Howard Kurtz on CNN's Reliable Sources catches Hannity pulling a Breitbart by editing a video clip to make Pres. Obama look bad. Here's the transcript:
KURTZ: Time now for the "Media Monitor," our weekly look at the hits and errors in the news business. ... Sean Hannity is no fan of Barack Obama, and he's perfectly entitled to bash him night after night. But here's how the Fox News host analyzed Obama's recent speech in Ohio.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS: Now, the president did have a rare moment of honesty during his speech, and I hope voters around the country are watching this --
OBAMA: Taxes are scheduled to go up substantially next year for everybody.
HANNITY: All right, that's right. I know the anointed one will make sure that that happens.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
KURTZ: But just a second. Here's a little bit more of what Obama said.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
OBAMA: Under the tax plan passed by the last administration, taxes are scheduled to go up substantially next year for everybody. By the way, this was by design.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
KURTZ: So Hannity's careful editing just happens to leave out Obama's explanation that the Bush administration had arranged for the tax cuts to expire in 2010, not to mention that Obama wants to extend the tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans while ending them for the wealthiest taxpayers.
Isn't that kind of editing -- what's the word -- deceptive? A tip of the hat to "The Daily Show" for catching that one.
UPDATE: Media Matters has the video.
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