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I would invite comments on Hannity's Forum here.

10/3/13 - On Hannity Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) found him self in a vicious debate with Sean Hannity on Fox News Thursday night over exemptions that businesses and members of Congress receive for the Affordable Care Act that individuals do not. Pascrell refused to accept Hannity's premise about the exemptions, fighting back hard against him and Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ). "Regardless of what the folks say, this is going to be successful," Pascrell said of Obamacare. "And they don't want it to be." "I have said I won't take the subsidy," Rep. Salmon said the of the exemption for Congress....

Sources close to conservative television and radio host Sean Hannity tell Mediaite that last night’s “prediction” by conservative radio host Michael Savage — that he would be inheriting Hannity’s broadcast slot on Cumulus-owned stations in the coming weeks — comes two weeks too late. Sources say that Hannity wants out of his contract with Cumulus and, in particular, his professional relationship with Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey. In fact, he made the decision to move on some time ago.

Talk radio host Michael Savage is expected to announce as early as tonight that he will be taking over Sean Hannity's time slot on Cumulus Media radio stations, according to a source familiar with knowledge of his plans. As previously reported, Hannity has split with longtime carrier Cumulus Media and last month re-upped with Premiere Networks, which plans to carry his show in several of the key markets where he is currently carried by Cumulus.

Today Rand Paul went on Hannity, and Hannity did a great job grilling him. He continually asked why the Republicans can't stand as strong as the Democrats, and Paul just kept saying that the Republicans are not united enough and don't have the leverage. He said he didn't agree with Cruz's strategy and that a government shutdown would be hurtful to the Republican party. It really could have been Mitch McConnell talking...who by the way Rand Paul has already endorsed. Hannity practically hung up on Rand Paul, and that really surprised me because you never hear Hannity treat Republicans that...

Iran is continuinh to make slow but steady progress on its nuclear program according to the August 2013 quarterly repory [URL at link] by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Tehran continues to install more centrifuges including its second generation model. Iran's accumulated its stockpiles of uranium to 3.5 percent hashas increased modestly while the quantity of uranium hexaflouride enrichef to 20 percent remains roughly the same as teported in May. Iran is also moving forward on construction of its heavy water reactor at Stak, which could potentially provide it with a second path to producing material for nuclear weapons,...

As expected. A friend in media e-mailed me after this post to say that he’d heard through the grapevine that it would be Hannity at 7, then O’Reilly, Kelly, and Greta in her familiar 10 p.m. slot. C’mon. No overtly conservative/Republican programming on FNC between the hours of 8 and 11? I realize they’re trying to be “newsier� than the competition by putting Kelly up against Maddow, but they can’t shed their partisan brand completely.Hannity goes to 10 p.m., Greta replaces Shep before O’Reilly. She’s excited about it, too: Just think how fun and exciting it is for our OTR...

Fox announces new lineup: Greta to 7, Bill at 8, Megyn at 9, Sean at 10 Fox News announces its prime time lineup, starting Mon., Oct. 7: Greta Van Susteren moves to 7 p.m., Bill O'Reilly stays at 8, Megyn Kelly's "The Kelly File" is at 9 and Sean Hannity moves to 10 p.m. Here is the release: FOX News Channel (FNC) will unveil its new prime time lineup on Monday, October 7th, marking the 17th anniversary of the network, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO, FOX

Popular radio talk show host Sean Hannity has signed a "long-term" contract extension with Premiere Networks, in a deal that makes it even more likely Hannity will switch from WABC (770 AM) to WOR (710 AM) in 2014.

I'm curious to know if anyone saw the Hannity panel with college students last night and what you thought of it.

Industry sources very close to the negotiations confirmed to Radio Ink late last night that Rush Limbaugh will not be leaving Cumulus stations when his contract is up at the end of this year. The one exception will be in New York City where Limbaugh will switch from WABC to Clear Channel's WOR-AM. A deal between Cumulus and Limbaugh, who is syndicated by Clear Channel owned Premiere Radio Networks, was struck when Premiere agreed to unbundle Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, according to sources. This negotiation became very public with Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey making statements that the talk format was...

