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Marginalizing
Sarah Palin
...the left-wing media is marginalizing people like Sarah Palin... Under the guise of hard news reporting, the media is pushing rank propaganda on the citizenry.

About a month ago in this space, I told you that the New York Times had rigged a poll about Americans wanting to pay higher taxes to fund government-run health care. The Times poll said 57% were willing to pay more tax; 37% were not willing to do so. But what the Times did not tell its readers was that 48% of those polled voted for Barack Obama. Just 25% supported John McCain. So of course the poll results would skew left.

Now we have another media deceit. In the most recent Newsweek magazine, there is a nasty hatchet job on Sarah Palin by a guy named Rick Perlstein. The piece is presented as hard news, not an opinion column, and basically says that the governor is a moron who is supported by dimwitted conservatives at odds with smart Republicans. Perlstein also submits that the dumb GOP folks are led by me and other Fox News people.

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

• Laura Ingraham fills in for Bill on Friday, July 17...
• Marina of popular website HotForWords.com will be back with a bevy of summer-specific words! You won't want to miss it...
• A new bill in Massachusetts would add transgender people to anti-discrimination and anti-hate crime laws. But what is the opposition saying? We'll have the details...
• Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch says he doesn't think working mothers can truly balance home life with a career. Is that fair? We'll debate it...

* Lineups and schedules are always subject to change based on breaking news.

quakebuttock /KWAYK•but•tuck/
n. a trembling coward (obscure).

Example: Bill tells his viewers not to be quakebuttocks when writing to The Factor. Aside from having your name and message read to the entire world on TV, what else is there to fear?

Every day Bill records a Radio Talking Points Memo that is broadcast on radio stations across the nation. You can find a station near you that carries the Radio Talking Points Memo, or you can always listen online if you're a BillOReilly.com Premium Member.

Battles continue over illegal immigration
Monday, July 13: With California spending an estimated $5 billion to provide illegal aliens with various benefits, a taxpayer group is promoting an initiative that would dramatically cut benefits for illegals. Tony Dolz, a supporter of the initiative, said, "We are going to deter 'birth tourism' ... We are also going to eliminate 'child-only' welfare payments... And public benefits for illegal immigrants will be eliminated. The state has no money."
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