Guests:Rep Trent Franks (R-AZ) & Rep Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
"Former Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has slammed the White House for not having a strategy to fight the jihad and for refusing to use the term 'Islamic militants.' General Flynn said, 'You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists.' He joins a host of other former Obama officials in telling the world the administration has no plan to defeat Islamic terrorism. Talking Points has been chronicling that for months. Here's the latest: Ten Democratic senators are telling President Obama that if there is no progress in the Iran nuke negotiations by March, they will join with Republicans in embarrassing him by passing sanctions. Iran is the centerpiece of this terror war. If that nation gets a nuclear weapon, the jihad gains incredible power. And then there is the Bowe Bergdahl situation, again tied into the jihad. Sgt. Bergdahl was traded for five top Taliban terrorists who will most likely return to the battlefield to fight against America. Meantime, Bergdahl apparently left the battlefield, deserting his unit in Afghanistan. The Factor broke a story earlier this week that says the White House is pressuring the Pentagon to go easy on Bergdahl. Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer says the Army has come to the conclusion that Bergdahl did indeed desert. The Army denies that but Shaffer is standing by his story, which has also been reported by NBC News. The White House desperately does not want a trial where members of Bergdahl's unit would testify that he put their lives in danger. So President Obama would prefer that Bergdahl be charged with going AWOL. Then he could be quietly punished with no big exposition. But the facts show that Bergdahl did desert his unit. The sane way to do this is to charge Bergdahl with desertion, and then, on humanitarian grounds, the president would pardon him. But the sergeant would lose back pay and be dishonorably discharged. Col. Shaffer reports that politics is influencing the Bergdahl situation. If that is true, we the people need to know about it. Bottom line: Talking Points believes the Army knows exactly what Bergdahl did and is stonewalling the process. As always, I could be wrong."

The Factor scrutinized the Bergdahl case with Congressmen Trent Franks of Arizona and Ryan Zinke of Montana, both Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee. "We did negotiate with terrorists," Zinke complained, "and we released five Taliban terrorists. We are doing the same thing in Gitmo. This president has shown that he is willing to break the Constitution." Franks accused the Obama team of jeopardizing American security. "The Bergdahl swap essentially replenished the leadership ranks of the Taliban. This administration does not seem to understand that this trade put heroes at greater risk and said to terrorists, if you take one of our people you can get whatever you want." The Factor added that Bergdahl's alleged desertion may have cost lives: "Reports are that American soldiers were killed hunting for Bergdahl, and we can't get an exposition of the investigation? It's outrageous."

Guest:Karl Rove
How can Hillary Clinton be beaten in the general election? The Factor posed that question to former Bush adviser Karl Rove. "The most obvious issue is foreign policy," Rove declared. "She was secretary of state and you can't look around the world and not see problems. She was the architect of the 'Russian reset,' we have problems in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the resurgence of ISIS. You can't point to any success, and people think about foreign policy a lot when they feel threatened." Rove also theorized that Clinton is vulnerable on the economy. "She doesn't understand how the economy works, she doesn't have a vision of how it ought to go, and she's going to be stuck defending the anemic recovery we've had under Barack Obama."

Guest:Joe Tacopina
A music video glorifying anti-cop violence features two New York City public defenders. The Factor asked attorney Joe Tacopina whether those government-funded lawyers can be disbarred or otherwise disciplined. "Under professional rules of conduct," Tacopina said, " they could be in for a rude awakening and disbarment is a possibility. The police union could file a complaint with the disciplinary committee. They have an obligation as lawyers to uphold the law and to make sure they don't do things that are prejudicial to the administration of justice." The Factor summarized, "The bottom line is that these guys are in trouble."

Guest:Cheryl Casone
In another edition of "Did You Know That?," The Factor spoke with Fox Business anchor Cheryl Casone, who spent her post-college years up in the air working as a flight attendant. "You see a lot of things that people do," she recalled, "and some people check their brains when they get onto an airplane. But I could crack the whip if I had to - there were a couple of bachelor parties out of Vegas where I had to get tough." Casone recounted her transition from high travel to high finance. "I would sit in the back of the plane and study the stock market, which I knew nothing about. I started investing my own money and did pretty well, then I did an internship at a local TV station. I finally landed at Fox nine years ago."

Guest:Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller opined on some Super Bowl controversies, including the case of the underinflated footballs. "They're going to end up flattening the ballboy," he jested, "who will end up being the only kid at Gitmo. And Marshawn Lynch has trademarked the crotch-grab. He never talks, but occasionally he scores a touchdown and grabs himself." Miller also mocked the experts who mangled this week's forecast. "They can't get it right from Tuesday to Wednesday, so when they tell me about the year 2057, I say, 'How about we get tomorrow down first?' Global warming is responsible for everything - it inflated Al Gore's bank account and deflated the footballs."

Guest:Martha MacCallum
Former Governor Howard Dean trashed the movie "American Sniper" last week and mocked the people seeing the film. Now he's apologizing. We'll show you what he had to say. Then, a Super Bowl ad deemed too controversial, has been pulled. We'll show you the commercial tonight.

Kurt Allen, Denver, CO: "A few weeks ago, General Martin Dempsey said the Bergdahl report should be ready to be released shortly. Now the Pentagon is saying there is no timetable."

Donald Dover, Rock Hill, SC: "I am a former Marine and Vietnam vet. I think it is a slap in the face to any vet to see Bergdahl in a military uniform."

Sgt. Andrew Foggio, Louisiana: "Mr. O'Reilly, I thank you so much for supporting independencefund.org. Every time I look at my track chair, it gives me strength to know I have not been forgotten and I have a much better outlook."

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