Worth a mention, because the buzz on this negotiation was that Cumulus was looking to dump Sean Hannity, not the other way around. To say that there may be bad blood in play is putting it mildly, although nothing official has been announced yet: Conservative radio superstar Sean Hannity has reportedly fired Cumulus Media, telling the network that he definitely won’t be re-signing when his contract expires. The way Cumulus treats its employees is, apparently, one reason Hannity is leaving is Cumulus. The company treats its employees “like dirt,” sources tell Inside Music Media, to which Talkers magazine attributes a...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously Friday to pull the group’s partnership with NBC and CNN for the 2016 GOP presidential primary debates unless the networks kill their planned films on Hillary Clinton. “We don't have time for the media's games,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said before the vote at the RNC summer meeting in Boston. “We’re done putting up with this nonsense. There are plenty of other news outlets.” ... This week, the Washington Examiner reported that the RNC is considering some high-profile conservative media personalities, like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, as potential debate moderators. “I actually...

For weeks the liberal media have been almost orgasmic over rumors that the Cumulus radio network was dumping conservative talk show host Sean Hannity. On Friday, Inside Music Media's Jerry Del Colliano reported that it's actually Hannity that's dumping Cumulus (subscription required): Sean Hannity, the popular conservative radio and TV talk show host, turns down a recent Cumulus offer to renew his contract to continue aitring [sic] his show on 40 of their stations. And now Lew "Trickey" Dickey has apparently seized the low road again. He allowed Michael "I hope you get AIDS and die, you pig" Savage to...

A studio audience joins Sean tonight as he takes viewers step-by-step through each of Mark Levin's ‘Liberty Amendments.' While some may support Levin's proposals others are strongly against the suggestions in a must-see conversation.

Conservative talk show host Michael Savage says he is taking over Sean Hannity's time slot later this year on Cumulus radio stations across the country. Savage made the announcement Thursday evening during his program, "Savage Nation," which airs on Cumulus stations. He predicted that Rush Limbaugh's program likely will remain on Cumulus, despite earlier reports that he would be dropped...

What’s the hottest topic in Chicagoland? Nope, it’s not Chicago’s horrific rate of (illegal) gun violence,not the “flash gangs” on “Muggers Mile,”or even it’s robust effort to become the “Next Detroit.” It’s the 2016 Republican Presidential primary “debates.”(SNIP)Ok, so not everybody in Chi-town is consumed with fear that Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and “The Great One” Mark Levin (RSL) might be chosen to head the R-word debates.Butt I can tell you that everyone occupying our Organizing For Action (OFA) Headquarters sure are.  MSM talking heads are helpfully passing the OFA’s official talking points on to Republicans in order to  “warn”...

Conservative radio host Michael Savage teased a “major announcement” on his website earlier today, and tonight, he delivered. Savage predicted that he will be replacing Sean Hannity’s time slot on Cumulus Media’s network of stations. While Hannity’s fate appeared to be tied to that of Rush Limbaugh in the initial reports on the Cumulus move, Mediaite has learned from a talk radio source Limbaugh is likely to stay. Mediaite has also learned from multiple talk radio sources that Savage’s prediction will likely be confirmed soon. “I predict, right here, right now, that I Michael Savage and the Savage Nation is...

She turned on Anthony Weiner with sexy pillow talk, but Sydney Leathers proved to be a big tease at a Hell’s Kitchen strip club Tuesday night. The 23-year-old online ingenue was supposedly “hosting” at the Headquarters Gentlemen’s Club on W. 38th St., but she appeared to be doing nothing more than texting. Billing herself as “Mrs. Danger” — a riff on Weiner’s sexting alias Carlos Danger — Leathers posed for photos wearing a black minidress and platform heels.

