Jon Stewart (and Hall and Oates) say goodbye to Alan
Colmes

post from Crooks and Liars on 13 December 2008 11:27:00 AM. © Crooks and Liars

Jon Stewart (and Hall and Oates) say goodbye to Alan Colmes
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Jon Stewart says goodbye to Alan Colmes with a brutal montage of all the abuse he's received over the years at FOX and a special rendition of "She's Gone" from none other than 80s pop music duo Hall and Oates.

"The man who singlehandedly put the 'Colmes' in 'Hannity & Colmes' is leaving that program. For Colmes, it has been no easy task being the sole liberal voice on the FOX network. But through all the tough times, Alan Colmes always had one thing to lean on: The respect he earned from his colleagues."

UPDATE: Full song lyrics and a response from Hannity below the fold.

Anytime you need a token liberal
Nothin' but a body to fill a chair
The barest shadow of a person
Alan Colmes is always there.
But all those years of non-existence
Can really run a person down.
Now he's leaving Hannity forever
Alan, please don't go!
You're the only non-douchebag on that show
He's gone. Bye bye,
Oh why
He was the Tango to his cash
And he's gone.
Oh why
To the extent
That I hadn't noticed he was there
But he's gone.
Oh why
What went wrong?
He's gone. Bye bye
Oh why?
He was the Laurel to his Hardy
He's gone
To spend
More time
Not being seen with his family
He's gone
What went wrong?

Hannity's response:

"I was actually thinking of Jon [Stewart] as a co-host but I needed someone who could be smart and funny without 50 writers and two has-been rockers who are badly in need of Botox."