Posted by
Mark The Plumber on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:00:00 AM
Bad news for the "Colmes" in Hannity & Colmes: Alan Colmes resigned from his H&C podium at FOX News Channel following more than a dozen years - and the end was definite for a liberal radio talk show personality to transfer his position from radio to the small screen,
having unwond a long-tern co-hosting pact with FNC parent News Corporation (call it "Snooze Corp.").
Sean Hannity snoozes. Colmes lost. Not so fast, but he was so slow to stay with FNC and MyNetwork TV co-founder Rogers Ailes... and, to me, Colmes retained co-hosting duties with Hannity earlier this month.
Hannity will continue to emcee both The Sean Hannity Show on ABC Radio Network and FNC's Hannity's America.
Chris Matthews, bestselling author and longtime MSNBC, CNBC and Simon & Schuster political pundit, says of Colmes' departure:
"Mr. Colmes has been at the forefront of liberal confrontation for a very long time, first on radio and then onward FOX News Channel."
In my opinion, Colmes continues to make liberal talk radio history, having returned to the same electronic medium that defies, but not denies, gubernatorial controversy over adversary.
The Drudge Report's Matt Drudge - whose last real name, Drudge, comes from a word meaning "menial, tedious work" - recalls Colmes'
12-year association with FOX News Channel:
"In my opnion, Alan and his 'Hannity & Colmes' sidekick, Sean, have had long, 12-year stints as co-pundits of FOX News Channel nightly debate program of political record, having him on the liberal side and Sean on the conservative side."
Farewell, Alan Colmes. The wait is over. You still are the B-E-S-T!
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