would not have made the same decision.

The Obama campaign asked Clinton to star in this ad, which is ironic, considering that according to the 9/11 commission, Clinton took a pass on at least three opportunities to kill or capture bin Laden when he was president. Also back in 2008, Obama criticized Hillary Clinton for politicizing National Security matters, including the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Sean successfully dodges WH dinner again!

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

This past weekend the White House hosted its annual Correspondents Dinner - a celebration of the media elite, is complete with awards for excellent coverage, but what ends up taking all of the headlines is the president's humorous address and the subsequent comedic routine by the host. Sean kicked off Monday's show by explaining to his audience that he had no interest in ever attending a correspondents dinner.

"I did not hear or watch Jimmy Kimmel. I did not watch the stars or the media elite. I missed it. I was with my kids all weekend and couldn't have been happier. Hollywood, most of the media and the White House is full of liberals - why would I want to go there when I could be with my family?" Sean asked rhetorically. "It wasn't even a tough decision...not even a close call. I have no desire to meet Hollywood stars - zip. Hearing the president tell lame jokes about eating dogs doesn't do it for me. It's been my mission since I started in broadcasting to duck an d dodge this dinner. One year however I was told I had to go - there was no more getting out of it as I had used every excuse in the book. That year however, God blessed me and I got sick the day before and couldn't go. So I've been able to duck and dodge this dinner and I'm kinda proud of it," Sean said happily.

White House

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:58:13 -0800

Monday, April 30, 2012

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean isn't losing any sleep not going to the White House Corespondents Diner; Tamara Holder, Jennifer Stefano and Katy Abram; Fred and Jeri Thompson; John Stossel, Fox Business Network Host

Friday, April 27, 2012

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The Best of Sean Hannity

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean describes how wrong Obama has been on Arab Spring; Jay Sekulow and Francisco Hernandez battle over the issue of immigration; Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Deneen Borelli and Tom Borelli on energy independence

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest election coverage in the wake of Mitt Romney's victory; Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani stops by to support Romney; Peter King, Brigitte Gabriel and Mike Ghouse debate America's foreign policy.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

It's Primary Day and Sean has the latest polls; Newt Gingrich on the importance of today; John Yoo on the Constitutional violations of the Obama White House.

Monday, April 23, 2012

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Are kids in favor of redistributing GPAs on college campuses?; Patrick Buchanan thinks the country can't survive a second Obama term; Mark Levine and John Lott talk about the role of guns in American society.

Robin Leach

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:13:31 -0800

Friday, April 20, 2012

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean reacts to Zimmerman's apology to the parents of Trayvon Martin in a court appearance today; Robin Leach; Senator Marco Rubio on his VP slip-up; John Hofmeister discusses our ability to fix the problem of energy independence

Rubio's Vice Presidential Freudian Slip

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean kicked off Thursday's show by playing audio of a slip up Marco Rubio made in an interview at an event kicking off the University of Phoenix/National Journal Next America project. "If in four to five years, if I do a good job as vice president - I'm sorry, as senator - I'll have the chance to do all sorts of things," he said. The audience erupted into laughter at the slip up. Sean joked about it as well but felt that maybe it wasn't necessarily an accident. "I'm not sure, but I have a sneaky feeling that he might have done this on purpose," said Sean.

Sean praised Rubio and even went so far as to throw his support behind the Florida Senator. "I want Marco Rubio for Vice-President. There are very few people that can captivate an audience like Rubio. He has a way of bringing you in - his speeches are phenomenal. He's funny, he's smart and he is a great conservative. I like the youth and energy that he would bring to the ticket. I don't want a boring guy up there in a media age," Sean added.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Rubio's Vice Presidential Freudian Slip; Zerlina Maxwell, Jehmu Greene and Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson discuss race issues in America; Herman Cain discusses the continuous barrage of ridiculous moments that never end for the Obama administration

Newt Gingrich

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:56:46 -0800

Dick Morris

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:49:35 -0800

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean weighs in on David Axelrod's twitter war over dog transportation; Newt Gingrich discusses the need for a stronger and louder focus on energy and oil independence; Dick Morris; Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) talks to Sean about the egregious behavior of the GSA

Tavis Smiley

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:13:17 -0800

Secret Service

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:42:33 -0800

Secret Service scandal a national embarrassment?

