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The Birds, Bees
and Cell Phones
It was always our America. And if we want to keep it the way we've known it, we'd better start confronting the barbarians soon.

With America moving left politically and socially, it might be wise to take a moment and consider what might happen to kids if the drift continues. Already, children are under pressure from high-tech machines that can instantly provide them with images and information, far beyond their ability to emotionally comprehend the material. Even vigilant parents are up against it. On nearly every playground in America, there are cell phones that can transmit X-rated material in the blink of an eye.

The result is grim. Children in a dozen states have been charged with child pornography for "sexting." That is sending nude pictures of themselves or others using cyberspace. A published study last December claims that 20% of American children had participated in some form of "sexting," including the extreme act of kids actually photographing themselves having sex.

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Here are some of the highlights you can look forward to on upcoming installments* of The O'Reilly Factor:

• Former UN Ambassador John Bolton will respond to accusations that the Bush administration neglected tensions in North Korea...
• Geraldo will have the latest on a child rapist who was sentenced to just one year in prison...
• What are the worst television shows of all time? We'll count down the top five, based on your votes...
• Our experts will have insights into President Obama's upcoming trip to the Middle East...

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Pres. Obama vs. former Vice President Cheney
Tuesday, May 26: Mary Katharine Ham began: "Obama is a guy whose positions on national security were delivered from the luxury of the campaign trail. ...despite the rhetorical genius of his speech, in a lot of ways you see a vindication of certain Bush programs. And on enhanced interrogation techniques, even Barack Obama's national intelligence director has conceded that they helped save American lives."
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