Hannity Website Makes Effort To Win TVNewser Poll

I find this to be a bit bizarre. Remember way back when, Alan Colmes announced he was leaving Fox's Hannity And Colmes for a pasture less fertilized by Hannity, presumably? There was a brief period of speculation as to what might happen. TVNewser, on November 20th, put up a poll, querying readers as to who they thought should take Colmes' place, if anybody. Peter Feld strongly endorsed a woman named Kirsten Powers. I thought Feld made a good case and climbed aboard that bandwagon myself. Of course, it felt like a moot point days later when Brian Stetler reported that Hannity was going to make a solo go of the show. But there was, critically, no word from Fox.

Today, TVNewser made note of the fact that Hannity's website had been linking to their poll, and since the time they started directing users to it, Kirsten Powers' lead in the poll had shrunk to a mere forty votes. In second place, "Hannity Solo." Minutes after TVNewser made note, however, the link to the poll was scrubbed from Hannity's website.

The question is, what on earth is going on here? Why would Hannity care about another website's user poll? Is it really important that the future decision regarding Colmes' replacement be reflected in the recorded opinions of TVNewser readers? And isn't Mediabistro still using the same grade-school level polling widget that they've used on FishbowlDC's "Hottest People In Media" Contest? Because if they are, someone should get a message to Hannity's online people that those polls are crazy hackable.

Comments

[WolfLady]

Who on earth would want to co-host with a leprous slug like Hannity??

~WolfLady~

[patzguitar]

I'm all for James Carville too

[PC0207]

Daffy Duck, Mickey Mouse, Yosemite Sam....who in dahell cares?!!!

[teaINharbor]

Just take the show off the air.

teaINharbor

[shelobo]

Ann Coulter would be a nice sidekick for Hannity,her mouth is almost as big as his,both parties brains are same size,so it would be fair ranting and lieing match for both of them,Newt could be the coffee & donut 'boy'.

[labman]

Want to prove how really fair and balanced you are? Try getting Paul Begala, Ed Shultz or James Carville as co-host. Any of these guys can go toe to toe or completely dismantle his arguments. Now that would be a show. Not just a circus.

[Tabasco]

Hannity's ideal replacement should be an actor who plays a liberal on TV, can be brow-beaten and overpowered at any point and who gets Sean his coffee and donuts on cue.

Otherwise, Hannity won't be able to maintain his intellectual machismo, his formidable eyebrow ridge and his fragile self image.

[aWatchmanOnTheWalls]

Sean who? Forget it! He's a disgraced low level stuff in true journalism!

[SWF4Change]

Hannity, you have no humanity. Or something like that wonderful poem John Cleaves wrote.

[tomas0808]

Hannity is just one of those guys who thinks he knows better than everyone else. Like Bush etc, they are delusional and their inability to recognize their flaws is dangerous

[JumpyJack]

Is this a joke? Hannity Solo is a fictional character from Star Wars.

[indypete]

I like you.... you're silly!

[Rogan]

Now, that IS funny.

[JiminNC]

Boy George?

[DrDemon]

-- > FFUCKHANNITY !

[nogimmicks]

What about Hannity vs Sanity?

[frost12]

FROM NOW ON HANNITY WILL BE REFERRED TO AS HANDJOB.

[realitychecks]

Hannity and Palin-Dumb and Dumber

[zaxxon]

"Hannity and LTBD", for "liberal to be determined" was the original working title for the show before Colmes joined.

Colmes was a horrible and weak liberal voice. Frankly, I hope Hannity goes solo. The show doesn't deserve to be dignified with even an opposition voice.

Anyone who'd go on the air with Hannity is really desperate for a paycheck.