The majority of Americans obviously disagree with your assertion.

I thought 'concensus' was a good thingy?

but that's not the point of the show. Hannity is a commentary. The scroll at the bottom of the screen is the news. Each network has their commentaries, though for straight news reporting, Fox is the fairest. At least when discussing news items, they have both sides of the story represented. Bob Beckel is a Fox News contributer! Who's a bigger lib than Bob Beckel? CNN and MSNBC rarely have a republican point of view, and never have a true conservative point of view.

You miss the whole concept of the topic. Yes Mr. Hannity is biased to the right. But he openly says he is a "Reagan Conservative". Before Alan Colmes left the evening show, he was openly liberal. That was what viewers were knew when they tuned to the show. There is nothing wrong with having different political opinions especially when there is some effort to include many different guests from both sides of the political spectrum.

 Where CNN and especially MSNBC fail is that throughout the daily presentation of the news and continuing through the evening commenatry shows, both those networks distort or non -report news that differs from their very liberal agenda.

It is apparent to many folks and they are turning away from this one-sided approach to journalism.

Sean Hannity is not, and does not pretend to be, an unbiased journalist or news reporter.  He's a political commentator, a pundit, a talk show host. 

Fox separates their hard news (usually) from their commentary, unlike the MSM, where they present one-sided "news," and claim to be neutral. I'm not talking about Olbermann and Matthews, I am talking about Couric, Williams, Rather, and the rest of the so-called "journalists" on those networks.  They creatively edit interviews to make conservatives look bad and libs look good.  Tell just their half of the story.  Position left-leaners in the republican party as normal and conservatives as extremists.  Label every person with a differing opinion as a "conservative," while never applying the honest label of "liberal" to even the furthest left wackjobs.

At least on Fox, you get both sides of the actual "news."  If it sounds biased, it's simply because liberals are used to watching one-sided reports of so-called "news." So, when libs watch Fox, they see facts that don't align with their world view.  They hear differing opinions that don't fit with their idealistic manufactured utopia.  They simply get facts and opinions that they don't see on the alphabet soup networks, and because the facts and opinions contradict their perceived reality, they become afraid.  So they run and hid.  They scream bias -- but they are really screaming into the mirror.  Liberals talk tolerance, they claim progressive ideals, but they are really just the modern manifestations of Torquemada, Stalin, and Mao.

Liberals claim that Fox is biased because liberals are intolerant of opposing points of view. 

Hannity is clearly a conservative and he makes no attempt to hide it on any of his shows.  Not a single pundit, announcer or "journalist" on CNN, MSNBC or any of the major media outlets will do that.  Rather, they will do their best to have you believe they are "center" or just all knowing.  Look at the smugness of the left and that should tell you all you need to know about them. 

Look at it this way - for eight years it mattered not what Bush did that was reported by any of the above mentioned networks.  All that mattered to them is Bush did something and for that, it was always wrong.  Compare that to their fawning treatment of Obama.  This argument of, "well so, FOX is to the right just as much as CNN or MSNBC is to the left" is a canard and a typical "equivocation" made by the left.

The fact is, FOX reports and has democrat and republicans on their show to balance it out.  They are more in tune with getting the facts and reporting them.  That is the reason people like you consider them so far right.  A typical leftist program rarely reports the facts or usually only gives half of them to improve their sides standing.  By the way, when was the last time Olberman or Maddow had an opposing viewpoint on their shows?  That answer is never. 

As for getting rid of both to "solve" the problem - you are way off and everybody knows it.

I love it when it when left wing loon liberals get their feelings hurt.  They start spewing out moronic talking points which do not refute any fact of what's being discussed, kind of like ahem criticalthinking, which is arguable.  You may want to change your handle because you're a running joke with that last comment.

So, more Democrats watch Fox News than all other cable news stations.  Why is that?  Because they aren't complete lunatics that's why.  

 When the people fear the government it's called tyranny, when the government fears the people it's called liberty!

