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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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"Senator Obama hammered Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, winning across the board. And there is no question Senator Clinton is in major trouble. On March 4th she has to win both Texas and Ohio or Obama gets the nomination. So Hillary Clinton has twelve days to turn things around, but Talking Points doesn't know how she can possibly do it. Put yourself in Hillary's shoes for a moment. At this time last year Barack Obama was invisible; now her dream could very well be shattered by the man. There are two major reasons for this. Since both candidates agree on most issues, Obama is winning the personality game. And there's no question the left-wing press is favoring Barack Obama. Here's more proof of that: After Michelle Obama's controversial comments that for the first time she's proud of her country, most left-wing media played it down. The Washington Post didn't even mention it, and the New York Times and L.A. Times buried it in the back pages. But back to Hillary Clinton, who must be going nuts. Right now there doesn't seem to be any way she can overcome Barack Obama. He's fired up, the press is on board, and she doesn't really have a strategy."
For more analysis of the race, The Factor welcomed pollsters Kellyanne Conway and Scott Rasmussen. Conway declared both primaries effectively over. "Barack Obama and John McCain," Conway said, "have moved on to the general election, and Hillary Clinton is really left out. I don't think Hillary will win another contest. She's lost her base and the rationale for her candidacy." Rasmussen suggested that Clinton still has a faint chance. "All the core constituencies she depended on are now supporting Obama or are evenly divided. You can't count the Clintons out until the votes are counted in Texas and Ohio, but it's hard to see how she can turn this around. The only thing Hillary Clinton can do is try to redefine Barack Obama." The Factor agreed that a Clinton comeback seems unlikely. "I don't see any way, short of Barack Obama making a big mistake, and he isn't going to. He's much too smart for that."
News Link: Obama campaign says Clinton can't catch up |
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As Hillary Clinton and her aides look ahead to March 4th primaries in Texas and Ohio, The Factor welcomed political observers from both those key states. First, singer and former Texas gubernatorial candidate Richard "Kinky" Friedman described the situation in the Lone Star State. "There's a huge Obama surge going on. Hillary may hang on by her fingernails, but I'm not so sure. I think Obama is going to do it." Former Ohio Congressman John Kasich said his neighbors are most concerned about jobs. "We've got a lot of foreclosures and jobs are leaving Ohio, so Democrats are looking at who can bring the greatest amount of rescue, and Obama is closing fast. She's going to have to force him to make a mistake."
News Link: Bill Clinton: TX could be our last stand |
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| As The Factor reported previously, members of the Sacramento Kings dance team were photographed in various states of undress. Attorney Wendy Murphy, a former cheerleader for the New England Patriots, said the girls should not be punished. "I don't like the double standard," Murphy declared. "Do guys get in trouble when they drink, carouse and engage in sex after hours? These women were hired to prance around half-naked and shake their booty for drunk men, and they've done nothing more immoral than what they do during games." But media consultant Andrea Tantaros argued that the dancers were way out of line. "They were in their team uniforms, which is a violation of team and league conduct. Thousands of girls try out every year for these positions, and the owners should consider letting these girls go." The Factor turned to the broader issue of privacy. "I don't care about the dancers, but I do care that no one has any privacy in America. If you do anything and your employer sees it, they can fire you. I don't think Americans understand that their privacy is done." |
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| The American Movie Icon series continued with Elvis Presley, who made 31 films, most of them totally forgettable. Film professor Richard Walter blamed Presley's lackluster movie career on his military service. "The earlier films were the most meaningful. But the Army used to give out pep pills to the soldiers, and he was not the same Elvis when he came out of the Army. He was a gregarious guy on the surface, but was really isolated and lonely." The Factor added that Elvis' manager Tom Parker steered him into lousy movies. "All the directors say Presley was cooperative on the set, he was lucid, yet he allowed his manager to get him into movies that were just garbage. But I look at him as the best entertainer I ever saw." |
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Dennis Miller began his weekly observations with Michelle Obama and her comment about being proud of her country for the first time. "I don't have any axe to grind with the woman," Miller said, "and I assume she's proud of her country. But if you've said 'this is the first time in my adult life I've been proud of my country,' don't accuse me of misunderstanding. She should just stand there and smile and say 'I love my old man, he'll make a great president.' When she starts talking like Gandhi or something, it's going to get weird." Miller looked far ahead to November and foresaw President-elect John McCain. "Huck will be out soon and it'll make it McCain versus Obama. And I think John will win pretty easily."
News Link: Michelle Obama defends her controversial comments |
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Internet maven Mary Katharine Ham has been monitoring how bloggers reacted to the Michelle Obama dustup. "It's different on the left and right," Ham said. "The right blogs are castigating her, saying it fits into the 'blame America first' tendency of the far left. On the left, folks are saying it's 'faux outrage,' except for a few Clinton supporters." Ham also reported that some far left bloggers reacted with glee when Nancy Reagan recently fell. "Any time a person on the right falls down or is injured, like clockwork you can find celebration and all these nasty comments. And it is not the same on the right side of the blogosphere, I promise you." The Factor complained that despicable comments about Nancy Reagan were widespread. "On the Huffington Post, another vile hate site, there were awful things printed about the woman. This is why I can not respect anybody on the far left. I can respect liberals and Democrats, but I can not respect anyone on the far left."
News Link: Judge shuts down whistleblower website
News Link: Daily Kos depicts Scalia in Nazi uniform
News Link: HuffPo mocks Nancy Reagan after fall |
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Wednesday's Patriot: Rock star Bob Geldof, who chastised the anti-Bush media for ignoring the president's great work in Africa. And the Pinhead: Actress Sharon Stone, who told Egyptian reporters that 600,000 Iraqi civilians have died in the war, perhaps overstating the actual number by a factor of ten. Nominate a Pinhead or a Patriot by sending an email to pnp@billoreilly.com.
News Link: Bob Geldof praises Bush
News Link: Sharon Stone inflates Iraq War deaths |
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A sampling of your recent e-mails:
Rodney Jenkins, Greensboro, NC: "I am African-American and have been very proud of my country numerous times. Michelle Obama should choose her words more carefully."
Fernando Cuellar, Laredo, TX: "Bill, you and the rest of the media should lighten up on Michelle. As a minority, I fully understand the context of her statement."
Sandy Brasili, Chester, VA: "Bill, you might give Michelle the benefit of the doubt, but I don't. I've seen too many far-lefties who are embarrassed by their country."
Mrs. Woody Thomas, Gainesville, TX: "Bill, I'm ashamed of you and Fox News for making a big deal out of this. You are vicious."
Jim Tabor, Virginia Beach, VA: "Bill, why the kid glove treatment for Michelle Obama?" |
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