Guests:Alan Colmes & Andrea Tantaros
"All over the country people are discussing the deadly disease Ebola and the disease is already here in Texas. Liberian national Thomas Duncan is being treated for Ebola at a Dallas hospital, where he is in stable but serious condition. Dallas authorities now estimate that up to 100 people, some of them children, may have had direct or second-hand contact with Duncan. So in Dallas right now there is grave concern. What should the federal government do, since it is Washington's obligation to provide for the common good? First, all flights from West Africa should be discontinued to the USA, and Europe should do the same thing. I feel sorry for the West African nations, but there is an epidemic of Ebola there, and it will spread because the incubation period lasts for up to 21 days. Also, U.S. immigration should allow no one to enter this country holding a passport from any West African nation, and that policy should last until the Ebola epidemic subsides in Africa. As you know, many people hold irrational fears and that's contagious as well. Once Ebola starts spreading around, chaos follows. Therefore, West Africans should not be admitted to the USA until the epidemic is controlled. In cases of life and death, you must err on the side of caution. So the president should order an immigration quarantine - right now!"

The Factor invited reaction from Alan Colmes and Andrea Tantaros. "Your plan does not make sense," Colmes objected. "This is scare-mongering and this is what the media does - scare-mongering with ISIS and scare-mongering with Ebola. When people get on a plane in West Africa they are checked, and if they have any symptoms at all they don't get on the plane. To quarantine is a terrible overreaction!" Tantaros was clearly nonplussed by Colmes' analysis. "Alan's insane," she said politely. "Are we going to rely on West African nations who clearly can not contain this virus? Are we going to trust that anyone coming here is going to be honest and candid with us? We are not equipped to handle this here."

Guest:Lt. Col. Ralph Peters
Is the USA-led bombing campaign against ISIS having an impact? The Factor posed that question to Fox News military analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters. "A contact of mine at the U.S. Central Command," Peters revealed, "says that staff officers are disheartened by the timidity and the weakness and the phoniness of this. They have christened this 'shock and yawn,' and these are the guys involved in planning the missions! The administration is proud that they've done over 200 strikes in almost two months, but a serious air campaign would have 200 strikes in the first day or two. This is a political ploy with November in mind, it's not a serious strike, and we are failing in this mission."

Guest:Ed Henry
Numerous security breaches have forced the resignation of Secret Service boss Julia Pierson, but the agency reportedly remains in turmoil. Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry entered the No Spin Zone with more. "The White House's story," Henry reported, "is that she offered her resignation. But I'm told by a Secret Service insider that she was brought in by the Secretary of Homeland Security, who said, 'Give us your resignation.'" Henry also reported that President Obama has done little to help secure the release of Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who remains in a Mexico jail. "I asked Josh Earnest directly about this," Henry said, "and he said it's up to the State Department, not the White House. That's surprising because the commander-in-chief might want to get involved."

Guests:Ron Kessler & Dan Bongino
Ronald Kessler and Dan Bongino, both of whom have written about the Secret Service, elaborated on the agency's problems. "We've had an insulated and small group of managers within the Secret Service," Bongino stated, "who have used the agency as their own personal job search service for their secondary careers. When the Secret Service moved from Treasury to Homeland Security, there was a massive new bureaucracy. We have good people in the rank-and-file, but leadership is decimating the agency." Kessler agreed that the agency is deeply dysfunctional. "There is a culture of penalizing agents who point out problems and deficiencies and even potential threats. In order to get ahead and get promoted, you have to go along with the idea that the Secret Service is invincible. Barack Obama should have replaced the directors a long time ago."

Guests:James Rosen & Carl Cameron
Fox News James Rosen elaborated on the aforementioned case of Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has been in that Mexico lockup for more than six months. "Secretary of State John Kerry has personally raised Sgt. Tahmooressi's case with his counterpart in Mexico," Rosen reported, "and one result of that is that the Mexican government has afforded the Tahmooressi family excellent access to the prisoner. Our diplomats have been present at every one of Sgt. Tahmooressi's legal hearings. Additional facts may emerge that may help explain why this case has endured as long as it has." FNC's Carl Cameron turned to politics and the upcoming battle for control of the Senate. "Colorado is a key race because that state has almost evenly divided registration, it's a real bellwether. What happens in Colorado could reflect what happens around the country, and right now the Republican Cory Gardner has taken a lead over incumbent Democrat Mark Udall. That could be bad news for Democrats across the country."

Guest:Laura Ingraham
Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham looked at the Ebola panic and what the government can do. "What I think is indisputable," she said, "is that most African countries have enacted travel restrictions and border checks. Britain and France have also put some flight restrictions on transportation in and out of Sierra Leone and Liberia. Obama is not taking this as seriously as these other countries." Ingraham also reacted to President Obama's insistence that the economy is improving and ObamaCare is working. "Liberalism, Obama-style, is failing miserably. We're a weaker country and the middle class is doing worse than in 1989. I just spoke with one of the top cardiologists in Washington, D.C., and he told me that networks are shrinking, doctors are retiring, and the doctor-patient relationship has been seriously compromised. People don't have any clue yet as to what's really going to be happening in health care."

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Judith Fenton, Chester, NJ: "Mr. O'Reilly, you are right and Stossel is wrong about keeping folks in West Africa out of America. I guess it is not politically correct to protect people from illness."

Dr. Kimberly Damrow, Helena, MT: "Mr. O, Stossel was right. He took you to the cleaners tonight."

Kevin Mitchell, Waltham, MA: "You made sense with Stossel, Bill. With an Ebola incubation period of 21 days, there should certainly be a quarantine for West Africans."