“Sean Hannity defended Adrian Peterson last night by invoking how his own father used to beat him. And to illustrate that point rather vividly, Hannity took off his belt and whipped it around.
Hannity admitted that Peterson went too far in beating his kids, but said he shouldn’t be penalized for trying to discipline his children. His guests pushed back a bit on corporal punishment and Hannity asked, “We’re gonna arrest everybody that’s ever hit their kid?”*
Watch the full clip here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/hannity-removes-belt-and-smacks-it-on-desk-during-segment-on-peterson/
Listen to Hannity’s radio clip on gays here: http://www.salon.com/2014/09/17/sean_hannity_worries_the_adrian_peterson_case_will_prevent_parents_from_teaching_kids_that_being_gay_is_not_normal/
John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola) and Michael Shure (http://www.twitter.com/michaelshure) of The Young Turks discuss Sean Hannity’s insane reaction to the Adrian Peterson case. John and Michael go on to discuss corporal punishment, and it’s impact on children.
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Can you say “Stockholm syndrome” boys and girls? I’m going to guess that Sean Hannity was punched in the face more than a few times as a kid.
I remember growing up this was only around 22 years ago. You’d hear a little kid loose there shit, a few seconds a loud SMACK would be heard, and then silence. I would never advocate telling parents what to do or where the line even is but I just know that there is a point where we need to stop negotiating with little kids and start raising them!