The Factor Rundown
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Countering Donald Trump
"The Democratic convention is designed to portray Donald Trump as a man unworthy of political office. To me that's kind of a waste of time. Everybody knows Mr. Trump, and even the dimmest among us can formulate an opinion on his worthiness. What is important is how the Democratic leadership is positioning the party. Last night Michelle Obama said this: 'Don't let anyone ever tell you that this country isn't great, that somehow we need to make it great again.' So the first lady is directly repudiating the Republican mantra that the USA is in decline. Senator Elizabeth Warren also spoke last night but had little to say other than Trump is bad and Hillary is good. Senator Warren continues to like socialism, but not as much as Bernie Sanders, who's a bit disappointed the way the whole thing turned out. It is kind of stunning that about 43% of Democratic primary voters want a socialist in the White House. That's not an accomplishment, that's a mystery. Anyway, Bernie Sanders is history for the moment and Hillary Clinton has received her party's nomination for president. She is the first American woman in history to do so. Like her or not, that is an accomplishment. But whether she can effectively counter Donald Trump is all that matters right now."
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No Spin Interview with Donald Trump
The Factor spoke with Donald Trump about various issues, including the economy. "Our recovery has been the weakest recovery in history," Trump asserted. "Don't look at the phony 5% jobless number, in fact 21% or 22% of people can't find work. We're losing our jobs and our factories to other countries." Trump then corrected the record regarding the federal minimum wage. "Bernie Sanders lied last night, he said I want to reduce the minimum wage. I'm the Republican that said in some cases we have to go higher than the minimum wage, but let the states make the decision." The Factor asked the GOP candidate to clarify his stand on 'climate change.'" "I want crystal clean air and crystal clean water," Trump declared, "but some scientists are practically calling this a hoax. The climate change issue is putting us at a tremendous disadvantage because we are adhering to very strict rules but other countries are not." Finally, Trump joked that Bernie Sanders "is exhausted and wants to go to bed."
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The ISIS Threat
There were 61 speeches on the first night of the Democratic convention, but nary a mention of terrorism or ISIS. FNC's Kirsten Powers addressed her party's omission. "I talked to the Clinton campaign," she reported, "and they said last night was not about foreign policy, it was focused on economic issues. National security will come up on other nights and Hillary Clinton will talk about how she'll be ready on day one. She'll fight terrorism by focusing on intelligence gathering and she is not hesitant to use troops, she's pretty hawkish." But The Factor pondered, "I'm trying to figure out what the Democratic Party platform is on worldwide terrorism."
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Trump's Post Convention Poll Boost
Some polls show that Donald Trump has received a considerable post-convention lift and is now leading Hillary Clinton. Fox News analyst Karl Rove crunched the numbers. "We all jumped on the CNN poll," he began, "which showed him jumping by six points and Hillary Clinton dropping by four, but a CBS poll showed an overall shift of just one point. The best way to look at it is the RealClearPolitics average, which shows that he has received a 4% bounce since the convention. But these bounces are transitory, they are the result of people tuning in to politics briefly and then tuning out." Rove concluded that polls really begin to matter around Labor Day.
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Democrats and the Immigration Debate
The Factor spoke with Juan Williams and Lisa Boothe about illegal immigration, an issue on which the parties are widely divided. "Polls show that two-thirds of Americans oppose a wall," Williams said. "We should use more agents and high resolution cameras and drones, and all of that is already in proposed bills." But Boothe criticized Democrats for being far too lenient on illegal entry into the USA. "The Democratic Party supports lawlessness, we've seen that with the 340 sanctuary cities and the fact that the Supreme Court struck down President Obama's illegal executive action on immigration. Hillary Clinton gave a platform at the convention to an illegal immigrant. Democrats do not want to secure the border!"
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Watters' World: The Immigration Edition
Speaking of immigration, Jesse Watters spoke with some delegates in Philadelphia about the issue. Their responses seemed to confirm what Lisa Boothe alleged in the previous segment: "I believe in a borderless planet" ... "People should come here and we should accept them with open arms" ... "Good and educated people are going to come across the border" ... "I thing a wall around Trump Tower would work well" ... "Borders are the problem." Watters reported that he didn't speak with a single person who didn't favor unfettered immigration, adding, "One gentleman told me we should give back Texas to Mexico because we annexed it illegally."
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All About Trump's Lawsuits
As Democrats are fond of pointing out, Donald Trump has been a party in numerous legal actions. Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl elaborated. "He has been involved in many lawsuits over the past 30 years," Wiehl explained. "He's been victorious in 451, he has lost 38, while 500 lawsuits were dismissed and 175 were settled. We were able to discover only 60 ordinary Americans who sued him in 30 years." Guilfoyle opined that Trump's history is not unusual for a billionaire tycoon. "He isn't afraid to use the court system to defend himself, which is his right. A majority of the cases have come from casinos, and there you often have to use the court system if someone owes you money." As for Hillary Clinton's claim that Trump has routinely stiffed working men and women, Guilfoyle declared, "That is a false and misleading statement."
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DNC Convention Highlights So Far
Guests: Greg Gutfeld & Bernard McGuirk
Gutfeld and McGuirk will list their wildest moments of the convention so far.
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Viewers Sound Off
Joy Brown, Atlanta, GA: "I am extremely offended by Krauthammer's comments implying that only white men are supporting Trump. I am an educated female who does. Mr. O'Reilly, please discuss your courageous commentary with someone other than Charles."
Bob Ballard, Columbia, TN: "Mr. Trump not giving specifics about his stated goals is fine. We want to believe him."
Dr. Stuart Ramos, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico: "Bill, I don't understand why you like the congressman. He opposes statehood for P.R. Shame on you."
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Slaves and the White House
In her Monday night speech, Michelle Obama stated that the White House was built by slaves. She is correct in that slaves did participate in the construction, along with free blacks, whites, and immigrants.
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