Why didn’t Hannity blast Jack Kemp about his praise for Farrakhan?

March 22, 2008 by Roland
Filed under Commentary

Any time Sean Hannity discusses Sen. Barack Obama, he always brings up the praise of Rev. Jeremiah Wright for Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan.

Any time a fire-breathing person who is white comes on, he lets them rip Obama, Wright and Farrakhan. Any time he gets a black critic of Obama, he lets them rip on him, Wright and Farrakhan. And any time he has a supporter of Obama, he rips into them on Wright and Farrakhan, trying to make them denounce both.

So why last night DIDN’T Hannity rip into his buddy, former Republican Congressman Jack Kemp and ardent Sen. John McCain supporter, for his words of praise for the Nation of Islam and Farrakhan?

Oh, you guys didn’t know about that, right?

Well, way back in 1996, Kemp was the vice presidential running mate of Kansas Sen. Bob Dole.

Kemp said that he wanted to meet with Farrakhan; praised their focus on economic empowerment, family values and the pull-yourselves-up-by-the-bootstrap-message – which is right in line with the GOP talking points; and even said he wanted to speak at the Million Man March.

Boy, was he torn apart by Jewish critics, and many in his own party.

Kemp summarily criticized Farrakhan’s comments about Jews and whites, but he didn’t take his words back.

So again, WHY didn’t Hannity ask Kemp about these comments? Is it because he didn’t want his mostly white and mostly Republican audience to know that one of their own highly respected leaders has praised Farrakhan?

The issue here isn’t about defending Obama, Wright or Farrakhan. It’s about the SELECTIVE memory of Hannity, who is nothing but a foaming-at-the-mouth terrier who can’t even present the facts straight.

So, Sean, WHY won’t you denounce, condemn and repudiate your buddy Jack Kemp for HIS comments about Farrakhan?

I know Hannity hates the fact that guys like me know how to read and we have a memory. So as long as he keeps going with his distorted reality, we’ll be sure to remind him of the truth.