"Despite President Obama's humility in speaking about America's mistakes, our enemies are insulting him. In Europe Mr. Obama went out of his way to tell the world he's going to correct what he believes were mistakes the Bush administration made, and he continued that theme in Mexico and Trinidad last week. The Obama strategy is to clear the decks of any and all anti-Bush hostility and present a new day dawning. The downside is that some will perceive the president as weak. Just days after the Obama administration told the world it wanted dialogue with Iran, that government imprisoned an American citizen for eight years on the absurd charge of spying. In Trinidad, nut case Hugo Chavez embarrassed the president by handing him an anti-American book. The anti-American Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega insulted America for almost an hour with President Obama sitting in front of him. He has been directly insulted three times in less than a week by bad guys. President Obama's policy is clear - he is humble in the face of provocation. Will this help America in the long run? Doubtful."

Fox News analysts Juan Williams and Mary Katharine Ham joined The Factor with their take on President Obama's conciliatory tone. "I am a little steamed," Ham admitted. "President Obama is a smart guy and I'm surprised that he's reached the pinnacle of 'useful idiocy' so quickly. That clip of him accepting the book from Hugo Chavez will fly all around Latin America. This was a propaganda tool to humiliate Obama." Williams was far more generous to the president. "His goal is that these people will eventually say it's a new day with new leadership in Washington. We've got the military might, we've got the wealth, so sometimes it's okay for the big guy to say we made some mistakes." The Factor agreed that President Obama's strategy may eventually pay dividends, but "it's not working so far."

Speaking on GE-owned MSNBC, actress Janeane Garofalo described last week's tea party demonstrations like this: "This is about hating a black man in the White House, this is racism straight up." The Factor responded with this indictment: "GE boss Jeffrey Immelt and his henchman, NBC president Jeff Zucker, have encouraged personal attacks and hate speech, trying to boost sagging ratings at NBC. But that strategy has been an enormous failure. If our capitalistic system were not so corrupted, Immelt and Zucker would have been fired a long time ago. But President Obama recently appointed Immelt to be one of his economic advisors. That was payback for Immelt allowing NBC News to openly support Obama for president. So now we have powerful corporations not only intruding on electoral politics, but also attacking Americans like the tea party protestors. That is a situation all Americans should condemn."

The Factor spoke about the GE situation with Fox Business Network anchor Stuart Varney. "There is an air of desperation about Jeffrey Immelt," Varney pronounced. "He has blown the number one job in corporate America, he needs Obama's political cover, he's getting it, and in return he's made his networks the mouthpiece for Obama administration policies. Immelt came into this job running one of the best corporations in the world, and it has crashed and burned on his watch." Financial analyst Tobin Smith elaborated on GE's symbiotic relationship with the administration. "GE is at a point where their dependency going forward is totally wrapped up in the Obama 'green energy' plan, which is a disaster. Why should they be able to own a broadcast network when they are so clearly in bed with the government?"

Over the objection of four previous CIA directors, the Obama administration released agency memos describing harsh interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists. The Factor asked Fox News correspondent Jim Angle about allegations that Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Lindsey Graham and others had been fully briefed on the techniques. "Senator Graham has always denied that he understood there was water boarding," Angle reported, "but Nancy Pelosi has never denied that she was briefed. She did not object at the time - this was in 2002 and everyone thought another attack was just around the corner."

Californian Melissa Huckaby stands accused of molesting and murdering 8-year-old Sandra Cantu. The Factor asked psychologist Michelle Golland about the apparent increase in the prevalence of female predators. "It's not actually a rise in the incidence," Golland said, "it's a rise in our awareness. Female sexual predators are coming to the forefront, and it's about power and control and gratifying their needs." The Factor added that Golland hardly fits the standard profile of a molester. "The woman has a 5-year-old daughter and she is charged with doing horrendous things to Sandra Cantu and murdering her. There is no logic, only rage."

At this weekend's Miss USA pageant, Miss California Carrie Prejean expressed her belief that marriage should be "between a man and a woman." One of the judges, Perez Hilton, later said Prejean "lost because she's a dumb b----." The Factor invited Culture Warriors Margaret Hoover and Gretchen Carlson to weigh in on the controversy. "I'm outraged at Perez Hilton," Carlson fumed. "How dare he call her that! If I had been the judge I would have given her double points because she stood by her convictions." Hoover pointed out that Prejean finished as the runner-up. "Judging by the scoring, it was hard to tell if this decisively affected who won. But Perez Hilton is really a bully when it comes to sexuality issues - he is an 'out' homosexual who 'outs' other people all the time and he's just childish."

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart mocked The Factor for supposedly giving different treatment to last week's tea party demonstrations and the Code Pink anti-war protests. The Factor's Check: "What Mr. Stewart did not tell his audience is that Code Pink has appeared on The Factor eleven times and we've always had lively debates. Unlike Stewart, we give the entire story because our audience wants that." Meanwhile, ABC's Sam Donaldson urged the prosecution of those who approved the CIA's harsh interrogations. The Factor's Check: "That is the New York Times' viewpoint, Sam, but President Obama's not having it."

Monday's Patriots: The wounded veterans who participated in Monday's Boston Marathon. And the Pinhead: Iran's renegade president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose anti-Israel diatribe prompted some people to walk out of the UN's anti-racism conference.

J.R. Ritchie, Edmonton, Canada: "Bill, did you know that Don Newman of the CBC has stolen one of your slogans? His promo says 'the spin stops here.'"

Kate Mitchell, Victoria, Australia: "Bill, if you think America is overtaxed, you should come to Oz."

Bob Smith, Weeki Wachee, FL: "Bill, I finally canceled my subscription to The St. Petersburg Times."

Jay Balaski, Pampanga, Philippines: "Fox News needs a wakeup call. The tea parties won't change a thing."