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

SEAN HANNITY, HOST OF "HANNITY": A prostitution scandal has rocked the United States secret service and has the Obama administration scrambling to contain this national embarrassment. Now, 11 agents assigned to protect the life of the President during the summit of the Americas in Colombia have been suspended amid allegations that they hired prostitutes, some of whom may have been under age. And many of the accused agents are married. Now, two of them are supervisors and all had to secret clearances raising very serious concerns about whether or not their actions compromised President Obama's security. And the President has said, publicly he would be quote, "angry if these reports are true." Both he and other top administration officials don't seem to understand the gravity of this incident on Saturday night. Just hours after this bombshell story broke; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was seen partying at a Colombian nightclub, drinking beer, dancing with friends. And apparently, she is not the only one impressed with, well, Colombia's night life. Take a look at this.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to thank President Santos and the people of Colombia for the extraordinary hospitality and the beautiful city of Cartagena. We are having a wonderful time. And usually, when I take the summit trips part of my job is to scout out where I may want to bring Michelle back later for vacations. So, we'll make sure to come back some time in the near future.

(APPLAUSE)

(END VIDEO CLIP)

HANNITY: And here now with reaction to the administration bizarre response to this developing scandal are the author of "In The President's Secret Service" Ronald Kessler who actually broke this story. And United States Senate candidate Dan Bongino, a former U.S. secret service agent himself. Guys, welcome to the program. Good to see you again. Welcome back.

DAN BONGINO, FORMER SECRET SERVICE AGENT: Good to see you, Sean. First of all, congratulations. You won the primary and on your way to the general. All right. How many years were you in the Secret Service?

BONGINO: Twelve years.

HANNITY: All right. And you made a really tough family decision. You got out of the service. Look, I have a Secret Service flag pin on. I have met many of the guys. Know them. You worked with them. I got to admit, when I heard this, I was pretty shocked. But then I thought all right, probably within any organization, you got to have a few bad apples. But with the Secret Service, it's a little different.

BONGINO: Sure. The penalty is that much greater. It's a human agency full of human beings that made a human mistake and a grave mistake. A tremendous, tremendous lapse in judgment. There's no question about that. This is devastating to me both personally, professionally. It's not the kind of story you want to be talking about. Personally, during a campaign.

HANNITY: You know who these agents are?

BONGINO: Yes. I have very personal relationships, with a number of them. Very personal. And it's really deeply impacted me. It's a very emotional story. It's not one I enjoyed coming up here to talk about it.

HANNITY: And you found out immediately after you made the decision because you served under two presidents.

BONGINO: That's right.

HANNITY: At the White House. And you were close to President Obama. You did a lot of detail work for him. But you decided to run a campaign against President Obama.

BONGINO: That's right.

HANNITY: And against his policies.

BONGINO: Right. That's right. I say all the time I have no personal gripe with President Obama at all. This is strictly a political difference and a very serious one. I disagree just about all of his policies. But this is an issue I think we were talking off the air, we agree on. This is just a national embarrassment; it's above the partisan politics. There is no republican smiling about this. This embarrassed our country. When the President is overseas, he is our President. That's the way it always was.

HANNITY: Not only that, their job is to keep him safe. That is for all of our elected officials that he represents, he is the President of the United States. And Ron, let me go to you, you even reported on Newsmax today that there is a possibility that these girls may be under age. Tell us how you might know that?

RONALD KESSLER, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR: Well, that is the question that is being looked into, because it's very common for girls to be put into trafficking, underage, it's just an issue to be explored. But you mention that the administration is taking it lightly. I think you saw that when President Obama was asked about this on Sunday. And he said well, if these allegations in the press turn out to be true, I'll be very angry. First of all, as we know, it's not about the allegation in the press. It's the secret service itself which said, in a statement issued after I broke the story that this conduct occurred. And that is why these agents are being sent back. And so, he's sort of behind the law. And secondly, being angry is not the way to reform his agency. The way to reform it is to replace the director Mark Sullivan who's presided over all these fiascoes. This one, the Salahis intruding at the state dinner, dozen examples in my book in the present Secret Service that are even more serious than some of these examples such as letting people in events without magnetometers.

