Conservative pundit (and Ohio native) Hugh Hewitt attempted to have some fun at Democrats’ expense over the White House’s increasingly contentious relationship with Faux News. It was ham-fisted and really, really obvious, but somehow that didn’t prevent several other righties from running with it like a breaking story. (Hey, if you only watched Fox, you too might have trouble distinguishing reality from bad humor.) Political Animal has the story. — Frank Lewis
This article appears in Oct 21-27, 2009.