Hannity & Who?
JP notes:
After the end of the year, Alan Colmes will not provide a spirited defense of liberalism to Sean Hannity on Hannity & Colmes. Unlike for the past 12 years, the reason will now be that Colmes is not on the show.
Fox News has announced that the often-outshouted left half of the cable debate show will be leaving Hannity & Colmes at the end of the year. And TV Decoder is reporting that Colmes may not replaced, with Hannity—whom Fox recently signed to a rich new deal—possibly taking the show solo instead.
The folks at Fox News clearly need some help here. So we find ourselves with today's Swampland Commenter Contest: What person (or cartoon character or inanimate object or whatever) should replace Alan Colmes? (Keep it clean, please.)
UPDATE: Commenter FlownOver takes an early lead, with this one:
I'll guarantee who it won't be: Robert Gibbs!
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How about Mort Kondracke. He onced played a liberal on the McLaughlin Group in the 80s. Or Michael Kinsley, he once played on on CNN and again here in Swampland. You can have Faux liberals on Faux news.
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Who is Hannity going to belittle? They ought to put an eight-year-old kid in the chair next to him and let him yell at the kid until the kid cries every show.
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That would be the closest they could get to Colmes.
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"Stop yelling at me! Stop it!" -
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I'd vote for the Python sketch character: A Small Pool of Brown Liquid, Possibly Creosote.
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Inanimate Carbon Rod! Inanimate Carbon Rod!
In rod we trust!!!!!
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I'll guarantee who it won't be: Robert Gibbs!
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Joe Lieberman.
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A toaster:
"Well how do you respond to the accusation that Obama will kill small businesses with tax raises, Mr. Toaster?"
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"...ka-CHUNK!" -
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Ana Marie Cox. She'll do or say anything for money and exposure.
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Cliff Schecter is the answer. Well, if they wanted liberals to watch.
My serious guess, since he is under contract would be Lanny Davis. I am trying to think like a Fox exec here.
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Droopy the Dog (http://www.cartoon-secrets.com/Photos/DroopyDog3.jpg) gets my vote.
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George Clooney
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trifecta...think like a Fox exec? Please, no oxygen depravation...you're too valuable a commenter here.
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That teacher from Beavis and Butthead who sang "Lesbian Seagull."
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Serious answer... "former Clinton adviser Dick Morris." -
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Alan Keyes! The only way to fight crazy is with more and better crazy.
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Remember folks that the working title of the show was Hannity and LTBNL for a liberal to be named later. Hannity is genuinely a big money maker. They can't have somebody who challenges him too much. If intrade held odds, I would seriously bet on Lanny Davis. Kinsley is actually "too feisty". He was fine for Buckley, but not passive enough for Fox. He also is dealing w/ his illness. Not good for a 5 day gig.
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This would kill Hannity: Phil Donahue
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The other possibility I see is Bob Beckel. He is on contract at FOx, is semi muzzled since the "indiscretion", and is a former political consultant, so would do anything for a few bucks, or some beef jerky.
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Trifecta, what was Bob Beckel's "indiscretion?"
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There must be another Eunuch with broadcast experience running around.
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Beckel had the same indiscretion as Jerry Springer. He used personal checks to pay for female company.
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Anybody have the problem with their posts just disappearing completely? Not going into moderation just when you hit submit it just goes away. It's happening to me when I try to post at work.
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What a maroon. Couldn't he just wire transfer like Eliot Spitzer?
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"What person (or cartoon character or inanimate object or whatever) should replace Alan Colmes?"
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Personally, I would like to see them tap a middle age white guy. We need some new perspective. -
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Hugo Chavez, watching the two go at it would be like watching a nuclear explosion everyday.
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