Posted on 04/19/2018 11:43:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Fox News and CNN On Wednesday again traded blows on the air with Fox News's Sean Hannity comparing CNN's Anderson Cooper to Jerry Springer and Cooper hitting Fox for not reprimanding its top-rated host.
The back-and-forth jabs seem to be happening on a regular basis between the two cable news networks, with MSNBC, which is currently second to Fox News overall in the cable news race, rarely being dragged into the fight.
“In the two days that have elapsed since the president’s lawyer Michael Cohen was forced to reveal in court that the mystery client he tried to keep secret was, in fact, Sean Hannity, the consequences have been swift,” Cooper said.
“Fox News did what any respectable news organization would do when faced with the knowledge that one of its anchors went on the air time after time after time to breathlessly report on someone without disclosing his own personal connection to the story,” he continued.
“I’m kidding,” Cooper said to laughter from his panel. “They don’t care. They didn’t care.”
Hannity on Monday in federal court was revealed to be the previously unnamed third client of Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney.
Critics have argued that the host should have revealed his relationship to avoid appearances of a conflict of interest, while Hannity has maintained the relationship was minor and he never retained Cohen or "received an invoice or paid legal fees.”
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Your description is spot-on.
Awesome flick.
Just like Jake Tapper revealed he used to be a spokesman for Handgun Control, Inc. when he hosted the staged “town hall meeting” about gun control?
he reports on a major issue involving an attorney he consults with. That means he owes it to the viewers to disclose the relationship. Reporters, attorneys, public officials all have to be cognizant of the perception of wrong doing in this case conflict off interest.
Sean seems like an joints guy. But he made mistake. He should have just said so, but he spent two days sinning and being defensive. We don’t justify wrongdoing on outside by pointing out how evil democrats are.
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