Michael Isikoff Kicked Sean Hannity's ASS re: Rove on H&C/Faux News [View All]

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Kicked His ASS!!!

Every argument, every diversion Hannity threw up, Isikoff (a journalist for Newsweek) had an answer for it and bested him.

Hannity argued that it was CLEAR that no crime had been committed and this whole thing was driven by media bias. Isikoff said he did not believe that was correct. He said that the media has been taking their cues from Patrick Fitzgerald. He said that Fitzgerald's actions indicate that he strongly believes there has been a federal crime committed. And Fitzgerald has been working on this for two years. Isikoff then said Fitzgerald was a smart man who knows how to read the laws. He doubted that Fitzgerald would have been going this long and this hard over nothing.

Around then, Hannity whined about the media not paying enough attention to Wilson's inaccuracies. Hannity then quoted the Identities Act and said it was clear that no crime had been committed. Isikoff went back to Fitzgerald's actions and then he further explained that every judge who has seen Fitzgerald's sealed pages has AGREED that Fitzgerald was on to something big. Isikoff said he hadn't seen those pages. Hannity hadn't. But the judges that did sided with Fitzgerald. Finally, he schooled Hannity that while Rove may not have broken the Identities Act, there are other laws regarding classified information that Rove may have broken.

At that point, believe it or not, Hannity shut up. Colmes made the point that the State Department work up on Wilson was sent to the WH and one week later, Novak's column was out. Colmes said it was clear this was done to attack Wilson.

Isikoff closed by saying that when he went to the initial hearing where Miller & Cooper made their case to not have to testify, Fitzgerald argued that this was not a situation where Miller & Cooper were protecting a whistleblower (which is how the Repubs describe Rove's actions.) No, Isikoff said Fitzgerald argued that Miller & Cooper were protecting people who sought retribution against a whistleblower.

Colmes was left smiling. All Hannity could say weakly in the end is "Well, I disagree."

Democrats talking heads need to watch Isikoff and LEARN.