5.08.2010

sean hannity's computer is a teleprompter

An Earthball tells the story:
A minute later a man called to criticize the entire Miranda process as a sop to liberals, and Sean Hannity tapped on the brakes of the conversation. He wanted to be clear that he supported the rule of law, even as he questioned its application in this case. Sean Hannity then began to give his account of the Miranda decision. "It was enshrined in U.S. law," he said, and I frowned. "Enshrined" was not a word I had ever heard him use, and I had listened to him for thousands of hours. It was puzzling. Then I noticed the solution to this puzzle, which was right before me: the Miranda decision Wikipedia page began by noting that the event was "enshrined in U.S. Law." Sean went on "remembering" what he understood of the decision, but he was just reading the Wikipedia entry that was, obviously, on his computer screen. Worse, he staged this recitation as if it was actual recollection, never giving credit, pretending as if the thoughts and phrases were being retrieved from his own head; at one point, he said "the year, if I recall, was 1966." He went on to read the first three paragraphs word for word. Well, almost word for word. The Wikipedia page said "Miranda was subsequently retried," but Hannity said "Miranda was subsequently retired," a phrase of the senseless.
What kind of a man pretends to recall something, even theatrically searching around for the next word, when it is right there in front of him on a computer screen? And wasn't Hannity's deceit particularly irritating given his incessant criticism of Obama's teleprompter dependence? 

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