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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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| "After the vote in New Hampshire, there are five viable Republican candidates: Trump, Cruz, Kasich, Bush and Rubio. The vote in South Carolina will be on Saturday February 20th, and already attack ads are on the air between Trump and Cruz. The race will be intense, as both Trump and Cruz vie for conservative votes and the three more moderate Republicans desperately try to emerge. On the Democrat side, Bernie Sanders must get black votes in order to compete against Hillary Clinton in South Carolina and Nevada. He started his campaign for those votes last night, implying that America unjustly imprisons those who are 'African-American and Latino.' Sanders says he is a straight-talker, but not on this issue. The truth is that African-Americans make up 13% of the population in the USA, but commit 37% of all murders. And 90% of black murder victims are killed by other blacks. You will never hear Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton say that. The Republican candidates will not likely point that out because it is politically incorrect. It's much easier to cry racism than address the root causes of violent crime, which are a corrosive culture and the collapse of the traditional family. Most politicians will never tell you the truth about social problems, preferring to pander. Trump and Sanders largely won because they are seen as mavericks, outsiders who will dismantle a corrupt and inept political system. That's the perception. We'll see what kind of reality both bring going forward." |
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| The Factor welcomed Donald Trump, who explained why he recently used the word 'evil' to describe Hillary Clinton. "I was asked to describe her in one word," he said, "and 'evil' came to mind. Just look at the job she did as secretary of state and the destruction she caused. The decisions that she and President Obama made on so many different fronts were absolutely insane. At a certain point, you have to ask how she made so many bad decisions, and I don't care whether you call it 'evil' or 'inept.'" Trump also assessed the surging campaign of Bernie Sanders. "I think he'd be easy to beat when people start figuring out that their tax bills will be 95%. I'm shocked that a socialist, maybe a communist, is beating Hillary Clinton so easily. He was a very ineffective senator and now he's going to change the country? I don't think so." |
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| Returning for another segment, Donald Trump laid out his positions on some key issues, beginning with our trade imbalance with China. "One reason for this," he said, "is that they devalue their currency. China is the single greatest currency manipulator on the planet, and if they don't stop devaluating we are going to have to tax their goods coming in. Our president doesn't understand this, but I understand it better than anyone." Trump also weighed in on legal marijuana in Colorado and Washington. "The book isn't written on this yet, but there are a lot of difficulties in terms of illness. I would really want to think about what to do, I first have to see what the effects are. But I am in favor of medical marijuana." On another subject, Trump reiterated that, as president, he will find a way to deport more than 10-million illegal immigrants. |
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| After being trounced in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton is looking ahead to more demographically-friendly states like South Carolina. FNC's Ed Henry reported the latest from the Clinton camp. "There is big-time angst inside the campaign," he said, "and they have been privately aiming their fire at Joel Benenson, who is the top strategist for Hillary Clinton. He got Barack Obama elected twice, but the criticism is that he is not on message with Hillary Clinton. Politico reported the other day that he is on 'thin ice,' so he should have someone else opening his mail. But it's not about the strategist, it's about the candidate. When you have New Hampshire independents breaking 70% or 80% to a socialist, there's a problem with the candidate." |
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| The Factor asked Eboni Williams and Monica Crowley why most female Democratic voters in New Hampshire rejected Hillary Clinton. "Barack Obama has moved the entire Democratic Party to the far left," Crowley surmised, "and so Bernie Sanders' brand of socialism is far more accepted among young people. Also, the Clintons are old news and young women do not like Mrs. Clinton. She is a terrible retail politician." Williams ridiculed the Clinton campaign for playing the gender card. "Last week's tactics of 'feminist shaming' by Madeleine Albright and Gloria Steinem totally backfired. When you say there is a 'special place in hell' for women who don't vote for another women, that is not going to play very badly with young women. They are also rejecting her message that 'It's my turn.' It feels patronizing." |
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| Dennis Miller, fresh off a vacation in frigid Antarctica, entered the warm confines of the No Spin Zone to analyze the New Hampshire vote. "It was a big night for comb-overs," he quipped, "and I find it funny that the yield of the Woodstock Generation is the cranky old 'get off my grass guy.' Bernie had breakfast with Sharpton today and they're still at the table because nobody knows how to pick up a check. I don't want to know Sanders, and if he wants some income redistribution, I'll give him a few bucks to head the other way if he sees me first. But Hillary is in real trouble, and if Joe Biden is the cavalry I guarantee you he'll be sitting backwards on the horse when he comes riding in. As for Trump, at least he seems candid. You must admit that after watching robots for years it's nice to see someone who doesn't act like other politicians." |
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| Many Republicans are incensed over Donald Trump's easy win in New Hampshire. Karl Rove analyzed the mood inside his party. "Among mainstream Republicans there is consternation," Rove admitted, "but I would say there is fury. If we had been furious in 2000 when George W. Bush lost the New Hampshire primary, we might not have gotten the job done to come back. But Donald Trump had a very good night and he gave a very good speech afterwards. Ted Cruz now has to go after Trump because he lost the white evangelicals to Trump. If he loses white evangelicals in South Carolina and other southern states, he's toast." The Factor concluded, "It doesn't look like anyone is gaining enough momentum to challenge Donald Trump, it looks like it is his race to lose." |
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Jerry Tetro, Seminole, FL: "Since 2006, the economy has been weak in the jobs area. That is half a generation, and young people feel cheated. That's why Trump's message resonates."
Nancy Spencer, Los Angeles, CA: "I am disgusted by the results in New Hampshire. Who is going to save us from Trump and Bernie?"
Alberto Abalo, Santiago, Chile: "Voters in New Hampshire preferred Sanders to Hillary over the honesty issue. But the senator is not being honest when he makes unfeasible promises."
Hevron Dudovitz, Jerusalem, Israel: "Without a doubt the American media is biased against Trump. They fear him." |
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| Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, describing the psychic pain he felt after losing Sunday's Super Bowl, used the odious term 'at the end of the day' at least four times. So, at the end of the day, we should all thing long and hard about what we are saying. |
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