Sean Hannity’s Breathtaking Hypocrisy on NSA Surveillance
How does the Fox News host feel about the federal government collecting information on millions of Americans? Well, that depends. According to clips compiled by Media Matters, Hannity's position regarding government surveillance is evidently based entirely on who happens to be occupying the Oval Office at the time.
How does Sean Hannity feel about the federal government collecting information on millions of Americans? Well, that depends. According to clips compiled by Media Matters, the Fox News host’s position regarding government surveillance is evidently based entirely on who happens to be occupying the Oval Office at the time.
For example, Hannity called the recent revelation about the extent of National Security Agency surveillance programs under Democratic President Barack Obama a “very clear violation of the Fourth Amendment.” But when President George W. Bush was in power, the conservative commentator seemed to have no problem with the NSA gathering data on Americans. In fact, he was a staunch defender of the practice during the Dubya years.
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