From Politico's The Whiteboard:

OBAMA IN MISSOURI -- PAGING ROGER AILES: “Those of you who are watching certain news channels on which I'm not very popular, and you see folks waving tea bags around, let me remind them that I am happy to have a serious conversation about how we are going to cut our health care costs down over the long term, how we are going to stabilize Social Security...but let's not play games and pretend that the reason is because of the Recovery Act.” (12:14 p.m.)

Previously:

• Media verdict is in: Fox News driving force behind tea parties
• Fox News' tea party coverage makes mockery of claim that network provides “straight ... news” in daytime
• “I saw it on Fox”: Dozens of articles on local tea parties report Fox News had a hand in them
• “Fair and balanced” Fox News is anything but in coverage of tea parties
• Hosting the party: Fox aired at least 20 segments, 73 promos on “tea party” protests -- in just 8 days
• REPORT: “Fair and balanced” Fox News aggressively promotes “tea party” protests