If losing his prime-time show to Megyn Kelly is rattling Sean Hannity, he isn’t showing it. Hannity weighed in on the report of Kelly’s move to the Fox News 9 p.m. prime-time block during his radio show, saying he’s “very happy” with the way things are turning out, and that it has no negative implications for his career. “Let’s just say in the end I’m very happy. That’s all I can say at this point,” he said Thursday. It’s pretty funny. I love people speculating,” Hannity said. “Because everybody thinks they know everything and they don’t.” He also preempted criticism...

Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes is being interviewed by Neil Cavuto at this hour in California at a 21st Century Fox investors conference. The first question Cavuto asked was about the rumor, first reported on Drudge Report, that Megyn Kelly will me moving into the 9pmET timeslot this Fall. “Generally, I don’t confirm or deny any rumors, and that is a rumor at the moment,” said Ailes, adding “all of our stars will be back.” As for Hannity, who currently hosts the 9pm hour, Ailes said, “Hannity is a brand that many of our viewers love and want...

FOXNEWS SCHEDULE SHAKEUP: MEGYN IN AT 9 PM Thu Aug 08 2013 11:56:26 ET **Exclusive** FOXNEWS is set to make its first primetime schedule change in 10 years, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Superstar newswoman Megyn Kelly has landed the 9 PM slot, top sources reveal. The shock announcement is set for later this month. "It's all about Megyn," an insider explains. "She is the new face of cable news. She has it all!" Developing...

Louie Gohmert is guest hosting the Hannity Radio Show next Monday, August 05.

Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity will likely remain giants in the talk-radio industry and simply move to other stations in large markets not affiliated with Cumulus Media, predicted the publisher of an online magazine about the talk-radio marketplace. "All of the hoopla about Rush and Sean's radio careers coming to an end are really coming from political opponents, not from the radio industry," says Talkers.com website editor and publisher Michael Harrison, responding to media accounts in Politico and elsewhere that the radio megastars will be dropped by Cumulus stations at the end of the year. --snip-- Harrison said Cumulus will...

Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh may be setting up shop at new radio stations in the near future. According to a report on Politico.com, Cumulus Media is planning on dropping both talk show hosts at the end of the year. If Cumulus goes through with their plans, that means the nation’s top two conservative radio personalities would be removed from more than 40 stations. The company declined comment to the political website. "Cumulus is not in a position to comment about negotiations with talent under contract, no matter what the rumor of the day might be," a rep said. Sources...

In a major shakeup for the radio industry, Cumulus Media, the second-biggest broadcaster in the country, is planning to drop both Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from its stations at the end of the year, an industry source told POLITICO on Sunday. Cumulus has decided that it will not renew its contracts with either host, the source said, a move that would remove the two most highly rated conservative talk personalities from more than 40 Cumulus channels in major markets.

Did anyone else hear a caller today, on the Hannity show, state that if Zimmerman is found not guilty he (Zimmerman) would not be able to leave his house ever again, and that he was, essentially, going to be targeted? The caller seemed to be a Black male and I think he was in Florida. I can't recall the name he gave to Hannity. Hannity attempted to get him to reveal exactly who, or what group(s) was making this threat and told the caller that he had a duty to contact law enforcement. The caller said he had no intention...

All of the net gain in employment over the last 13 years has gone to immigrants (legal and illegal). The number of native born workers actually fell by 1.3 million. The number of immigrants working (legal and illegal) increased by 5.3 million.

A surge of breaking news -- the Boston Marathon bombing, Oklahoma tornadoes, the Jodi Arias trial -- brings a new (distant) runner-up to Fox News Channel, but the cable networks end the first half of 2013 with a lackluster June.

Sadly, Rep. Paul Ryan is the latest Republican to defect to the dark side in the immigration debate. Tonight on Hannity the former vice presidential candidate struggled to explain why border security must be tied to the legalization process. Ryan also admitted the issue could split the GOP, “Of course, I’m worried about it.”

