Hannity To Glenn Beck: ‘You’re A Perfect Fit’ For Fox News

Think Progress
Sunday, Oct 19, 2008

Glenn,
Welcome to the Fox family. I can honestly tell you working with Roger [Ailes] has been one of the BEST things to ever happen to me in my life. You’re a perfect fit, a great addition to family. I look forward to seeing you.
Sean.

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It’s true that Beck will be a “perfect fit” at Fox News — and with Sean Hannity especially. With Beck on the network, Hannity’s radical right-wing views will get a whole extra hour of exposure, as the two share nearly identical perspectives:

ON STARTING WAR WITH IRAN

– BECK: War with Iran is no longer a question of “if.” I believe it’s a question of when. … Now we have no longer any other options but to go into Iran. [10/9/07]

– HANNITY: Mission: Iran Showdown. The objective: destroy and disable Iran’s top nuclear facilities, impact its ability to process and enrich uranium, delay its ability to manufacture and deploy nuclear weapons, all while crippling the ruling regime. [9/25/07]

ON APOLOGIZING FOR TORTURE

– BECK: You need to torture, I mean, within reason. … You do what you have to do to get the information if it’s pressing. [12/21/07]

– HANNITY: If we have enemy combatants and they have information that can save the lives of innocent Americans or troops, I’m not saying — we have to use very tough techniques. … I want to torture them to the limit. [11/10/06]

– BECK: Waterboarding is torture now? You’re dead wrong! [1/15/08]

– HANNITY: KSM spilled the beans as a result of waterboarding gave up not only his role of 9/11 attacks but several ongoing terror plots hence saving lives. … So if that’s the price we pay for our security is it really that bad? [11/11/07]

ON DISMISSING ABU GHRAIB

– BECK: I was against Abu Ghraib and I said, because it didn’t look like it was done by professionals, what was that, stacking people in a pyramid. [11/1/07]

– HANNITY: There was underwear on the head of one of them. We’re not raping and killing anybody. [6/8/05]

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14 Responses to “Hannity To Glenn Beck: ‘You’re A Perfect Fit’ For Fox News”

1. Miles Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 6:27 am

   Both of these Right minded Bozo’s will learn the true meaning of ‘Patriotic’ when the real patriots come knocking down their studio doors….

   They just repeat what the studio monitor tells them to……Kinda like a dog. Take orders. Dont think.

2. Kshatriya Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 6:53 am

   I was trying to figure out why they had Beck warning people about the New World Order, and Martial Law along with the big globalist agenda. I think they were using info that eveyone has already heard to make Beck appear as if he goes after the Chester’s and exposes their evil plans. Now when he arrives at fux news, people will think he is Lou Dobbs. Do not fall for it. Do not watch ANYTHING on fux network. It is garbage.

3. MAR Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 8:56 am

   I am really looking forward to the ‘adjustment’ in our political life in America. Some of these guys should go to jail for UnAmerican activities. They’ve pissed all over the Constitution and America. And they have the nerve to call themselves ‘good Ameicans’. BS

4. Mountain Dew Man Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 10:39 am

   Beck and Hannity, a perfect fit together. Throw Limbaugh in the mix and we’ll call them the three stooges.

   

   Antifraud Reply:
   January 13th, 2009 at 10:49 pm

   Except the three stooges had talent, and good will.

5. enforcer Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

   I always thought Glen Beck was an a-hole… Now he can replace that neo-lib Colmes and Fox can stop pretending to be ‘fair and balanced’

6. Claudia Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

   Well looks like they got to you Glen Beck!! the almighty dollar to shut you up!!!!!!

7. GunnerH Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

   Sean Hannity is a just another shill…I used to listen to him until he used the phrase one day on his show…”Like Militias and those that hate”…hate what Hannity?..the destruction of our country?…the destruction of our rights?…the destruction of our eceonomy?..the destruction of heritage?..F U Hannity…you are just another sell out piece of lying pice of S**t…at Least Glenn Beck is coming around some…and actually trying to do something to wake up the brain dead apatheic masses….However, I’ll take Alex Jones anyday for the truth..infowars.com

8. John Says:
   October 19th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

   WE NEED TO MAKE INFOWARS BIGGER THAN FOX NEWS!

9. BeTrueSeekTruth Says:
   October 20th, 2008 at 4:34 am

   Actors. They are not journalists. They are actors, role players in the corporate fascist psy-op.

10. SnowShine9 Says:
    October 20th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    I’m really dissappointed. I enjoy Beck but him doing Fox is like selling out. I’ll watch at first to see if he changes his tune. If he does than that means the hush money was too good to pass up.

11. Antifraud Says:
    January 13th, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    Yea, Beck’s brain fits Hannity’s, nearly walnut size.

12. Glenn beck salary Says:
    March 4th, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    Thanks dude, your post is very informative, nice post !!!

13. dave Says:
    March 7th, 2009 at 7:54 am

    Beck, Hannity and Jones are all commentators on the news. They have varying approaches and opinions yet ALL have the best interest of Americans at heart. Please don’t divide and conquer like the Liberals do to us routinely. Give them credit where credit is due as I believe ALL 3 are basically on the same page. There is a little skepticism in all Americans when you first hear these theories whether they be Jones, Beck’s or Hannity’s and that’s OK. Criticizing one another won’t help. Work with one another…. not against each other.