It's just like putting passengers into an airplane without magnetometers, not insisting on physical fitness and firearms requalification testing.

Instead, they will sometimes ask agents to fill out their own test scores, which is dishonest, on and on. This leads to the kind of thing we saw in Colombia.

HANNITY: All right, you served there. You hear what Mr. Kessler is saying. I know one of the things they are likely to do is go back and look and see whether or not this is a lone incident. I have to believe that there is a possibility if agents would act this way one day that it probably happened in the past. Is that a jump for me?

BONGINO: Well, having done leaves overseas, foreign leaves where I was in charge. It all ended with me, the decision-making. I can tell you when we had incidents, not like this, but even minor incidents where someone was drinking off duty and it didn't look right, it was always dealt with very harshly.

I remember being in hotel rooms with supervisor on a trip and me and addressing a guy that was intoxicated. It did not end well for him. He was immediately sent home. The Secret Service reputation to them is paramount. It's everything.

HANNITY: But they had two supervisors in this case who were pulled.

BONGINO: Yes, and that's what makes it particularly disturbing. I mean, Sean, there's really no way to square this circle.

HANNITY: Is there any way from your experience that this would compromise the safety and security of the president?

BONGINO: On this trip, fortunately, it doesn't appear to be the case.

HANNITY: Could it have happened?

BONGINO: Of course, and I think that's what bothers the service the most. I say that the reputation matters most. The reputation that is most because the security of the president matters most.

Securing the life of the executive office of the president of the United States that is no small mission. I think they are going to do a very severe review of the policies. You will see changes that matter. I can't imagine it wouldn't happen.

HANNITY: Guys, thank you very much. Good luck in your Senate campaign.

BONGINO: Appreciate it.

HANNITY: Coming up, we continue the process of vetting the president of the things that the mainstream media will not do. We're going to bring you our next installment of the real Obama.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean discusses the latest polls which show Romney beating "The Anointed One"; Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornell West discuss their new book; JC Watts talks about the final round of primaries; Noelle Nikpour, Sun Sentinel columnist and Sally Kohn, Fox News Contributor, discuss the attack on Middle America with the Buffett Rule and taxes

Busted! Secret Service/Clinton let loose in Colombia

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Americans received a one-two punch of news from the President’s planned trip to Cartagena, Colombia to attend the Summit of the Americas.

Ronald Kessler, the chief Washington correspondent of Newsmax.com and New York Times bestselling author, broke one shocking story Sunday. Roughly a dozen secret service agents were sent home from Colombia because they hired prostitutes.

Not only were ethical measures at play as many of the agents were married, but in his Newsmax article published yesterday, Kessler wrote they also “violated their top-secret security clearances…An extra-marital affair if proven can be grounds for revoking a clearance.” But the story obtains a dangerous element as well. Kessler wrote “The breach is deadly serious. A prostitute could blackmail an agent into cooperating with a foreign intelligence service, a terrorist, or a drug cartel leader. The SVR, the successor to the KGB, would like nothing better than to have an agent in its pocket-to plant bugging devices in the president’s hotel room, limousine, or the White House itself. A terrorist could use an agent to obtain access to the president to carry out an assassination.”

The ages of the prostitutes have yet to be identified which could pose even more problems. Additionally, Kessler is concerned that the Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan who has been director since 2006 “has presided over corner-cutting and a general atmosphere of laxness.”

Although not related, it seems as though the agents were not the only ones who let loose on their trip to the Latin country. Our Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was photographed dancing and drinking beer on Saturday night. Must have been a rough summit!

Clinton Parties in Colombia

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:28:29 -0800

Monday, April 16, 2012

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Airforce pilots have been ordered to fly higher and slower to save money next year. Sean has the latest on the budgets; Kimberly Guilfoyle and attorney Mark Levine debate the Buffett Rule; Charles Payne and Juan Williams debate President Obama's support from Bill Maher.

LNYHBT - Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled!

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean's giving away 500 "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled" t-shirts to his faithful listeners!

LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED! Sean's been saying this phrase for years on television and radio, but naturally it must progress with the times. Don't worry social media friends, it's now twitter friendly! Sean's twitter followers have started the #LNYHBT Army. They're a loyal conglomerate of Hannity fans. The army works hard spreading conservatism through twitter and making sure to get as much information out to the public as possible. The #LNYHBT Army continues to grow daily. And now 500 lucky soldiers will receive this t-shirt. To join the army follow Sean on twitter (@SeanHannity) and learn how you can get a shirt to show your pride!

