Semi-Interesting Media War A Brewin’?: Letterman Vs. Hannity!

Ah, this could be fun. Last night, David Letterman used the Fox & Friends jetpack gaffe as a springboard for a Top 10 list of “Signs There’s Trouble at FOX News.” While the segment’s barbs never got any more critical that insinuating that Bill O’Reilly was going to institute a “No Pants Zone,” NewsBusters picked the story up and now Sean Hannity is going to run with it. Set your DVRs for “mildly amused!”

Yes, with Hannity promising he’s discuss the piece on his show today, we can only imagine the fun that’s coming in the days ahead. Could this become a battle to rival the likes of Stewart vs. Goldberg or Letterman vs. Palin? Most likely it will just turn into a televised schoolyard spat (Hannity insinuates that Letterman is in fact a “Poopy Head” while Letterman counters by comparing the strength of Hannity’s father negatively to the strength of his own) that gets both hosts some good headlines for a bit until something more interesting happens.

Either way, we can’t wait to see what Hannity’s got planned. Maybe he’ll just complain that he was left off the list?

Check out the gauntlet throwing segment from the Late Show below:

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