Alan Colmes Leaving "Hannity and Colmes"

Damn, I actualy like the guy, and I'm a traditional conservative constructionist. I honestly can't stand Hanity, think the man is a sensationalist asss. Colmes is a little misguided in his idology, but he as least honest, straight forward and smart. At least I still have his radio show.

Hannity is arrogant. Colmes is a mismatch in my opinion and I'm always less inclined to listen to him. His arguments are often weak and I think Hannity needs an opposing side with a bit more backbone. Someone who can argue his points.

I do hope he goes back to doing the radio show (or has he ever stopped)? I used to listen to it in NC. He was a lot better on radio than he is on TV.

What I read about it is that Colmes isn't being replaced on Hannity's show, but Colmes still has a job with the network. I think if he wasn't there somewhere, people who defend Fox' claim of "balance" won't have him to use as an example. Yeah, The Daily Show had a lot of embarrassing clips to show, and in the movie Outfoxed there were similar clips of Colmes deferring to Hannity. Here's a clip where he really stood up for his point, though. http://www.thepresidentialcandidates.us/colmes-brings-up-mccains-infidelity/675/

When I heard that I just laughed. I always wondered how Colmes could stand to do a show with Hannity. Every time I have seen Hannity I have wanted to throw up. I can't stand listening or watching conservative talk shows.

I think that they will replace Alan, I just don't know who would want that job. It is impossible to get a word in when Hannity gets going on a topic. I know that Sean thinks that he can do the show himself, his daily radio show is three hours of him, I am sure that he would love to have another hour alone.

I hadn't heard that either. I don't think he should be replaced because he never says anything!

I rarely watch the show unless they are covering something I find interesting. Frankly I can't stand Hannity. Colmes wasn't too bad, but I don't know who they'll find to replace him. Either way the democrats will hate any liberal on that show. Just the act of being on Fox News turns liberals against their own.

It's too bad he is leaving the show annie, fox is so republican and conservative slanted that we no longer turn that station on. We have another problem with a radio station in St. Louis. For years we turned on the radio and it stayed on KMOX almost all day long. However, they no longer broadcast the Cardinal baseball games and they have turned completely conservative. At 11 a.m. every morning through the week Rush Limbaugh (the jerk that thinks he is smarter than anyone else and knows all) comes on. I won't allow my radio to be contaminated by this SOB, so we know longer listen to KMOX. I'm sure he has turned off a lot of faithful listeners.

I for one wont miss Colmes. I understand he is a nice guy but he was really not up to the challenge of the show. Let's all remember that. It is a TV show. They are playing roles. None of us that I am aware of know Hannity personally so comments to the fact that he is arrogant speak more to his TV persona than to the man. That is a distinction that is too often missed, particularly in politics. Everyone appeared to be shocked that McCain met with Obama supposedly to seek a cabinet seat. Whether that was the motivation or not is besides the point. Why was anyone shocked by this? This is politics. You paint your opponent as the devil to win an election. Both candidates did that. But the election is over and its back to business. No one should be surprised. Sorry if I got a bit off topic but no one really knows if Hannity is arrogant. His TV persona is. Let's just be careful how we view the man. I would LOVE to see a strong liberal on the show. Someone who is articulate and can stand up to the heat without sounding like he is whining. That is how I often viewed Colmes. He seemed to be whining to me. I don't think that Franken is a good choice either. He comes off as a smart a**. I think Stephanopolis would be a good choice. He is articulate, well respected and can stand up to the confrontation. How about Olbermann?

I was with you until the end of that post, I like Sean Hannity. I do like Alan Colmes too, he does seem like he's the odd man out but kudos to him for staying on a network that has both barrels aimed at the dems. I'm sure he'll still be a voice to the democratic party and even though he won't be sparring with Sean every night he still can go toe to toe with the best of em'.

I was disappointed to hear that Alan Colmes was leaving Hannity and Colmes until I heard that he would still be with Fox. I do think he should be replaced. I like the give and take of different opinions. I think all the networks need to have both sides and let us decide. We have brains, but it sometimes seems as though the media either don't think so, or don't want us to use our brains so they can tell us what to think. I don't want Sean Hannity to carry the show by himself. I'm afraid it would be too one sided. Besides Hannity already has a show of his own, "Hannity's America."

I'm going to miss having Alan Colmes on "Hannity and Colmes". Even though I usually agree with Sean, I sometimes find him to be a bit much. I think they should get a replacement for Alan, maybe Neal Gabler, or Bob Beckel, or Jane Hall or Geraldine Ferraro.

I'm not really the biggest Alan Colmes fan out there. I wrote in my blog that his face looks like something Stephen King hallucinated while doing whip-its at Deluca's. Harsh, yeah, but man he gets under my skin. Hannity is no better, really, but Colmes puts words into everyone's mouths when they disagree with him. That's a pet peeve of mine, no matter who does it. When someone doesn't let you finish what you're saying and interupts you with "So, what you're saying is...," it's time to stop talking because, obviously, they're not interested in your opinion. Sean will interupt guests, too, but it's usually to disagree with them. That, I don't mind as much. Arrogant? Yes, very much so. But Colmes' style is pure naive vanity. He's like Deepak Chopra if Chopra had a set of balls. Hannity is a little too Christian for me, and Colmes is too deadset on defending far-far-left ideology with his life. They're mismatched because they're at complete opposite ends of the spectrum. I don't think neither should be partnered up. Give one a solo show and let the other's air right after. But whoever up there said Colmes is Hannity's whipping boy (I forget the name), I've witnessed plenty of times where Colmes unleashed on Hannity. Sean's voice is louder, and it's difficult to talk over a loudmouth unless you want to yell.