The Factor Rundown
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The Left's Attacks on Donald Trump
The Factor invited reaction from radio talk show host Garland Nixon and columnist Adriana Cohen. "Whenever someone starts talking about Hitler or slavery or the Holocaust," Nixon opined, "it's always a bad move because it will offend some people. And it's a bad move strategically because politics is about contrast, and when you compare Donald Trump to Hitler he starts to look like Mother Teresa." Cohen predicted that the Hitler comparisons will actually be counterproductive. "It's absolutely outrageous and it will fall on deaf ears. During the Republican primaries Donald Trump was hit by more than $150-million in negative attack ads, but that did nothing. He could actually win this and that's why liberals are so desperate and resorting to Hitler references." The Factor picked up on that theme, saying, "If you're going to Hitlerize Trump, you make him into a sympathetic figure."
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Preparing for the Big Debate
Veteran debate coach Jay Townsend joined The Factor and looked ahead to Monday's presidential showdown. He began with advice to Hillary Clinton. "She cannot lie," he said, "because her tendency to prevaricate has sent her negatives into the stratosphere. She also has this health issue, so she cannot get sick on stage and cannot become confused. And she has to say what she'll do for the country." Turning to Donald Trump, Townsend offered these tips. "He cannot lose his temper and I suspect he has been coached on that. He cannot say anything that sounds even remotely sexist or racist, and he cannot be condescending to Mrs. Clinton. He has to treat her with respect and as an equal."
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Racial Unrest in America
Black men in Tulsa and Charlotte have been shot and killed by police under circumstances that vary wildly from one another. Attorney Leo Terrell analyzed the Charlotte incident, which led to widespread rioting and violence. "Just because this man had a gun," Terrell said, "is not justification for shooting him. We're assuming that this gun posed a threat to the officer, but the facts are not in yet and there was no camera. Black people have a problem trusting the police and video has proven that officers do not always tell the truth." But The Factor argued that the cops in Charlotte deserve the benefit of the doubt. "If the police chief says the man had a gun and that is corroborated by witnesses, you must conclude that is a credible source. The protesters must abide by the 'innocent until proven guilty' adage or we have anarchy. But in Tulsa the man did not have a gun and was not confronting police, this is more unsettling."
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President Obama's Negative Address?
In his final speech at the United Nations, President Obama criticized unbridled capitalism and implied that some American states are engaged in voter suppression. Monica Crowley and Eboni Williams analyzed his message. "Capitalism does need checks and balances," Crowley conceded, "but the question is what kind of oversight is needed? Should it be basic rules of the road that allow businesses and individuals to flourish, or should it be the kind of statist rules we have seen from this administration? The Dodd-Frank legislation was a complete overreaction that killed community banks." But Williams agreed with the president's claim that voter ID laws can be repressive. "I think asking for a voter ID can be overly burdensome because of what you have to go through to get an ID. I'm very suspicious about why we suddenly have this new requirement."
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Miller on the Upcoming Debate
Dennis Miller looked ahead to Monday's much-anticipated cage match between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. "I would encourage Trump to push it out there pretty far," Miller began. "He has to be leading by eight to ten points by Election Day because there are a lot of Priuses out there being fitted for pneumatic shock absorbers to put all the fake ballots they can in the trunk. And I do have some ideas on how to improve the debates. They should frisk both of them because I think Hillary may be wearing a wire, they should both have to blow on a breathalyzer, and instead of real moderators we should have robot moderators. I've been watching these debates and I see a lot of artificial intelligence up there, why don't we make it actual artificial intelligence? They should also throw in some questions about multiplication and spelling."
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New Info on New York/New Jersey Bomber
Based on his handwritten notebook, accused New York and New Jersey terror bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami was inspired by Al Qaeda, ISIS, and previous terrorists. The Factor asked Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum for the latest on the suspect. "He's in the hospital," she reported, "and FBI agents are waiting for him to become conscious and coherent. They will start questioning him as soon as possible. Rahami's father had gone to the FBI because he suspected that his son had become radicalized. He was clearly the black sheep of the family and they raised concerns about him, but there was never an official FBI investigation opened. They will be questioned about that."
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Viewers Sound Off
Fred Max, St. Louis, MO: "Bill, you let Trump off the hook. You never even pressed him when he did not answer your questions. You are a weak interviewer."
Carol Kelly, Overland Park, KS: "O'Reilly, you are totally unfair to Trump. You push him into a corner. You show him no respect."
Kevin McShane, San Diego, CA: "Bill, Donald Trump should never tell you, Krauthammer, or anyone else his plans for defeating ISIS."
Stephanie Presper, Centreville, VA: "O'Reilly, I almost threw up watching Watters' World tonight. What a stereotypical portrayal of Italian ethnicity. Mr. Watters owes us an apology."
Scott Gonnella, Virginia Beach, VA: "That Watters' World segment from the San Gennaro festival had me crying with laughter. Great job, Jesse!"
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The Men and Women in Blue
A high-speed car chase in California this week served as another reminder of the hazards faced every single day by cops in America. And it provided a lesson to all of us: If you flee from the police and if you do not cooperate with law enforcement, bad things will happen to you.
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