LNYHBT

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:03:14 -0800

Friday, April 13, 2012

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest on the George Zimmerman case; Katy Abrams, Jennifer Stefano and Jason Childs debate Hilary Rosen's comments on Ann Romney; Bob Beckel and Pam Bondi debate the details of the Trayvon Martin case.

George Zimmerman in court

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:36:48 -0800

Zimmerman Charged: 2nd-Degree Murder

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Forty-five days after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder by Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey. As has been the case since the beginning, there is debate on the severity of the second-degree charge. Some think it was the appropriate move for the prosecutors, while others believe it is far too harsh of a punishment if convicted.

Sean had Fox 35 reporter Shannon Butler, who is the only one who has interviewed the first eye-witness that came forward, criminal defense Attorney Rebecca Rose Woodland and prosecutor Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi on 'Hannity.’ Prosecutor Nicolazzi felt that even though forty-five days might seem like a long time, it might have been in the best interest of the case. "Right now we don't know all the evidence. And if you take a look at this special prosecutor, she was appointed on March 22nd. That's weeks ago and it took her until today to formally file those charges. So, I would say that what it looks like to me is she took her time. If it was just political or public pressure, then why not have this information, these charges out in a few days. We don't know all the evidence."

Defense attorney Woodland discussed what possible strategy the defense team might take. "You are going to have competing forensic experts, but you know what? Zimmerman has an excuse to second-degree murder in Florida which is sudden combat. If the defense can prove sudden combat then that will absolutely make the jury declare a not guilty." Sudden combat, according to Florida law states that the killing of a human being is excusable, and therefore lawful, if "the killing is committed by accident and misfortune resulting from a sudden combat, if a dangerous weapon is not used and the killing is not done in a cruel or unusual manner."

Zimmerman Charged

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:17:03 -0800

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Dems try to portray GOP as anti-women; Fox News Contributor Tamara Holder on Hilary Rosen comments; Bob Beckel discusses Martin case; Karl Rove on the numerous missteps by Obama during his presidency

George Zimmerman

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:04:54 -0800

Zimmerman to be charged

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

DEVELOPING: Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey will announce that she is charging George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a law enforcement official close to the investigation.

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It is unclear what charges he will face. But a press conference is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET in Jacksonville, Fla. where Corey will "release new information" regarding the investigation, according to a press release.

Sanford police and Al Sharpton, who has been in contact with Martin's family, were unable to confirm the report to Fox News.

The unarmed Martin, an African-American, was shot and killed in a gated community in Sanford, Fla., by neighborhood watchman Zimmerman, who claims he was acting in self-defense. In phone calls, Zimmerman told an emergency dispatcher that Martin looked suspicious, and he followed the teen despite the dispatcher's advice.

Zimmerman's lack of arrest in the case has sparked nationwide protests by civil rights activists who claim race has been a factor in the investigation. Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is Hispanic.

Zimmerman has been in hiding for weeks and is not believed to be in the state of Florida, his former lawyers, Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig, said Tuesday.

"George Zimmerman, in our opinion, and from information made available to us, is not doing well emotionally, probably suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome," Uhrig said.

"George can't get in a car and drive down to some office center to go in and see the psychologist," Uhrig added. "There's a bounty out on his head, whether it's believed to be real or not, it's out there. "

Sonner said he has never talked to Zimmerman face-to-face, only on the phone. He said the 28-year-old has gone into hiding, but he believes Zimmerman is still in the U.S.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest coverage in the Trayvon Martin case; Austan Goolsbee joins Sean to discuss the latest on the economy; Donald Trump talks with Sean about the Paul Ryan plan and the economy.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Rick Santorum suspends his campaign. Sean has the latest; Congressman Alan West on his potential VP candidacy; Deneen Borelli and Santita Jackson on the new black panther party.

Santorum suspends campaign

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Tuesday he is suspending his campaign.

He made the announcement at the Gettysburg Hotel in Gettysburg, Pa., talking about his young daughter's illness and reflecting on the campaign.

