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Mike Rows His Boat

(389 posts)
5. That's almost the opening line in his radio show
Sun May 20, 2018, 03:04 PM
May 2018

“Sean Hannity gets answers no one else gets”
Uh huh.

I lmao when I hear it.

salin

(48,955 posts)
10. Kelly accidently drops the shield on how they get fringe conspiracy theories into the mainstream.
Sun May 20, 2018, 05:42 PM
May 2018

Float it on Brietbart or Alex Jones.

Hannity picks it up and puts it on air.

Other conservative sites pick it up citing and linking to Hannity.

GOP figures (now Chief conspiracy Propogator is the CiC via Hannity) push it.

Concurrently twitter and social media go wild.

Story then gets covered on the more newsy part of Fox New - and then into the (conservative) mainstream media.

How pure poppycock becomes alternative FactsToBeBelieved by Trump supporters.

Ligyron

(7,633 posts)
12. It is scary that Hannity has a show watched by so many people.
Sun May 20, 2018, 06:58 PM
May 2018

There's a huge audience for his nonsense that so many have fallen for willingly. It's been going on for such a long time now too. They are way, way ahead.

We are way behind the curve with our message of reality vs their RW fantasy.

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
13. Ironic considering how much the right...
Sun May 20, 2018, 10:00 PM
May 2018

...bashed Clinton for not having enough press conferences during the campaign.

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