Beckel Admits To Hannity: Fox's Health Plan Rejected Me

Sean Hannity doesn't understand much about health care, and why should he? Disease has always existed, yet AMERICA has endured! Doesn't that mean that universal health care is just unnecessary? Hannity calls to mind a simpler time, where men were men, and women were respectful, and people with scarlet fever and tuberculosis had the decency to say, "No, no! Let me just quietly die in this alley! I don't want to be a part of some depressing set of statistics!"

Fox News Senior Political Analyst Bob Beckel, on the other hand, thinks that health care is "a right," and so he gamely argued for it on Sean Hannity's radio show, which our Media Monitor Cathy Talbot listened to, so you don't have to. During the discussion, she heard something ironic!

HANNITY: I'm on the Fox Plan and the AFTRA Plan. I have no clue what insurance I have. I don't have a special health care plan! I have the same plan that you do.

BECKEL: No you don't. I don't have a health insurance plan.

HANNITY: You work for FOX, you're on the FOX plan.

BECKEL: I don't qualify for the Fox plan, because I have a pre-existing condition.

And then, Hannity made light of people with pre-existing conditions, curing them all with ridicule, the best medicine.

By the way, the AFTRA Plan? That refers to the health benefits extended by being a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a union. It's a pretty special health care plan, that millionaire infotainers might have.

[WATCH. Hat tip to Media Matters for pulling the clip.]

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Comments

[Luke Moriarty]

In the name of the father . . . .please Lord, help this man be a better, smarter person. . .

[JohnnyLee]

Hannity belongs to a union? LOL!

[camper65]

WOW!! A health plan that doesn't cover STUPID!! I like it! By the by, how is it that the man whose only claim to fame is being in charge of the most incompetently run presidential campaign in history (Walter Mondale - you remember, "T**s and Fritz") - is suddenly a sought-after political pundit and self-proclaimed guru? "Peter Principle"?

[bogues]

My daddy was in the hospital to have quadruple heart by-pass surgery. He was in the pre-op room waiting to go into surgery, had already been given pre-op drugs and the surgery was postponed because the business office stopped it. They said the insurance company was saying it had to have their doctors look over his medical records to determine if the surgery was necessary. My daddy had had a heart attack and had severe blockages in his heart. Three days later he was able to have the surgery but it could have been much worse if he had had another heart attack while he waited. Insurance companies play God everyday when they do this to people and I for one would be grateful to President Obama or anyone else who can put a stop to this kind of thing happening.

[camper65]

And a government bureaucrat is going to be much more sympathetic and willing to spend whatever it costs, right? Check out Canadian health care, will ya'? Or Britain's National Health Care. Good Grief!

[freddiefreeloader]

Their health care is ten times better than the health care for the uninsured or underinsured here in the U.S.

[ChrisJones]

Camper65. I have lived in England and Australia, mostly Australia and I can tell you there health care is 200% better than here (USA).Stop listening to Hannity and his Repubs and pals. My husband can tell you all about the system here, he lost his first wife to the butchery system.

[MarioTheRetiree]

Not surprising! Sean Hannity never exhibits sensitivity or compassion. Why would you expect him to do so for people that have serious medical problems and no health care coverage?

He will cross any line of decorum to make his point.

Another great example of his lack of decorum are the REFERENCES TO JESUS when criticizing President Obama. They BORDER ON SACRILIGE and BELITTLE THE BIBLE!

Periodically, he refers to President Obama as THE MESSIAH, THE ANNOINTED ONE and THE CHOSEN ONE.

He repeatedly makes comments such as, can't wait to hear when OBAMA WALKS ON WATER or when he CHANGES WATER TO WINE.

Such references to the LIFE OF JESUS and THE BIBLE are at the least, inappropriate and irreverent, if not outright sacriligious.

He has every right to criticize and even bash President Obama and he can find many ways to do that other than making comments that REFER to JESUS and the BIBLE.

[tallfry]

I'd think that someone who takes Jesus and the Bible so seriously might also take the message of Jesus so seriously. If you are talking about rights, he has the right to make references to Jesus. If you are talking about being Christian, it seems like you would oppose the bashing as well. Why not just say it? Hannity seems like an evil little man and people who want to act Christlike shouldn't be republicans, because the Gop holds people like Hannity and Rove and Limbaugh up as heroes. Jesus would want you to respect your neighbors as much as your Bible.

