Angry Fox News executives reportedly ordered Sean Hannity to abandon plans, announced as late as this afternoon on his nationally syndicated radio program, to broadcast his TV show from a Cincinnati tea-party rally he was headlining.
Hannity, on a book tour for his No. 1 best-seller “Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda,” was scheduled to be the featured speaker at a four-hour rally at the University of Cincinnati – with as many as 13,000 in attendance. Proceeds from the event were to benefit a local tea-party organization.
But senior Fox News executives said they were not aware Hannity was being billed as the centerpiece of the event or that tea-party organizers were charging for admission to Hannity’s show as part of the rally. They reportedly first learned of it this morning from John Finley, Hannity’s executive producer, who was in Cincinnati to produce Hannity’s show.
Attendees were being charged a minimum of $5, with seats near Hannity’s set going for $20.
The execs reportedly recalled Hannity to New York to do his show in his regular studio. The network plans to do an extensive post-mortem about the incident with Finley and Hannity’s staff.
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FOX viewers LOVE Hannity … you would think this would be good for rating too. Look at all the crowds and what an icon he is for FOX … give me a break and give him credit.
At this time, I do not believe they should have charged an "Attendace Fee", but I will wait to hear his explanation. We need all the help we can get in order to defeat this run away government, both in November, and in 2012. Our very way of life is at stake. Thank God for Glenn Beck.
Why am I not surprised? I wondered when they'd start backing off, and dictating actions in favor of Obama and his crew. I'd bet this is the first big step to what's coming. I wish Hannity was in the position to walk off. You can bet Fox News would loose more viewers than they ever imagined possible. I'm a constant watcher, but you can bet if he walked, I'd walk. WHAT HAPPENED TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS? This is a dedicated news man, with strong belief's in what's right for our country….not like his ex-partner "Colmes"…boy was I glad to see him go! We'll see what happens in a short time. GOD BLESS YOU SEAN HANNITY. Hey, push your luck and maybe Greta, Glenn & Bill will walk out too.
I thought FOX had backbone not to cave in to the obama white house (all lower case because that is the way they should be seen). I really am disappointed. In the beginning, I paid extra to have FOX News on the TV's in my home and in my place of business. But if this kind of kissing bottom sides is going to begin on FOX news like it has all of the other networks, then I will go ALL talk radio and listen just to Rush. We will get the news and we will get our message out, it is just FOX's choice if they want to remain #1 with the AMERICANS THAT WANT FREEDOM, HONESTY AND A HOPE FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE, like the hope that our Parents gave to us. If Sean will decide that he cannot in good conscience not support the people that has made FOX News #1, the people that are starving for information, the people would support him. All FOX News is an avenue for that information. I feel sorry if they shut that avenue off, because then they will have to crawl into bed with the obama team to have their network stay alive.
It's great that Hannity wanted to help the T.E.A. Party movement, one of the most powerful waves of Patriotism to rise in America during our lifetime. While so many in the drive-by media have attempted to dismiss the movement as radical fringe and a temprary fad, the fact remains that it stands for speaking on behalf of "We the People" and that's why it must gain strength and momentum to prevail. Sean is not likely to suffer loss. If Fox ever let him go for whatever reason, he would undoubtedly take a good percentage of their viewers with him wherever he went next. Here at the Virginia GOP convention earlier this past year, he received standing ovations one after the other. May God bless him for being such a steadfast patriot!
So much for financial support for the Cincy Tea Party, Fox stomped all over their party. I'm curious as to the why of this decision.
The money that would have been generated at this event was going for a very good cause, to help support the efforts to get the communistic socialist SOB's out of our WHITE HOUSE. If the Owners of FOX news are going to side with Obama and his administration like the rest of the Media, they are going to loose a lot of Viewers. I hope they read these comments. We need a news agent like this and Show Host like Hannity, Beck , Oreily and Greta I hope they keep up their work and keep us energized so we show up at the polls and vote out all the Incumbents . Especially the ones that are supporting Obama's Radical Agenda. PS I have a petition going for Ammendment 28 on E petition site name laws2fitall sign up. Grandpa E
AMEN TO ALL THE ABOVE. MAYBE FOX EXECS ARE GETTING TOO BIG FOR THEIR BRITCHES. WANTING TO HANG WITH THE OTHER NEWS OUTLETS. SHAME!!
The bosses at Fox better listen to the people and not our Socialiest Government.
