# Alan Colmes leaving Hannity and Colmes

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 24, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-leaving-hannity-and-colmes/474312 "2008-11-24T20:27:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-leaving-hannity-and-colmes/474312/21 "2008-11-26T17:13:08Z")

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My goodness, however will Fox News be “fair and balanced” now?

Seriously, though, this could get interesting. Will Fox continue its neo-con leanings in the face of a rapidly dwindling demographic, or will they start creeping a bit toward the center for the sake of ratings? The selection of Colmes’ replacement (if there is one) will be very telling. Do they go with more of the same, say a Michael Kinsley-type, or more of a firebrand like an Ed Schultz?

I doubt Hannity would be comfortable with the latter, but in the end, you do what your bosses tell you. Remember, FNC once offered Keith Olbermann a job.

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-leaving-hannity-and-colmes/474312/22 "2008-11-26T17:14:55Z")

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He can go back to being a bartender on The Simpsons.

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-leaving-hannity-and-colmes/474312/23 "2008-11-26T17:38:52Z")

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Bob Beckel is a frequent guest on the show who has a set of balls, he might be good.

The person I’d really like to see, even though he’s not a conventional liberal, is Christopher Hitchens. He can’t get overpowered, he doesn’t toe party lines and he makes Hannity look like the vapid tool he is every time he spars with him. He would improve that show a hundredfold, but I can’t see Fox hiring somebody who’s such an intellectual mismatch for Hannity.

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-leaving-hannity-and-colmes/474312/24 "2008-11-26T18:34:43Z")

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Word is Hannity will host the show alone.

From Cynopsis, a trade e-zine:

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> In a follow up to Tuesday’s story about Alan Colmes departing Fox News Channel’s Hannity & Colmes program after 12 years, according to the New York Times, Sean Hannity will become the sole host of the political debate show. The network has not confirmed this report and Colmes will continue with announced plans to remain with the network as a commentator, develop a possible new weekend program and host his weekday radio show.

Speaking as a libertarian/conservative, I do not think this is a good idea. I think having a liberal host would be a good balance to the show…James Carville, maybe?

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-colmes-leaving-hannity-and-colmes/474312/25 "2008-11-26T18:37:31Z")

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That’s fair and balanced for you.

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