[MarioTheRetiree]

By the way, I do not think Hannity is evil, just a strong advocate for conservatism who gets carried away at times and often when he does so, he lacks decorum.

Also, do not think that party affiliation has anything to do with being Christlike.

By the way, if you would reply, do you approve of such comments with reference to Jesus and the Bible being used in a frivolous manner to describe "ObamaMania.?"

[freddiefreeloader]

I'm willing to bet you that multi-millionair Sean Hannity, does not go without good health care and its all paid for by people earning fifty thousand a year or less.

[ediva75]

Someone needs to tell Klannity since he isn't aware of what his health insurance covers he better pray to God he doesn't find out THE HARD WAY if (God Forbid) him, his wife or his kids end up with a serious disease or illness. Hope he doesn't have to find out that his Fox or AFTRA insurance only covers a small % of the cost for treatments and hospital stays and medication or covers just a lil bit and he has to foot the bill for the rest. And God help Klannity if he has that Consumer Driven Health Plan (or CDHP for short) in which you need to have basically an HSA to cover most of the costs for medication and your doctor's visit minus deductibles.

THIS FOOL SADLY NEEDS TO HAVE LIFE BITE HIM THE *** to truly understand the impact of health insurance guys!!!!!

[silverball]

so what else is new???....everyday he proves himself to be clueless and just spews talking points as if they are facts.....why can't i find a job requiring no facts (or checking of them....) or skills other than verbal bs of my own making???....i could do it just as well, but for much less....

[CheneysACoward]

Be it this jerk,limpwrist or billy o. It's all the same, they give new meaning to the word hypocrisy.

[grf67]

Health plans usually will not cover cowards.

[AlteSoldier]

By the way, the AFTRA Plan? That refers to the health benefits extended by being a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a union.

Hannity is a union member? His health care is there because of union membership? Then he is one who talks bad about others joining a union?

[BillMelater]

Hannity got pwned and he doesn't even know it.

[danonchalant1]

Hannity is part of a union! Spread the word! Take to the streets! Send word to every corner of the Earth! FOX News is a petri dish of socialism! Hannity is a pinko commie! Let it be known from this day forth that Hannity has subscribed to socialism!

[Kay72403]

Excellent. Hannity outs himself.

[wdw505]

closed shop

[midknightryder13]

Is it REALLY? And the hypocrisy just keeps on coming!

[TimoteoMateo]

Sean Hannity, let me give you a little education on Health care in America...Health care is in the hand of the insurance companies. As long is health care is for profit, it will never be affordable to the average American...Health care for Profit is just what it is. The CEO of the biggest hearth care organization in America made $1.7 billion last year. The CEO of Kaiser Permanente made $1.3 billion last year and the CEO of Etna made $800 million last years....With what these three Corporate head made in one year, we could of funded a national health care system and funded medicaid and medicare. Anyone stupid enough to thing we need the government in the health care business is stupid. We are already funding it out of our pockets but, it's not going for health care, it's going for private jets and Yeats's that are ocean going. Mega Multi Million dollar homes...They have to spend it on some thing or it will be taxed and god forbid they help Americans that need health care. We must stop the greed. There are just some things that shouldn't be for profit and health care is one.

[wdw505]

nothing is wrong with greed when used properly

[Vyvjala]

Your about a condescending @$$hat, don't let your mind wander, it"s too small to be out on it's own.

[luvobama]

Example please.

[BillMelater]

But it isn't being used properly. It has gotten out of hand.

[Dissident Dexter]

if it were being used properly, i doubt it would be called GREED.

[littledogs1]

Hanity tries every day to say something dumber and less inlightened then the day before. The free Market system works and has been working, it is hard to see the real world from his ivory tower, but does he really think all the people without health insurance either don't want it or shouldn't have it because they have been sick before. What a tool.

[wdw505]

health care coverage is not a right

[Tommygun264]

Congratulations, you win the "Let Them Eat Cake" award.

[luvobama]

It should be. Why wouldn't you want a healthier society?

[Dissident Dexter]

I'm guessing from your comments that you think education is optional, too.

[Pharos]

Most Americans think it is. Most caring people think it is. The law says it is.
What you meant to say is you don't believe it should be a right.