Of course Sean is biased and leans to the right. But what differentiates him from the Olberloon, Maddow, and typical MSM tripe is that he has guests on his show who hold opposing viewpoints. And then he beats them down with logic and truth. The Left is incapable of telling the truth.They couch everything in dishonest rhetoric and it is like shooting fish in a barrel for conservatives. Have you EVER seen KeithO have an intelligent conservative (or any conservative for that matter) on his show to debate his hate mongering? It just doesn't happen. The fact that the MSM will just flat out ignore stories that don't support its leftist agenda irritates Americans. Fox may lean to the right, but it doesn't ignore stories and it does a pretty good job of showing both sides. That's why it dominates. People are sick of the medias liberal hypocrisy and Obama worship, sick I tell you.

Critical,

You have obviously not looked up the studies concerning media bias. I just completed a research paper about media bias. Fox News is CENTERIST with some right lean. MSNBC rates in the EXTREME range on the left. CNN also has been rated as centerist, but since the election began has swayed futher left. You are talking about degrees of lean from center. Fox is a little... CNN/MSNBC are a lot. Don't believe me? Read it for yourself:

Election Study Finds Media Hit Hillary Hardest Fox News most fair and balanced (not a typo)

The Color of News: How Different Media Have Covered the General Election

Is Newspaper Coverage of Economic Events Politically Biased?

Media Bias Is Real, Finds UCLA Political Scientist

Sorry to say, bud but, Fox isn't even in the same league as CNN/MSNBC when it comes to media bias. Comparing CNN and MSNBC to Fox over bias is like comparing an Olympic Gold Medal gymnastic routine to Napolean Dynamite dancing it up on stage.

Doc

Fox doesn't...their news ANALYSTS don't pretend to be unbiased.

The rest of the MSM counts on the ignorance of the difference by their readers and viewers.

And Fox carries a much more balanced selection of news ANALYSTS from different sides; invites opposing points of view (unlike Olbermann) and treats them civilly (unlike Matthews or especially Schultz).

This is called 'biased to the right' by those biased to the LEFT because Fox is the only one who strives NOT to be biased.

And Fox is whipping the MSM's *** in ratings because the average viewer doesn't like their intelligence insulted by snotty arrogant political hacks who get their marching orders direct from the White House telling them what a ****** up country they live in and bowing to the Prophet Obama (PBUH) five times per day.

And we have chronicled repeated examples of untruths, half-truths, insinuations, innuendoes and misinformation, ethical breaches, conflicts of interest, arguably treasonous disclosures and outright coordinated government propaganda on the part of the MSM.

I'll bet your idea of 'right' is anyone to the 'right' of Cindy Sheehan.

NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE

What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.

If they do look in the mirror, all they see is perfection - they can't understand why others see them as deeply flawed. 

The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.

And Fox does give the liberal side their ridiculous say.  How else can you explain Shepard Smith, Geraldo, Greta and Alan Colmes?

It's just plain bad business to let your competion have the edge over you.  CNN, by it's loathing of conservatism, has forfeited the entire conservative audience and must split the wacko left with NBC, ABC, CBS, and MSNBC.  See, liberals really are stupid!

Angry White Dude

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You wouldn't see anything so dramatic as FOX or Rush going away.  What you might see is something more like fewer stations carrying Rush (to make room for more liberal programming under some sort of "fairness doctrine") or you'd see FOX news start leaning left under a similar plan.  They'd still exist, but in a government enforced, compromised form.

HE...

They'll be giving it their best shot to do so...anyway they can.

Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart

CNN's former "straight news" was still biased to the left - although, like the rest of their ilk - they were more subtle about it. In that way, I think now they are open about it (grotesquely so) it's almost better, because people now can immediately see the bias - no ifs, ands, or buts.

The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.

A strong and bitter cup of coffee? :) 

The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.

 When they get thier bailout money.  Obama isn't going to let his biggest supporters go under.  The print papers want a bailout..if they get it, how long do you think it'll be before the cable news channels get thier handouts?

Destiny rarely calls on you when it is convenient!

What are the chances of FOX going network and not just on cable?  Imagine people getting FOX for free and making all liberal heads explode.