Greta Van Susteren, Fox News anchor and power-blogger, was channel-surfing before her show tonight. (God knows she doesn't "prepare" or anything.) She happened on CNN's Parker/Spitzer, and was disgusted by the orgy of Bush-bashing sexual innuendo she witnessed therein.

In response to Juan Williams' firing from NPR over dumb comments about Muslims, Fox News has expanded his contributing role at its network into a regular one — replete with a whopping three-year, $2 million contract.

NPR has really done it now: They actually fired an employee, Juan Williams, for making insensitive comments about Muslims on television. Is this the American way? Former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, for one, wants NPR stripped of public funding.

Okay, CNN's dynamic new public affairs program Park-Spitzer had a rough start. But hey, Monday night's episode was the time slot's biggest failure in years. And it set up Larry King for his worst ratings in a decade. Green shoots!

Ex-CNN anchor Rick Sanchez has broken his silence and released a public statement about the regrettable, uh, ethnic comments that led to his firing last week. It's fairly restrained — not a single Jew joke or anything. Full text, below.

"Brand is everything," said recently departed failed NBC boss Jeff Zucker. And at long last, MSNBC has found its brand: "Lean Forward." That really says it all, right? "Lean Forward." What?

The organizers of today's One Nation Working Together rally in DC really blew it by adding angry MSNBC buffoon Ed Schultz as a speaker. They introduce him as "one of the most courageous voices in America today." Ugh.

Today, while speaking to some students in Arlington, VA, President Obama mentioned the devolving nature of American political discourse—spurred by cable news hosts—and then gave a shout-out to Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity." How cute! Video inside.

Watch your back, Democracy: "More people are getting their news about the upcoming election from cable television than any other source." Are more people voluntarily staring directly into the sun nowadays, too? It would only make sense, behaviorally.

Fox News' Megyn Kelly and her guest, infamous rage-clown Rep. Steve King, cannot fathom why Democrats would invite comedian Stephen Colbert to a taxpayer-funded hearing today. And according to King, Colbert "staged" his recent workday with migrant laborers.

This morning, Scott Jones, the TV blogger who broke the news of Jay Leno's return to the Tonight Show, reported that CNN president Jon Klein will "be fired" today. Well—he just forwarded us Klein's farewell memo. It's below. [UPDATED]

During a Fox Business Network debate over the Postal Service's relevance last night, former New York Sen. Al D'Amato snapped at GOP strategist Jack Burkman, calling him a "nasty racist" for spreading "racist bullshit" about Postal Service workers. Completely hilarious.

The liberal watchdogs at Media Matters have gotten Fox News to air a commercial about News Corporation — Fox News' parent company — donating $1 million to the Republican Governors Association recently. But they'll only air it once, got it?

After Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones received enough mainstream media attention to merit a cease-and-desist phone call from the Secretary of Defense yesterday, some major news outlets are trying to absolve themselves of guilt. But how will they treat Jones' copycats?

CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, who's always sayin' the nuttiest things, called Barack Obama the "the cotton-pickin' president" today. This enraged his Twitter followers, because didn't black slaves used to pick cotton? Sanchez testily apologized shortly thereafter. Sanchez's latest flub below.

In a segment more befitting his daytime talk show than a primetime cable news one (actually, they're pretty much the same), Jerry Springer squared off with Sean Hannity tonight on President Obama, the economy, health care, and more! Video inside.

Unwatchable MSNBC host Ed Schultz apparently wasn't so happy about being omitted from the network's recent election night promos. Two weeks ago, Page Six reports, he went nuts in MSNBC's New York offices, screaming obscenities at everyone.

Fox News anchor Jenna Lee posed a very deep question to Rep. Chris Van Hollen today: "What is a Democrat?" she asked, pensively. Then, the follow-up: "And how is that different from a Republican?" Has she considered using Wikipedia?

Below are two photos a tipster sent from outside the building that will be demolished for the "Ground Zero Mosque." CNN's set-up shows the building in the background. Fox's, yards away, gives the impression of being in Ground Zero. Consider.

Unwatchable MSNBC host Ed Schultz was invited to speak at this year's Netroots Nation conference, to perform his usual rage-baiting schtick of childish insults about "balls." Also: why won't Obama give him an interview? He's not fighting the cause!