Donald Trump blamed a sabotaged microphone – the same mic that everybody heard him perfectly through – for his poor debate performance last night. And even though this latest whine echoes his “lousy earpiece” excuse for his David Duke debacle, not one of the three Fox & Friends cohosts challenged a word.

Following last night’s presidential debate, Donald Trump ran to sycophant Sean Hannity instead of Fox News’ on-air hosts, Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly. Kelly took a sort-of swipe at Trump and Hannity over it. But later, she decided to make up for it with ridiculous praise and a gratuitous, dishonest swipe at Hillary Clinton.

The big night is here. If you don't have access to a television or you just feel more comfortable in our NewsHounds lounge, you can watch the first presidential debate here, after the jump, where it will be streaming via The Washington Post. Otherwise, share your thoughts in our comments section.

Fox News is using Candy Crowley to justify its campaign assist to Donald Trump, arguing that moderators should not fact check during a presidential debate. Unfortunately for Fox and Trump, the facts don’t go along with this latest propaganda.

A very important Fox message is that Hollywood is full of treasonous celebs who have the unmitigated gall to stand up for their liberal principals. But in yet another stunning example of Fox hypocrisy, it seems that they have no problem with right wing Hollywood has-beens or wannabees promoting the gospel according to the Fox/right wing!

Even Trumpster Newt Gingrich thinks Sean Hannity has jumped the shark with his sick Swift Boating of Hillary Clinton’s health.

I’ve got seven outrageous quotes for your consideration this week. Two are from Donald Trump making ridiculous claims about his awesomeness and most of the rest include the kind of perspective on the Charlotte protests that the white racists in Fox’s audience must love. Check them out!

Bill O'Reilly's special insight into African American lives won our Outrageous Fox Quote of the Week poll last week. And I think even those who didn't vote for him can agree he's a deserving "winner."

If part of being "fair & balanced" involves fact checking, Fox fact checkers aren't all that concerned about Fox fact. During one of their patented kiss ups to Donald Trump, the curvy couch sitters on Fox & Friends not only didn't rebut Trump's lie - but reinforced it with a big, fat visual.

Dangerous crackpot Sheriff David Clarke claimed, without offering a single reason to believe him, that George Soros is funding the Black Lives Matter protests in Charlotte, North Carolina. That was too much even for Fox host Neil Cavuto.