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“Culture wars” are a common topic on the O’Reilly Factor, but rarely does it get so personal as to call out fellow news anchors — but not last night. Monica Crowley, subbing for host Bill O’Reilly, quickly reminded viewers why she’s so popular with her conservative base. Last night, she went after Katie Couric, asking if Couric’s comments about an “angry nation” represented and “elite left-wing media looking down on Americans.” And that was just the beginning. Video after the jump:

While the White House remains unconcerned with the comparisons being drawn between themselves and the villainous alien lizards of ABC’s “V” (although Jake Tapper confirms delivery of the “V” premiere to Robert Gibbs’ office), there are those who believe that reptiles in disguise live among us (a key plot point in “V”), and always have. They claim to have video of an actual Reptilian alien. Welcome to Truthism.com, “Your #1 Source for Truth.”

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On Tuesday night, ABC’s “V” opened with a bang, drawing about 14 million viewers. It also did something that network dramas about space aliens tend not to do: set off a surprisingly heated political debate.

Why? A few reasons: the show jabs at “universal health care,” satirizes the media as access-hungry stooges (always fun), and has a charismatic alien leader who may or may not be a stand-in for Barack Obama. Bill O’Reilly sure thinks so:

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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham Thursday blamed the lack of civility in today’s political discourse on 24-hour news cycle, talk radio and voters’ electing confrontational politicians to office. But he saved some of his best shots for Fox News hosts. Asked what he thinks of Glenn Beck, Graham replied, “Only in America can you make that much money crying.” Snap!