"Michael Moore's new movie touting the benefits of socialized medicine is rather flat at the box office, and the activist has been acting a bit erratically. When a CNN medical commentator criticized his film for being misleading, Moore went off: 'That report was so biased ... why don't you tell the truth to the American people?' Moore went on to hammer CNN's Wolf Blitzer, and I can only say I wish Moore would come in here and try that. But he has dodged us, and that's because I have his number. The truth is that Moore is a socialist - he wants a liberal government to provide cradle-to-grave entitlements, and to have the right to seize personal assets through draconian taxation. Those who want the government to run the show say it is your right to have free health care. Talking Points believes government-run health care would be a disaster featuring long waits for treatment and an enormous rise in taxation. But there should be government oversight on private insurance companies, and strict guidelines about abusing customers. There can be compromise and effective government control of medical care abuse. But if Michael Moore's plan ever gets traction, pray hard you never get sick."

News Link: Video: Michael Moore vs. Wolf Blitzer

At one San Diego school, Muslim students gather to pray during a specially designated recess. Islamic spokesman Ibrahim Hooper defended the practice as perfectly reasonable. "Students of all faiths should be allowed to carry out their religious practices, as long as it's student initiated and voluntary." But radio host Roger Hedgecock denounced the sessions as unacceptable. "This is segregated by religion and by gender. We've been taught for fifty years that Jews can't do this, Christians can't do that, but suddenly Muslims can have a school within a school. And the ACLU is notoriously silent." The Factor also questioned why Islamic students receive special treatment. "Muslims have their own room where they go to pray. You're basically giving Islamic students something Jews and Christians don't have."

News Link: Muslim prayers in SD public school

After Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto questioned the wisdom of nationalized health care, he was attacked by far left New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, who accused Cavuto of saying that "universal health care promotes terrorism." Cavuto joined The Factor to set the record straight. "We looked at health care in England, and the risk is that you have to import cheaper doctors, and the risk is that you get the same kind of dangerous guys who were rounded up after the terror plots. There are a lot of problems with nationalized health care, and this is one of the things we should be aware of. But the left and Krugman say that if you oppose them you are an immoral capitalist fool." The Factor added that Krugman is not the only one who vilifies opponents. "Michael Moore says the same thing - if you are against nationalized health care, you are a savage, you hate the poor, and you want them to die."

News Link: Krugman vs. Cavuto

The Iraq government has not met any of the "benchmarks" demanded by the Bush administration. Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham lamented the situation, but defended the initial decision to invade. "When the security situation continues to deteriorate, even after the surge, it's pretty difficult for the wobbly and weak Iraqi government to do much of anything. But regardless of what you think of the initial invasion and mistakes that were made, we understood that what was happening in Iraq was actually making us safer at home. And the administration needs to get credit for the fact that we have not had another attack on the home front."

News Link: Iraq progress update

While "Law and Order's" Fred Thompson contemplates a run for the presidency, his co-star Sam Waterston is deeply involved in an initiative to nominate a third-party candidate. "This is the opportunity of a lifetime," Waterston told The Factor, "a chance to do something about the frustration lots of people feel about the way our politics are going. 'Unity08' is offering people the chance to go on line and nominate a candidate. The parties have moved to the fringes, so this was like water to a man in the desert when it was proposed to me." The Factor applauded Waterston for his commitment. "I like this idea and I think it's going to get a lot of play. I agree that extremists get all the ink, and we should have three parties." Waterston ended the segment by asking viewers to visit the web site he is promoting, www.unity08.com.

News Link: Law & Order actor behind 3rd party

The Factor welcomed legal experts Sunny Hostin and Megyn Kelly, who began with Indiana's ruling that 14-year olds can legally have sex. FNC's Kelly defended the legislation as common sense. "It basically says it's not child molestation if the sex is between two consenting teens who are within four years of each other." But Hostin delineated how the law can be abused. "People should be outraged about this. You could be talking about an 18-year old college freshman being with a 14-year old high school freshman." Next on the docket - the case of incarcerated killer Robert Kosilek, who wants the state to pay for his sex change operation. "Doctors have found that he has gender identity disorder," Hostin opined, "and prisoners have constitutional rights to obtain adequate medical care." Kelly vehemently disagreed. "Only in Massachusetts! One judge has ruled that this guy should get laser hair removal, he gets hormone treatments, and he gets women's underwear!" The Factor jokingly offered a Solomonic compromise. "I would have executed him for strangling his wife, and I don't even believe in the death penalty. I would say to him, you have a choice - you can either be dead or shut up."

News Link: New law decriminalizes some teen sex in IN

News Link: Should public pay for prisoner sex change?

Finally, Tonya Reiman provided her weekly analysis of newsmakers and their body language. She began by watching tape of Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo, who denied that controversial photos of her include nudity. "The entire time she was talking," Reiman pointed out, "one of her eyebrows was halfway up her forehead. That tells me that even if these photographs don't include nudity, she does not feel comfortable with them." Reiman also scrutinized NBC's Ann Curry's fawning interview with Al Gore. "When she touches him, he visibly moves back. She touches him several times and he's thinking 'you're too close to me.' This made him uncomfortable and that was evident."

Many of you wrote about the situation in Iraq. Some excerpts:

Chuck Hill, San Diego, CA: "Iraq is a lost cause. Their government is corrupt, ours is inept."

Jim Stanley, Austin, TX: "Bill, you shouldn't be using words like 'chaos' in describing Iraq. Sometimes I wonder if you would rather be right, than be on the right side."

Other viewers wrote about the segments focusing on women in relationships with troubled and violent men.

Debbie Meyer, Cincinnati, OH: "Mr. O'Reilly, thank you for raising awareness about abusive domestic relationships. A relative of mine is in one and I send her every segment you do."

Kenneth Brown, Jacksonville, FL: "Bill, comparing Mike Tyson to Chris Benoit is wrong. Tyson never killed anyone."