1. Sean Hannity & his fans don't seem to understand why this tweet is such a damaging admission on his part. https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/726509702041972736 …
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2. When mocked on original tweet, Hannity responded: https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/726540699483643904 …
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3. Two problems. One: Hannity hasn't been evenhanded even among Republicans. Has had Trump on far more often: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/04/22/3771945/the-truth-about-how-sean-hannity-covers-donald-trump/ …
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4. Hannity has basically been allowing Trump to do long informationals, for free on show widely watched by Republicans.
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5. Bigger problem is being a political commentator does not absolve a journalist of responsibility to ask tough questions.
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6. Political commentators are supposed to serve a set of ideas, not a political party or a particular politician.
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7. In fact, there's good reason for a political commentator to be tougher on politicians of his/her own side, to hold them to account.
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8. Example: William Buckley was, like Hannity, a political commentator but Buckley at his best very tough interviewer of Republicans.
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@DouthatNYT@HeerJeet I think his use in that context is fair. It's basically "Buckley was also a political commentator."1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@A_Kowaleski @DouthatNYT Exactly. Buckley is example that you can be politically engaged without being partisan hack.
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