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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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| "As we reported yesterday, some high-profile religious leaders have issued a manifesto urging people of faith to fight back against liberal social policy and rampant secularism. The 'Manhattan Declaration' basically says that Christians are under fire and their belief system is being demeaned, and that pro-abortion ideology is prevailing in our government and all human life is being diminished as a result. The statement also says that marriage is under siege, and recommends that 'we must stop glamorizing promiscuity and infidelity.' These religious leaders are throwing down the gauntlet on life and marriage, but then they up the ante, urging Americans of faith to actively oppose anti-Christian laws. The clerics end the manifesto by saying 'we will not comply with any edict that purports to compel our institutions to participate in abortions, embryo-destructive research, assisted suicide ... nor will we bend to any rule purporting to force us to bless immoral sexual partnerships.' So the question becomes, will Americans of faith rally to this provocative point of view? If they do, the culture war will become very intense." |
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| The Factor was joined by Bishop Thomas Tobin of Rhode Island, who banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving communion because of Kennedy's pro-choice voting record. "The church has every right," Bishop Tobin explained, "to be at the table when important questions of public policies are discussed. If the religious community doesn't bring this spiritual value to these discussions, who else will do that?" The bishop elaborated on his disagreement with Patrick Kennedy. "I don't think it's a punishment. All I'm trying to say to Congressman Kennedy is that if you're a Catholic, live up to your faith. If your profession gets in the way of your faith and your relationship with God, you have to quit your job and save your soul." The Factor laid out the rationale employed by many Catholic politicians: "The Kennedys and Kerrys and Cuomos and other powerful political families all say that their private belief system does not reflect their public policy system. You're one of the few clerics in the world who have called out a powerful person and said you can't take the sacrament." |
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| President Obama may be paying a political price for his decision to try confessed terrorists in federal courts. The Factor asked former Bush advisor Karl Rove to predict the eventual fallout. "This is an utter and complete disaster," Rove stated. "It will hurt America's security and America's interest around the world. The lawyers will undermine the methods we used to capture these people and they're going to make a mockery of our Constitution by trying to apply it to people who are enemy combatants. But President Obama has ideological blinders and Attorney General Eric Holder's former law firm provided assistance to eighteen enemy combatants. He's a left-winger and his firm is dominated by left-wing lawyers." |
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| President Obama will unveil his long-awaited decision on sending additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next week; meanwhile, the president's approval rating has sunk to 45%. Fox News analysts Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley assessed the president's declining popularity. "The overriding narrative being established," Crowley said, "is that he's an indecisive and weak leader. This prolonged dithering over Afghanistan just feeds right into that." Not surprisingly, Colmes vehemently disagreed with that appraisal. "You don't want to send American troops off to war without a deliberative process. President Obama is listening to a lot of people and being deliberative." The Factor reminded Colmes that General McChrystal requested the additional troops back in August: "If the commander in the field says the next twelve months are going to be decisive and you don't act for three months, you only have nine months left." |
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| Senator John McCain has urged senior citizens to "take your AARP membership card and cut it in half." The senator and others are angry at the association's active support for the proposed health care reform package. The Factor invited FNC anchor John Stossel to opine on the issue. "The AARP has always been for bigger government," Stossel said. "They spend a lot of money lobbying and they often get what they want. To my mind, AARP is irresponsible - Medicare is already $36 trillion in the red, and all they say is 'give us more.' And they may get more money from this bill because AARP gets a royalty when insurance companies sell policies that have AARP's name on them. I threw my AARP card away and I think you should too." |
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| Former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert shocked a live TV audience with his raunchy and sexualized performance at Sunday night's American Music Awards. The Factor asked FNC legal analysts Lis Wiehl and Kimberly Guilfoyle whether the government will level a fine on ABC, which carried the show. "I say no," Wiehl declared, "because this happened after 10 PM, when you're actually allowed to air 'indecent and profane' things. The Janet Jackson episode was in the daytime and there was frontal nudity." But Guilfoyle urged the FCC to take action against the network. "I think it was totally inappropriate and ABC should be taken to task for this. I find it to be obscene, and it was well choreographed and rehearsed. I say fine them!" |
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| On a recent episode of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch seemed to take a shot at FNC when he referred to "Pox News ... a trashy news show." The Factor welcomed Sesame Street's very un-grouchy Sherrie Westin, who explained Oscar's reference. "We do parodies on Sesame Street," Westin said, "and they're done for a reason. Sesame Street is written on two levels - there is the educational curriculum for the children and there are parodies to engage the adults. We want the mom and dad to tune in because then the learning is even deeper." Westin also introduced the newest Sesame Street character, "Spill O'Reilly," who welcomed everyone to the "No Spew Zone." The furry O'Reilly also hawked his book, "A Stinky Rotten Pile of Grouchiness." The Factor, apparently mollified, admitting to being "very flattered." |
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| Tuesday's Patriot: Celebrity chef Paula Deen, who was still able to crack wise after accidentally getting smacked in the mouth with a ham. And the Pinheads: The folks at Mattel, who are selling the "Burka Barbie" and "Sugar Daddy Ken," an elderly doll who spends wads of cash on younger women. |
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Dave Grace, Pittsburgh, PA: "Bill, your jaw-dropping interview of Scott Fenstermaker was a preview of what will be a chaotic trial. As a federal investigator, I have spent my life supporting the rule of law. But this is wrong."
Tricia Rogers, Stanford, CA: "Mr. O'Reilly, it was refreshing to watch Mr. Fenstermaker give you a lesson on the American legal system. He is a patriot."
Sean McManus, Kalgoorlie, Australia: "The lawyer's refusal to admit that the 9/11 victims were murdered disgusts me. He should hang his head in shame."
Don Karlsen, Farmingdale, NY: "The lawyer was a bold, fresh piece of inhumanity." |
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