Guest: Political analyst Dick Morris

"Something very important happened Thursday - Congress passed a terror bill that pretty much gives President Bush and the military total authority to deal with captured terror suspects. Under the president's order, the CIA can make terror suspects 'uncomfortable,' something the far left didn't want. The bill allows the US military to try terror suspects and evaluate classified information against those suspects. The far left doesn't like that, either. They don't trust the military and want terror suspects tried in civilian courts. What this comes down to is that most Americans believe they're in danger and want the military to protect them. But the far left does not believe that. So why do we have this basic divide in America. An excellent analysis has been put forth by David Brooks of the New York Times, who wrote that 'on the left, many people can't seem to fathom an enemy the U.S. isn't somehow responsible for.' Here's where the culture war kicks in. The secular progressive movement, dominated by far left individuals like George Soros and Nancy Pelosi, continues to put forth that the USA is a flawed country, that if only we become 'good' terrorism would subside. Talking Points believes people who oppose tough terror measures will lose in the court of public opinion. Congress did the right thing - we're not losing any rights, we're simply making the world much more dangerous for terrorists."

Fox News political analyst Dick Morris predicted the political ramifications of the anti-terror legislation. "The big loser is John McCain," Morris pronounced, "who has hurt himself by taking an anti-administration line on this. It really hurts his capacity to win the Republican nomination for president. The big winner is therefore Hillary Clinton, because the only person who can beat her in a general election is McCain." The Factor disagreed with Morris' assessment of the political horse race. "I'm going on record to say that Mitt Romney, if he gets the nomination, can beat Hillary Clinton. And Rudy Giuliani is a terror warrior who could beat her. Senator McCain is a tough guy, but I think he took the wrong road here." Morris also weighed in on his former boss Bill Clinton and his outburst on Fox News Sunday. "I don't think it was preconceived, but he was not out of control. You could see him sitting there calculating, saying to himself that 'I have to become furious about this and show some passion.'"

Guest: Jeanine Pirro

Jeanine Pirro, Republican candidate for New York State Attorney General, stands accused of spying on her own husband, perhaps illegally. Pirro entered the No Spin Zone and gave her side of the story. "I suspected that my husband was having an affair and I called Bernard Kerik, who was then a private investigator. This is a personal marital situation that has no business in the US Attorney's office. All of us have marital discord, but I believe in family and I'm not going to turn my back on my own family." The Factor expressed sympathy with Pirro, but added that her marriage is a valid campaign issue. "Isn't it a legitimate question for a voter to know that you're married to a guy who was convicted of tax evasion and fathered a child by another woman while you were married? A voter might say that if your judgment is so flawed that you continue to be involved with this man, why should we vote for her?"

Returning for a second segment, Jeanine Pirro revealed that she has approached United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "I've asked Alberto Gonzales to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate me and the allegations. I'm not afraid of what their findings will be. We are 40 days before an election, and the leaking of sealed wiretaps is an affront to democracy. I'm not going to take this."

Guest: Govindini Murty, NewsMax

Govindini Murty of the on-line journal NewsMax, who has investigated Robert Redford's Sundance Channel, told The Factor that the channel has become increasingly radicalized. "Redford has really turned hard left the past few years. He's in business with George Soros, who gave the channel $4.6 million in 2002. The Sundance Film Festival began as folksy, granola Americana. But in recent years the documentaries have had titles like 'The Women of Hezbollah' and are all left wing films." The Factor called on Redford to be more transparent. "The channel has turned into a far left propaganda machine. I don't care what Robert Redford does with his money or the Sundance Channel, but be up front about it."

Guests: Glenn White, Dallas Police Union

The Dallas police department has been accused of mishandling the incident involving NFL star Terrell Owens, who required medical help Tuesday night. Glenn White of the police union defended his officers and criticized Owens' "publicist" Kim Etheredge. "When Kim Etheredge called 9-1-1 in a panic, she wanted someone there quick. Then she has a news conference and criticizes the officers for making it up. She owes an apology to those three officers. The people under the microscope ought to be Terrell Owens and Etheredge, not the officers."

Guests: Reporter Marianne Martinez

53-year old drifter Duane Morrison entered a Colorado high school Wednesday, took hostages, and killed 16-year old Emily Keyes. Denver reporter Marianne Martinez explained how Morrison gained entrance to the school. "He was dressed in a hooded sweatshirt with a backpack, and he probably tried to blend in with the students. A lot of the parents I spoke with kept asking 'how can this happen here?" The Factor pointed out that this awful crime took place in what is supposedly a safe haven. "It's so troubling because here's a girl who goes to school in Bailey, Colorado, where there is no violence. I don't know if kids are safe anywhere any more. This is just very disturbing."

Guest: Author Peter Shankman

In a new music video, heiress and professional celebrity Paris Hilton plays a sexy teacher seducing an underage student. Public relations expert Peter Shankman defended the video and its makers. "From a marketing perspective, it's brilliant. Every kid thinks about that situation of having the hot teacher who is suddenly in love with them. Paris Hilton's demographic is the 15- to 17-year old boy." But The Factor slammed the actress and her corporate enabler. "This comes back to big corporations like Warner Brothers throwing this stuff out. Paris Hilton and Warner should be ashamed of themselves."

Many of you opined on the segment with former Clinton aides James Carville and Paul Begala. Some excerpts:

J.W. Adie, Enterprise, AL: "Hey Bill, I watched in amazement as James Carville and Paul Begala could not provide one example of how Fox News is unfair to Bill Clinton. Are we supposed to believe them just because they say it is so?"

Edward Sonner, Ching Mai, Thailand: "For far too many years, the American media has been so liberal that their standard became the norm. Since Fox gives the other side a fair hearing, they are now branded as conservatives."

Wayne Smith, Heber Springs, AR: "Begala and Carville made you look like a chump, O'Reilly."

Elliott Talbot, Bloomfield Hills, MI: "Bill, I would say you made fools out of Carville and Begala, but they didn't need any help."

Mark Ruby, Oil City, PA: "Bill, the difference between you and those guys, is that they admit to being propagandists. You won't do that."