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| Sean Hannity |
A phone operator for the Affordable Care Act health care
exchanges sign-up was fired on Thursday (October 24th) after speaking on the
air with radio host and Fox News Channel personality Sean Hannity three days
earlier.
After President Obama gave out the toll-free number on
Monday for people to call if they were having trouble with the super-glitchy
HealthCare.gov website, Hannity called up while doing his radio show and was
connected with phone operator Erling Davis, who works for a private contract company.
They spoke for about 10 minutes, with Hannity quizzing her
about the problems with the website and the script she was told to read to
people calling in with complaints.
He also asked her broader political questions, such as did
she know how much money was spent setting up the website and what Obama had
promised people about the new health care law, and engaged in some small talk
with her about things like the weather in Florida and her voting status --
she's not registered.
David revealed yesterday on Hannity's show that she'd been
fired because of the conversation. She explained what the person in human
resources told her: "I remember her saying, 'We can't have this type of
stuff going on here, so we have to release you.' They said that no contact with
the media. No type of media whatsoever. We're not allowed to do that at that
company."
Hannity told David that he'd compensate her for a year's
salary and try to help her find a new job, saying, "It's not your fault I
called."
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