Like the satiric Steven Colbert character, the very real Laura Ingraham doesn't see color. Despite the very real evidence of systemic racism in our society, Ingraham, who exudes white privilege, thinks that racial relations are just dandy - and if they're not it's because of Obama and, of course, black people who don't know their place because they are still enslaved by Democrats. On Tuesday's Fox & Friends, Ingraham, along with her friends, played the Fox racist dog whistle loud and clear in blaming minorities for their problems and, for added racist pleasure, attacking the president for not blaming them! Funny, when Christians complain about alleged mistreatment, Fox & Friends has a totally different take on who's being victimized!

Predictably, Rudy Giuliani seized on the Eric Garner case as yet another opportunity to malign African Americans. This time, Giuliani announced that the reason blacks are angry at the police instead of themselves is because “it’s too difficult for them” to take responsibility. Then he suggested that he has done way more for the black community than any civil rights figure.

If you have any doubt that Sean Hannity is a bigot whose only interest in the Eric Garner or Ferguson case is how he can denigrate African Americans, check out his hideous behavior toward Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton as she tried to explain her position on the issues raised in the police killings of unarmed Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

Megyn Kelly looked more like a prosecuting attorney than a “straight news anchor” as she hostilely “cross examined” her African American guest about why the Garner and Ferguson cases have anything to do with race. And demanded to know why African Americans aren’t protesting black-on-black crime instead. When guest Marc Morial called her out on her bias, Kelly laughably insisted, “I’m open minded!”

That Fox News is the media outlet for angry, racist white people would seem to be underscored by the presence of Megyn Kelly who has become the defender of white privilege against the mythical hordes of scary black people, demons if you will, who inhabit the nightmares of Fox's audience. Given that Kelly once opined that Santa (and Jesus) is white, it isn't surprising that a white supremacist group praised her. But her comments on the melanin content of cultural figures pale in comparison to her blatant race baiting - be it her coverage of supposed voter intimidation on the part of scary Black Panthers, a swearing black child, and Michael Brown's death and the aftermath. And after maligning the protests over Brown's killing, she is now defending the homicidal police chokehold, which resulted in the death of Eric Garner, with comments that journalist Andrew Sullivan has described as the "baldest racism." 

Sean Hannity repeatedly expressed his outrage over the death of Eric Garner but that was no reason not to use Garner as an excuse to race bait the case of Michael Brown and most especially Attorney General Eric Holder.

In addition to providing "fair & balanced" "news," Roger Ailes sees Fox as a media conduit for advancing the version of Christianity espoused by the anti-gay, anti-choice religious right groups such as "Faith and Action," an organization that seeks to advance a radical right wing Christian agenda. This group is headed by Rob Schenck who, in the 90's, engaged in anti-choice radicalism. But he has since calmed down and is now focusing his efforts on proselytizing the US Congress and doing his annual Christmas "Living Nativity." So, in order to publicly show his allegiance to these conservative crusaders, Ailes provides them with an annual televised platform outside Fox News headquarters as well as the use of Fox News dressing rooms. And this year, as a special treat, the Fox pals were able to use the Nativity to promote their year round motif of persecuted Christianity. Hosanna in the highest!

Last night, Bill O’Reilly argued with Tavis Smiley that the police killings of African Americans such as Eric Garner and Michael Brown are “minuscule,” have nothing to do with race and should not be considered as a pattern. But saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas?” Why, that requires action!

If you’ve watched Fox News since the news tonight, you must surely know that the hosts are adamantly arguing that the police killings of unarmed Eric Garner and Michael Brown have nothing to do with race. Or each other. Tonight, Tavis Smiley visited The O’Reilly Factor and vehemently argued the other side.

Of course, they want you to know that it’s not about race and it has no bearing on the Michael Brown case in Ferguson. And Greg Gutfeld wants you to think it’s about cigarette taxes but still…