As part of his unhinged “special” Friday night (2/10/12), Sean Hannity purported to discuss the legal angle of the Obama administration’s contraception mandate. In Hannity’s typically fair and balanced way, the two guests had the same mindset as he did. But Fox News contributor Peter Johnson took the segment's cake for overheated rhetoric. First, Johnson accused President Obama of thinking the Constitution is “unimportant.” Then he described the right-wing hissy fit over a measure that has already been existence in 28 states and many Catholic institutions – and which the majority of Americans and Catholic Americans support – as a “Rosa Parks moment.”

Hannity set the tone in his introduction when he said, “First Amendment rights of many Americans appear to be in jeopardy, thanks to the Obama administration.”

Johnson picked up the gauntlet. He said Obama’s “assault on the First Amendment” was “this time on the Catholic Church. Who’s next?”

“Great point,” murmured an approving Hannity. Later, in a blatant effort to make the discussion explicitly more anti-Obama, he asked Johnson, “Why would the president do this?”

Johnson got the message and took the bait. He said, “The Constitution is unimportant to this White House. The Constitution is a way station on the road to political victory in 2012.”

“It’s scary,” Hannity said, egging on Johnson further.

Again, Johnson got the cue. “This is a Rosa Parks moment. This is an opportunity for all Americans of all faiths to stand up for the Constitution,” he said.

“Well said,” Hannity praised again.