Guests: Charles Krauthammer
Laura began Tuesday's show with the news that ISIS terrorists have released a video showing them beheading another American, journalist Steven Sotloff. Charles Krauthammer entered the No Spin Zone with his analysis. "This video, like the one before it, was called a message to America," he stated, "and directly addressed to Obama as a challenge to him. After the first video Obama made a statement and then went out for a round of golf. This is a president who refused to act on a year's worth of intelligence because he fits his understanding of the world to his ideology. He is pledged to basically withdraw the U.S. from the world because he believes America doesn't have the moral right to intervene in the world. He's been utterly passive, the passivity continues, and he is surrounded by sycophants." Laura pointed out that a majority of Americans now say the U.S. is not being aggressive enough: "Even in the absence of presidential leadership, the public sees the brutality and understands what's happening."

Guests: David Schenker
How should the United States deal with the terrorists of ISIS? Laura posed that question to David Schenker, a former Middle East adviser to President Bush. "The Pentagon is working all the time on plans," Schenker said, "but the administration has not decided. They have to directly attack ISIS in Syria, which may involve some spotters on the ground and attacks from the air. Along the way, we should also be targeting the Assad regime in Syria. A good way of doing that would be to go after the vaunted air defenses that have prevented us from targeting the Assad regime in the first place." Schenker also expressed hope that moderates in Syria will eventually fill any power vacuum, saying, "The president has been promising $500-million to arm the moderate opposition, which does not espouse a militant Islamic ideology."

Guests: Richard Fowler
"Just weeks after the headline-grabbing events in Ferguson, Missouri, the Democrats apparently have a new strategy for spiking turnout in November - tell black voters that the racists are coming, the racists are coming. People from Al Sharpton to Eric Holder believe that African Americans in this country still live in a racist, evil place, so go out and punish your enemies at the polls. Recall that record numbers of black voters turned out for Obama in 2008 and 2012. They thought their lives were going to get better, with better jobs and better schools. But by all relevant indicators, the lives of black Americans haven't improved much. Black unemployment is about double that of whites, cheap illegal labor has hurt job prospects and wages, and even race relations are worse. But rather than change policy and improve people's lives, the Democrats go back to the politics of division, saying that if you don't go to the polls and vote Democratic in November, your son could be the next Michael Brown or Trayvon Martin. How cynical, how counter-productive, and how revealing! Remember Obama's theme of 'Yes, We Can?' His 'hope' has turned into 'nope.' Nope, we can't make it because of racism, the Tea Party, and/or the police. Democrats may spike turnout with this race-baiting strategy, but it won't create a single job in the inner city or keep a single African American male out of prison."

Laura invited reaction from black radio talk show host Richard Fowler. "This is nothing new," he declared. "Democrats have always depended on turning out Latino and African American voters, turning out their base is the same thing you see from the Republican Party." Fowler addressed the issues of black unemployment and poverty under President Obama. "There is more educational inequality and income disparity, and that's why people should go out to vote. There's no question that we could have seen more Congressional action, but the Republican Party has not proposed any new ideas that will get African Americans to turn out and vote for them." Laura concluded with a rhetorical question: "No question there is racism, but is that really at the heart of what is facing the black community? Or is it a lack of economic opportunity?"

Guests: Larry Sabato
Vice President Joe Biden has been delivering some fiery speeches, leading to increased speculation that he'll run for the Oval Office in '16. Political scientist Larry Sabato analyzed Biden's ambition and his Labor Day declaration that "it's time to take back America." "That was a very inartful phrase," Sabato began, "because they've been in power for six years already. Listening to Biden, I have always thought that he is like the people who send you emails and tweets in ALL CAPITALS. He's dying to run and there is no cure for presidential-itis. All you need to remember about Biden, other than the fact that he's already run twice for president, is that he was elected to the Senate at the age of 29! My guess is that within an hour he was humming 'Hail to the Chief.' This has been a long-term goal for Joe Biden, but it's really difficult seeing him defeating Hillary Clinton for the nomination."

Guests: Adriana Cohen
An unknown computer hacker has obtained and released nude photos of various celebrities, among them Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. Laura scrutinized the controversy with columnist and radio host Adriana Cohen. "I feel bad for the celebrities in some respects," Cohen said, "but they should have some common sense and know that they are high-interest targets. They're world-famous, the public is fascinated with them, and we live in an age of very sophisticated hackers. So the cautious thing to do is keep your sexual life and your sexual content offline, or they should implement common sense cyber-security procedures." Laura portrayed famous entertainers as a slightly different breed: "These are celebrities and they feel invulnerable in many ways, that they're kind of above it all. But whoever is responsible for this hacking should be prosecuted."

Guests: Francisco Hernandez
19-year-old Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros, an illegal immigrant living in Oregon, was recently convicted of a hit-and-run that killed two young girls. She received no prison time and was not deported because she was a minor when her parents brought her to the United States. Immigration advocate Francisco Hernandez defended the decision to forego deportation. "The parents of the victims," he said, "pleaded with the judges not to have her convicted or deported. So there is a lot more to this story and most of it is confidential. Immigration authorities can bring the case again if they so desire." Laura accused Hernandez of having skewed priorities: "You're a terrific advocate for your side, but we have two dead girls and two felony counts. If you're a legal immigrant and you commit a felony, you are instantly deportable. But we have special status given to these so-called 'dreamers.' This whole 'dreamer' thing is a farce!"

Guests: Howard Kurtz
Laura was joined by Fox News media analyst Howard Kurtz, who has been in a war of words with Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert over the media's coverage of the Ferguson rioting. "There are some humor-impaired people out there who think we are in a blood feud," Kurtz said, "but I've interviewed Colbert, I've been on his show, and I know he engages in some creative distortion for comedic purposes. I was trying to make a serious point about Ferguson and he took it out of context. It's good publicity so I hope when Colbert goes to CBS he'll continue to make fun of me."