Chopra Fires Back at Hannity

The Huffington Post has the Letter to Sean Hannity of Fox News, after a debate on the Mumbai attacks:

It really doesn’t matter to me personally whether you agree with me or not. Leaving our debate aside, your habit of taking statements out of context and playing the blaming game is sad. You have a powerful platform that influences many people. Why do you use your influence to monger fear, militancy, divisiveness, and jingoism?

I was hoping to come back on your show and have a reflective, intelligent dialogue, but perhaps the attack mode is the only way you know to make a living. The best excuse for your dishonest accusations against me is that you don’t believe what you’re saying. The far right has deflated, so you are there to pump it up with hot air. If you stop blowing, you’ll be out of a job. I empathize.

Ouch.

Chopra also points out the kind of baseless argument that Hannity peddles:

Why are you blaming us?’ We protect 100% of the world’s population. We’re 4% of it.

Uh, huh. Unsubstantiated numbers make everything so much more believable.

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