Last night, as I was dozing off, I heard something on TV that struck me as a bit odd. Not really surprising, because Terri left it on Fox News for a while… Everything on there is a bit odd. This particular bit was something out of Sean Hannity’s mouth.

Basically he was making the claim that the Democrats are using a lot of fear in their campaigning this year. And as evidence he pointed to the constant talk about healthcare and the cost of fuel. Now even if we ignore the fact that I think Hannity is wrong about pretty much everything he says… How are healthcare and fuel costs fearful topics?

They are certainly important topics, as are several others…like the war in Iraq. And the war in Iraq is certainly frightening… Any time you’ve got guns and bombs and tanks involved I think it’s pretty safe to throw the “fear” tag in as well. But healthcare? Fuel costs? Oooh…scary!

What sounds more frightening?

We want to provide basic healthcare for absolutely everyone.

…or…

If you don’t vote for me you will die.

The first is, more or less, what the Democrats have been saying. The second is, more or less, what McCain has been saying. And Hannity thinks the Democrats are rolling out the fear this year?

Posted on May 19 at 7:59 AM