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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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| "When television first came on the scene, the government imposed a 'fairness doctrine' because lawmakers realized that a very powerful tool, TV, could be controlled by a very few people. Eventually the doctrine waned, and President Reagan vetoed it. Now, with the Democrats controlling Congress, the issue is back. Stripping away all the bull, some liberal politicians hate conservative talk radio. But a good case can be made that there are more liberal voices in the media than conservative voices. The newspaper industry is certainly left; so is the Internet. NBC News, NPR and PBS are almost completely liberal. But Speaker Pelosi and others want total control, so they push this fairness doctrine nonsense, hoping to inhibit right wing radio. The good news is that the fairness doctrine will never happen - the powerful media companies in the USA, and even most liberal people, realize the whole thing is a charade. If Congress really wants to help the folks, it will pass the 'honesty' doctrine." |
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| The Factor was joined by conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham, who was not as sanguine about the threat of a renewed fairness doctrine. "There's going to be a push for it in the Senate," Ingraham predicted. "This is primarily directed at success, which is conservative talk radio. The left can't stomach any type of success when it comes to traditional values or conservative ideals." Turning to the economy, Ingraham opined on the spectacle of auto executives taking private jets to DC, where they panhandled for public money. "This was bad PR, and they should have taken a convoy from Detroit in their best cars. But the main point is that it is vital to our national interest and our economy to have a manufacturing base in America. I believe that, but I don't believe you can coddle an industry that has had to face some tough realities and hasn't done so. We have to do a real restructuring and bankruptcy." |
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| The Factor questioned Al Sharpton about the Al Qaeda boss who denounced Barack Obama as a "house Negro." "It's insane," Sharpton declared. "Clearly this is a terrorist group that indiscriminately killed people on 9/11, and for them to become the definer of blackness is an insult." Sharpton, who also hosts a radio talk show, weighed in on the so-called fairness doctrine. "Most of us give fair time to opposing views. I've had you on my show, you invite me on yours. Most of us in radio are already fair." The Factor urged Sharpton to actively oppose the idea. "You should be speaking against this. All the voices so far against this insanity are on the right, so you and your cohorts on the left need to get out there too." |
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| Since gay marriage was rejected by California voters, there have been protests throughout the state, some of them violent. The Factor welcomed Christine Cloud, who went to a San Francisco gay neighborhood with some fellow Christian missionaries. "Our mission is to share the love of God and minister the gospel of Jesus Christ," Cloud said. "We are not trying to convert gay people into straight people, but we are telling them about Jesus in hopes that they would have that revelation." Cloud described how she was recently assaulted in San Francisco's Castro district. "We were singing 'Amazing Grace' when a man walked up to our group and picked up a Bible. He hit me upside the head with the Bible, knocking me to the ground, and he started kicking my legs." The Factor praised Cloud for her willingness to forgive the man. "The Christian tenet is to turn the other cheek, and it looks like you did that here." |
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| The Factor welcomed 26-year-old Amber Lee Ettinger, who famously performed the Internet hit "I Got a Crush on Obama." "I wasn't too political," Ettinger admitted, "but this threw me into the world of politics. 'Obama Girl' was part of this election, which is why we made more than thirty 'Obama Girl' videos. We want to make people laugh, and now that Obama is president we have four more years of material to work with." The Factor complimented Ettinger for her capitalist spirit. "You are the better looking Jon Stewart of the Internet, and you have developed an industry selling yourself. This shows an entrepreneurship we should all admire - you've made yourself a success in a very competitive industry." |
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| FNC anchor and legal expert Megyn Kelly began with the Texas grand jury that indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "This may be the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen," Kelly averred. "This DA, Juan Angel Guerra, has also indicted judges, the county clerk, and anyone who has ever gone against him in any fashion. The lawyers representing Cheney and Gonzales will quash this." Turning to Ohio, Kelly reported on the state officials who pried into the files of Joe "the plumber" Wurzelbacher. "This is much worse than we thought, he had 18 separate record checks performed on him by different government agencies." The Factor urged Wurzelbacher to consider legal action. "The whole Ohio state government was gunning for this guy, and somebody had to order this to happen. If I were Joe the Plumber, I'd sue the state." |
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| Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore accused auto execs of destroying capitalism, which he said "hasn't helped the people or the planet." The Factor offered this reality check: "Since the car companies have employed millions of Americans, the 'helping people' part of Moore's thesis is ridiculous. But what do you expect from Michael Moore, Fidel Castro's favorite guy." On another subject, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero declared that "civil liberties apply to everybody." The Factor's check: "Of course the ACLU has done absolutely nothing to help Joe the Plumber." Finally,The Factor posed a few of the questions that are part of the test administered to prospective citizens. Three examples: "What are the three basic rights in the Declaration of Independence?" ... "What did Susan B. Anthony do?" ... "Who was President during World War I?" |
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| Thursday's Patriots: The people at Focus on the Family, who are encouraging retailers to say "Merry Christmas." And the Pinhead: Pamela Anderson, who calls for legalizing marijuana in order to "save children in the long run," and recommends the castration of "every child molester or potential molester." |
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Jeannie Gilbertson, Detroit Lakes, MN: "Mr. O, I have had it with the arrogance of the auto CEO's. They all need to be fired."
John Waldmann, Southern Shores, NC: "Bill, I was saddened that you defamed the character of Barney Fife by mentioning him in the same sentence as Barney Frank."
Molly, San Francisco: "Bill, your segment on my city was interesting and accurate. It is not uncommon to see street people hanging around in even the best neighborhoods. Some of the locals are criticizing you." |
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