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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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Guests: Margie Omero and Kristen Soltis
"The bad news began with a pro-Obama group putting out an ad saying that Mitt Romney was partially responsible for a woman dying of cancer. Then the left-wing media began calling Congressman Paul Ryan an 'extremist' because he wants to cut government spending and reform Medicare. Then Vice President Biden told a group that Mitt Romney and the GOP want to enslave them. All the chaos is showing up in the polls. A group called Purple Strategies, co-founded by a Republican and a Democrat, sampled 600 likely voters in four crucial swing states. In Ohio, the poll has Romney up by two points; in Virginia he is ahead by three; in Florida Romney is up by one point; and in Colorado President Obama leads by three. The entry of Paul Ryan into the race seems to be a plus for Romney, at least in the polls so far. The economy continues to scare many Americans and finances will dominate the vote. Mitt Romney is holding his own despite sharp and incessant attacks from the liberal media. If the election were held tomorrow, I believe Romney would win. When a challenger is as close as the Governor is in the polling, he usually sweeps to victory."
The Factor challenged Democratic strategist Margie Omero to find faults with the Talking Points Memo. "Everyone expected this race to be close," Omero said. "so I'm not surprised that it's close in this poll. I think it's important to look at the differences between how people view the President and Mitt Romney on Medicare. One of the things that had the largest difference in the poll was President Obama's advantage on Medicare." Republican pollster Kristen Soltis said the new polling is reason for cautious optimism. "When you're picking up ground and leading among independents by double digits in swing states, that's enormous. Many independent voters are the ones who will make up their minds at the end and they're waiting to see who has a plan to create jobs and grow the economy. That's the one question in the poll I think Romney should be a little nervous about because when you ask who has a better plan to fix the economy, he only has a three-point advantage." |
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Guests: Tony Perkins
Earlier this week gay activist Floyd Corkins walked into the conservative Family Research Council and shot a guard before being subdued. The Factor was joined by FRC boss Tony Perkins, who elaborated on the incident. "The FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism," Perkins said, "and there was clearly a motive. The gunman pulled the trigger and he is responsible, but I believe the Southern Poverty Law Center is responsible for creating the environment that led to this. Because they disagree with us on marriage and other positions, the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled us a 'hate group.' That gives license to lunatics like this to come in with a gun and shoot innocent people." The Factor reported that the mainstream media did its best to ignore the story: "The media coverage on this was scant, I hardly saw anything about it." |
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Guests: Megyn Kelly
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, charged with sex crimes in Sweden, has been granted political asylum by the Ecuadorian embassy in England. Fox News anchor and attorney Megyn Kelly explained the situation. "When Assange realized that he was going to be booted out of England," she said, "he ran to the Ecuadorian embassy and they said, 'Come on in, you're safe with us, we love to give asylum to everyone.' Apparently they pride themselves on being this haven for refugees, and now the problem for Mr. Assange is that he's in the embassy eating take-out and sleeping on an air mattress. That is life for him forever because if he ever steps outside and actually tries to go to Ecuador, he's done. The U.K. says he should go back to Sweden to face rape charges." The Factor unhesitatingly characterized Assange as a "weasel who put so many U.S. servicemen in danger by printing all of these secrets on WikiLeaks." |
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Guests: Kelsey Grammer
The Factor welcomed actor Kelsey Grammer, one of Hollywood's few out-of-the-closet conservatives. Grammer described his latest series, a Chicago-based political drama called "Boss." "The show is about human behavior and a guy who wants to hang on to power," Grammer explained. "We did a lot of research into the history of mayors in Chicago and I had dinner with former Mayor Daley and current Mayor Rahm Emanuel." The Factor asked Grammer whether his political leanings affect his life and career. "I have read some things about how pathetic it is to be a Republican in Hollywood," Grammer said, "and there have been some derisive comments made about that. I've always been a small government guy and I just think the private sector and society can take care of itself better than government can. And I'm always outnumbered." |
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Guests: Lou Dobbs
Far-left Congressman Barney Frank, employing his usual hyperbole, denounced Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as villainous Ayn Rand characters who object to "feeding poor children, cleaning up the atmosphere, putting out fires." Fox Business anchor Lou Dobbs blasted Frank as a demagogue. "Where does he think all of the money that has fed poor children has come from?" Dobbs asked. "Does he truly believe it's the government? He has no idea in the world what he's talking about. The philosophy that guides our country can be found in the Bible and John Locke and Thomas Paine, so what is his deal with Ayn Rand?" The Factor urged Republicans to fight the smears: "Romney and Ryan are going to have to find a way to look the Barney Franks of the world in the eye and say, 'You're lying, we don't want to hurt children and we don't want fires raging out of control' They're going to have to call them on this kind of rhetoric." |
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Guests: Martha MacCallum and Steve Doocy
Steve Doocy squared off with Martha MacCallum in the weekly News Quiz. Among the questions: "In 2008 Joe Biden said which other politician might have been a better pick than him to be Vice President?" ... "Which Vice President actually won a duel in 1804?" ... "In 1972 Thomas Eagleton was replaced on the Democratic ticket by whom?" The rivals were both perfectly gaffe-free and wound up in a tie. |
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Bob Annett, San Diego, CA: "Hey Bill, you told the world you were not offended by Biden's chains remark. Your moral compass needs a tune-up."
Michael Brand, Houston, TX: "Bill, Biden was trying to be divisive. However, you refuse to call a spade a spade in order to keep your ratings. Shame on you, Sir."
Alvin Peters, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad-Tobago: "As a black person, I believe the 'chains' rhetoric is extremely unfortunate. I cringed."
Christine Contolini, Elkton, FL: "O'Reilly, you and Dennis Miller on a split screen - cute and cuter! I'm not saying which is which." |
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| Thursday's Tip: Three classic summer movies that may be worth watching this month are "American Graffiti," "Meatballs," and "Lifeguard." |
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