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| All content taken from The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. Each weeknight by 6 PM EST a preview of that evening's show will be posted and then updated with additional information the following weekday by noon EST.
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| "NBC's Matt Lauer interviewed President Obama for just six minutes a few hours before the Super Bowl. The President said his policies are improving the economy and he's watching Iran very closely. Last year I interviewed the President before the game; we talked for about 14 minutes and the tone was very different. One interesting part of last year's interview was Egypt - President Obama said he was confident that Egypt would have 'a government that we can work with as a partner.' That confidence was not well founded; Egypt now says it will put 19 Americans on trial on totally trumped-up charges and the USA is threatening to suspend the $1.3 billion in aid we give them. But there's no question that President Obama is in a better position today than he was last year. Jobs will most likely define the race unless the Republican challenger can define the danger of America's massive debt in a way that will get the attention of the voters. The debates will mean everything this year as independents try to decide who to support. Talking Points expects one of the closest elections in the nation's history." |
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Guests: Brit Hume
The Factor asked Fox News analyst Brit Hume about President Obama's apparent momentum and confidence. "Two or three months ago," Hume said, "he had reason to be worried. The economy was weak, job growth was poor. But job growth has begun to accelerate a little and that's the number we watch the most when you're looking for the outcome of a presidential election. So the President has some reason to be confident, and he can't help but be heartened by the spectacle of the Republican candidates tearing themselves apart." Speaking of the GOP race, Hume opined that Mitt Romney has been extremely effective in attacking his remaining rivals. "Romney has raised his game on the negative side, but for a lot of Republican voters the question is whether he can raise his game on the positive side and convince the many Republican voters that have doubts about him that he is one of them." |
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Guests: Juan Williams & Mary Katharine Ham
Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra, running for Senate in Michigan, is airing an ad with an Asian actress "thanking" Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow for helping the Asian economy with her big spending. Juan Williams and Mary Katharine Ham scrutinized accusations that the ad is "anti-Asian." "It's a satirical ad and to me it is silly," Williams said, "with this woman portrayed as some kind of Charlie Chan character. This is supposed to be a serious issue but this didn't seem worthy of Pete Hoekstra - it creates problems for him and crosses a line." Ham agreed that the spot does Hoekstra more harm than good. "It is not a smart ad, and whenever you delve into something that is going to get a racial conversation started you're not in a good situation. This is a serious issue and you can talk about China without doing this." The Factor made it unanimous, saying, "There's a gleeful Asian woman who is speaking broken English, which is a cliché. I don't know if that's a good thing to do." |
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Guests: Peter Shankman & Mike Paul
Clint Eastwood appears in a TV spot for Chrysler in which he declares, "It's halftime America, and our second half is about to begin." Some Republicans have accused Eastwood of shilling for President Obama, so The Factor explored the controversy with public relations consultant Mike Paul. "To me this was a classic 'thank you' ad," Paul said, "saying thank you, President Obama, for bailing us out. This was about branding." Marketing expert Peter Shankman dismissed that notion, saying the ad is simply meant to sell American cars. "Last year an ad with Eminem started the 'Detroit is on its way back' movement. That was a very successful ad and Detroit said let's do it again." The Factor concluded that Clint Eastwood is inadvertently mired in a left-right dispute: "Eastwood did a good thing, he's trying to say America is coming back and we'll work our way out of it. But now he's caught in the political wars and getting hammered as an ideologue." |
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Guest: Sandy Rios
The conservative organization "One Million Moms" wants JCPenney to fire spokesperson Ellen DeGeneres because she is openly gay. Fox News contributor Sandy Rios outlined why she sympathizes with the group. "This is not about Ellen DeGeneres," Rios declared, "it's about mainstreaming something that is not acceptable to Christian and traditional family people all over the country. Ellen DeGeneres has chosen to act out her lesbian lifestyle, while JCPenney is supposed to be middle America, the place where families shop. They're trying to say to JCPenney, please don't do that." The Factor contended that "One Million Moms" is out of line: "They are asking a private company to fire an American citizen based upon her lifestyle. I don't think that's the spirit of America. This is a witch hunt that shouldn't happen." |
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Guest: Bernie Goldberg
After watching the coverage of last week's dispute involving the Komen Foundation and abortion provider Planned Parenthood, FNC's Bernie Goldberg accused the mainstream media of letting its bias show. "A lot of reporters," Goldberg said, "don't know pro-life people, they don't travel in the same universe. They need to understand that people who live between Manhattan and Malibu are Americans too and their values should be respected." Goldberg also decried the anti-gay sentiment among some conservative groups. "There's something that needs to be said," Goldberg declared. "There is a strain of bigotry running through conservative America and it goes against gay people. That has to leave the conservative movement." The Factor came to this conclusion: "I think the bigotry against pro-life people is way more than the bigotry against gay people, particularly in the media where very few people respect the pro-life position. When you boil it down, what do the pro-life people want? They want to save babies!" |
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| Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson referred to "Fox TV," apparently meaning Fox News Channel, as "the enemy." The Factor's Check: "We're not the 'enemy,' Congressman. In fact, you're invited on to see for yourself." Also, there are questions as to whether Madonna was lip-synching during her Super Bowl show. The Factor's Check: "I was bored by Madonna's performance, it seemed so ordinary. However, it might just be me because I am a boring guy. So, we're asking you to decide in a brand new BillOReilly.com poll." |
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Donna Nill, Grandfield, OK: "As a breast cancer survivor, I do not support Planned Parenthood and will donate money to Komen only if the money goes for breast cancer screening."
Dr. Reg Watts, Temecula, CA: "Mr. O, every time a dollar is donated to Planned Parenthood, it frees up a dollar the organization has to go for abortion promotion."
Jocie DeVries, Seattle, WA: "Way to go, Bill. It's been great to hear you take on Stossel and Geraldo over a soft approach to drug abuse. That is not working. My husband and I adopted several drug-affected children. You are correct, drug abuse enslaves people forever." |
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| Monday's Patriot or Pinhead: Model Gisele Bundchen, aka Mrs. Tom Brady, who stuck up for her husband and blamed his receivers for losing the Super Bowl. |
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