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Hannity and Colmes was -supposed- to be that, and it was at times interesting. It was rather obvious though who the star of the show was supposed to be, and Co
by silisili 5y ago
Hannity and Colmes was -supposed- to be that, and it was at times interesting.
It was rather obvious though who the star of the show was supposed to be, and Colmes was rather moderate. The conspiracy theorist in me says they probably handpicked Colmes for that role because he was a rather unattractive guy, and anything Fox can do to make liberals look bad goes.
- ARandomerDude 5y agoColmes hosted one of the few left-leaning, nationally syndicated AM talk radio shows in the 90s. I remember when the show launched, the buzz was "big left/right AM talk shows now square off on TV." I don't know how old you are, but it really was quite a different world before podcasts, YouTube, etc. The right pretty much dominated talk radio, and there wasn't another "talk" platform around.
- silisili 5y agoGrew up in the 80's and 90's. Yeah, I remember a few. Had an uncle who always had Limbaugh or Harvey on in the background. I guess I didn't know about Colmes as I'd never heard him until I saw him on TV I guess a bit later. As a kid, and even today, I'm bewildered by the fact it was and is still popular. Why do folks actively seek to listen to things that will make them angry or get them worked up? I guess it sells, but not to me.
- 1270018080 5y agoYou probably doomscroll and fall victim to ragebaiting without even realizing it. I know I do.
- silisili 5y agoWell, I do keep checking on the realestate megathread daily, so maybe there's something to that. More of a 'misery loves company' thing I guess.
- wolverine876 5y agoHannity and Colmes look like macho type A and dweeb from central casting - if it was an over-the-top comedy routine, it would be fitting. There's no way that was lost on the show's producers, and thus was intended to some degree.