"In a stunning interview on CNN, former President Carter said all kinds of nutty stuff to Wolf Blitzer, who pretty much just sat there and let Mr. Carter bloviate. But Talking Points has some issues with Jimmy Carter, who said President Clinton 'kept our country safe.' Somehow President Carter and Blitzer must have missed al Qaeda blowing up two of our embassies, attacking the U.S.S. Cole, and gaining enough strength in Afghanistan to kill 3,000 Americans on 9/11. Carter also accused the Bush administration of using torture as defined by 'the international norms.' What are the international norms of torture? Carter never defined them, and Blitzer never asked. The 'Wolf-man' sat there like 'The Mummy.' Jimmy Carter also said that people in the current administration advocate 'using nuclear weapons against Iran.' We can't find one Bush official who ever said using nukes on Iran is justified. In 1979 Iran humiliated President Carter and the United States, and here's Carter saying the U.S.A. has to negotiate with Iran. Negotiate, sir? I believe you tried that 28 years ago, and I believe you failed. Somebody tell Wolf Blitzer. President Carter is entitled to his opinion, but history is history. He has no right to distort it, president or not. CNN has lots of problems, and they now have another one."

The Factor welcomed historian Richard Shenkman, who concurred that Jimmy Carter is trying to re-write history. "He's an ex-president who had a failed policy with Iran," Shenkman said. "An argument has been made by some historians that there is a definite line between the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the events of 9/11. Carter had a paralyzed government and was not a strong leader." The Factor contended that we are still paying a price for Carter's inaction. "The kind of weakness he showed with Iran lit the fuse for the Islamist terrorist movement. We've invited President Carter on this program for 11 years, but he won't come on."

News Link: Carter lashes out at Bush administration

The Association of Black Journalists is "outraged" at the possibility that Don Imus will soon return to the radio, and wants him to remain in broadcasting purgatory. The ABJ refused to send a representative, but professor Marc Lamont Hill agreed that it's too early for Imus to return. "Does he have a right to free speech? Yes. But he doesn't have the right to his own radio show. Many black people were hurt by what he said, and I don't think a six-month paid vacation was a reasonable punishment." But public relations expert Mike Paul argued the other side. "His apology was accepted by the young ladies, by the coach, and by the university. From my perspective, his heart has changed." The Factor questioned whether Imus' punishment fits his verbal crime. "There are people, including the Association of Black Journalists, who don't want him to ever work again. And a lot of people see that as vindictive."

News Link: Black journalists vs. Imus

Immigration authorities want employers to dismiss any worker without a legitimate Social Security number, but Federal Judge Charles Breyer ruled that unconstitutional. The Factor accused Judge Breyer of improperly imposing his views. "This looks to me like another activist judge saying 'I don't want the government to put any restraints on illegal immigration." According to law professor Kris Kobach, the ACLU played a major role in the decision. "The ACLU threw up all kinds of ridiculous arguments about why the government didn't have the authority to start cracking down on employees when the Social Security numbers don't match. Judge Breyer found two technicalities and bent over backwards to find for the plaintiffs." On the other side, immigration lawyer Daniel Hernandez portrayed the government's actions as inhumane. "We're talking about imposing a cost on all these workers, and we're going to make people lose their jobs and not be able to make payments on their homes."

News Link: Judge rules against immigration law

This week The Factor is reprising some of Dennis Miller's greatest hits. This was Miller's take on American Muslims' demands for special accommodations: "If there's one thing I hate more than a terrorist, it's a whiny terrorist. Everybody's got to try to fit into the collective a little here." Miller on the allegation that liberal talk radio is not getting a fair shake: "If you don't get listeners, it's over, and some of the things they're putting forward are just crazy. And they're too pessimistic on the left." And, Miller on the "counselors" who advised Boulder High students to freely enjoy sex and drugs. "If I was a parent, I'd walk down there and pop somebody in the snout. I don't care if it's Boulder and everyone is an aging hipster there, these are kids and they don't know better. Enough's enough!"

FNC media analysts Bernie Goldberg and Jane Hall began with Wolf Blitzer's softball interview with Jimmy Carter. "I think there's some value," Goldberg began, "in letting Jimmy Carter talk uninterrupted. It's fascinating to hear one of the worst presidents in history critiquing some other president. So to that extent, I'm glad Wolf let him go." Hall argued that Blitzer should have been tougher. "I think he should have challenged him and brought up the history. The problem is whether you would get an interview with Jimmy Carter if he knew that's what you were going to do." The Factor added that President Carter consistently breaks an American tradition. "A former president doesn't go out and cut the heart out of a sitting president. That violates all protocol." Moving to drama, The Factor claimed there is a major disconnect between TV critics, who heap praise on NBC's "30 Rock," and regular folks. "It's a very funny show," Jane Hall opined. "It's received good reviews but not good ratings." Goldberg proved that humor is subjective: "I watched the same episode you did and I swear I didn't crack a smile." The Factor jokingly put forth this unifying theory of comedy: "Bernie and I are humorless fascists - the only time we laugh is when someone is suffering."

"Ombudswoman" Laurie Dhue relayed criticism from viewers, one of whom complained that The Factor agreed with Vicente Fox "when he blamed America for Mexico's inabilities to control drug dealers." The Factor's response: "I agreed with Fox that we Americans buy narcotics in great amounts, but I don't know if I could have been in his face any more. Some viewers want me to insult Vicente Fox, and we don't do that." Another viewer complained because The Factor referred to "dumb dancing programs." The Factor: "I'm just saying that if you only watch 'Dancing With The Stars' and 'American Idol,' you're going to be a dunderhead." Still another viewer chided The Factor for calling people by their last names. The reply: "Where I come from in Levittown, Dhue, we feel that last names have dignity." Viewers with grievances can write to dhuepoint@foxnews.com.

Thursday's Patriot: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has signed five bills aimed at controlling gang violence. And the Pinhead: Ted Turner, who called the United States an "imperial menace."

News Link: Ted Turner unleashed

Many of you wrote about director Brian De Palma's anti-war film. Some excerpts:

Lynn Ramsey, Bradenton, FL: "As the mother of a deployed Marine, I am horrified that Brian De Palma has made such an anti-military movie."

Gregory Walker, Medford, OR: "Come on, O'Reilly. What's the difference between De Palma showing dead American bodies in a movie and Fox showing dead soldiers in Somalia?"

Steve Davis, Middleburg, VA: "Bill, you said Mark Cuban did the right thing by masking the identity of the dead U.S. soldiers in that movie. But if he didn't finance it in the first place, he wouldn't need to do anything at all."