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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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| The Factor began Thursday's program with the latest on Hurricane Irene, which is threatening to wreak havoc on the East Coast. Meteorologist Joe Bastardi laid out Irene's destructive potential. "This storm is taking an almost unprecedented track," Bastardi said, "which means that for folks from North Carolina to Staten Island, this is probably the worst hurricane they will ever have seen. There is a gradual shift to the west and the upper air pattern is very ripe for this storm to stay healthy." Fox News correspondent John Roberts reported live from the Outer Banks in North Carolina. "They issued an evacuation order today," Roberts said, "and more than 200-thousand people will have to get off the island within the next 24 to 48 hours. The hurricane is coming in sometime Saturday afternoon." The Factor urged all the folks in Irene's path to get ready: "Everybody on the East Coast has to batten down the hatches, get the supplies and flashlights ready because the power is going to go out." |
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"Warren Buffett is really trying to get President Obama re-elected. Next month Buffett will headline a fundraiser for the President in New York City, and if you have a spare $35,000 you can get a VIP ticket. But why is Mr. Buffett so emotionally invested in Mr. Obama? Warren Buffett was once a Republican, but switched parties, saying he believes Democrats do a better job of leveling the field for those who 'draw an unlucky ticket in life.' It's obvious that the billionaire is emerging as a stalwart for the Democratic Party and supports the income redistribution policies that President Obama and the left champion. There's no question that Buffett is a brilliant businessman, and this is what makes the situation so confusing. Simply put, President Obama's economic policies have failed, and Buffett has to know that the majority of Americans are losing faith. Yet even before knowing who Barack Obama's challenger will be, Buffett is putting his prestige and money behind the President. So it must be an ideological play because it makes no business sense at all. Warren Buffett is telling me the feds should spend even more money and raise taxes to boot? You're wrong, Warren, you're simply wrong."
The Factor asked Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham to opine on Warren Buffett's unwavering support for the President. "I can't psychoanalyze him," Ingraham said, "but we have to look at the fact that he just put a huge amount of money into Bank of America, which could be laying off tens of thousand of people. I'd like to know what Buffett said to President Obama in that phone call a couple of days ago - did he share information that he was thinking of investing in Bank of America? If Bank of America starts to go south fast, it would be another disaster for the Obama administration." The Factor concurred that Buffett's decision to invest $5 billion in BofA will indirectly help the President. "The deal is good for Buffett, who is buying in at a very low price, but it's also helping President Obama because if Bank of America goes down, the stock market will drop and that'll be it for Barack Obama." |
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| Former Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, known in part for her "I am not a witch" campaign ad, entered the No Spin Zone and looked back at her failed candidacy. "The biggest mistake," O'Donnell said, "was that stupid ad. I listened to the experts and didn't have confidence in my own gut instincts, and went with that stupid ad. The opening line overshadowed the message of the whole campaign." O'Donnell elaborated on her feud with Fox News analyst Karl Rove, who was harshly critical of her candidacy. "Rove continually put out misinformation about me and my background, and I was ahead in the polls before my own party turned on me. I have recently extended the olive branch to Karl Rove because in order to make Barack Obama a one-term president we have to unite, but he is continuing to bash the Tea Party." The Factor attempted to explain Rove's point of view: "From what I get from Karl Rove, he believes that some people will be competitive against a machine like Barack Obama's, but some people don't have the experience. Rove and other establishment Republicans want experienced people." |
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| New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has determined that no religious leaders will be involved in the upcoming ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Culture Warriors Gretchen Carlson and Dagen McDowell both took issue with that decision. "It was faith that got this country and the families through horrible times," McDowell said, "and Mayor Bloomberg lives in a secular bubble." Hoover agreed that prayer and religion should be included. "The first gathering of Americans in New York after 9/11 was at Yankee Stadium and it was a massive interfaith prayer ceremony. Mayor Bloomberg is a secularist and I think this reflects his personal sensibilities. We should encourage the families to put out a statement that they want religious clergy to be involved." The Factor suggested including leaders from all the major religions, saying, "They should have a Catholic priest, a rabbi, and an imam." |
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| An Alaska mother of six was convicted of child abuse after going on TV and demonstrating how she forces her unruly son to drink hot sauce and take cold showers. Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly explained TV's role in the case. "The police got so many complaints from viewers," Kelly reported, "that they went and arrested her for misdemeanor child abuse. She was tried by a jury and found guilty. This has sparked a nationwide debate on where you draw the line between discipline and abuse." The Factor declared that there is absolutely nothing to debate: "Pouring hot Tabasco sauce down a kid's throat and putting him in a cold shower? That's crazy! You don't discipline kids by torturing them." But Kelly contended that many Americans believe in harsh discipline. "I think this is abuse, but I guarantee that you have a million viewers out there who say you're crazy for calling this abuse." |
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| Martha MacCallum and Steve Doocy resumed their stormy rivalry in the Great American News Quiz. Among the questions: "Scientists believe that the Bubonic Plague was spread how?" ... "Which famous model got caught in the South Asia tsunami?" ... "The prediction that the world will end in 2012 was made by which ancient civilization?" McCallum thundered to a one-point victory over Doocy, who is mired in a prolonged and uncharacteristic slump. |
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Stephen McNeil, Ontario, Canada: "O'Reilly, I am amazed at the gall of you and Lou Dobbs, both millionaires, discussing how to chop jobs and take away benefits from the less privileged."
Joni Ginsburg, Laguna Beach, CA: "I left a career in social work because it was impossible to help people who felt entitled to live off the government. I had one family with 18 children by six different men and the government has to support them. The system is so broken."
John Newton, Rutland, VT: "Dennis Miller is right! We have become a hand out nation rather than a hand up nation." |
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| Thursday's Patriots: Petty Officer Jon Tumilson, who was killed in the Afghanistan helicopter crash, and his Labrador retriever Hawkeye, who kept vigil at Tumilson's coffin during the funeral service. |
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