Hannity pledged "maximum" contribution to Clinton challenger Pirro; asked

[Bluesplayer]

Is this legal under FEC regs?

From Media Matters:

On the September 20 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Fox News host Sean Hannity pledged to make the "maximum" contribution to the campaign of 2006 Republican Senate candidate Jeanine Pirro, who is running against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). Hannity also said he wanted his listeners to donate to Pirro's campaign, asked Pirro "how can people get in touch" with her to make a contribution, and promised to provide a link to her campaign website on his own Web page, Hannity.com. Pirro's campaign website features a photograph of her with Hannity above the caption "Fox News commentator and popular syndicated radio host Sean Hannity comes to support Jeanine Pirro at a local event held in her honor. February 2005."

[LincolnMcGrath]

1. He needs to get over his obsession with Hil.

Does the fool have any idea what kind of damage he is doing to his wife and family. His poor family!

[Bluesplayer]

7. he has a family?

we need to help those poor people!

[Burma Jones]

2. All her Repub Primary Opponent need do is to

show that clip of her they showed on the Daily Show - she hemmed and hawed and looked like a real fool, worse than the Chimp. She's toast already, she won't even get the Repuke nod to face Hillary.

[greenbriar]

5. so let them all throw their money away

they might as well roll it up and smoke it!

[Inland]

My goodness. All this time I thought he wasn't a political partisan.

Shocked, shocked I tell you.

[calico1]

3. Doesn't Pirro have to get past the

Republican primary first? What a dumbass! Even if she did win it, which I highly doubt, she doesn't have a prayer against Hillary.

[cantstandbush]

4. Is this allowed by FCC?

It seems to be something illegal about what he said.

[Bluesplayer]

6. what if?

What if Dan Rather had used part of his old network news show to solicit donations for John Kerry last year? I just can't imagine that would have gone unchallenged by either the FEC or the rightwing groups.