Guests:Mary Katharine Ham & Juan Williams
"With a second Ebola case in Dallas, Americans are concerned that their government will not protect them against this very contagious disease. 26-year-old Nina Pham, a nurse who treated Thomas Duncan - the Liberian who died from Ebola last week - has been diagnosed with the disease, even though she was apparently wearing protective gear. A new poll asked whether there should there be a ban on flights from West African countries into the USA? 58% said yes, 20% no. Talking Points has said that there is no compelling reason why West Africans should be admitted to the USA. This is a national security issue, is it not? We have asked Dr. Thomas Frieden of the Centers for Disease Control to appear a number of times. He has declined, and I believe it's because he knows that I know he's not being candid. Nobody is calling for charter flights to be banned, so medical assistance and military personnel could get to the affected areas in Africa. Talking Points is just asking for common sense, which the Obama administration is rejecting. Now, onto the ISIS threat. Reports out of Syria and Iraq say U.S. bombing is doing some damage to these terrorists, but is not stopping their advance. All of us who see things clearly knew that was going to be the case. I believe President Obama knew that was going to be the case but would not tell the American people. Instead, the president has created a mythology that somehow a 60-nation coalition that is basically doing nothing is going to defeat ISIS. The Turkish army is one mile away from the terrorists watching them slaughter civilians and doing nothing. Great coalition, Mr. President! The American people are not being told the whole truth by the Obama administration about two very important situations. The B.S. has to stop.

Mary Katharine Ham and Juan Williams put forth their reactions to the Talking Points. "I am very troubled with what is happening in Dallas," Williams said, "and I don't understand why we are not being told what is going on. When it comes to Dr. Frieden, accountability is key for our officials. But my question to you is, who is on the bench, who have we heard from in the medical community who says Frieden is wrong?" Ham scorched officials who have overseen the situation. "It's important not to panic, but it's perfectly rational as an American to look at this situation and point out that President Obama and many other people said there were screening processes in place. In the past year, the NIH and CDC have grossly mishandled anthrax, bird flu, and smallpox, so I don't have the utmost confidence that what they're saying is the truth." The Factor again criticized CDC boss Dr. Thomas Frieden: "He is a propagandist, he's not telling the truth. He's been on every other show but he won't come here."

Guest:Brit Hume
FNC's Brit Hume also opined on the Ebola situation and the government's reaction. "I don't think we've been leveled with on Ebola or ISIS," he asserted. "I'm more concerned that Tom Frieden doesn't know the truth about Ebola, I think he was genuinely surprised that the nurse got infected even though she was wearing protective gear. What's happening here is that we keep getting these surprises. This is still relatively small, but it's frightening." The Factor concluded with a rhetorical question, asking, "Is there one reason on this earth that we should not deny visas to West Africans until we can set up an apparatus?"

Guest:Karl Rove
Karl Rove provided one of his regular updates on the battle for control of the Senate. "Ebola adds to a growing concern about security," he said, "and ISIS has been a driver in public opinion. National security and terrorism has risen to the number two concern in most polls, and Ebola adds to those concerns. This will be more of an issue when there is a direct connection between a candidate and either one of those two issues. If you have a Republican candidate who has some credentials to talk about this and a Democrat that has a weakness, then it will become more salient." The Factor reminded Rove that Republicans are not a sure bet to win a Senate majority: "You are saying that the whole atmosphere points to Republicans doing well, yet many of the races are still very tight."

Guest:James Risen
New York Times reporter James Risen has been pursued by both the Bush and Obama administrations for publishing secrets about NSA surveillance. He entered the No Spin Zone with his thoughts on America's national security structure. "If you look at how we have fought the war on terror," he stated, "we have given the government way too much power. We have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into this, and at the same time we got rid of a lot of the rules governing the way we handle intelligence. That led to a lot of unintended consequences. And if you look at all of the countries where we have had combat operations since 9/11, it would be difficult to say that any of those countries are doing better than they were before."

Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused in the Boston Marathon bombing, are now claiming that their client was coerced by his older brother Tamerlan. Anchor and attorney Megyn Kelly elaborated on the legal strategy. "They are getting ready to argue," she reported, "that Dzhokhar is not as culpable as his dead older brother and that he went along because he was being manipulated by his older brother. His lawyers are going to argue that Dzhokhar knew his older brother had murdered three people back in 2011. They will say he was intimidated by his older brother and thought he would be killed if he didn't go along. The defense attorneys have to do something, they have to come up with some theory of defense." Nevertheless, The Factor predicted, "I don't think there is any chance this guy gets off, he'll get life in prison."

Guest:Jesse Watters
How did Jesse Watters celebrate Columbus Day? By asking some folks about Christopher Columbus and his historic voyages to the New World. Here are a few of their observations about Columbus: "He discovered something, I don't know what" ... "He conquered America, I think" ... "He was Hispanic" ... "He came over on the Mayflower." The Factor, deeply chagrined by the display of ignorance, advised Watters to dig deeper next time: "We need to know if these people actually went to school and graduated. I want their resumes, because most people watching this program think this is phony."

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