Dr. Monica Crowley announced smugly on Your World Wednesday (3/22/12) that she would vote for a pineapple over President Obama. She thereby proved once again that having a Ph.D. does not preclude anyone from being a dolt.

Geraldo Rivera was on The O’Reilly Factor last night where he continued to blame Trayvon Martin’s hoodie for his death. Bill O’Reilly at first acted as though he were merely probing Rivera’s thoughts and why they caused such an uproar after he brought up the subject in both a Fox Latino column and on Fox & Friends earlier in the day. But soon O’Reilly made it clear he was in solidarity with Rivera because O’Reilly, too, had been misunderstood over his comments about the way a rape and murder victim had dressed – comments that O’Reilly now refashioned.

Sean Hannity’s slavery-apologist pal, Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, has offered his thoughts on the Trayvon Martin shooting – and not surprisingly they are not sympathetic to the African Americans who have expressed grief and outrage: “It’s about getting even with whites and gaining political power.”

Obama haters have no compunction about posting death threats on the Fox News blog and on the Fox hate site, Fox Nation. And obviously a Louisiana resident felt perfectly free to articulate the kind of comment, at a Santorum appearance, that we (and the FBI) see all too frequently on Fox sites. Today, Rick Santorum showed off his marksmanship at a Louisiana shooting range. As he fired, a woman was heard saying "pretend it's Obama." As she said it, others laughed at her comedic stylings. When Santorum, who obviously didn't hear the comment, was told about it, he said it was "terrible and horrible" and that he was glad he didn't hear it. The story was all over the evil librul media at noon. But alleged Fox "news" anchor, Jon Scott was all smiles as he reported on Santorum's marksmanship on today's "Happening Now." No mention of the vile comment that would be branded as treasonous if shouted by a liberal and directed to a GOP president. That was at 11:49AM. Maybe he hadn't heard about it yet? Ya think! 

On Tuesday (3/20/12), Sean Hannity lamented the fact that President Obama will never likely agree to an interview on Hannity. "I'd be respectful," Hannity insisted. Somehow, he and his two guests kept a straight face when he said that. 

It was inevitable that Fox News was going to find a way to play the race card against Trayvon Martin and now, thanks to Geraldo Rivera, they figured out a way to do it: Have the (half ) Latino guy blame Martin’s hoodie. On this morning’s Fox & Friends, Rivera said, “I'm not suggesting that Trayvon Martin had any kind of weapon or anything, but he wore an outfit that allowed someone to respond in this irrational, overzealous way and if he had been dressed more appropriately, I think unless it's raining out, or you're at a track meet, leave the hoodie home.” For extra Fox race-baiting points, Rivera likened the situation to Juan Williams saying he gets nervous when he sees Muslims in Muslim garb on a plane. Of course, Williams got fired from NPR after that remark. Rivera, in all likelihood, will get a Fox News pat on the back via lots of air time. (H/T reader Alan)

On Wednesday’s (3/21/12) Your World, Rep. Xavier Becerra and Neil Cavuto spoke about speculators, energy, and gas prices. The last two minutes of the discussion, focusing on the right approach to energy, became quite heated. The next day, Cavuto read some of his mail about the segment. Most of it was negative toward him.

We recently posted that Neil Cavuto's critical comments about Rep. Paul Ryan's budget were not a good sign about Republican support for the plan. I'd say the same holds true for the emotional support other Fox hosts gave it in repeatedly praising Ryan's courage - while refraining from cheerleading the passage of the actual bill. But none matched the effusive praise from Bill Hemmer, who said about the plan, "I think what happened yesterday is going to go down as the single most important event in government history in our lifetimes, and that is when Paul Ryan came out with his budget plan." But even Hemmer quickly suggested he didn't think the bill would pass.

We've been critical of Fox News' coverage of the Trayvon Martin case - or lack thereof - but to give credit where it's due, yesterday's discussion on America Live was reasonable and yes, fair and balanced, in my view. 

Newt Gingrich appeared on On The Record last night where he pointedly said it’s time for an “American” energy plan. Later, Greta Van Susteren asked him about a National Journal article headlined, Gingrich Ignores Comment on Obama Being Muslim. “I take it you don’t think President Obama’s a Muslim,” Van Susteren said, and asked why Gingrich did not correct the person who said it.