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Culture war heats up in San Fran
"Ten days after some transvestites invaded a Catholic Church and took communion dressed as nuns, the San Francisco Chronicle finally covered the story. The front page article was largely sympathetic both to the gay militants and to the archbishop who gave them communion. In fact, the only person criticized in the piece was me - Mayor Gavin Newsom said 'the Bill O'Reillys of the world are threatened by San Francisco because we value diversity, universal health care, and civil rights for all.' The gay group that perpetuated this outrage claimed they 'do not mock nuns, but live as nuns.' That is yet another outrageous lie - the truth is that the militant group denigrates Christians at every opportunity. Their invasion was absolutely disgraceful, yet the mayor won't condemn it and the local press condones it. This is what happens when secular-progressives gain power. Gavin Newsom is frightened by the gay militants who control the city, he is a coward. What is happening in San Francisco should be a warning to all Americans - if far left loons gain power, watch out. They are the oppressors, they are the totalitarians. This church situation underlines the issue in a way that is both frightening and illuminating." News Link: Militant gay nun press release
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The culture war and your health
President Bush has vetoed a bill that would have expanded a program providing health insurance for children. Singer Paul Simon's reaction was typical - he called the president's veto "a heartless act." But to cut through the rhetoric, The Factor called on former Red Cross director Bernadine Healy. "This was a bill," Healy explained, "that was established in a bipartisan agreement. It was a sensible bill and it has been successful, and the president wants to reauthorize it. But there is a push to expand it. Smart people could get together in a room and say 'let's stop playing politics' and come out with something." But The Factor wasn't so sure that compromise is possible. "The Democratic Party basically wants free health care for everyone, the right says we don't want socialized medicine. So I don't know how we can all get together when the divisions are so wide." News Link: Dems use Paul Simon to score healthcare points
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Controversy surrounds Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby is again preaching self-reliance for black Americans, and is criticized by some other blacks. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson, for one, worried that Cosby is giving an incomplete picture. "Bill Cosby is well-intentioned, but he has essentially painted with too broad a brush, giving the perception that much of the black America are totally irresponsible. The overwhelming majority of young African American males do graduate from high school, and about 35% go on to college. I don't think Cosby gives enough credit to people who are doing the right things." The Factor stressed one chilling statistic. "74% of white children are living with two parents; just 35% of black children are living with both parents. When you have that kind of a gap you're going to suffer in every area. Cosby is saying people have to stop blaming every problem on the government or white society or slavery." News Link: Bill Cosby speaks about race
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Anti-military rhetoric continues in news
During an appearance on MSNBC this week rocker David Crosby accused American troops in Iraq of killing "mothers and sisters." The MSNBC host failed to challenge that slander, which stunned Peter Brooks of the conservative Heritage Foundation. "It's hard to believe," Brooks lamented, "that anyone would say anything like this about our brave young men and women who are in harm's way. It has to be disheartening to them that someone would say this and it would go unchallenged. They're talking about American soldiers killing women and children, when in fact American soldiers are protecting women and children from Al Qaeda." News Link: Network allows Crosby & Nash nonsense to go unchecked
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Opposition to the Mexico border fence
The government continues to slowly build the fence along the Mexican border, but resistance remains. Chad Foster, mayor of the Texas border town of Eagle Pass, expressed his opposition. "What works in Arizona may not work in Texas where we have a natural barrier, the Rio Grande. This is about border security, and we don't want a false sense of security. A fence will only slow down illegal entry by 3 or 4 minutes." The Factor argued that a barrier would at least curtail the drug trade. "Your area has become one of the biggest drug trans-shipment areas in the USA. This is why I think you need the fence down there." The Factor asked the mayor time and again to specify why he opposes a fence, but Foster never supplied an answer. News Link: TX border mayors against fence
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Ellen DeGeneres out of control
Dennis Miller commenced his weekly segment with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who broke into tears while talking about a dog she had adopted. She gave the dog to another family, but it was taken away because DeGeneres had violated adoption rules. "This touched me," Miller said. "I thought she was uber-authentic, and I feel deeply for her. I hope they can make this right." Next, Miller warmed to the subject of Al Gore's Peace Prize. "I don't know what the heck the weather has to do with the Peace Prize, maybe they should give it to Al Roker next time. Maybe now Gore will shut up for a while so I can get some peace." And finally, Miller talked about the invasion of the San Francisco church. "I have my troubles with the Catholic Church - when the Pope calls homosexuals immoral, that's like the chalice calling the kettle black. But I guarantee you that if I have 100 gay friends, all 100 of them think these guys who took communion are idiots." Returning to Ellen DeGeneres, The Factor vowed to look into into the dog adoption snafu. "We've got The Factor team on this and we're going to resolve it." News Link: Ellen melts down on national television
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Policing the 'Net: Kardashian / Girl fights
Internet sleuth Mary Katharine Ham took viewers to some of the Internet's more squalid corners. She began with Islamic terrorists using web videos to promote hatred. "It's cyber-jihadism. Terrorists have always used the Internet to raise money, now it's moved to YouTube. Police are very concerned and it's definitely a threat." Ham reported on two other Internet phenomena, the proliferation of girl fights and the sudden fame of Kim Kardashian, a woman with no discernable talents. "Kardashian is one of those people who became famous because she's rich and was friends with Paris Hilton. But she didn't become super-famous until a sex tape came out. She now has a reality show, so there's a new sex tape to coincide with the release of her show." News Link: Terrorists raising $ on YouTubeNews Link: Kim Kardashian sex tape II
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Who's helping, and who's hurting?
Wednesday's Patriot: South Carolina police officer Marcus O'Shields, who pulled a woman from her car just before it was smashed by a train. And the Pinhead: Congressman Ron Paul, who complained that he was not given a chance talk during his recent appearance. The Factor's response: "He was dodging my questions on Iran ... filibustering and excessive bloviating are always shut down in the No Spin Zone. If I did not do that, I'd be a pinhead." News Link: Woman saved from oncoming train
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Viewers sound off
Your e-mails concerned children, education and indoctrination. Some excerpts:
Daniel Wallace, Stevenson Ranch, CA: "Regarding the new student rights law in California, maybe you can build the transgender bathrooms right next to the Muslim foot washes."
Laurel Meyers, Torrance, CA: "Bill, of course kids aren't being taught patriotism. They're too busy being indoctrinated by the public school system that America is bad."
Wendy De Stefano, Lodi, NJ: "Mr. O'Reilly, you were wrong to say that dim kids won't read your new book. These are exactly the children that need it."
Edward Moore, San Diego, CA: "Bill, oh zen master of no spin. Who is a dissenter and who is a patriot? Tell it like it is."
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