Hannity has an audience of black conservatives. Honest discussion of race and politics. Watch if you have time. All is not lost!

Published on Jun 20, 2013 (June 20, 2013) - On Sean Hannity's show Thursday night, an argument over whether Attorney General Eric Holder committed perjury exploded between guest Bill Cunningham and Fox Analyst Tamara Holder (no relation to Eric). Cunningham, incensed over what he felt was Eric Holder's consistent mendacity, began screaming and jabbing his finger at Tamara Holder, who was sitting right next to him. "You are judicially challenged and you're one of the stooges of the left that will always be there to excuse away criminal behavior," he said to her. "You suffer from Bob Beckel-itis, which is...

A trio of Republicans in the so-called Gang of Eight huddled with leading figures at Fox News Channel on the bipartisan effort in the Senate to reform the nation's immigration system, according to a piece published in this week's issue of The New Yorker. The story, written by Ryan Lizza, indicated that Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had discussions with "top hosts" at the conservative cable news network, including Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Neil Cavuto, all of whom are " now relatively sympathetic to the Gang’s proposed bill."

Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson – President George W. Bush’s top speechwriter from 2001 to 2006 – was hired by the Post in 2007 because he would be “a different kind of conservative” and "an independent voice." Translation: he would slash other people on the right as dishonest, dishonorable, unpatriotic people. He has not attacked talk-show hosts on MSNBC or other leftists this way. In his Friday column, Gerson whacked Ron Paul, Rush Limbaugh, and Mark Levin with these harsh attacks. Mark Levin offered NewsBusters his reaction. Gerson began: A number of libertarians and conservative populists have found data collection...

The title of Ann Coulter‘s latest column on the immigration bill in Congress is “If The GOP Is This Stupid, It Deserves To Die”, so she clearly has an issue with how Republicans have handled the immigration debate. She continued slamming the GOP on Sean Hannity‘s show tonight, calling immigration bill supporter Marco Rubio “the Jack Kevorkian of the Republican party,” and insisting that any bill that goes through the House and Senate will be amnesty first, enforcement second. When Hannity asked what Coulter would do with the millions of immigrants currently in the United States, she rolled her eyes,...

The government’s war on the rights of conservatives isn’t just being waged by the IRS; the U.S. Army apparently is also participating. According to this report from Fox News, Master Sgt. Nathan Sommers, a 25-year Army veteran and conservative Christian based at Fort Myer in the Washington, D.C. area, has been harassed and persecuted for expressing conservative views and for reading books by Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and David Limbaugh.Sommers’ difficulties began last April when he was told by his superior officer to remove pro-Republican, anti-Obama bumper stickers that were on his privately owned car. The stickers read: “Political Dissent...

A veteran member of the U.S. Army Band said he is facing retribution and punishment from the military for having anti-Obama bumper stickers on his car, reading books written by conservative authors like Mark Levin and David Limbaugh, and serving Chick-fil-A sandwiches at his promotion party. Master Sgt. Nathan Sommers, a 25-year Army veteran and conservative Christian based at Fort Myer in Washington, believes his outspoken opposition to gay marriage prompted higher-ups to take a closer look at his beliefs. The recipient of an Army Commendation Medal and a soloist at the funeral of former First Lady Betty Ford, Sommers...

On his radio show Thursday night, conservative talker Mark Levin scorched his former radio competitor Michael Savage for attacking fellow conservative talkers. The feud seemed to cool off after Savage, who used to go head-to-head against Levin in the 6 p.m. EST time slot, left the Talk Radio Network and was picked up by Cumulus, the same company that distributes Levin’s show. Savage now hosts the time slot following Levin’s, from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. EST. But in January the fight was reignited, with the two trading shots over the airwaves. In this latest chapter of the saga, Levin...

