Hannity Disgusted With Bundy: Race Comments ‘Beyond Repugnant’

Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity speaks during a debate against liberal Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, Friday, May 4, 2007, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
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Conservative media titan Sean Hannity, formerly one of Nevada rancher Clive Bundy’s strongest advocates, expressed his vehement disgust Thursday with the latter’s remarks on slavery.

Bundy’s comments “are beyond repugnant to me. They are beyond despicable to me. They are beyond ignorant to me,” Hannity said during his radio show.

He then turned his anger toward Democrats who would use Bundy’s comments to attack conservatives.

“They want to say that conservatives are racist. Conservatives hate women,” Hannity said. “Conservatives want old people to die, granny over the cliff. They want the young people to fend for themselves. They want to poison the air and poison the water.”

“People that for the right reasons saw this case as government overreach now are branded because of the ignorant, racist, repugnant, despicable comments of Cliven Bundy,” he said.

After playing a clip of Bundy trying to clarify what he meant, Hannity said: “Just turn it off. I don’t want to hear it anymore. It’s obnoxious, ignorant.”

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