Fox & Friends is considered a Fox "opinion" show that is absolved from being "fair & balanced." So you can understand why Fox "friend," Peter Johnson Jr., would interview an anti-union activist to blame unions for the demise of the Hostess Brands. But given that "America Live" show is supposed to be "real news, fair & balanced," you'd expect that a discussion of the Hostess situation would be done in a fair & balanced way which might include a spokesperson for the union rather than a right wing Fox hack. Actually, I'm being facetious because, given the partisan bias of Megyn Kelly, what you would expect is pure partisan hackery which is what was advanced on Monday's show during which the ever objective (hahahahaha) Lou Dobbs, during a discussion of the Twinkies company passing, blamed the baker's union. And in what was an unexpected treat, Ms. Kelly compared herself to the black & white cookie. True story.

Megyn Kelly reported that the company would be closing operations after a union protest. She cited the union claim that the company has engaged in "Bain style tactics" and, in tossing the patently scripted softball to Dobbs (wearing his great, big American flag pin cuz he's such a great, big patriot), asked if the union was correct or whether it was "union demands." On cue, Dobbs started trashing the bakers union "who are taking no responsibility for their own economic fate" and "are wiping out the jobs single-handily by their act." He described it as "the height of irresponsibility."

Kelly asked if the union members "believed the company when the company said we're telling you we're going to file for bankruptcy if you don't back off these demands, you few thousands are going to cost the jobs of 18 plus thousand if you don't back off this demand." She didn't mention that the company had filed for bankruptcy twice in the past eight years because of slow sales and high costs as well as worker benefits. She didn't mention that the unions had made concessions to management.

This provided Dobbs with his cue to further trash the baker's union as irresponsible. Kelly provided him with further ammunition with her question about whether unions are still relevant. Not surprisingly, he responded that labor actions aren't helping them despite Richard Trumka's "bluster" and President Obama's "boosting" of the unions. After Kelly quoted Trumka's contention that Hostess was the victim of "Bain style Wall Street vultures," Dobbs accused Trumka of "bloviating" and the striking union of "destroying the livelihood and economic freedom of fellow union workers." While he praised the Teamsters for being reasonable, he said that the baker's unions are "out of their minds."

Kelly then informed Dobbs that, "in honor of this segment," she dressed as a black and white cookie because of lighting that was making her arms look black. Her voice dripped with snark as she said that they "haven't quite worked out the lighting." Dobbs thought it was "elegant." She continued the snark about her "shadow dancing." (Wouldn't have wanted to be on Kelly's production crew after that segment!)

Not mentioned was the fact that Hostess executives got pay hikes of over 80% while workers were taking pay cuts. Not mentioned was the fact that the CEO got a 300% raise from 750,000 to $2,500,000. Not mentioned is the fact that 19 Hostess executives (including the aforementioned CEO) will get $1.75 million in bonuses as part of the bankruptcy.

Fox "real" news - really "fair & balanced." Ya think!