THE AP CHANNELS SEAN HANNITY

Hannity has been trying to make the Gulf Oil spill seem identical to the Iran Hostage crisis Pres. Carter faced and the AP seems to be playing along.

Gulf oil leak video could haunt Obama
Jun 18 10:57 AM US/Eastern
By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Will the Gulf oil leak cam engulf President Barack Obama?

The biggest nightmare for the administration and Democrats seeking re-election in November would be for the video to become a 2010 version of how TV networks tallied the number of days American hostages were held in Iran during 1979 and 1980. Every day, newscasts depicted the count in the corner of the TV screen, fueling the public's loss of patience with President Jimmy Carter and contributing to his re-election defeat by Ronald Reagan.

"If this becomes like the Iran hostage crisis, it's very bad news for Obama," said Darrell West, who studies campaigns and mass media at the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution.