He is a republican, Obama is a democrat. They are both fighting over how the country should be run. Im not arguing whether he is a ranter, but whether it is hypocratical for Obama to imply that Hanity can not criticize his wife. He didnt take offense to what Hannity said, but that he said anything.

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Elminate all taxes on income and replace with a national sales tax.

The "family values" that Bush instilled into his daughters showed up in criminal behavior. It appears that Bush rhetoric rang hollow.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

Whose called her a trophy wife? Really? Liberals are doing that? Where?

I think these people ought to be able to respond heavily when their spouses get attacked.

This is all just typical in American politics though and now part of the culture in America to slander people's wives, to make up ridiculous accusations and claims about them.

I think a lot of people on the right are just offended that Obama, the great socialist, grrrrrrrrr, is attacking back when people attack him. It's like many on the far right are like, "Why can't Obama just stand there passively so we can bash him?".

I didn't care at all about what his daughters did; it's that the same crowd that shoves their apparent "Moral Values" at you are the same side that hires male escorts and tries to pick up dudes in bathrooms and does crystal meth......or cocaine in their past, and they try to act like they're the squeaky clean party. And their base buys into it. At least Clinton wasn't a hypocrit about it and lived up to his playboy image. And he could have gone after somebody really hot, but didn't. He chose a passed-over girl, which is kinda sweet.

Hannity as put up the challenge to Obama to debate him. Obama wants to talk big yet when called on it, will he be the man he claims to be? So far no one from the Obama camp or Obama himself has taken Hannity up.

So why is Obama scared to debate Hannity if Hannity is just another talking head. If Obama is so skilled of a politician he should be able to mop the floor with Hannity arse. I don't see it happening but Hannity has thrown down the gauntlet. Lets see if Obama is the man he claims to be and ride up on his high horse to defend his wife's honor by smacking Hannity upside his big fat head.

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Why is it important that Obama debates Hannity? Wouldn't a debate between Obama and McCain better serve the voters? Unless Hannity is throwing his hat in the ring as another third party candidate.

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Only a fool or a fraud sentimentalizes the merciless reality of war - John McCain

The essential claim of the Fundamentalist is that he knows the truth - Andrew Sullivan - The Conservative Soul

If the opposite of Pro is Con then the opposite of Progress is Congress - Anonymous

I wouldn't say that being affiliated with different political parties makes people "opponents". My mother is a Democrat and my father a Republican, but I don't consider them to be "opponents". But, even if we do take that definition, Obama's job is to represent his constituents, enact legislation, etc. Hannity's job is to entertain people, often in sensationalist fashion, and by appealing to their emotions. Someone who does Hannity's job is naturally going to be at odds with someone who does Obama's job, in the same way that there is a natural conflict between, say, umpires and baseball players.

And, as for hypocrisy, I just don't see it (nor would I see it if McCain, for example, talked about being tired of liberal pundits going on about his first marriage or his divorce). What is hypocritical about finding the particular blather of a particular entertainer objectionable or offensive? It seems to make sense - the point of the punditry on all of those news networks is often, specifically to shock, offend, etc, because that is the best way to entertain and thus make money. Those networks turn political discourse into "what's going on with Britney's baby?"

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

Probably because Obama doesn't want to give Sean Hannity the recognition that no one, other than Sean Hannity, feels he deserves. If Obama met to "debate" Sean Hannity, he'd be challenged by every talking-head in the country. Ingraham, Coulter, Limbaugh, Savage, Levin, they'd all want a piece.

It would be like Rachel Maddow challenging John McCain to a debate. You know why she doesn't? Because she's not so arrogant (and ridiculously foolish) as to assume that presidential contenders don't have anything better to do than debate with radio and television talk show hosts.

Anyone who thinks Obama should debate Sean Hannity is a M-O-R-O-N.

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"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
- George Will

Blaming media heads for things they say is a wimp out? Interesting. Remember that next time you chastise the liberal media for their flattery of the Democrat of the week.

On a side note, the reason why Hannity was targeted is because he essentially talks about Michelle Obama every single day. I listen to him constantly and I'm starting to wonder if his apparent dislike of Obama is only rooted in his obvious hatred of Obama's wife.

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- George Will

Really so that is why Obama has been talking about Hannity to Glamour?

Obama said Hannity wouldn't talk about his wife to his face, Hannity said come on the show and debate me and he would say what he thought about Obama and his wife.

So Obama runs his mouth about someone saying something to his face and the person says OK lets talk face to face. Where is Obama?

He throws out a threat and when the person steps up to answer that threat Obama is nowhere to be found.

So your MORON is Obama for talking shit and not being man enough to back up his threats.

I am no fan of Hannity, but I cannot believe that Obama is going to chicken out to the likes of Hannity. No balls.

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I'd say it's less of a defense and more of an offense on the "attackers." In the OP's quote, Obama appeared to not be refuting the statements, but attacking the people who made the statements for simply making said statements.

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A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over government claims that they could damage America's image.

Someone should tell them that bad press can be prevented by not abusing prisoners in the first place. Censorship is only needed to preserve the good reputation of those who have tortured and/or murdered already.

Only you would construe a quote like this:

...as some kind of challenge for someone to say it to his face. Anyone with an ounce of political intelligence in their body would know that it would be completely idioitic for Obama to go on Hannity's show to discuss his wife. What happens after that? Marc Levin says Obama's wife is a whore and challenges Obama to go on his show. Is Obama a wuss because he doesn't do that, as well? What about when Savage calls her a c***. Does Obama have to go on Savage to explain why that's not the case.

While I would enjoy the spectacle of Obama and Michelle artfully explaining their positions to Sean Hannity, face-to-face, considering Obama a wuss for not going on Hannity, after Hannity has repeatedly tried to make a mockery of Obama's wife, would be like Al Franken calling Cindy McCain a bitch, John McCain denouncing Al Franken for the comment, and then calling John McCain a wuss because he wouldn't go on Air America to explain why his wife isn't actually a bitch.

Furthermore, if Obama were to go on Hannity, I have no doubt in my mind you all would label it another "flip-flop" and act as though this appearance is evidence that the man is not fit to be president.

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"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
- George Will

You liked Obama to such an extent because he said the word "change" a lot, was young, and could speak well? At least you've decided not to vote for him.

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A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over government claims that they could damage America's image.

Someone should tell them that bad press can be prevented by not abusing prisoners in the first place. Censorship is only needed to preserve the good reputation of those who have tortured and/or murdered already.

If someone insults your wife, and you say, "Don't you have anything better to do than insult my wife," would you be defending your wife, or attacking the person who made the insult? It's pure semantics to suggest that there is much difference between defending one's wife against attacks and denouncing the individual who made the actual attack.

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"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
- George Will

But that's not what Obama said. He rather clearly denounced the makers of the statement. That goes beyond "Don't you have anything better to do."

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A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over government claims that they could damage America's image.

Someone should tell them that bad press can be prevented by not abusing prisoners in the first place. Censorship is only needed to preserve the good reputation of those who have tortured and/or murdered already.