Great Interview! Penn Jillette on Hannity talking Ron Paul, GJ, and libertarian philosophy

[francisco]

H/t for RC Liberty at the Daily Paul, and the YouTube poster agitatorxmedia



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6VWUXnl7r8&feature=player_embedded#!

 

[randomname]

Poor Hannity. His guests keep bringing up Ron Paul. Did he ignore or change subject as always?

 

[blocks]

Poor Hannity. His guests keep bringing up Ron Paul. Did he ignore or change subject as always?

Well Penn was explaining that with guys like Gary Johnson and Ron Paul, who both have a strong political theory and adhere to it, it's much easier to support them while disagreeing with their personal opinion. He gave an example of RP's views on creationism and said that's fine because he understands that RP knows his views on such views have no place in government, legislation, etc. Hannity then basically said throwing a vote to Gary Johnson is like a half-vote for Obama. blah blah blah.

 

[jct74]

he was on Hannity's radio show today too
http://vaca.bayradio.com/ksfo_archives/ksfo_player.php?day=3&hour=14

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Penn is awesome!

 

[RonRules]

Classic Penn. Wish it played more in the midwest.

 

[whippoorwill]

Snowballs....many of them....I am biting my tongue/keyboard... :-/

 

[ShaneEnochs]

I wonder why Penn hasn't run for anything. He's very articulate, and I bet he could at least garner enough support for state government or even governor.

 

[messana]

Surprised he didn't pop the Romney bubble. That would have been easy to do.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Penn can think circles around Hannity.

 

[Kluge]

I wonder why Penn hasn't run for anything. He's very articulate, and I bet he could at least garner enough support for state government or even governor.

So far as I can tell, he likes his life--why would he want to muck it up?

 

[smithtg]

one of the better quotes was "If you actually believe Romney is a fabulous candidate, then you should vote for him, I Dont" To me they are much more similar then they are to you"

Eat that Hannity, you Neocon lover

 

[COpatriot]

Hanntiy and Penn couldn't be further apart on the issue of the WoD, but Hannity has to keep that mouth-breathing audience coming back for more. Penn slammed Obama, so Hannity has to have him on. It doesn't matter what he was actually talking about. Hannity had that Imam Rauf guy on earlier and basically got in the guy's face while epitomizing every stereotypical ugly American, arrogant, "we're better than everyone else" talking point. People like him are embarrassing.

 

[XTreat]

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[slamhead]

Hannity believes people are inherently evil. Paraphrase, anyone who disagrees with me is evil.

 

[RonRules]

Surprised he didn't pop the Romney bubble. That would have been easy to do.

Penn has an immediate and long rant about magic underwear. Hannity is just smart enough to not bring up Romney in the presence of Penn Jillette.

 

[RonRules]

The specific rant I'm looking for was from a few years ago (2008 I think). Penn was discussing why various people were openly discussing a student's question to Bill Clinton asking him if he wore briefs of boxer underwear.

Penn said that this was a totally inappropriate and irrelevant question for a president, yet the media had a hay day with it.

On the other hand, Penn said that the MOST important thing you should ask Mitt Romney is what kind of underwear he wears! He explained the dichotomy along the lines that strong Mormon faith will affect Romney's way of running the country and the type of underwear he has indicates his level of commitment.

Also found this:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/02/opinion/la-oe-jillette-christian-20111002

"Now let's watch Mitt Romney as he works on trying to convince Americans that his sect, with its magic underwear and its belief that the Garden of Eden was in North America, really is just another Christian offshoot."

 

[ShaneEnochs]

So far as I can tell, he likes his life--why would he want to muck it up?

I dunno... to make life better for others I suppose?

 

[brushfire]

4:50
"The country has been conditioned, sadly, mentally, to believe that government is the solution to their problems"

The same country that has been conditioned to vote for media's proclaimed winners? Wallbanger -- you are guilty of manipulation as well. You are the punchline of your own joke. Vote for a "winner" hannity...

 

[Domalais]

Penn can think circles around Hannity.

So can my cat.