Theater of the absurd

'SIMPSONS' MOCK FOX NEWS: During Sunday’s episode, “The Simpsons” fired another broadside at Fox News. It invented a new motto for the right-wing channel: "Not Racist, But #1 With Racists." Priceless. Kinda says it all, doesn’t it? Watch the clip on Hulu here.

CALLING A SPADE A SPADE: NYU Professor of Journalism Jay Rosen explains how Fox News rigs the news reporting game: "On Fox, the news exists in order to generate controversy. Controversy exists in order to generate resentment. And the resentment is what generates ratings." The trouble is, this model also applies to CNN and MSNBC.

SWINGING REVEREND-LY: The Rev. Cedric Miller, pastor of the 1,100-member Living Word Christian Fellowship Church in New Jersey, banned some members of his flock from using Facebook. It is a “portal to infidelity,” Miller admonished. Later, the good reverend was forced to confess in legal testimony that he and his wife had participated in a three-way sex affair. Miller said the swinging sometimes occurred during Bible study, and sometimes on Sundays after church. Sorta gives new meaning to the phrase “Christian Fellowship.” Read the story here.