The O'Reilly Factor
A daily summary of segments aired on The O'Reilly Factor. A preview of the evening's rundown is posted before the show airs each weeknight.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
The Factor Rundown
Talking Points Memo & Top Story
Washington Beat Segment
Ingraham Angle
Mad as Hell
Weekdays with Bernie Segment
What the Heck Just Happened Segment
Tip Of The Day
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President Obama and the Folks
Guests: James Carville & Andrea Tantaros
"Some are calling for the president to be impeached, so I asked the Fox News polling people to form a question about impeachment. The results of the scientific survey are in - 36% favor impeachment, 61% do not. Most Americans reject an impeachment spectacle because they know it would hurt the country and there is no compelling evidence to support that drastic action. But there is no question that the president is under pressure, and on every major issue most Americans disapprove of his performance. Barack Obama has lost the folks, at least those Americans who evaluate things in a fair way. Talking Points believes President Obama's current problems are being exacerbated by his demeanor. He seems disengaged, apathetic, even arrogant at times. He meanders and doesn't seem authoritative. So the perception, even in some Democratic precincts, is that Mr. Obama has lost his ability to deal with problems effectively. From the president's point of view, he believes he's being treated unfairly by the Republican House and that the media, which once adored him, is not giving him enough support. The president is not the kind of guy who rallies the troops, he's an academic and consensus-seeker. Well, there is consensus now. Most Americans feel President Obama is failing in his job."

The Factor dissected the president's poll numbers with Democrat James Carville and conservative Andrea Tantaros. "These numbers are stable," Carville insisted, "and I don't think he cares much about poll numbers. People's incomes have not gone up the way they'd like, but I think will be the best year for private job creation in this century. It takes a while for these things to get into the bloodstream." Tantaros agreed that President Obama does not seem to care about public opinion. "That's the reason his poll numbers are so low - people don't believe he cares and he's not even pretending. He makes no effort, and the more that Republicans ramp up the criticism, the more passive-aggressive he gets. He doesn't care!" The Factor concluded, "The perception is that he's failing to solve the problems while we're in dangerous territory in a number of different areas."
Chaos in Iraq
Guests: James Rosen & Carl Cameron
The terrorist ISIS army is marauding through parts of Syria and Iraq, taking over large parts of those lands. Fox News correspondent James Rosen reported the latest on the situation. "The question is why the administration is not firing shots at ISIS," Rosen said, "and there are a number of reasons. The overriding one is that the commander-in-chief harbors a real revulsion toward the projection of American military force. He came to office pledging to end the Iraq war and is loath to take any action that would appear to be reneging on that." FNC's Carl Cameron analyzed the widening chasm between the two parties in Washington. "It's just as poisonous as everybody says and maybe more so. House Republicans are suing the president and other Republicans think he should be impeached. There has been acrimony since the first term and it's gotten to the point where both sides are utterly wedded to servicing their political bases."
Presidential Contender?
Guest: Laura Ingraham
The Factor asked conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham for her take on isolationist Rand Paul, who may run for the GOP presidential nomination. "He's capturing what a lot of people are feeling out there," she surmised, "after the Bush years and a sense that we didn't really win in Iraq. He's closer than other Republicans to the way Americans feel about getting involved militarily in Syria and Ukraine and Iraq. People worry that we're going to have more wars and more intervention." Ingraham advised Republicans to be wary of overseas actions. "If we start sounding like we are more concerned with the borders of Iraq then we are with our own borders, that will be a hard sell to the middle class that carries the burdens of the wars." But The Factor contended that "Rand Paul will be hurt by his foreign policy."
What Makes YOU Mad?
Guest: Heather Nauert
Fox News anchor Heather Nauert entered the No Spin Zone to answer emails from angry viewers. One of them, Pennsylvanian Kim Young, is peeved because the University of Texas and other schools give preferences to certain minorities. "The policy at Texas," she reported, "is that 25% of the students who apply there are admitted on a 'holistic review.' That includes things like single-parent upbringing and if you've had adversity." Another viewer, Gary Coffin of North Carolina, complained that President Obama is acting like a dictator. "One of his biggest executive orders," Nauert said, "is the one dealing with young children coming across the border. The order says that those children can stay here if they meet certain requirements. A lot of people have argued that the president abuses executive orders, but Congress can de-fund these."
Media Getting Fed Up
Guest: Bernie Goldberg
The White House press corps is enraged because the Obama administration banned the media from an event celebrating the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing. The Factor asked Bernie Goldberg why the press was shunned. "I'll give you one possibility," Goldberg said. "What if one of the astronauts says, 'Mr. President, I think you made a big mistake by gutting the manned space program?' What if another says, 'Mr. President, it's humiliating for Americans to have to hitch a ride to the space station on a Russian rocket?' Do you think the president wants the press around to hear any of that? This is the same Barack Obama who promised us that he would have the most open administration in American history. Sure!"
Political System in Ukraine out of Control
Guests: Greg Gutfeld & Bernard McGuirk
The Factor welcomed Greg Gutfeld and Bernard McGuirk, who opined on this week's near-brawl in the Ukraine parliament. "This is like the family across the street that's always quarreling," Gutfeld said. "You want to do something but you're afraid that if you get in between them you'll get hit. This was a fight between the separatists and the nationalists, and this is what happens if you don't take your borders seriously. Every major conflict around the world is about a border." McGuirk revealed some inside information about the brouhaha's actual cause. "There was a question about whether to allow The O'Reilly Factor to be shown in Ukraine, that's what set them off. I'd like to see this kind of passion in our own Congress - I'd like to see Mitch McConnell and John Boehner duking it out with Al Franken and Harry Reid." The Factor laid out the fundamental difference between lawmakers in Washington and Kiev: "Our Congress stabs each other in the back, they actually fight with their fists."
Legendary Team Honors Our Wounded Vets
The storied European soccer team Real Madrid is playing matches in various stadiums around the country, and some American wounded warriors will be honored at the games.