Before heading over to CNN, left-wing columnist and talking head Sally Kohn was a regular (and very likable) presence throughout Fox News. In a column for the Christian Science Monitor, Kohn waxes affectionate for her time spent at Fox News, especially the people she worked with there, including Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, and Bill O’Reilly:
My time at Fox News was marked by meeting and working with some of the kindest, smartest, and most talented people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in life. As I said in my TED talk, Sean Hannity is one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet – and even now that I’ve parted ways with Fox, he remains a good friend and mentor. …
For a radical progressive who once harbored negative stereotypes about folks on the right, it was a turning point for me to meet people such as Mr. Hannity, Karl Rove, Monica Crowley, Sarah Palin, and so many others, and see that – though we certainly disagree profoundly on political issues – they’re personable and kind and human. Just like me.
Once I had that experience with some of the most visible voices on “the other side” – in my case, the right – it was an easy leap to find connection and compassion with everyday conservative audiences. These aren’t evil people, either, or stupid, or any of the other things that some liberals, in their lowest moments, have suggested. In fact, in many cases, I’ve learned that the ideological labels that feel so firm and unyielding among the professional political class are rather malleable among ordinary Americans.
You can read the full piece here.
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