Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has come under fire lately for his comments attacking President Obama’s religion. So where else does anyone go in need of some Republican Rehab but the Hannity show? It was the perfect place for Santorum last night. As Sean “I’m not a birther, I just think Obama should produce his birth certificate and get it over with” Hannity insisted Santorum never questioned Obama’s faith (and blamed liberals for even suggesting such a thing), Santorum assured viewers he never questioned whether or not Obama’s a Christian, just what kind of Christian he is.

Fox News Sunday is not known to be part of Fox News' "opinion" programming. But yesterday's show was just the latest example of a show without any Democratic guest. Screen grab and a list of other shows without Democratic guests after the jump.

As we’ve reported, Liz Trotta has come under a lot of fire for having said, “Now, what did they expect?” at the news that the Pentagon is looking into ways to deal with a rise in violent sexual assault in the military. The Viet Nam Veterans of America were outraged and demanded an apology from her and a denunciation of her remarks from Fox News. Instead, yesterday, Trotta skirted the “what did they expect” aspect of her commentary and doubled down on her complaints about women in the military - and attacks on feminism - in an attempt to respond and defend herself. Fox host Eric Shawn sympathetically helped emphasize her military cred as he and Fox News graphics highlighted her war-reporting credentials. Classy.

Like the eponymous doctor in Mary Shelly’s famous novel, Fox and Friends has created a monster in Brad “Franken” Stine.  Will Fox “News” condemn or condone its latest monstrosity?  Among the more monstrous remarks Stine made today were “If Santorum doesn’t want to question his [President Obama’s] Christianity, I will!” and “Listen: If Santorum can be slammed for living like a Christian, then why can’t Obama be slammed for faking it?”  Then he bet President Obama one-thousand dollars that he wouldn’t come on tee vee like all the other good little Christians and admit that Jesus is the only route to heaven.  There is no way Stine can now come back and claim he was just joking after sending the following tweet:

If you are hoping for something political here, move along.  Occasionally there’s just such a wonderful piece of Fox and Friends video from Fox “News” that it would be a shame not to share it.  Some producer thought, "What better way to celebrate Presidents' Day than a Presidential Race?"  While the segment speaks for itself, it also shouts “PRESIDENT DOWN!!!  PRESIDENT DOWN!!!”  This segment will live on Eric Bolling’s gag reel forever.  Video below the fold.

That Fox News has less than six degrees of separation from the Catholic Church is demonstrated in their almost orgasmic coverage of Timothy Dolan's excellent Cardinal adventure. Fox News legal analyst and NY Catholic Archdiocese employee, Peter Johnson Jr. is, along with Fox house priest, Fr. Jonathan Morris, part of Dolan's Rome posse. They both have reported about the awesomeness of Dolan's new position. The holy rolling continue, this morning, on Fox & Friends during which Steve Doocy (one of many conservative Catholics in Roger Ailes' stable) interviewed Johnson for more Dolan drooling. What was interesting, though, was the attempt, by Doocy and Johnson, to minimize what appears to be a growing internal problem in the headquarters of the world's oldest men's club. Other than that, it was simply divine.

Until this week it’s been a conceit of News Hounds [okay, me] to treat Brad Stine—the right-wing, religious, comedian who appears weakly weekly on Fox and Friends—as an amiable doofus, who rarely knows what he’s talking about despite being used as an expert on everything.  That ends today.  On this morning’s Fox and Friends—the happy-talk-agit-prop-table-setter for The Fox “News” Daily Memes™—Brad Stine went so far over the line that it’s time to ask Fox “News” whether it embraces his comments, or whether they sink to the level of, say, Hank Williams, Jr., who crashed and burned with his over-the-top criticism of President Obama.  

One of the principal memes of the Obama hating Christian right is the belief that the evil satanic forces of secularism, atheism, the "gay agenda" (includes "Glee"), and feminism are trying to destroy the foundations of our "Christian Nation." They seek to take us back to the good old days when men were the unquestioned patriarchs, women were happy housewives, gays just didn't exist, and abortions were done in back alleys. This world view provides the basis for a new book, "Indivisible, Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late," by Dominionist preacher James Robison and prosperity gospel adherent and "Intelligent Design" proponent Jay Richards. So it's no surprise that Jesus' very own morning show, Fox & Friends, would provide some sweet Christian fellow fellowship for these two Christian men who want to take their country back.

Vietnam Veterans of America are fighting mad at Fox News and contributor Liz Trotta. You may recall that Trotta shocked viewers last week when she responded to a rise in violent sexual assaults in the military by arguing that with women serving so closely alongside men, “Now, what did they expect?”  John Rowan, VVA National President, has answered Trotta with a no-holds-barred denunciation of her remarks and of Fox News for not condemning them.

Bill O'Reilly's Saturday Night Live cameo was not exactly like any of his appearances wtih Jon Stewart but I'll say this much for Bill O'Reilly: he knows how to take a joke and use it to his best advantage. In this segment, O'Reilly gets in a plug for his Lincoln book during SNL's "What Up With That: President's Day Special" segment.