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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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| "Mexican President Felipe Calderon doesn't like Arizona cracking down on illegal aliens. But in a new poll, 84% of Americans, including 75% of Democrats, favor the police asking for nationality status if they have reasonable cause to suspect someone is in the country illegally. That's an astounding plurality, one Calderon should respect. But he told Congress that he 'strongly disagrees' with the Arizona law and some Democrats stood and applauded, which is infuriating. First, if President Calderon really respects the territorial integrity of America, he'd seal his side of the border. Second, the Democrats who applauded are generally opposed to strict border enforcement, but they have no solution to control rampant illegal immigration. Many people believe the Democratic Party wants the votes new citizens can provide. That may be unfair, but the perception is there in some quarters. Clearly the American people depart from the Democrats on this issue and, as for President Calderon, he did himself no good with the American public by condemning the Arizona law. I like the guy because of his tough stance against the drug cartels, but on the border issue he's a phony!" |
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| President Obama has complained that the Arizona law could be "applied in a discriminatory fashion," so The Factor asked attorney and FNC anchor Megyn Kelly to scrutinize the legislation. "It took me about an hour to read the law," Kelly reported, "and I also read case law and Supreme Court history. I took a serious look at the claim by detractors that this will lead to discrimination. My legal opinion is that this is a little like the existing federal law, but it's actually less problematic. The Supreme Court has already ruled that, under federal law, cops can pull you over for no reason and demand to see your immigration papers. Under Arizona's law, they need reasonable suspicion." The Factor questioned why President Obama opposes a law that seems eminently reasonable: "If all of your research is accurate, why is the President lining himself up against 84% of the country? He is setting himself up against the majority, which just seems to be political suicide." |
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| Megyn Kelly returned to focus her legal acumen on 21-year-old Sara Isaacson, who was tossed out of the Army ROTC when she declared her homosexuality. The Army now wants her to return the $80,000 it spent on her education. "I absolutely think she should pay it back," Kelly declared. "The Army paid 80-grand to put her through the University of North Carolina on the condition that she would serve after graduation. But when she's about to graduate, she 'suddenly' realizes she's a lesbian and decides to come out. You have to return the $80,000 the taxpayer paid to put you through school." The Factor urged the Pentagon to demand a refund: "The Army is just asking for the money, but I think they should sue her." Kelly also defended the Hooters restaurant chain, which told a waitress to shed some pounds. "I don't like women being told they have to lose weight, but this is the same as if a stripper wanted to weigh 300 pounds. Hooters girls have to be fit because sexual titillation is part of the business." |
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| Los Angeles says it will no longer do business with Arizona to protest the state's immigration law; in return, an Arizona utility official has written a letter threatening to stop selling electricity to L.A. The Factor explored the feud with two radio talk show hosts. "I don't think Arizona will pull the plug," said Phoenician Barry Young, "but the letter makes a point that boycotts are silly. No one is really taking the Los Angeles boycott seriously - business is booming and nobody is being affected by it." Los Angeles radio talker John Phillips blasted his own city's leaders. "Our city council and mayor want to be talking about anything other than the fact that they've bankrupted the city, and that the only school system on the planet that's worse than L.A. Unified is possibly the Taliban bomb-making school. They've ruined everything we have, so of course they want to talk about something they have no control over." The Factor agreed that L.A. pols are trolling for votes: "Los Angeles is largely a Hispanic city so the mayor is playing to his base and he's hot-dogging it." |
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| Culture Warriors Gretchen Carlson and Juliet Huddy scrutinized the 8- and 9-year-old California girls who performed a very suggestive number during a dance competition. "It's not the girls' fault," Carlson said, "it's the parents' responsibility to see what their children are doing when they're in dance class. The parents say this was just a dance competition and in order to compete you have to do these kinds of moves." Huddy disputed the parents' claim that the dance moves are typical. "I've seen plenty of little girls dancing and they don't have to do the gyrations. These moves are simulating sexual movements and are just not appropriate for children." |
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| Connecticut Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal has been caught lying about his military record, claiming on numerous occasions that he served in Vietnam. Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham asserted that Blumenthal willfully broke a cardinal rule of military service. "Richard Blumenthal is a guy," Ingraham said, "who most people on the left consider to be very smart and very precise with his language. I don't think anyone who happened to be a Republican would get away by saying I 'misspoke.' I've had scores of vets calling my show, and they all say they never, ever say we were in theater when we were not in theater. It's considered a terrible instance of what they call stolen valor." Ingraham contended that Blumenthal's political career is toast: "I don't see how you can go from being Attorney General to Senator if you have clearly and repeatedly said these things." |
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| Quiz Kids Steve Doocy and Martha MacCallum stared each other down in the Great American News Quiz. Among the questions: "According to the New York Times, what else did Richard Blumenthal lie about?" ... "What is notable about the man charged with killing former Congressional intern Chandra Levy?" For the third week in a row, Doocy jumped into an early lead and held on for a one-point victory. |
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Nick Kolbiska, Bakersfield, CA: "If anyone won in Kentucky it was the Democrats. Jack Conway will likely beat Rand Paul in November."
Donald Lisa, Mesa, AZ: "Bill, you were unfair to Rand Paul. Your questions were too blunt for a new primary winner."
Jason Meinhart, Herndon, VA: "Bill, enjoyed the interview with Dr. Paul. You asked him tough questions and he gave candid answers." |
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| Thursday's Patriot: White House Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall, who maintained her composure after tripping on the White House steps prior to Wednesday night's state dinner. And the Pinhead: Actor Nicolas Cage, who reportedly chooses his food based on the animals' mating habits. |
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