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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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"Professor Ward Churchill is a traitor in my estimation. The radical University of Colorado professor continues to speak around the country, getting paid for telling people that the civilians in the World Trade Center on 9/11 were legitimate military targets. Dissent is necessary; and loyal opposition to policies you feel are wrong is commendable. But justifying terror attacks on your fellow countrymen--if you do that, you're a traitor. Even Jane Fonda didn't go that far, and I believe what she did during the Vietnam War was treasonous. Clear thinking Americans have already rejected Churchill's hatred, and no person should confront the man in any way. Shun him, but don't insult the freedom Americans have died for by doing anything else. This story is not about Churchill anymore--it is about the people who enable him. What say you, University of Colorado?"
Transcript/Video: FoxNews.com |
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Guests: David Harsanyi, The Denver Post & Dan Caplis, KHOW
In addition to the Ward Churchill controversy, the University of Colorado also faces allegations that the football program maintained a slush fund that was used to hire prostitutes. However, radio talk show host Dan Caplis claimed the situation at UC isn't as dire as it appears. "There's a perception that the university is out of control," Caplis told The Factor, "but it's really not. The university is getting gutted by this Ward Churchill crisis. He has to be removed, and he will be. In terms of the football story, there's very little evidence to back up these allegations. People should withhold judgment until the facts are in." There has been speculation that the university will rid itself of one headache by paying Ward Churchill to resign. "The buyout is an awful idea," contended David Harsanyi of the Denver Post. "That would be the most cowardly way out of this. I think they need to fire him." The Factor placed the blame squarely on university president Betsy Hoffman. "The situation is now out of control, and the university is showing weakness on every level. CU is a joke, and the president has to go." |
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Guest: Natasha Korecki, Chicago Sun-Times
White supremacists may be involved in the murders of Judge Joan Lefkow's husband and mother. Judge Lefkow had been previously threatened by Matthew Hale, the founder of a fringe hate group. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Natasha Korecki provided background on the story. "Matt Hale was the founder of a group that preaches hate against African-Americans, Asians, and Jews, and he was convicted of soliciting the murder of Judge Lefkow." Korecki said the execution-style murders of Lefkow's family members have left the entire city in shock. "The police are looking at every possibility. This is one of the biggest murders in the Chicago area in years." |
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Guest: Pablo Pardo, El Mundo
Some reports say the government of Spain may have withheld information for eight months that Al Qaeda was targeting Grand Central Station in New York City. Spanish journalist Pablo Pardo disputed that notion. "I know the whole story and I've been talking to my sources in Spain. It took eight months after the Madrid bombing for the Spanish authorities to discover that the terrorists had drawings of Grand Central Station. Once they discovered that, they immediately told the United States." The Factor pointed out according to public opinion polls, Spain in the most anti-US nation in Europe. "There is a strong anti-American sentiment in Spain right now," Pardo agreed. "But that's something very different from the government withholding information about a terrorist attack that could be a massacre in New York." |
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Guest: Jay Sekulow, American Center for Law and Justice
The ACLU and other groups claim any display of the Ten Commandments on public property violates the Constitution, and the Supreme Court is considering that case. The American Center for Law and Justice has filed a brief arguing the Commandments are perfectly legal. "The Ten Commandments are a philosophical statement as much as a religious one," said the ACLJ's Jay Sekulow. "You don't even have to know the content of the Commandments to know this is a code of conduct." The Factor cited this as another example of the ACLU's radical agenda. "The Commandments are a tradition in our country, but the ACLU doesn't want the traditional country that we have. They want to break it down and rebuild it." |
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Guests: Dr. Michael Baden, Fox News criminal analyst & Shannon Goesslin, Southeastern Legal Foundation
The Factor has reported on the infant Destiny Ashe, who was beaten to death by her mother Carisa. District Attorney Paul Howard of Georgia's Fulton County cut a deal with Carisa--she agreed to be sterilized, but served no jail time. The Factor has obtained baby Destiny's autopsy report, which Fox News analyst and former medical examiner Michael Baden calls "very straightforward. The baby died of head injuries inflicted by somebody else." Baden was stunned by the lenient plea bargain. "What happens with baby deaths is that often prosecutors are over-reactive. In some states the mom could be charged with capital punishment." Shannon Goessling of the Southeastern Legal Foundation pledged to lead an effort to have DA Howard recalled. "The outrage of this case should cause the citizens of Fulton County to act. This is about incompetence to the point where people are at risk. We are going to take whatever action is appropriate to hold this man accountable." |
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Guest: Dan Rosa, Brick Township School Board candidate
A New Jersey high school teacher is under fire for angrily demanding that one of his students stand during the National Anthem. Another student secretly videotaped the confrontation on a cell phone. Dan Rosa, a candidate for the Brick Township School Board, said both the teacher and the students were out of bounds. "I don't want any teacher yelling at kids like that. And kids shouldn't have cell phones." The Factor noted that two students have been suspended, but the teacher has not yet been disciplined. |
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