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The Sean Hannity Show

Morning Minute: Sean Responds to Bill O'Reilly Firing - 4.21

The Sean Hannity Show

Sean Hannity

Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.09.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2017

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Fox News star Bill O'Reilly was released from Fox News today after allegations of sexual harassment started investigations.  Sean tells his audience that he doesn't have any real information on O'Reilly's downfall, but he does know there is a target on the back of many of those on the right and Sean's prepared to defend against those attacks.  

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0:00.0

A lot of you want to hear from me about what has been going on at the Fox News Channel.

0:05.6

And I really honestly and truly don't have any insight that I can offer you above and beyond that, which is being reported.

0:17.3

And you say, well, how's that possible? You worked there. You've been working there 21 and a half years.

0:22.6

No, the answer is I don't know the nature of the allegations. I'm not aware of whether they're true or not as it relates to Bill O'Reilly.

0:32.3

And here's something that probably will surprise a lot of you. I do most of my work every day across the street from the Fox News Channel.

0:39.9

I don't pay a lot of attention to other people's hours because I like to get my hour the way I want to get it every night.

0:47.0

And that is to put the best news and information programming in the most entertaining way on the air for all of you.

0:56.3

So if you're asking, you know, do I have any particular insight as to what has happened? No, I don't know.

1:05.0

I don't know the nature of all of this. I don't know the accuracy of the accusations. I don't know what was discovered in the investigation. Nobody ever talked to me.

1:15.2

I maybe see Bill O'Reilly once a year and we weren't particularly close in the time that we've been there. Our hours have always been very different. And we just, you know, I just don't see the guy.

1:27.9

And maybe that surprise has a lot of you too. He would tape a show earlier in the day. And for most of the years, I've been a Fox. I do a live program. So what does it mean for the Fox News Channel? I don't know.

1:41.9

I know that my show is not going to change. I know that I've read a lot online. And even the New York Times reporter suggesting, well, this could be it for a Hannity now.

1:54.1

There is a environment that I think we do need to discuss. And that is the environment of. It's worked like in politics. I've often argued we're criminalizing political differences.

2:08.9

There is an environment. And I've told you about this for years that all of us in radio and television work in now. And there's a reason all these years. I've never supported boycotts.

2:21.9

And I've been asked by many fellow conservatives over the years. And we want you to support our boycott. And my answer is always the same. It's no.

2:30.8

And the answer is because boycotts more often than not are going to be used against conservatives. And it's a weapon that's used that if they can attack people's advertisers.

2:40.9

And financially a show takes a hit and is not as financially viable. Then there is a greater likelihood that that voice of that individual can be silenced.

2:53.5

Now the legitimate boycotts, I guess there are. I don't participate in them because I believe at the end of the day conservatives will be victimized by the use of them more often than liberals.

3:05.1

So, but the environment is this. And just so you know and are keenly aware, I guess somebody wrote me the Glenn Beck said today, well, Hannity's next. Well, I mean, if it's true, whatever. I don't. It's news to me. I don't know where that's coming from.

3:23.1

Or where the New York Times guy is coming from. But I do know politically there are lots of people on the left that would love to see me gone and love to have my voice silenced.

3:34.7

And I have known this my entire career. And I have conducted myself accordingly with that full knowledge and understanding. I have known for years and years on this program that there are people that are paid literally paid to monitor every word I say.

3:53.1

Three hours a day every day on radio and monitor every word I say on the Fox News Channel and monitor every comment I make on any other show that I might happen to appear on.

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