Guest:Austan Goolsbee
"Some people were upset by the State of the Union address, believing that Barack Obama is not doing the right thing for the country. But to me the president is consistent, his liberal view of the world was on full display. He believes the federal government should give stuff to people who don't have much and take stuff from the affluent and businesses. That is the core liberal tenet and it will never change. Also, it is clear the president does not want to confront Islamic terrorism in a major way. He only devoted two minutes to it, and he once again talked about terrorists, not Islamic terrorists. He said, 'We are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations.' Arab nations? Give us a break! Just five of them are opposing ISIS in a meaningful way and the Obama administration has no strategy to defeat the jihad. This is dangerous and it's only a matter of time until we get hit. On the home front, the reason Barack Obama remains fairly popular is that many Americans feel they are not treated fairly. Minority communities believe that and some white Americans are frustrated as well. Wages have fallen significantly during President Obama's tenure. He will tell you it's because he inherited a terrible recession, but the wage situation is due to high tech in the marketplace, where machines replace people, and the high cost of doing business in the USA. Obamacare has constricted hiring, regulations make it difficult for businesses to start, and high taxation drains profit. The result: fewer good jobs and plenty of applicants to fill them, which means lower salaries. The president's entitlement jihad cannot replace upward mobility created by private sector jobs. Bottom line: it's easy to give a speech saying things are great, all presidents do that. The truth is we are not defeating the Islamic jihad and America is not creating enough good paying jobs to drive wages higher."

For an opposing point of view, The Factor welcomed former Obama adviser Austan Goolsbee. "There has been a 15-year trend in declining wages," he began, "and I don't think that argues against making investments in education and what you call the 'entitlement jihad.' The president agrees that we should cut the corporate tax rate and broaden the base. We have the highest corporate rate, but companies actually pay less than the global average." Goolsbee also defended the president's anti-terror policies. "I disagree that there is no strategy. There is a massive rift within Islam and we have to get Muslims to recognize that their own people are getting killed, we have to incorporate them into this fight. What's the alternative, to put U.S. ground troops over there? That's a strategy to make us targets, not to get us out of there."

Guest:Laura Ingraham
President Obama is asking for hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes to fund community college education, sick leave for workers, and other initiatives. FNC's Laura Ingraham dismissed the president's plans as unworkable and ineffective. "We pay for pre-K," she said, "and for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for some kids. Now they want to go all the way through community college. I don't think it's about education, I think the goal for Obama is to re-make America and to amass more control in Washington." The Factor contended that "free" community college is actually counterproductive: "The tuition is rock bottom. I worked my butt off painting houses to get through college. You achieve and you earn and you pay your way through."

Guest:Ian Tuttle
Clint Eastwood's movie "American Sniper" has been attacked by many on the left, who are upset because it glorifies the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. The Factor examined the controversy with conservative writer Ian Tuttle. "Most of the criticism leveled against the movie is aimed at Chris Kyle," he reported. "The worst offender is probably Max Blumenthal of the left-wing blog Alternet. He called Kyle an 'occupier' who mowed down faceless Iraqis and he compared Kyle to one of the snipers who terrorized Washington, DC. Blumenthal, Michael Moore and others represent a viewpoint that seems to be gaining traction on the left." But The Factor maintained that Kyle was a genuine hero: "He was shooting Iraqi terrorists and I would have shot them too. People who see this movie like it and they admire Chris Kyle."

Guests:Eric Shawn & Molly Line
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama argued for a hike in the minimum wage, saying it's impossible to raise a family on a minimum wage salary. FNC's Eric Shawn administered a dose of truth serum to that claim. "You can't raise a family on $15,000 a year," Shawn agreed, "but the fact is that most people earning the minimum are young people between 16 and 24 years old. And of the 3.3 million people earning minimum wage, 66.8% are not married, so we're not talking about millions of people." Fox News anchor Molly Line then scrutinized the president's boast about lower gas prices. "The statement he's making is actually true," she said, "and the biggest driver is that crude oil prices have fallen. The question is whether the president can take credit for this. U.S. crude production on non-federal lands has increased by 61%, while crude oil production on federal land has actually declined."

Guest:Dennis Miller
A funny thing happened to the New England Patriots on the way to the Super Bowl. The Pats are accused of using improperly inflated footballs during their romp over the Indianapolis Colts. Dennis Miller entered the No Spin Arena to elaborate. "It's an allegory for the country as it is right now," he quipped. "If the Patriots have deflated balls, then they truly are America's team because that's where we are as a country. But I find it liberating that we can all come together as a nation and talk about 'soft balls' and not get chided for it." Miller also lauded the movie "American Sniper" and blasted those who are taking shots at the film from the left. "Chris Kyle was an American hero, thank God for men like him. I'm surprised people like Michael Moore and Seth Rogen don't spontaneously combust when they talk about a guy like him."

Guest:Martha MacCallum
Martha MacCallum reported on an incredible piece of video shot by a man whose car was stalled on the New Jersey Turnpike during an ice storm. He turned around and shot footage of a skidding tractor trailer that came within a few feet of smashing into his car. "That guy thought he was about to meet his maker," MacCallum said. "There was a quarter-inch of ice all over this whole section of New Jersey and there were 428 accidents. Miraculously, no one was injured in this accident, these guys were very lucky."

Ben Sanders, Wichita, KS: "Bill, you keep interrupting Kirsten Powers. Quit interrupting her."

Jim Bishop, Oak Ridge, NC: "Kirsten was disrespectful to you, O'Reilly. She wasted our time."

Peewee Henson, Reno, NV: "The American left is ungrateful and pathetic. If it wasn't for our military and people like Chris Kyle, our freedoms would be at risk."

Peter Gigante, Bellingham, WA: "Michael Moore says snipers are cowards. Is a bomber pilot a coward too? How about a tank commander?"

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