And, as if by magic, the feud is over

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-tries-end-feud-sean-hannity-apologizes-joke-1100812

On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 11:42 PM, PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Rachel recently passed Hannity in the cable news ratings, which probably
> is his motivation for manufacturing this.
>
> On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 8:57 PM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 8:59 PM, PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I would put some virtual money down on a bet against Kevin’s prediction
>>> of them ending up on each other’s show, at least in the form he suggests
>>> (shaking hands and laughing). I could see Hannity daring Kimmel to have him
>>> on so he (Hanitty) can confront the liberal monster to his face - and I
>>> could see Kimmel maybe being happy to do that - but that would strictly be
>>> a laughing *at*, not with you situation.
>>>
>>> If Hannity really will only stop when Kimmel apologies, then he will
>>> never stop. If, more likely, they stop when a critical mass of people stop
>>> caring, then I suspect they already have.
>>>
>> Free publicity for both men/shows. It will end when the next idiot says
>>>> something stupid or posts something stupid on social media. And a year from
>>>> now, if not sooner, one of the guys will go on the other guy’s show and
>>>> they will shake hands and laugh.
>>>>
>>>
>> What Kevin proposes is the equivalent of the Allen/Benny feud. The feud
>> exists to promote both shows and at the end they will get together and wink
>> at us about the feud. That doesn't seem what is happening to me. Hannity
>> certainly isn't trying to build up Kimmel's viewers among the FNC faithful
>> and Kimmel isn't trying to get people to watch Hannity. Hannity, in his
>> attacks, is trying to drive viewers away from Kimmel's show, not towards
>> it. Colbert had O'Reilly on both of his shows - on the Colbert Report it
>> was to show that both his and O'Reilly's shows were entertainment and not
>> news. Colbert had O'Reilly on the Late Show to show that he (Colbert) did
>> not see the rivalry as genuine.
>>
>> Hannity is attacking Kimmel out of the blue. Kimmel said nothing about
>> Hannity; he did a bit based on a video clip of Melania Trump and Hannity
>> attacked him as a way to ride to her rescue. By striking back at Hannity
>> Kimmel makes it entertaining. Unless Hannity finds something truly
>> transgressive about Kimmel, and if he didn't have it before the first
>> attack he doesn't have it now, it's school yard name calling. In that case,
>> it's no-lose for Kimmel. He can continue counterpunching and making Hannity
>> look foolish until Hannity runs out of steam. And I predict that is the end
>> game. Hannity goes nowhere and gives up the attacks before he suffers too
>> much damage. But there is no scenario where they get together and pretend
>> it was all for show.
>>
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