"Senator Obama gave a rousing speech in Berlin today. About 200,000 folks showed up to hear Obama urge Europe to join with America to defeat terrorism, clean up the planet, and distribute wealth in a wider way. The strongest part of his speech was when he said the threat from terrorism requires a 'global partnership.' Trying to rally a cowardly world against terrorism is a good thing. But the weakest part was when he spoke about the need to 'reject torture ... welcome immigrants ... and stand for the rule of law.' Stand for the rule of law? I think that's what those of us who want secure borders want, is it not? And enough is enough with this torture nonsense - in fighting a vicious war on terror nearly alone, the USA has been restrained in its application of force. This 'torture on a mass scale' garbage is rank anti-American propaganda and Obama shouldn't be anywhere near it. But overall Senator Obama did well today."

The Factor asked Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham for her opinion of Obama's speech. "He gives a good speech," Ingraham conceded, "but I don't think this does anything for Obama in the places he needs to win - Ohio or Michigan or Pennsylvania. He looked good and he was the celebrity of Europe for the day, but they don't vote." Ingraham strongly objected to Obama's mention of torture. "He glommed on to one of the most hateful stereotypes about America, that we torture, and the fact that he did that on foreign soil is atrocious. Obama could have gone there and given a very pro-American speech, but this wasn't it." The Factor countered that Obama's speech had its strong points. "He didn't say his country is villainous and he told these pinheads in Europe that they have to help us."

News Link: Obama delivers speech in Berlin

Which presidential candidate would benefit Wall Street and the overall economy? The Factor posed that question to Fox News business experts Terry Keenan and Alexis Glick "McCain is not known for his business acumen," Keenan said, "but I think his plan is going to be the right plan. Stocks have gone down about 7% since Obama became the presumptive nominee. The potential that capital gains taxes will rise is a killer for the stock market." But Glick pointed out that investors are donating heavily to Obama's campaign. "Wall Street is betting on Obama because McCain keeps talking about 'pork barrel' spending and cutting budgets." The Factor also asked both women about the morality of investing in GE, which profited by doing business in Iran. "I would not buy the stock for that reason," Keenan replied. "A lot of people didn't know they were selling to Iran." Glick added that GE stock is down 28% since Jeffrey Immelt took over as CEO.

News Link: Economists say Obama presidency would hurt stock market

FNC anchor and legal ace Megyn Kelly began her segment with illegal alien Edwin Ramos, who allegedly killed a San Francisco man and his two sons. "There's no defense for this," Kelly pronounced. "Even former Mayor Willie Brown says San Francisco has to re-examine its policies in this area. Ramos has said through his lawyer that he is not a gang-banger and that he's being vilified by the media." The Factor denounced San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome for ignoring Danielle Bologna, whose husband and sons were murdered. "She tried to call Newsom and he wouldn't take the call. Can you imagine that? This guy has no chance of becoming governor, because I'll haunt him everywhere he goes."

Returning for a second segment, Kelly spoke about her upcoming FNC special that focuses on Muslim "honor killings" in America. In one case, Egyptian immigrant Yaser Abdel Said shot and killed his two daughters in Texas. "It is chilling," Kelly reported. "These were beautiful young girls, 16 and 17. And their crime? They were becoming too 'Western' and had American boyfriends. He allegedly put them in the back of his cab, drove them behind a hotel and shot them. He's now a fugitive and he may be back in Egypt. This is happening more and more." The Factor added that "honor killings" are a tradition among a small minority of Muslims. "This doesn't happen much in America, but the culture in some fundamentalist countries says that the father has the right to take the lives of his wife and daughters."

Billboard's number one song is Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl," which sings the praises of two females kissing. FNC media analysts Bernie Goldberg and Jane Hall critiqued the song's message. "My first reaction," Goldberg said, "was that I would rate this a zero in terms of importance on the culture. But this is a good example of what you have to do these days to cut through the clutter. Once we had songs about going surfing, now we're going to rehab. What's going to be needed to cut through the clutter next week?" Hall pointed out another problem in many pop songs. "The bigger cultural issue to me is that girls are being sold a bill of goods that taking your clothes off in an MTV-style video is somehow liberating. Video depictions of young women is on a par to me with violence in gangster rap." Goldberg also reacted to a new poll showing that most Americans believe the media is trying to elect Barack Obama. "The mainstream media has a problem because millions of reasonable Americans think the media is in the tank. No news organization can maintain its credibility as long as so many people think it's biased." The Factor concluded that the mainstream media is "in a freefall collapse."

News Link: Lesbian lip-lock song #1 in US

This week David Letterman interviewed a guest who suggested that the Bush administration is guilty of war crimes, and The Factor offered this Reality Check: "Let's look at what the folks think. A Rasmussen poll asks whether terror suspects should be given the same rights as U.S. citizens in court. 18% said 'yes,' a whopping 71% said 'no.' So it is clear that the folks are not buying into the 'U.S. is brutal to the terrorists' line. Once again, common sense prevails." On another topic, the rapper Nas is accusing Fox News of being a racist organization. The Factor: "This is from a person who makes a living peddling the 'n' word and violent lyrics to children and young adults. The good news is that only a few media have given him any attention and his new album is a bomb." Finally, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is defending the New York Times' decision not to publish John McCain's op-ed about Iraq, claiming the Times 'has been very good to McCain.' The Factor: "Did Richardson miss the hit piece the Times ran on McCain implying he had an improper association with a lobbyist? The Times is in financial trouble, so the Times and Nas have something in common."

News Link: Letterman itching to prosecute Bush for war crimes

Thursday's Patriot: The 42-year-old chimpanzee Ichiro, who made an unsuccessful break for freedom at a Japanese zoo. And the Pinheads: Actor Josh Brolin, who allegedly got into a barroom brawl, and his dad James, who defended his son and managed to disparage the Pentagon at the same time. Nominate a Pinhead or a Patriot by sending an email to pnp@billoreilly.com.

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