Without any research on the circumstances or possible mitigating circumstances, conservative commentator Sean Hannity advocated on his TV show that the teacher who was videotaped pummeling the student in Houston should serve a minimum of 10 years in prison. This self-righteous and angry rush to judgment shows an incredible lack of perspective and concern with due process. Hannity has repeatedly attacked President Obama for rushing to judgment over the arrest of the Harvard professor in his own home last year. Perhaps Sean should likewise calm down and get some facts before he pronounces judgment. His performance sickened me. Perhaps upon reflection Hannity will admit that he lost it and apologize to his viewers.
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A President for some of the people
President Obama’s direct appeal to “young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women” as members of distinct groups rather than individuals is insensitive, offensive, divisive, and disturbing. What next?
Waxman calls off the dogs
Following the release of a staff report that the companies complied with accounting rules, Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Cal.) has called off the hearing that would have required a number of CEOs to explain why they had reported large losses due to a provision in the health reform law that would reduce tax deductions for retiree drug benefits (see The Waxman Inquisition). The mainstream media will almost certainly give far less attention to the cancellation than they gave to the announcement of the hearing.