Oh this is too much. Rock Stars charge hundreds for their shows and it goes to them. I am sure Sean would donate this money to the College or the Tea Party. Why should that amount of people get in for free. Think of Insurance , Clean up , and Security and they are losing money. Time to fight for our rights as a Country . Our people are dying to give us freedom and the President and His Chicago Crew + are trying to rewrite the Constitution and remove freedom of speech especially when it is negative to their views.
I think Fox made a bad decision. I tuned in to watch the Tea Party Event but changed the channel when I realized it had been cancelled.
I HATE THE WORD THEY. THEY- THE FOX EXECUTIVES NEED TO BE NAMED. SO WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON OTHER TACTICS THEY INTRODUCE. I SEE THE FLAG PINS ARE ALL GONE. EVEN JUAN WILLIAMS IS FLAGLESS. MAYBE THEY WEAR THEM ON THE INSIDE OF THE LAPEL AND FLASH EACH OTHER DURING COMMERCIALS.
I'm not sure what the problem is, was it the charging of a fee, the charging of different fees, the mere fact that he was there. Can someone explain this to me please?
I Somewhat agree with each of you,— this reminds me a kind of switcheroo with FOX in the last election…a bit of "scaredy cat actions " on Fox's part, that I I never understood.
If it's the charging a fee I can I can agree –this should not be done, there are other ways to accomplish raising funds, NOT involving the guest.. But ,Sean gets into the on the go, 'good guts and common sense, and needs of the PEOPLE , ALL AMERICAN projects–and I forr one LOVE him for it! It is the producer and FOX who set rules and they need to be fair and and abided by-.
BUT FOX [who I have been addicted to for years; for example : Fox Friends from 2 AM to 5AM , ALASKA time ! ] I am a REPUBLICAN first, but A Tea Partier with glee from day one–it is WE the PEOPLE who CAN turn this mess around–and FOX needs to be in the best deliverer of ALL NEWS, and help beef up the Republican Party too, who has not been listening to its supporters for several years, and who need to LEAD and LIVE and work by their PLATFORM , PLUS more solid conservative Republicanism!! Support Hannity and FOX to do it RIGHT: we need them and THEY NEED US!
A possible reason for the nastiness is that Fox is half-owned by an arab-muslim billionaire. DO not expect them to be pro-Israel and anti-terrorist for much longer.
too bad; are we losing FOX now?
This is not the first time FOX has done something like this. During the winter FOX ran ads promoting a big expose of Obama/his past, associates, etc and IT NEVER HAPPENED! IT WAS ADVERTISED TO RUN ON A SUNDAY EVENING/NIGHT. I had received and sent e-mails to people to be sure and watch. Come that Sunday, nothing, no explanation, just nothing. I even sent an e-mail to FOX asking about it and didn't even receive the courtesy of a reply. FOX MANAGEMENT IS UP TO SOMETHING AND I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS GOOD FOR AMERICA. By the way, FOX MANAGEMENT,for you information the TEA PARTY is NOT a political party and you know it. Who in the Obama hierarchy got to you or are you too afraid to answer publicly? KEEP MUZZLING YOUR CONSERVATIVE/FAIR MINDED COMMENTATORS AND YOU WILL BECOME EXACTLY LIKE THE MUZZLED/STREAM/MEDIA. Earlier this year I noticed a definite change in Glenn Beck's aggressive position toward the Marxist Obama administration. Bill O'Reilly has always bent over backward WAY TOO MUCH TO ACCOMMODATE THE LIKES OF OBAMA, AL SHARPTON, JESSE JACKSON AND THEIR ILK. IF FOX CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE LIKES OF BOB BECKEL AND OTHER DUMOCRATS, FOX IS DONE FOR. FOX MANAGEMENT, IF YOU CANNOT STAND THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!
Well, I'm afraid it's finally happening at Fox News. The Obama News Networks-CBS,ABC,NBC,MSNBC, et al have gotten to the Fox News Execs. People love Sean Hannity,because he isn't afraid of telling the truth about the medicine show running-oops-ruining our country from Washington,D.C. I hope that thyey get an earful from his fans. I intend to call or write,or maybe both.
Does Faox have to have all the money. Are they like the left? This will come back to haunt them, wait and see! It makes me sick and I had faith in them. Now, I don't know. Who do we believe?
Do they need all the money. I have lost some faith in them. They are like all the rest. Always have there hand out.
