"The Tea Party held a convention in Nashville over the weekend. Sarah Palin was the keynote speaker and spent some time defining the movement, beginning with President Obama, who she said causes 'uneasiness in many Americans.' The left-wing media hammered Governor Palin and Democratic strategist Bob Shrum called her 'a merchant of hate.' All of this is utterly predictable - the Tea Party people don't like the liberal vision of big government and want a tougher strategy on terrorism; the far left media despises that and, therefore, they must attack. The Factor researched the mainstream media's coverage of the Tea Party movement, and we found only two positive comments amid thousands of reports. The establishment media cannot even admire the spirit of the movement, which is Americans getting involved in trying to improve their country. The American media look down on the folks - they think you are dumb. But the Tea Party is around and it will only get stronger."

The Factor was joined by Politico.com's Jim VandeHei, who defended media coverage of the Tea Partiers. "People were late to the story," VandeHei admitted, "but once they caught up to it there was coverage of the movement and its effect on politics. Most political reporters are looking at this as students of politics, and a lot of people have written about the effect it has had on the Republican Party. Those weren't negative stories." VandeHei specifically criticized Fox News' Bill Sammon, who claimed most media types despise the Tea Party. "That statement was ridiculous - how would he know that all reporters hate the movement?" But The Factor stood up for Sammon and his hypothesis: "Bill Sammon got out there and spoke honestly, and the evidence is overwhelming that the media despise the Tea Party movement and Sarah Palin. This is bull, Jim! You're just not telling the truth here tonight."

Fox News political analyst Brit Hume weighed in on the Tea Party coverage. "There's a pretty wide cultural divide," Hume observed, "between most journalists and the people who participate in the Tea Party movement. It's fair to make a comparison between this coverage and the coverage of the big anti-war demonstrations during the Bush administration. There would be a parade of extremists on the platform saying the most remarkable things, and the coverage in a lot of media outlets would be focused on the nice families in the crowd and their civic-mindedness." The Factor speculated that elite media folks sneer at Sarah Palin and the Tea Partiers. "The press corps in DC and New York think the Tea Party people are a bunch of rube idiots who are out there causing trouble, and they want to demean them. Some of the Tea Partiers are loons, but every group has that."

President Obama says he has "not ruled out" the possibility of trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City. The Factor offered this No Spin translation: "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will not be tried in New York City. No way, no how, not going to happen." Fox News analysts Ellis Henican and Mary Katharine Ham entered the No Spin Zone to assess the President's position. "This is like a lot of President Obama's major policy proposals," Ham said. "It was ostentatiously promised, badly planned, and poorly pitched to the American people. So he's stuck in the same problem he had with the Gitmo closing and health care. Barack Obama has had an issue with breaking promises, especially to the left." Henican argued that President Obama is acting on a deeply-felt principle. "He actually believes that our system requires that people get a proper, decent, open American trial. And he's going to make that happen - it may not be in New York, it may be in a different zip code, but it is important to do this properly."

The Factor welcomed FNC's Gretchen Carlson, who spent time with Jenny Sanford, wife of philandering South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. "Here you have this brilliant woman," Carlson said, "who was the first female partner in an investment firm in New York City. She gave it all up and went into a sacrificial position in a marriage for twenty years. She's also a very private woman who has now written a tell-all book. So I see her as a dichotomy. Her intent of the book was to show other women how she made it through." The Factor questioned the wisdom of airing the family's dirty laundry: "What is the worthiness of writing the book? These things are very embarrassing to the family and the children always get hammered in these situations."

FNC's Bernie Goldberg put on his advertising critic's hat to evaluate some of the commercials that aired during the Super Bowl. He began with the "talking babies" spot for E*Trade. "As funny as I think that ad was," Goldberg said, "some of the reaction was much funnier. One feminist said this was about 'babies having affairs and cheating on each other.' Another pinhead feminist said this was about the 'sexualization of babies.'" Goldberg turned to the promo with Jay Leno, David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey. "After it was over, I said 'did I just see an ad where Leno is helping plug Letterman's show? And did I just see an ad where Letterman is helping bring Leno back to life? All I can figure out is that they only care about the buzz. It struck me as very odd." Goldberg's "worst" spot was the commercial featuring men in their briefs. "I don't need to see those people running around in their underwear - that's enough for me to make it the worst commercial of the Super Bowl."

Goldberg also assessed the Super Bowl's most anticipated commercial, the very subtle pro-life spot featuring Tim Tebow and his mother Pam. "If you didn't know there was a controversy before you saw the ad," Goldberg said, "you wouldn't even think about a controversy. It wasn't preachy, it wasn't in your face, it was sweet." He also ridiculed some over-the-top responses to the ad. "You saw Tim 'tackle' his mother? Well, Terry O'Neill, the president of the National Organization for Women, said she was 'blown away at the celebration of violence against women.' These feminists have 'jumped the shark,' you can not take them seriously anymore. Who's going to listen to these bozos when they say stupid things like this?"

Monday's Patriots: Who else but the New Orleans Saints, their quarterback Drew Brees and their long-suffering fans on the Gulf Coast. And the Pinhead: The aforementioned Terry O'Neill of NOW, who described the Tim Tebow ad as a "pro-violence-against-women message."

Brenda French, Thornton, CO: "Wow, O'Reilly, Laura Ingraham doesn't even get the time you gave those cheerleaders."

Brian Ezell, Richmond, VA: "Bernie Goldberg doesn't get it. The black woman who wrote a soul food menu for black history month shamed black people. Stereotypes hurt us."

Den Gormley, Long Beach, NY: "What is the world coming to? Will they ban menus that say 'Corned Beef and Cabbage' on St. Patrick's Day?"

Olivia Remotigue-Gaviola, Tampa, FL: "Mr. O, my husband slept through 'Avatar' but watched you and Beck at the movies without nodding out."