Poor Sean Hannity. Not long after his epic confrontation with Congressman Keith Ellison, he got called “fat” by his own colleague, Tamara Holder. Not only that, but she said, “All Republicans or most Republicans are fat-asses. She also said that most Republicans are from the south “and they’re the fattest things.”

The discussion was supposed to be about Mayor Bloomberg’s “Nanny City.” But it was clear that Holder was looking for attention when she brought in big, gooey donuts and then started attacking Republicans as fat. I’m no fan of Hannity’s and Holder has sometimes been an excellent guest (and sometimes not), but, frankly, saying things like, “All Republicans or most Republicans are fat-asses and they’re the ones that get stuck eating these things,” doesn’t seem like the kind of talk that will do much for her argument. Nor does saying that southern Republicans are “the fattest things,” as Holder later said.

The entire discussion devolved as the other guest, Bernard McGuirk, lit up a cigarette (until he put it out in one of Holder’s donuts) and Holder went on to screech at Hannity, whom she loves, “One third of New Yorkers are obese and have diabetes. …You’re a burden on me. I don’t want to pay for your diabetes. …Then you go to the hospital, then you go to the ER, then we have to remove a limb because you’re so fat, you can’t breathe and your sugar’s high.”

Hannity stood up to say that he’s a little chunky but not THAT fat.

Holder replied, “The majority of your supporters I would say are fat or obese. …It’s absolutely true.”

This, ladies and gentlemen, is what passes for news and punditry in 2013 America.