this stuff starts out in the sewer. in the blink of an eye, it is all over the place. it is on facebook, it is on twitter, and it is on other web sites. sometimes, it s in newspapers. and that erodes the credibility, it gives the appearance, rather, the credibility and legitimacy of something that is real. but it s only the appearance. bill: first of all, i want to go on record as saying that i have warned people not to take their news from the internet for years. okay? i don t care what internet site it is. do not take your news from there. and that is the first rule. but the second rule is, i think the legitimacy, as you just put it, of the journalism industry in america is collapsing. because a lot of the papers and a lot of cable news takes this garbage, doesn t vet it, and throws it out there. they say, it is not our fault, we just saw it online. you know, where are the standards? look, you and i have
bill: back of the book segment, watters world. hundreds of new york city students, most of them in high school, walked out of classes this week to protest president trump s temporary travel ban leveled against seven mostly muslim countries. the event was arranged on facebook, no surprise. so we sent watters to talk to some of the protesters. [crowd chanting] are you cutting class to go to this protest? yes. which class? i would have missed any class. it happened to be lunch. i will turn the fryers back on and throw some wings on for you. i was cutting my calculus class, i had a test. what happens when the teacher fails you? i think that if he fails me, he is a [bleep]. geometry and p/e. you don t like gym?
sean: time for our question of the day tonight. who do you think is going to enact the super bowl? falcons or the patriots? who is going to win? go to facebook.com/seanhannity, @seanhannity on twitter, let us know what you think. that is all the time we have. thank you for joining us from houston. you guys want a football? [national anthem]
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it s not a banner that goes on a wall. it s not something you do now and then. or when it s convenient. it s using state-of-the-art simulators to better prepare for any situation. it s giving offshore teams onshore support. and it s empowering anyone to stop a job if something doesn t seem right. at bp, safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. sean: time for question of the day. do you think president obama and hillary clinton should step up and condemn these violent ( left-wing radical protesters? just go to facebook.com/seanhannity, @seanhannity on twitter. let us know what you think. quick programming note, tomorrow night we will be in houston, texas, ahead of sunday s super bowl between the patriots