|
|
| 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.
|
|
|
"The last of the original CNN anchors, Lou Dobbs, has left the network after 27 years. The New York Times is thrilled about Dobbs' exit, editorializing that 'Mr. Dobbs's CNN program has long been a nesting ground for untruths and conspiracy theories' about illegal immigration. The anti-immigrant label applied to Lou Dobbs did not sit well with CNN, which is dominated by liberal management. Also, Dobbs gave voice to the 'birthers,' a fringe group that believes President Obama was not born in the USA. But it was the immigration deal that defined Lou. Most Americans are not anti-immigration, but they are firmly against chaos and the quasi-open border system the New York Times embraces. On the subject of criminal illegal aliens, The Factor and Lou Dobbs have been quite clear - zero tolerance! If you commit a crime, you serve time and then are banished forever. But again, that offends liberal America, which rarely makes value judgments about bad behavior. CNN is not a place that embraces controversy or conservative, populist principles. So the departure of Lou Dobbs was inevitable; it's a miracle he lasted as long as he did."
Lou Dobbs himself entered the No Spin Zone and elaborated on his sudden departure from CNN. "I heard very directly," Dobbs said, "that management decided to take CNN in a direction in which advocacy journalism would not be part of it. Their ratings are lower than they should be, and I was partly to blame because my broadcast was in that lineup. They're now making choices trying to change that; they want to move toward a purely neutral presentation." The Factor questioned CNN's programming strategy: "I don't have anything against CNN, but every show that doesn't have an opinion is dying. Campbell Brown is getting murdered, Larry King has declined like 80%, and Anderson Cooper is getting hammered. So they want more of that? Does that make sense?" Dobbs added that he has been the object of threats and even gunfire. "There was a shot taken at our house, which followed months of threats on the issue of illegal immigration. It became a matter of some intensity." Finally, Dobbs hinted that a future run for political office may be in the cards: "My wife and I are thinking about a lot of opportunities, and I can guarantee you that I'll remain in the public arena.? |
|
|
| The Obama administration has decided that confessed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspected terrorists will be tried in a New York federal court. The Factor welcomed FNC's Judge Andrew Napolitano, who endorsed the administration's position. "In my opinion," Napolitano declared, "9/11 was not an act of war. 9/11 was an act in which individual people, not a government, slaughtered innocents. Under the law, 'war' has to be government versus government, and there was no declaration of war." The Factor fervently disagreed: "This is a terrible mistake. This is going to turn into a circus - the Bush administration and waterboarding and the CIA are going to be on trial." |
|
|
| The Factor asked Fox News political analyst Brit Hume to weigh in on the New York City terror trials. "The government obviously has a choice about where to try them," Hume said. "They're going to try some inmates at Guantanamo Bay by military tribunal. So if that option is available and there are risks associated with trying them in New York, I don't understand why they are doing this. I haven't heard a good argument for doing it this way." The Factor surmised that politics may have a role in the decision: "Certain elements in the Obama administration, perhaps the president himself, want to put Bush/Cheney and the CIA on trial to divert attention from the problems they're having.? |
|
|
| The Factor welcomed FNC analysts Ellis Henican and Mary Katharine Ham, who focused on Sarah Palin's current book tour. "She can be super engaging," Ham said, "and she comes across as an awesome American with a great family talking about personal issues. But if she wants to continue being a politician, she needs to think about running for the House or Senate, or maybe running a national charity." Henican portrayed Palin as a whiner and complainer. "She's got to stop this bellyaching, this 'why's everybody picking on me,' and she needs to move beyond being the victim. She's a woman of phenomenal gifts, but she has failed to broaden her appeal to people who are not her intense supporters." The Factor reminded viewers that Palin will be in the No Spin Zone later this week, and predicted that it will be "an important interview for Sarah Palin." |
|
|
| FNC media analyst Bernie Goldberg scrutinized the mostly negative coverage of Sarah Palin and her book tour. "The media didn't like her when she was running," Goldberg began, "and they don't like her now. But I don't think they detest her simply because she's a conservative, pro-life, pro-gun woman. There's something else at work - here's a woman who didn't go to Harvard, Yale or Princeton. She has five kids and they detested her because she was so ordinary, a middle American. And you know what? Middle Americans are who the liberals in the 'lamestream' media really detest." The Factor agreed that "there is a condescension that many bring to Sarah Palin, and I'm still trying to figure out what people find so annoying." |
|
|
| President Obama's deep bow to the Emperor of Japan has been dissected and scrutinized. The Factor's Check: "The bow is customary, but not mandatory. Check doesn't really care, as long as the emperor picked up the lunch check, because we are always mindful of the deficit." Back at home, former Congressman William Jefferson, who stashed $90,000 in cash in his freezer, has been convicted and sentenced. The Factor's Check: "He's going to prison for thirteen years for bribery and racketeering, among other charges. Jefferson is 62 years old and is appealing his sentence." The Factor concluded with a Check about the upcoming O'Reilly/Beck Bold & Fresh Tour: "The Westbury, Long Island venue sold out in less than twelve hours, although there will be a few more tickets made available. We've added another show in Tampa, and tickets are also going fast in Charleston, South Carolina and Norfolk, Virginia. There's more information on BoldFreshTour.com." |
|
|
| Monday's Patriot: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre, who runs a charity devoted to helping abused women and children. And the Pinhead: Bruce Springsteen, who forgot where he was performing, perhaps understandably during an extended tour. |
|
|
Barbara Hall, Starke, FL: "O'Reilly, your rant on the absurdity of putting Al Qaeda terrorists on trial in New York City was as good as it gets."
Virginia Stewart, New York City, NY: "Mr. O, I live six blocks from the World Trade Center and want to see these killers tried in an open court."
Jill Baumann, Wausau, WI: "Exactly where does the Obama administration think they will find 12 impartial jurors?"
Cormac Finn, County Carlow, Ireland: "O'Reilly, as a liberal, you infuriate me, but for some reason, I stay up until one in the morning to watch The Factor.? |
|
|