Sean Hannity flip-flops so fast his head swivels completely around ... self-proclaimed McCain surrogate Sean Hannity of Fox Noise, victim of one of the funniest moments in broadcasting history last night. After the story of North Korea's deal to end its nuclear program, Hannity went on to cheer lead for President Bush and bash his media critics. 'The news today brings a clear foreign policy victory for the Bush administration,' he pleaded. Then he got angry. 'But will the press report it that way?' He then introduced his guest, former unconfirmed UN Ambassador John Bolton, who promptly completely disagreed with him. 'I think it's actually a clear victory for North Korea, demonstrating again that they can out-negotiate the U.S. without raising a sweat.' Hannity promptly went from 100 percent for the Korea nuke deal to 100 percent against it. 'Boy, I tell you, they've done it time and time again. I'm sort of perplexed, Mr. Ambassador, to understand why we keep going back to the well, knowing that they haven't kept the agreements in the past.' In addition to his case of perplexity, Mr. Hannity is said to be recovering from third-degree whiplash. Sean Hannity, today's worst person in the world!
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- A critic highlights Hannity's quick reversal on the North Korea deal.
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- Hannity changed his mind instantly on the deal.
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