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That Will Leave a Mark

by John Cole|  October 16, 20039:01 pm| 9 Comments

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Allan Colmes, the liberal half of Hannity and Colmes, just made Zack Exley, a smirking, condescending twerp from MoveOn.Org, look like an utter fool and a babbling idiot on national television. I can’t wit for the transcripts. Exley did not have one serious respnse to Colme’s questions, and instead had all sorts of cutesy words and phrases like ‘misunderestimated,’ etc.

In other words, it was like listening to Alec Baldwin without the acting talent.

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  1. 1.

    Steve

    October 16, 2003 at 9:51 pm

    Well, if it was that good I expect you to e-mail us (i.e., us right leaning and libertarian leaning bloggers…and anybody else who’d appreciate it). I don’t watch television so I missed it. :)

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    Dean Esmay

    October 16, 2003 at 10:10 pm

    Hey. It’s Jane’s law:

    The party in power is smug and arrogant.

    The party out of power is insane.

    ;-)

  3. 3.

    DANEgerus

    October 16, 2003 at 10:16 pm

    What? You should see the name calling e-mail exchange I had with that lefty knee-jerker… and you say he cut them up?

    I believe ya… but I’ll be reading the transcripts…

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    HH

    October 16, 2003 at 11:52 pm

    Basically Colmes (dead-set against the war, mind you) wanted a serious answer for what Mr. MoveOn wanted to do about Iraq… his answers were contradictory and nonsensical, and yes, mostly bumper sticker, Bush-hating nonsense like “fire Rumsfeld.” Which of course doesn’t begin to actually solve ANYTHING.

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    Dan

    October 17, 2003 at 1:30 am

    At least you concede that Alec Baldwin has talent.

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    greg

    October 17, 2003 at 8:41 am

    Of course, this will just reinforce the kooky liberal theory that Colmes is a lackey and not a real liberal.

    Apparently, having a brain and not buying BS from either side makes one a lackey to Hannity.

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    John Cole

    October 17, 2003 at 11:45 am

    Dan- The problem with all the Hollywood leftists is that by and large, most of them are exceptionally talented.

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    Andrew | BYTE BACK

    October 18, 2003 at 5:57 pm

    Yeah funny how the “liberal” does that, huh?

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    Perry

    October 21, 2003 at 7:56 am

    Good for Alan! Despite disagreeing with him on nearly everything, I’ve actually come to like the guy.

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