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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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"The incoming chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, Republican Peter King, wants to hold hearings on Muslim terrorism in America. That has angered Muslim groups like CAIR, and one of the two Muslims in Congress, Keith Ellison, asked this: 'What about the guy who flew the plane into the IRS, what about the guy who killed a guard at the Holocaust Museum, what about Timothy McVeigh?' That is an outrageous canard, a rhetorical ruse. The Muslim jihad worldwide has killed tens of thousands and Islamic theocracies like Iran are threatening the world. So to say Muslim terrorism inside the USA should not be scrutinized because a few non-Muslims have engaged in terrorism is insane! To be fair, the jihad has not caught on here and most American Muslims despise the terror activity. The hearings would not be targeting law-abiding Muslims, but would focus on jihadists already in this country. These hearings can better inform you and me about what's going on among the jihadists. Congressman Ellison and CAIR are misguided; they are not looking out for us."
The Factor asked FNC's Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley to opine on the proposed hearings. "Why are we looking at Muslims?" Colmes demanded to know. "There were 72 domestic plots by non-Muslims, many of them angry white Americans. You can have hearings on terrorism in general, but you don't single out a religion. It sounds like bigotry to me." Crowley ridiculed Colmes' for playing the 'bigotry' card. "You just heard a very revealing example of left-wing political correctness gone bonkers. When you give examples like Timothy McVeigh or the guy who flew the plane into the IRS building, these were individuals who wanted to make some kind of political statement. But when we talk about the Islamic jihad, we are talking about people who are acting in the name of Islam." Crowley buttressed her position with a remarkable statistic. "Over the last 24 months, 126 individuals have been indicted in the United States on terror-related charges. They are all Muslims." |
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| Some Senate Republicans oppose a bill that would appropriate $6.2 billion to address health problems suffered by 9/11 first responders. Liberals are lambasting the GOP lawmakers, but FNC's Karl Rove explained the problems with the bill. "This has not gone through the normal course of business," Rove said. "There have not been any committee hearings; Senators have not had the chance to ask questions or amend the bill. If we want a big national consensus about this, let's go through the normal process and not just try to jam this through." Rove also objected to the Democrats' timing. "They could have done this in a bipartisan way earlier and they could do it next year in a big bipartisan way." The Factor reassured viewers that "the bill will get passed and the money will get to the responders, but it may take a little longer." |
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| The Federal Communications Commission has voted to endorse "net neutrality" on the Internet. FNC anchor Megyn Kelly explained what the vote means. "The Internet has been working fine," Kelly said, "but there is the possibility of collusion or favoritism by groups like Verizon or Comcast, where they might direct you to their preferred sites instead of other sites. Based on that fear, the FCC decided they would impose mandated 'neutrality.'" Meanwhile, Al Sharpton is urging the FCC to take action to regulate talk radio. "Sharpton is really ticked off at Rush Limbaugh," Kelly reported, "who is the target of this. He met with the FCC and wants a public hearing to have people like Limbaugh to explain how they justify using the public airwaves to offend people. Can you imagine the backlash if the FCC held hearings and started dragging in talk radio hosts?" The Factor predicted that Sharpton's efforts will be for naught: "The FCC is not going to do anything about this, they met with Sharpton just to mollify him." |
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| Many in Congress want legislation to prevent Guantanamo Bay detainees from being tried in the United States. FNC legal analysts Lis Wiehl and Kimberly Guilfoyle explored the ramifications of the proposal. "Congress is saying we're going to cut off the funding," Wiehl reported. "This passed in the House and it is now before the Senate." Guilfoyle added that Congress is well within its authority. "This is very clever because these men should not be tried here on our turf. This is a very good way to work within the law and for Congress to say we have the power of appropriations. It's completely legal." The Factor praised the bill, which has bipartisan support: "It's impressive that the Democrats who dominate the House voted for this. Attorney General Holder and, by proxy, President Obama were embarrassed by their own guys." |
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| The Factor aired part of the in-depth interview with Dennis Miller that is available to Premium Members here on BillOReilly.com. Miller outlined his childhood in Pittsburgh, his early attempts at humor, his comic influences, and his breakthrough as Weekend Update anchor on Saturday Night Live. "It was one of the biggest things that ever happened to me," Miller said, "and it was like gladiator camp. I had a nice 8- or 10-minute segment every week, but I realized that if I didn't hustle I'd have a co-host or a no-host. It's life on the electric griddle." Miller also analyzed his weekly Factor appearances. "I view this in a weird way just like Weekend Update - I started out doing about ten minutes a week on a big venue, and now I'm doing about eight minutes a week on a big venue. And when I'm at an airport - my airport cred is way up, baby." |
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| His admirers consider President Obama one of the smartest men to occupy the White House, and FNC analyst Charles Krauthammer explained how the President has demonstrated a particular political genius. "Bill Clinton is a very smart guy," Krauthammer stated, "and when he took a shellacking in his midterm elections it took him a year to recover. Barack Obama took a worse shellacking, but six weeks later he is back off the mat. He swindled the Republicans into giving him a trillion-dollar stimulus in return for a two-year temporary extension of tax rates for 2% of the population." Krauthammer added that President Obama has been piling up victories. "He passed the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,' something liberals have been trying to get for 17 years, and he's going to get a huge victory on the START treaty. This is all for a guy who got slaughtered in an election six weeks ago - you've got to be smart to be able to pull that off." |
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Gerry Kendall, Winnipeg, Canada: "How can Vice President Biden be morally outraged by the U.S. tax code when he gives so little to charity?"
Vanessa Warren, Beaverton, OR: "According to some liberals, it is not okay to say Merry Christmas in public but fine to inject Jesus into the debate about taxes."
Rev. Craig Gommer, Tunkhannock, PA: "Bill, you explained the Matthew Gospel so well I was wondering if you would be willing to preach to my congregation?" |
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| Tuesday's Patriots or Pinheads: The Canadian choir members who broke into a rousing rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus at a mall food court. You can decide whether the singers are patriotic or pinheaded by voting here on BillOReilly.com. To the surprise of no one, Monday's P or P wasn't even close - 95% of you labeled so-called comedienne Joy Behar a Pinhead for featuring a mock photo of her and Bill on her holiday cards. |
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