Sean Hannity...You're dismissed.

How could you disagree with that face?

It wasn't atypical of conservative television host Sean Hannity to shoot his opinion when President Barack Obama made the infamous statement that Trayvon Martin could have been him 35 years ago.

"Now the president's saying Trayvon could've been me 35 years ago," Hannity said on his radio show. "This is a particularly helpful comment. Is that the president admitting that I guess because what, he was part of the Choom Gang and he smoked pot and he did a little blow — I'm not sure how to interpret because we know that Trayvon had been smoking pot that night."

Now, I know the media has an obligation to play the watchdog when a politician does or says something in the bounds of controversy and even wrongdoing, but this stuck a bad chord with me. 

Fox News takes it upon themselves to chase Obama's tail, even seemingly waiting for him to slip so they can have a show. This agenda and hyperfocus of Obama's blunders gives them an acute sense of tunnel vision. I would like say they are clueless to other controversies surrounding them, but they simply choose to ignore them.

I find it ironic that Hannity mentions "blow," and I'll tell you why.

Fox News gave no undivided attention to George Bush when it surfaced that he was arrested in 1972 for possession of cocaine. His charges were expunged because of his family's political connections. If this was something discovered on Obama's track record, I'm sure Fox News would have imploded with whatever they consider fair comment and criticism.

I have never been a fan of media agendas since I've been a journalism student. It is our obligation to be truth seekers, but it seems we are very selective in what we consider the truth. It's hard not to be informed by these agenda-set media powerhouses. Fox News, unfortunately, has a large influence over consumers of news (or whatever you would consider news). 

Barack Obama in his college days.

According to a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, 41% say they trust Fox as a valid source of news. Unfortunately, a strong, right wing agenda sacrifices covering some things to focus more attention on others.

George Bush, who was actually arrested for cocaine possession, was ignored, while Barack Obama (who has never been arrested yet willingly admitted he had a past with marijuana) was berated by Hannity. I see some strong media bias here, and it seems wildly inappropriate that he would comment on something that was regarding a racial divide brought by the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Politicians behave badly. They're people of influence and they have a lot of money. It's a cocktail for destructive behavior which many seem to partake in on both sides of the partisan line.
 If Hannity could take his binoculars off the president, he could probably find blunders on his side of the fence, too.