Sean Hannity's pal, Bill Cunningham - a regular guest who loves to use Barack Obama's middle name (and insinuates that it's related to his supposedly lax war on terror) - may have finally gone too far last night. This time, Cunningham exploded at Fox News contributor (and Hannity admirer), liberal Tamara Holder, telling her to "know your place and shut your mouth." And more.

Holder seems to have a talent for igniting incendiary discussions. But Cunningham beat her to it in this segment. He started out by accusing her of suffering from "Beckel-itis" and repeatedly calling her a "stooge." He said, near the end, "You're a liberal stooge and an excuse monger for the Obama administration." Later, as Holder muttered, "Never mind," and looked down, Cunningham attacked, "What, are you going to cry?"

Sadly, the real loser is anyone looking for information out of this segment. Today, Martha MacCallum made the same point on America's Newsroom (the second video below). And both her guests, Juan Williams and conservative Marty Katharine Ham agreed that Cunningham had not only crossed a line but, as Williams said "obliterated" the line. So you know Fox was looking to distance itself from Cunningham's remarks. As for making a real effort to impart information - well, unless it's anti-Democratic, don't hold your breath.

Oh, and it's worth noting that Cunningham's stock in trade is inflammatory conservatism that Fox has never previously had a problem with. So this sudden concern with civility quacks a lot like a "We don't want to appear anti-woman," CYA move.

Video is available here.