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His 3-year-old daughter Bella was taken to a Virginia hospital Friday with pneumonia. Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, left the campaign trail until this afternoon. The child has a life-threatening genetic disorder known as Trisomy 18.

"She's a fighter," said Santorum, standing beside his wife and children. "She's doing exceptionally well."

Santorum also faces an uphill battle against front-runner Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Five states, including Santorum's home state of Pennsylvania, hold primaries April 24.

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'Hannity' Business Special

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:03:56 -0800

'Hannity' Business Special

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:02:49 -0800

'Hannity' Business special

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:01:46 -0800

'Hannity Business Special'

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:00:42 -0800

Sean and Steve Forbes

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:59:34 -0800

Monday, April 9, 2012

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean has the latest election coverage; David Horowitz and Mike Ghouse debate the Muslim Brotherhood's meeting with White House officials; Michelle Malkin talks about Marion Barry's racist rant against Asian Americans and the utter lack of outrage.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The Best of Sean Hannity

Blame Capitalism!

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

"The Anointed One" is playing the blame game yet again. This time, he appears to be pointing the finger at capitalism for America's abysmal economy. On a campaign stop in Maine, he once again attacked Republicans, this time claiming that their economic strategy is not working.

Instead he is proposing that the federal government be responsible for pretty much everything. Sean was clearly irritated by Obama's accusation that the nation has been following an economic strategy created by Republicans. "We've tried Obama's plan for three-and-a-half years. It's his policies we've followed and we have $5 trillion of debt and nothing to show for it, Mr. President," Sean vented.

Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson and political analyst Kirsten Powers joined Sean on 'Hannity' to share their thoughts on Obama's latest tactic to shift blame away from himself and onto Republicans. Carlson sided with Sean while Powers agreed with Obama's rhetoric.

Israel Betrayed by U.S. Administration

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

March 29th a lengthy report in Foreign Policy magazine printed information alluding to Israel developing a ‘secret staging ground’ in Azerbaijan, which is located on the border of Iran. The report sparked outrage that publicizing such information was not only a violation to the security of Israel and jeopardized its ability to defend itself against Iran, but also information that should not have become known to an already trigger happy and unstable Ahmadinejad.

Ahmadinejad has several times defended his position that Israel does not have the right to exist and should “be wiped off the map” amongst hundreds of other vicious and anti-Semitic rants.

Here is where the story takes an unprecedented turn. The author of the Foreign Policy piece mentions his ‘high-level’ sources: “Obama administration officials.” A senior administration official told the author “The Israelis have bought an airfield…and the airfield is called Azerbaijan.”

Israel needs to attain the capability to defend itself against Iran’s development of nuclear weapons, and a deal to buy an airbase in Azerbaijan would allow Israel to have a staging ground within close proximity. What on earth would prompt the U.S. to leak such highly sensitive information? “I think this leak today is part of the administration’s campaign against an Israeli attack” former US ambassador John Bolton told Fox News.

That theory seems credible given Obama’s history of behavior towards Israel. Obama has stated his support for a Palestinian State, and suggested that Israel go back to “pre-1967 borders.” Obama was also overheard discussing Netanyahu with French President Nicolai Sarkozy who said “I cannot stand him. He’s a liar” to which Obama responded “you’re fed up with him but I have to deal with him every day.”

The Republican Jewish Coalition responded with a press release which stated:

“The administration’s willingness to reveal sensitive U.S. intelligence about Iran and to sabotage Israel’s relationship with another country, all in an attempt to limit Israel’s options with regard to Iran, is deeply, deeply troubling. If President Obama really had Israel’s back, why is his administration leaking like this? These are not the actions of a friend of Israel, nor of a responsible and thoughtful US administration.”

No Nukes for Iran

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:11:50 -0800

Obama at podium

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:08:53 -0800

Sarah Palin

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:06:24 -0800

Palin and the lamestream media!

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Did you wake up this past Tuesday morning thinking you were still dreaming when you turned on the TV and saw Katie Couric co-anchoring ‘Good Morning America,’ frantically flipped the channel only to see Sarah Palin co-hosting the ‘Today’ show with none other than Matt Lauer!?

