Guests:Monica Crowley & Kirsten Powers
When Talking Points began listing all the situations where the U.S.A. is getting hammered, the evidence overwhelmed those who support the Obama administration. So a new strategy emerged. According to those happy with the state of the union, America is not getting weaker. It is simply changing - 'realigning' - and I am too dense to understand that. You've got to hand it to the left. They are creative spinners, and to them the country is not really in trouble abroad or economically - it's just a changing world and O'Reilly is too dim to understand. Really amazing, but that's what they are selling. One of the main reasons the USA is in steep decline is resentment towards fellow citizens. Many of us no longer work together, preferring to demonize people with whom we disagree. Left-wing professor Michael Eric Dyson recently groused about 'white peoplehood, white property, and white privilege.' White peoplehood? When skin color overrides honest debate, everything falls apart. How many times have we heard that criticisms of President Obama are race-based? I believe it's the Democrat leadership in Congress that has designed the divisive strategy, but President Obama is allowing the nonsense to flow. If you can't defend your record, if the facts stack up against you, deflect and pettifog reality. We need to get back on track, halt the nonsense, and demand our elected leadership solve problems that threaten our well-being. The day of the ideologues is ending, TV and radio ratings prove it. Americans are slowly wising up. And that's the first step in recovering the strength of America.

The Factor pursued the subject of a divided America with Kirsten Powers and Monica Crowley. "I think there is a problem with divisiveness," Powers began, "and I agree it's not good to point fingers at certain groups of people. We all agree that it would be wrong to talk about black people in the way that white people are being talked about, so I don't think the solution is to demonize white people." Crowley placed the blame squarely on the man in the Oval Office. "The president has actively engaged in dividing us, such as his presiding over the 'war on women.' He gives speeches on class warfare and wealth redistribution. This is a man who is not just presiding over the collapse of American power and prestige, he's actively accelerating it!" The Factor advised Americans seeking villains to take a look in the mirror: "We elected President Obama and we put the Democrats in charge of the Senate, so it comes back to us."

Guest: Olivia Hammar
25-year-old Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi was jailed in Mexico four months ago when he allegedly made a wrong turn and inadvertently transported guns across the border. The Factor spoke about the situation with Olivia Hammar, whose son Jon also spent four months in a Mexican prison in 2012. "The trial of Thamooressi could last six to eight months," she lamented, "and it's staggering that President Obama hasn't even responded to a petition. I think Mexico has decided to take a hard line on this, but I don't think our government is going to take a stand." Hammar added that her own son is still feeling ill effects from his ordeal. "He's doing well and he's recovering, but there are long-term effects to this. There's a price to be paid."

Guest: Tina Griego
Despite the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, illegal sales are reportedly thriving. The Washington Post's Tina Griego entered the No Spin Zone to reveal what she discovered on assignment in Colorado. "The black market is flourishing," she reported, "and the primary reason is that it's extremely lucrative to sell it out of state. You can buy in Colorado for $2,200 a pound, but then when you move it out of state the price goes up and you can double your money. People may be growing marijuana ostensibly for their own purposes, but then they'll sell to the black market. Law enforcement will tell you that the illegal market is flourishing under the cover of the legal market."

Guest: Jesse Watters
The Factor introduced more of Jesse Watters' greatest hits, including his visit to New Mexico for the annual convention of the National Organization for Women. He elicited these comments from some of the feminists. "I object to the term 'gal,' I am not a gal" ... "The whole structure is designed to have men be dominant" ... "There is actually an all-out war on women raging right now." Before long, though, some NOW bosses called the (male) security guards and had Watters forcibly escorted from the premises and threatened with arrest. Watters also hit the beaches of Southern California to ask some barely clad folks about their governor. A few of the responses: "He's raising taxes again and he won't go on the O'Reilly show" ... "He should go on The Factor, Bill will treat him right" ... "Who's Jerry Brown?"

Guests: Kimberly Guilfoyle & Lis Wiehl
Legal analysts Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl reported the latest on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban in Afghanistan before being swapped for five terrorists. "Tomorrow he will be questioned by a major general in Texas," Wiehl reported, "about the circumstances of his leaving his unit. They'll want to know whether he left intentionally and whether he had the intent to leave forever, which would lead to a charge of desertion. This is the first time he'll be questioned." Guilfoyle predicted that Bergdahl will likely exercise his right to not incriminate himself. "I don't see any incentive for Sgt. Bergdahl to cooperate, I expect to see him plead the Fifth Amendment and not give any information. He is the worst witness against himself, and if he doesn't say anything he remains on active duty in good standing."

Guest: Charles Krauthammer
The Factor asked Charles Krauthammer to speculate why some Americans and Europeans, many of them on the far left, side with the terrorist organization Hamas in its fight with Israel. "When it comes to Europe," Dr. K said, "I think the overwhelming factor is raw anti-Semitism. For a while they discovered that if you used the cover of 'anti-Zionism' you could get away with it in respectable society, but the veneer and the cover is gone. This is raw anti-Semitism finding a semi-respectable outlet. But in the United States it is very different and anti-Semitism is not a major factor. I think the most important factor here is sheer, raw ignorance. They have no idea what Hamas is, they have no idea that there is no occupation in Gaza. Are they aware that the Hamas charter calls not just for the destruction of Israel, but for the killing of Jews everywhere in the world? This is an openly genocidal organization."

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Steve Lutz, Mishawaka, IN: "Having watched The Factor thousands of times, I thought the Talking Points on America's weakness was your best ever, O'Reilly. You nailed issues that others in the media are afraid to address."

Bob Fowles, Denver, CO: "O'Reilly, I was very disappointed with the disrespect and interruptions you showed Juan Williams. My wife is a Democrat and shares my feelings."

Clint Chappell, Melbourne, Australia: "Our policy on illegal immigration is controversial, but it works. America and the world could learn a lot from us. You should adopt our gun laws."

Greg Resin, Santa Barbara, CA: "Mr. O'Reilly, I am a Jewish-American and want to thank you for speaking out against hatred of Jews. The anti-Semitism stops here."