It takes money to run any organization, especialy to run a remote tv broadcast. Money is not evil. Obama would be charging over 1,000.usd per person IMO And don't be too sure about all the reasons behind Fox's motives. Give them so credit ..
KEEP IT UP FOX, YOUR RATINGS WILL SUFFER FOR THIS !!!!!!!
I am shocked. I wondered why he wasn't there when I watched. That was the only reason I was watching that night. I am so disappointed in Fox!!! Where will we be able to go to get information abour this Communist dictator that is taking over our great country.
Ingrid
O'Reilly is been a big gun on Fox and I look at his program more than Hannity so my feeling is Big Bill had his hand in this move because B.O. seems to have a bit 'o a soft spot for Obama. I think Fox Corporate wants a more neutral position than Hannity displays.
Is anyone surprised ? Who owns FOX ? Check it out and you will have the answer as to why he was pulled. The heat is building on the Obama administration and the folks from Saudia Arabia have been summoned for help. Wake up America, we are running out of time.
Hannity is the best! He's been one of the most accurate and positive supporters of our concertive views, and the tea party movement. Fox had better get it together, or run the risk of losing some of it's viewers.
The " Really Big Money" that bought the obamination his seat in DC must " Rally-be" behind all of the media. Why is that no surprise. Same reason no one in the communications industry is without a job, without a unioncard. This is just the return of slavery to this nation, with the union bosses taking orders from the worldwide socialsit order and perhaps the trilateral commision still quietly exists behiand the scenes, manipulating the banking industry. That doesn't leave much for anybody else.
Well, well, bowing down to the liberal press and the Obama-ites, are we? What happend to the bravery and positiveness of FOX?
It looks like the Obama Administration in pulling strings at FOX.
Fox News is usually very good with helping causes such as the "Tea Party" and being outspoken against Obama, liberals and the Democrats. However, if the Teat Party was charging for tickets that should not be accpetable unless they were paying him or Fox News for his time. On the other hand if they had asked for donations that would be completely accpetable.
I'm still hoping for Fox News to do a expose on Barack Huseein Obama's past and find out where he was born, who payed his way through Harvard Law school, his activities as a Civil Rights Activist and about his affiliation with radicals from his outspoken pastor to the weathermen. Obama is the first President that has been elected and no one actually knows who he is and what he really stands for other than his words. No one has seriously investigated much of anything about him. At least a serious investigation about him would quiet the demands for his impeachment, or actually get him impeached. There are too many unanswered questions.
I really cannot believe that the Fox News Executives are so intimidated by Obama's supporters that they pulled Hannity, one of our main supporters, off of his scheduled appearance. I hope he walks, and the other people, Beck , O'reilly, and Greta all go with him….maybe they need to start their own network for the conservatives. Looks like the Fox executives have lost their marbles…and for sure some of their watchers over this stupid "Executive?" move.
Please don't cave to the lefty's. Hannity is doing the job of a real patriot. It seemed too good to be true that Fox is the lone holdout.. What a disappointment.. The only argument you can make is that tickets were being sold. Absent that, let it roll.
Boy does this stink of rot. I wonder who has been threatened? Obama can't have Fox out there not waving his banner. I wonder whose next to be sat down and taked to…..Glen Beck? O'Rielly has already gone soft and I quit watching his show, so maybe its just a matter of time before Fox goes away to a neutral corner. This is very troubling. I also don't agree with the charges or fees for attending rallies of any kind, but I'm sure there is a lot more to it than meets the eye. And I'll bet I'm going to be considered a consprisist too.
I am very disappointed in Fox. I watch Fox News all day, and I thought they were supporting the citizens trying to get our country back. I hope that this does not mean the liberals have got their teeth into the Fox leaders. What a shame!
I believe what is happened – that doesn't make sense — is just like the thing with Beck & Krauthammer when they disparaged Geert Wilders – a true freedom fighter – on air on Fox News. It all has to do with the new Saudi prince stockholder trying to influence reporting . CAIR and all of the Muslim orgs in USA have decided that the Tea Partiers are "racist" and have no doubt been trying to pull the strings on Murdoch & co. re: FOX News reporting. This viewpoint that the Tea Partiers are "racist" and FoxNews subsequently kowtowing (as appeasers to Islam/ enablers of Islam) would explain everything. It is entirely out of character for FOXNews to pull Hannity from Tea Party reporting, and for Beck & Krauthammer to present Geert Wilders in anything but a positive light. This is foreign interest dictating our country's media.
It looks like FOX is turning to the left like the rest of the liberal media.