Don’t worry America, she has not joined the lamestream media for good. Although she did give their ratings quite a boost, pushing viewership up to 5.5 million. It was a long and busy day for the former Governor who joined Sean on his live TV program that same night to weigh in as votes came in for the DC, Maryland and Wisconsin primaries. All three went to Romney.

Palin alludes to her belief that the GOP candidate race is “getting closer to the end.” Many in the Republican party are calling for the remaining candidates to drop out after Romney’s big Tuesday win. Despite any pressure, Santorum indicated last night that he would compete in the April 24th primaries in five states, including his home state of Pennsylvania, where his campaign believes a win would be his gateway to continue on competing in the May primaries which have higher percentages of conservative voters.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean delivers the latest election coverage; Doug Schoen, is on for his exclusive new book, Hopelessly Divided; Amilya Antonetti joins Sean to talk about the pains of running a small business.

Frank Luntz

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:25:52 -0800

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean tells his listeners not to worry about polls showing Obama garnering a large percentage of female voters; Frank Luntz, recently nominated by TIME magazine's as one of the most influential people in America, talks about Romney's big win in three primaries; Deneen Borelli and Tamara Holder discuss Trayvon Martin case

Justices Class Picture

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:39:53 -0800

POTUS v. SCOTUS

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

It has become evident that President Obama has a history of disrespecting the SCOTUS. After yesterday’s joint press conference, Obama brought into play an issue which he described as “conservative concerns about judicial activism.” He uses the phrase as an intimidation tactic in order to ensure the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the health care overhaul. If not, he calls it “judicial activism” and credits Conservatives who have been unhappy when SCOTUS rules were not in their favor.

“I’m confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress.” Sure Mr. President, but that majority consisted of primarily Democrats before what Sean refers to as ‘the Conservative victory’ of 2010 at which point the House of Representatives went from being controlled by Democrats, to a Republican majority.

So, a Supreme Court decision that President Obama disapproves of is ‘activist’ but what he does approve of are ‘constitutional?’ “I just remind conservative commentators that for years what we heard is the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint. Unelected group of people would somehow overturn a dually constituted and passed law.”

Speaking of ‘judicial activism,’ let us not forget that President Obama has had the pleasure of electing two judges to the Supreme Court, one of which, Justice Sotomayor, was an integral part of drafting Obamacare. Justice Sotomayor refuses to remove herself from the pending Supreme Court healthcare mandate decision, and Obama has not asked her to, despite her undoubtedly bias views.

Not only that, but did our President forget about the purpose of the three branches of government? He is the Executive branch; he signed Obamacare…now it is time for the judicial branch to assess its constitutionality.

This little rift, however, is not the first time our President has been disrespectful to our nation’s highest court. Two years ago during his State of the Union Address, Obama again insulted our Supreme Court in a reference to the Citizens United Campaign Finance decision. “The supreme court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests,” he said. Justice Alito was clearly seen shaking his head in dissent and disbelief, mouthing ‘that’s not true.’

**ADDED BREAKING NEWS: At roughly 4:30pm News broke that a federal court of appeals is “ordering the Justice Department to answer by Thursday whether the Obama Administration believes that the courts have the right to strike down a federal law.”

-A 3 panel (all Republican) US Court of Appeals Judges for the 5th Circuit are coming back swinging after Obama’s comments yesterday (discussed above).

CBS News reports that the three-judge appellate court is responding to the comment that overturning the law would be “unprecedented” because “the Supreme Court since 1803 has asserted the power to strike down laws it interprets as unconstitutional. The three-judge appellate court appears to be asking the administration to admit that basic premise…The panel ordered the Justice Department to submit a three-page, single-spaced letter by noon Thursday addressing whether the Executive Branch believes courts have such power, the lawyer said.”

Looks like President Obama and Eric Holder have a busy few days ahead of them as they figure out how to respond.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Obama's policies are back in the courts. Sean has the latest; Newt Gingrich has the latest on his campaign including his push for lower gas prices; Governor Mitt Romney stops by to give an update on his campaign including more criticisms of President Obama.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Sean's take on news NBC possibly altered Trayvon Martin 911 Audio; Dr. Anthea Butler and Charles Butler on Trayvon Martin case; Rick Santorum; Nikki Haley of South Carolina is here for her new book, "Can't Is Not An Option, My American Story"