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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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Drugs & Crime
Guest:Paul Larkin
"President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder want to change the criminal code when it comes to some dope dealers. They believe that in some cases the drug laws in America are unfair. But the act of giving another person a substance that could kill them or alter their minds so they kill somebody else is surely an aggressive action. I believe it's a violent action, but the president and the attorney general obviously do not. Since tough mandatory sentencing was imposed, the nation's crime rate has plummeted. In 2011, violent felonies were down 75% compared to 1993 because many drug gang members are in prison. The drug culture is not some benign opium den where people sit around contemplating their pipe dreams; drug trafficking is brutal, nasty, and inhumane in the extreme. Yet some of these abusers are now being portrayed as victims and non-violent offenders. Talking Points believes that giving drug-involved people leniency will escalate the crime rate in America. But we are living in a very liberal time when sympathy for the devil is growing on a number of fronts. Yes, America has the highest incarceration rate in the Western world, but that's because we're a nation that embraces drug abuse. If we don't deal with that reality, all of us are going to suffer."

The Factor turned to Paul Larkin of the conservative Heritage Foundation for another perspective. "Yes, selling narcotics to people endangers their lives," Larkin conceded, "but it doesn't necessarily involve violence. It's a mistake to mistake marijuana and other drugs with poison - even if we're talking about heroin and cocaine, you're still not talking about something that is necessarily poisonous. If the best policy is to soften the laws, then that's a policy worth pursuing." The Factor insisted that selling hard drugs is a violent crime: "The important thing to look at in criminal justice is protecting human beings. I see this as a violent action because I know people who have died from this and I have no sympathy for drug dealers."
Permissive Parenting?
Guests:Monica Crowley & Alan Colmes
During his visit to a marijuana celebration in Colorado last weekend, Jesse Watters encountered one man who brought his 14-year-old daughter. The Factor asked Monica Crowley and Alan Colmes to evaluate the dad's judgment. "I saw this segment," Crowley said, "and I was yelling at my television. Marijuana is a gateway drug to harder stuff, and is this father going to be around if this girl gets hooked on stronger drugs?" But Colmes was loath to condemn the permissive dad. "She seemed like a mature young woman and she said she would not smoke marijuana, if she did, until she's 21. You have to know more about the family to make a blanket statement." The Factor concluded, "A lot of parents feel obligated to be hip and it's disturbing that the boundaries between parents and children are collapsing."
Rancher vs. Feds
Guest:Scott Shaw
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has defied federal agents who want him to pay fees for using federal land. The Factor was joined by Scott Shaw, founder of a militia movement that supports Bundy. "My advice to him," Shaw said, "is to stay true to his convictions. He has a problem with the government owning the land in Nevada and I fully understand that. We always hear that we're a nation of laws, but it turns out that we're only a nation of laws when it suits our federal overlords, who pick and choose what laws they're going to enforce. I wouldn't provoke a confrontation, but I would definitely defend myself if the government came and took up arms against me." The Factor reminded Shaw that Bundy has broken the law, saying, "The federal government does have the right to seize the man's cattle."
Horrific Abortion Doctor
Guest:Nick Searcy
Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who killed scores of babies, ranks as one of America's worst mass murderers. Actor Nick Searcy entered the No Spin Zone to report on his efforts to raise $2-million to make a movie about Gosnell. "We're already 50% there," Searcy said, "so go to GosnellMovie.com. This is a true crime story about one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. It's gruesome, it's bloody, it's violent, and Hollywood loves those kind of things. But you don't have to go into the gory details for this to be a fascinating film, it says a lot about society and it's not just an exploitation film." The Factor questioned whether moviegoers will flock to a film about a human butcher: "You don't see too many films about infanticide, killing babies is not exactly an uplifting situation."
Hot Legal Topics
Guests:Kimberly Guilfoyle & Lis Wiehl
Legal analysts Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl examined Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling, which upheld a ban on racial preferences at Michigan universities. "The court is saying," Wiehl explained, "that state voters can decide that they do not want preferential treatment based on race or gender. That is the law in Michigan and about seven other states." Guilfoyle added that the justices are simply upholding the will of Michigan voters. "There is no authority in the Constitution to undermine elections, and this was decided by an election. 58% of the electorate voted for this in Michigan and it's their right to do so." The legal wizards turned to the Arizona woman who went to a job interview and left her children in the car. "She is charged with endangering these children," Wiehl said, "because a 6-month-old and a 2-year-old were left in the car. They were sweating and they probably were endangered, but this woman was trying to go for a job." The Factor rendered a final judgment: "She made a terrible decision, but would I put this woman in jail? No. Would I place her under supervision? Yes I would."
2016 Preview
Guest:Charles Krauthammer
Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer looked ahead to 2016 and what it would take for a Republican candidate to defeat Hillary Clinton. "You let reality set in," Dr. K prescribed. "People have a fuzzy picture of her, but when reality sets in and people look at her record this is not going to be an easy run to the presidency. When people begin to examine the real Hillary and her lack of achievements, then it will be a real race. She was asked at a forum a few weeks ago to name her proudest achievement as secretary of state, and she could not answer the question. I defy anyone to name a singular achievement. Why should she be president, other than the fact that she married a man who became president? All she's running on is the reflected glory of the 90s and zero achievements on her part."
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