SlowpokeBlog

Since I don't have cable television, I rarely watch Fox News, or any cable news for that matter. But whenever I am subjected to Fox, it almost always manages to exceed my worst expectations -- and let me tell you, my expectations are extremely low. The other night I happened upon the first episode of Sean Hannity's new show, Hannity's America, at the moment he was declaring Sean Penn this week's "Enemy of the State." Yes, they're now branding people enemies of the state. (YouTube video here.) Mr. Slowpoke and I were like, "Whoa! Did he just say...?"

The graphic for the segment consists of a montage of unsavory dictators like Fidel Castro, Kim Jong Il, and Hugo Chavez paired with Hollywood stars like Barbra Streisand, Michael Moore, and Alec Baldwin, all weirdly wearing the same black suit. At what point does the average Fox viewer say to himself or herself, "Hmm... that's a little creepy"? Last I heard, criticizing the government was a little freedom we enjoy here in the U.S. Perhaps Hannity would feel more comfortable in China where they use tanks to dispatch with such "enemies"?

(In addition to urging impeachment of the Bushies, Penn had called Hannity "a whore to the cause of his pimps - Murdoch and Ailes", which may explain Penn's new designation.)