The O'Reilly Factor
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Monday, October 27, 2014
The Factor Rundown
Talking Points Memo
Top Story
Hume Zone
Elections 2014
Kelly File
Watters' World
Tip Of The Day
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National Security and Your Security
"What do Ebola, ISIS, illegal alien criminals and fanatical Muslims have in common? They all are a threat to our security. Let's take them one by one. In one of the major failings of the Obama administration, the ISIS group was allowed to gain power unchecked for months. U.S. intelligence knew about the threat, but President Obama and his national security staff refused to engage. No matter what party you're in, that mistake is in stone. Number two, Ebola. From the beginning, Talking Points has called for common sense precautions, such as restricting visas from the West African Ebola regions. Thomas Duncan, the Liberian who died in Dallas and who infected two American nurses, never should have been in this country. But the Obama administration still has not restricted visas from West Africa. The overall federal policy on Ebola remains confused. Also, Dr. Craig Spencer remains in serious condition with Ebola while his girlfriend and two other friends are being quarantined. Dr. Spencer never should have been allowed to return to his home after treating Ebola patients in Africa. All this Ebola madness is a danger to the public health. Number three, the criminal illegal alien situation. On Friday, two California police officers were shot dead by a Mexican illegal alien who had been deported twice before. 34-year old Luis Monroy-Bracamonte is being held without bail in Sacramento and will be likely charged with murder. It is a felony to return to the USA after being deported, but Bracamonte served no prison time for that. Instead, he was able to amass a number of traffic violations after being deported twice, and nobody bothered him. Please explain to me, members of Congress, why you have not demanded the president enforce immigration law? We now have two more dead police officers along with thousands of other Americans who have been harmed by criminal aliens. There is no excuse any longer, and I'm speaking to you, President Obama. And finally, the hatchet Muslim guy in New York City. 32-year-old Zale Thompson attacked four police officers Thursday. We now know he was a 'self-radicalized Muslim convert' who had a beef against the cops. Zale joins Alton Nolen in Oklahoma City, a Muslim who beheaded a co-worker, and Nidal Hasan in Fort Hood, who murdered 13 Americans working on that Army base. All three men were Muslim extremists. This one is not in President Obama's court, no leader can stop crazy people from killing innocent people. However, the New York City Police Department used to investigate radical Muslim mosques, trying to find out who the crazy people are. But under uber-liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio that surveillance has been curtailed. That puts us all in danger. So you can see that ISIS, Ebola, criminal illegal aliens, and crazy Muslim fanatics are all a danger to our security. And those we elect to protect us are not doing the job."
Reaction to Talking Points
Guests:Juan Williams & Mary Katharine Ham
When The Factor asked Juan Williams and Mary Katharine Ham to critique the Talking Points Memo, Williams focused on the illegal alien issue. "In the Hispanic community," he said, "they think Obama is the deporter-in-chief because he has been deporting people at record levels. This guy was convicted and deported twice. And the United States is more engaged with Ebola than everybody else!" But Ham portrayed the administration as the gang that can't shoot straight. "You have to have trust in the federal government to fix a system. But people say the federal government can't fix problems, so states like New Jersey and New York step in and come up with ways to deal with Ebola. Doesn't it feel like the White House is spending more energy fighting New Jersey and New York than they did coming up with the original plan?"
More Wasteful Spending
Guests:Brit Hume
Republican Senator Tom Coburn has released his annual list of wasteful government spending, including billions of dollars paid to federal employees who have been suspended. FNC's Brit Hume entered the No Spin Zone to opine. "This is a system that is totally out of control," he said. "There are 20,000 employees a year who are put on paid leave while they adjudicate their cases. It takes forever to deal with the cases, but in the meantime they are paid. It's a total loss to the government, it's out of control, and it's one of the reasons people are so discouraged with government." The Factor lamented, "The American people have absolutely no confidence in their leadership, zero!"
The Battle for the Senate
Guests:Karl Rove
Eight days before the midterm elections, Republican activist Karl Rove analyzed the GOP's prospects in the Senate. "In the most competitive races," he said, "Republicans have moved up slightly in five states over the past week and went down slightly in two states." Rove zeroed in on the New Hampshire race between Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen and Republican challenger Scott Brown. "At the beginning of the month Scott Brown was down by 4% and now he's down by 2.2%, which is real movement. Shaheen was a reasonably effective governor, but then when she moved to the Senate she moved far left, which is why she's in a horse race. Scott Brown is our best closer."
Mandatory Ebola Quarantines?
Guests:Megyn Kelly
A handful of states have imposed mandatory quarantines on medical workers who are returning after treating Ebola patients in West Africa. Megyn Kelly examined the legality of the quarantines. "From the very beginning of quarantines being imposed," she said, "people have tried to sue the government, saying their right to liberty prevents the government from doing this. But courts have always said the feds and the states can do it because the public's right to remain free from Ebola outweighs your right to not be quarantined for 21 days. This is all about public health and this is all the fault of Dr. Craig Spencer. He came back from helping Ebola patients and ran around New York City!"
Zombie World
Guests: Jesse Watters
With Halloween around the corner, Jesse Watters sought out some Americans who are big fans of zombies and the TV show "The Walking Dead." "I do believe in zombies," one young man told Watters, "and while I wouldn't say I hope for a zombie apocalypse, I am ready for one." Watters returned from the dead to summarize his adventure. "Critics will tell you," he reported, "that people watch 'The Walking Dead' because Americans fear the country is out of control and that fear is manifested in these sub-human mutants who are trying to invade." Despite his own regular encounters with zombie-like Americans on the beaches and in the streets, Watters revealed that he is personally terrified of "The Walking Dead" and prefers "The Bachelorette."
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