Guests: Michelle Fields and Dave Rubin

"Chick-fil-A is a fast food chain headed up by a religious man named Dan Cathy, who believes marriage should be exclusively between a man and a woman. The mayors of Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco are saying they don't want Chick-fil-A restaurants in their cities. In fact, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee wrote that the closest Chick-fil-A is 40 miles away 'and I strongly recommend that they not try to come any closer.' That sounds like a threat, does it not? Obviously, the issue of gay marriage continues to divide Americans, and now the Democratic Party has made it part of their platform to call for legalized gay marriage nationwide. No matter how you feel about the issue, respect should be brought to the debate. Mr. Cathy is entitled to his opinion and his company is entitled to donate money to promote keeping traditional marriage as the legal standard. The mayors are also entitled to state their pro-gay marriage opinions, but they do the country a disservice by trying to harm Mr. Cathy's business. If the company wants to try and sell chicken in Boston, San Francisco, or Chicago, no pinheaded politician should be trying to hurt that business because they disagree with the politics of management."

Conservative writer Michelle Fields and gay comedian Dave Rubin discussed and debated the Chick-fil-A uproar. "I believe Dan Cathy is welcome to say what he wants," Rubin began, "and I believe the gay community is welcome to say what they want. If the mayors want to put their butts on the line and say they do not want Chick-fil-A here, I honor them for taking a stand. Don't you want politicians who say what they believe?" In contrast, Fields accused the mayors of actually doing harm to their communities. "Politicians don't get to decide which opinions are appropriate and then use the power of the state to enforce them. Economic coercion is no way to convince someone to believe in certain values. If these politicians had any common sense, they would be begging Chick-fil-A to be opening restaurants in their areas so their constituents could have jobs." The Factor concluded that the mayors are way out of line: "It's fascism for these guys to say, you can't come into my town if I disagree with your political views."

Guests: Dick Morris

New polling indicates that President Obama is leading Mitt Romney in the vital states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The Factor crunched the numbers with political strategist Dick Morris. "It's a lousy poll," Morris declared. "It includes 8% or 9% more Democrats than Republicans in Florida, where in fact they're about even, and this is the only poll that has Obama over 50% in those states. I think the Pennsylvania numbers might be right, but the others are just ridiculous. I am quite confident that Romney will clearly carry Florida, I think he'll carry Ohio, and he has a good shot at carrying Pennsylvania." Morris added that President Obama has spent $100 million on anti-Romney ads, "but they have not dented him."

Guests: Steve Sweeney

While criticizing New Jersey for its failure to enact a version of Jessica's Law, The Factor placed the blame partly on State Senate President Steve Sweeney. The Democratic Sweeney entered the No Spin Zone to defend his record. "I was ahead of the curve in 2004," he said, "because I actually proposed a bill to put GPS tracking sensors on sexual predators. I believe in this, I'm a sponsor of a bill, and as Senate President I'm going to get it passed. We're moving the bill forward and we're going to get it signed into law." The Factor urged Sweeney and his colleagues to speed up the process: "43 states now have Jessica's Law, but you guys don't. I don't know why it takes seven years to protect the kids!"

The Factor continued the week's special series by re-airing some notable segments from the show's history. One of the most contentious interviews was with professor and suspected terror sympathizer Sami Al-Arian. "You don't know me," Al-Arian said during that 2001 confrontation, "and if you don't know me you can't judge me. A judge has said we are not a threat to national security." But soon after that interview, Al-Arian was indicted on multiple terror charges. Another intense interview was with Quannel X of the Black Panther movement. "The white man is the devil," Quannel X-claimed. "I say, in the words of Malcolm X, if you find any good white people, kill them first before they turn bad. I want to treat you the way you've treated us!"

Guests: Juliet Huddy

Comedian Jon Lovitz has pointed out that left-leaning folks get genuinely angry when he criticizes or jokes about President Obama. Fox News correspondent Juliet Huddy elaborated on Lovitz' assertion. "A lot of people are going after Lovitz," she said, "because a lot of people have a problem when the President is criticized. You may not like Barack Obama's political ideology, but he seems like a likeable guy, the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with." Huddy also watched tape of Bill basically refusing to join in "the wave" during a game at Yankee Stadium, after which ESPN hosts contended that the wave is old and tired. "I agree that the wave is completely dorky," Huddy said, "but you did act a little too cool for school. You're wonderful but you are so uncool!"

Guests: Adam Carolla

The Factor asked comedian Adam Carolla why so many of his fellow comics are reluctant to take shots at President Obama. "There is a double standard," Carolla replied. "Everyone out here leans to the left so you don't make fun of Democrats, but also he's black and it makes you a 'racist.' And most importantly he's not fat. So he's not nailing any interns, he's black, he's a Democrat, and he's skinny, so he's not a big target. Even when he says stupid things, they tend to agree with the stupid things he says." The Factor again brought up Jon Lovitz, who has been extremely critical of the President: "If you're a liberal and you turn, the left really hates that. I think there's something like that going on with Lovitz." Carolla then denounced the big-city mayors who are giving Chick-fil-A a hard time because of the political views of the chain's boss. "When you're the mayor of a large city and you say you're not going to grant permits, you should be removed from your position. That's insanity."

Dr. Eric Landers, Georgia Southern University: "It is amazing that the government would spend millions prosecuting Roger Clemens, but fail to pursue the Black Panther voter intimidation case."

Steve Reasbeck, Johnstown, PA: "The network newscasts will never report that story. Without an honest press, the U.S.A. is finished."

Judi Riggs, Macomb, OK: "O'Reilly, your comments on the difference between China, Russia and Iran were astute. Iran would kill in the name of religion."

Manny Rivera, San Diego, CA: "Mr. O, my tip of the day is don't be a pinhead and do the WAVE properly at the ball park. The kids love it."

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