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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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"Liberals are attacking other liberals, trying to assign blame for the debacle in Massachusetts Tuesday night. Basically it comes down to this: The far left believes President Obama is not radical enough; the moderate left believes the far left loons are killing the Democratic Party. There's no question the election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts has badly damaged the Democratic agenda, especially Obama-care. But the left has not learned anything from the elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Uber-liberals believe that regular folks think massive government spending is terrific and a nanny state can solve all problems. How out of touch are these left-wing people? The crazy left media outlets are all in desperate shape and the mood of the country has shifted dramatically to the right. In the face of all that, the committed left continues to blame everything on the Bush administration, conservative radio commentators, and Fox News. The American people don't like what they're seeing in Washington right now and they're rejecting the left wing media as well. We predicted all hell would break loose if the Republican won in Massachusetts, and that prediction is coming true."
The Factor invited two Democrats to assess their party's infighting and prospects. "This is a classic left-wing problem," said Professor Marc Lamont Hill. "Prior to the last two years we've always had circular firing squads, and now we're retreating back to our old strategy of turning on each other instead of turning to each other with a coherent political agenda. I've been critical of President Obama's lack of a progressive agenda." Former Bill Clinton aide Lanny Davis argued that his party is out of touch with most Americans. "I was in favor of a public option, but the majority of people disagree. We lost in Massachusetts because we lost the debate on health care - people see it as big government, high taxes, and fiscal irresponsibility. That's not where the country is." The Factor suggested that vitriolic leftists are damaging their own cause: "When you see this nasty, hateful garbage coming out of the far left, it's just driving people away." |
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| The Factor was joined by Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham, who reveled in the Democrats' chaos. "When you see hyenas surrounding a dead carcass," Ingraham waxed metaphorically, "they turn on each other and it gets really ugly. It is really ugly now for Democrats because for months they have been ignoring their constituents and there is now a price to pay. It's ironic that conservatives are always called 'mean and hateful,' but you now see what Democrats are doing to other Democrats like Jim Webb and Evan Bayh." The Factor theorized that the political parties react differently to defeat: "After John McCain lost, I didn't see this spectacle on the right, except for a few guttersnipes. But on the left, if you don't toe that ideological line, they're going to rip your throat out and attack you personally." |
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| Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown posed for a centerfold in Cosmopolitan magazine back in 1982 when he was a law student. The Factor asked Culture Warriors Gretchen Carlson and Margaret Hoover whether a woman could be elected with the same prior exposure. "There is no way," Hoover pronounced. "If Gretchen wanted to run for Congress and if she had posed naked for Playboy 20 years ago, forget about it!" Carlson agreed that a double standard exists for male and female politicians. "I have posed in a swimsuit as a former Miss America, and even that would be enough to try and railroad any chance for me being a politician." The Factor also asked the blonde Warriors about a new report that says blondes are more aggressive and assertive. "Blondes are used to being demoralized," Carlson said, "and called 'bimbos,' and that's why they fight harder." But Hoover characterized the study as "bogus," and she did it aggressively and assertively." |
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| The Supreme Court has ruled that some elements of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation violate the Constitution, and that corporations and unions can use their money to help elect candidates. FNC's Megyn Kelly elaborated on the ruling. "Conservatives said that this is a free speech matter," Kelly explained, "and that corporations and unions should have the right to support a candidate. So now we're going to see big, big money coming in. It won't go directly to politicians, it will go to ads - you're going to be even more overwhelmed with campaign ads than you already are." Kelly also blasted the Pentagon report on Major Nidal Malik Hasan's massacre at Fort Hood. "It said 'radicalization of any sort' is the problem, so it's not really radical Islam. It completely downplayed this guy's radical past and it's ironic because political correctness led to this problem to begin with. How many dead bodies do we need to learn a lesson?" |
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In a column about Haiti, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote this: "Is Haiti hopeless? Is Bill O'Reilly right? ... No, he's not right ... Haiti in recent years has been much better managed." The Factor issued this response: "Once again, Mr. Kristof is wrong. Ten years ago 75% of the Haitian people lived below the poverty line; last year 80% were living in poverty. In the same ten-year period, the United States donated close to $2 billion to Haiti and the World Bank sent the country hundreds of millions of dollars. So obviously the society is getting worse despite all the aid. Hey, Mr. Kristof, wise up."
Haitian radio host Lesly Jacques entered the No Spin Zone with his assessment of his homeland and its myriad problems. "People should keep sending money to Haiti," Jacques said, "but we should make sure that the money gets exactly where we want it to go. People should donate to a credible organization, not to the government. From the humanitarian point of view, every human being should look at Haiti today and look at the suffering of the people, who had nothing to do with the mismanagement of the government." The Factor summarized the situation: "I've never told people not to send money and on my website I have a way they can send money. I feel sorry for the 9-million Haitians, but we have done all we can do in the United States to help. The island is corrupt and it's not getting better." |
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| Thursday's Patriots and/or Pinheads: Conan O'Brien, who is devoting much of his final week on the Tonight Show to mocking his NBC bosses, and Jay Leno and David Letterman, who are taking shots at one another. |
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Ev Clason, Las Vegas, NV: "O'Reilly, I agree that Obama has lost power but it's not the Republicans that have gained. The increased power goes to the people."
Catherine Stark, Melbourne, FL: "Bill, the way you interviewed Dick Morris and Frank Luntz was so deft and insightful that there's no doubt you are a master interrogator."
Teresa Merklin, Milwaukee, OR: "I agree with Joe Trippi's observation that many of us are frustrated with both parties. We are not dumb sheep."
Lori Giersdorf, Sierra Vista, AZ: "O'Reilly, I cannot believe you interviewed Palin about what she does for fun. Why have you never asked Karl Rove that question?" |
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