In addition to the usual character assassinations and promotion of the GOP/right wing agenda, Bill O'Reilly's trademark bloviation has taken on a "Dr. Phil" aspect in that Bill is now giving his "folks" advice on how to be a better and nicer person. Last night he recommended giving compliments, "rare in this selfish world," to people because it makes them feel good. He advised that if they make a good point "say, hey, that's a good point." Recently, as discussed by Ann Coulter on Megyn Kelly's Fox News program, and reported on the Fox News website and Fox Nation, African-American actress, Stacey Dash received death threats after she tweeted her support for Mitt Romney. She is being defended by Sandra Fluke who tweets that the "racist attacks" are unacceptable. She makes a good point. Let's see if Bill practices what he preaches by giving her a compliment. I'm not holding my breath!

Ann Romney had a little girlfriend chat with Martha MacCallum this morning on America’s Newsroom. The show airs during what Fox calls its “objective news” line up. But somehow, all the questions were sympathetic to Romney. And she had no problem with Romney denigrating Obama by likening him to a kid-in-a-sandbox for challenging Mitt Romney's veracity.

The irony is rich. Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, who traffics in biased, vicious, and unsubstantiated attacks on those who don't meet his standards of approval (think Dr. Tiller), attacks a major news outlet as "biased." More irony in that he's doing it on a network that while claiming to be "fair & balanced" is essentially an arm of the Republican National Committee and the religious right. Even more irony in that this supposedly evil, librul news source is used by Fox News. But none of that seems to matter to Bill O'Reilly who, in September, talked about how being kind to others brings good Karma. Well, given his biased, vicious, and unsubstantiated attack on the Associated Press, looks like Karma is going to bite him in the place from whence he draws the kind of verbal dreck that he defecated in last night's "Factor."

Sean Hannity’s new BFF, Bob Woodward, appeared on the Hannity show tonight where Hannity eagerly pressed him on the possibility that Benghazi would be President Obama’s Watergate. You may recall that Hannity has previously thought Sestak-gate, Fast and Furious-gate, and campaign-ad-gate would be President Obama’s Watergate. Unfortunately for Hannity, Bob Woodward - an authority on what would constitute the next Watergate if ever there was one - would not go along.

Mitt Romney may have won the debate with Barack Obama but he threw truth and facts out the window while he was polishing up his presidential act. Today, Fox & Friends not only dismissed concerns for the truth but actually attacked Democrats for making it an issue. (h/t bemused)

Mark Twain said "a lie can travel halfway around the world." That was before the internet and Fox News which, thanks to Bill O'Reilly, is aiding and abetting lies that eventually become part of the ugly and false right wing narrative that divides Americans into opposing camps. This divisiveness is underscored in the type of rhetoric, advanced by Fox News and the right wing media world, which fosters hatred of "illegal immigrants" who, according to those who promote hate, are getting benefits they don't deserve. Bill O'Reilly advanced this message in his recent conversation with Adam Carolla, during which they agreed that folks wouldn't starve without food stamp. O'Reilly started the food stamp conversation by claiming that the Obama administration is working to allow undocumented immigrants to receive food stamps. As with so much of what O'Reilly says, it's a great, big, fat, whopping lie.

The Daily Shows us how Sesame Street can appeal to Republicans. Hint: Rename it " Patriot Street" because "Sesame Street" has a "Middle Eastern connotation." But first, a swipe at Fox News.

Bill O'Reilly is, economically speaking, quite comfortable. But he is made quite uncomfortable regarding any criticism of the income inequality and lack of mobility which now puts the United States behind many of those evil "socialist" countries that are loathed by Bill and his plutocrat pals. For Bill, the notion that the system is rigged in favor of the rich smacks of "class warfare." Yet, he has absolutely no problem waging class warfare against those whose economic situation qualifies them for benefits without which they would be in dire economic straights. Last week, Bill and his oh, so droll comedian posse member, Adam Carolla, took this inverse class warfare to a new depth in not only criticizing the food stamps program but the actual recipients themselves one of whom, as O'Reilly informed us, was Carolla's mother!

Bill O'Reilly brought his obsession with Sandra Fluke to his Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium with Jon Stewart over the weekend. In a segment recapping the Rumble on The O'Reilly Factor tonight, O'Reilly led off with his smear of Fluke.

Bob Woodward has been on Fox News’ Hannity show several times in the last few weeks. And there’d be nothing wrong with that if Woodward had distanced himself from the hate mongering and race baiting that is Sean Hannity’s stock in trade. Instead, Woodward – an icon of American journalism if ever there was one – either ignored or was unfamiliar with the kinds of sleazy tactics that Hannity routinely employs on his show and thereby gave Hannity a stamp of legitimacy he doesn’t come close to deserving. In the end, the taint redounded to Woodward