Good morning, AdLand. Here’s what you need to know today: A high ranking source at Cumulus radio told the Radio Ink that 48 out of 50 advertisers gave orders to exclude “Rush and Hannity” from their packages. Of course, the radio company that distributes Limbaugh’s show released a statement that the claim is “completely inaccurate.”There was talk earlier this week that Limbaugh’s relationship with Cumulus was in danger given the major advertising boycott he incited after calling Sandra Fluke a slut on the air. The boycott allegedly cost ABC Radio $5.5 million. …

American Action Network is pimping Marco Rubio and amnesty. They spent $300,000 television advertising campaign to “end de facto amnesty.” The ad will only run on Fox News. Of course, the amnesty bill supported by Rubio, McCain, Lindsey Graham and Democrat is de facto amnesty. Of course American Action Network doesn’t want you to believe that. They tout Marco Rubio in an ad called ‘disaster’ ad that’s been on (especially on Hannity) the last few days. Watch out for American Action Network. They may try and appear to be conservative, but they are nothing more than a progressive action group....

Calculating the Cost of Amnesty By The Editors The Heritage Foundation has undertaken to back a plausible theory with numbers. The theory is that the amnesty contained in the immigration bill before Congress will cost taxpayers plenty; it is plausible because we have a large redistributive state, and many of the illegal immigrants to whom this bill will grant legal status — and the relatives their legal status will allow them to bring here — will be net recipients of government benefits.

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Was anyone just watching Hannity? According to his guest, the Saudi student who was questioned about the Boston bombing will be deported per one of his anonymous sources. There's no link as of yet.

The article is a bit of a long read, but I tried to fit it all in at the end of the day.

I am taking part in tonight's townhall with more than 2 dozens other (Black) Conservatives which will be hosted by Foxnews's Sean Hannity. The townhall, which was the brainchild of Deneen Borelli brought together (Black) Conservatives from all walks of life and is meant to show the American public that our community is not monolithic as many Americans have been lead to think and that there are Conservatives within the Black Community despite what the Liberal Left tells Americans. The following is a list of those Conservatives who took part in this first townhall: DR. BEN CARSON, BISHOP COUNCIL NEDD...

Since its inception, the Tea Party Movement has been maligned, belittled, libeled, and constantly attacked as racist...

Talkers, the definitive magazine covering the talk radio industry released its annual “Heavy Hundred” list of the most important hosts in the country. Many of these top talkers were interviewed for the book, while three of the top 20 hosts in the country praised The Right Frequency: The Story of the Talk Radio Giants Who Shook Up the Political and Media Establishment by Fred V. Lucas (History Publishing Co.). Mark Levin, nationally syndicated conservative radio host, ranked #7 on the Talkers list and said: “Fred Lucas not only delineates the roots of talk radio as a venue for communicating conservative...

I love it when Mark Levin goes on Hannity and sounds like he does on his radio station. And that’s exactly what he did as he called out Obama for lying to the American people about Obamacare. He even brought his own Karl Rove-like white board to the show to explain to the Democrats what will happen when the country goes bankrupt. You can watch the full interview below:

At approx 4:15 EST Hannity (radio) interviews Ted Cruz. At the end of the conversation Hannity asks Cruz if he is eligible to run for POTUS. Cruz dodges the question, but Hannity pushes. Cruz says his focus is on our country's problems and he'll leave it to others to decide if he's NBC. When Hannity keeps it going Cruz says he was born of an American mother avoiding place of birth. Hannity brings up the Canadian birth. Cruz says he had American citizenship at birth because of his mother. Hannity concludes something like "well then your'e NBC!"

Appearing on Fox News Tuesday night, Democratic Strategist Zerlina Maxwell argued that preventing rape should start by simply “telling men not to rape women.” She was arguing against women using guns as a means of self-defense when she made the questionable remarks. Host Sean Hannity began by slamming the “ignorant politicians” in Colorado for trying to remove a woman’s right to use a firearm to defend herself against an attacker via gun control legislation. (Related: Colorado Dem to Rape Survivor: A Gun Wouldn’t Have Helped You Against Rapist Because ‘Statistics Are Not on Your Side’) “I don’t think that we...