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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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Guest: Laura Ingraham
"As you may know, there's a new book about the Obamas in which the First Lady is discussed at length. ABC News reported on the book last night and used me to represent pundits critical of Michelle Obama. ABC aired a 2008 clip in which I said this: 'I have a lot of people who call me on the radio and say she looks angry. And I have to say there's some validity to that. She looks like an angry woman.' That sounds kind of bad, does it not? But here's the context: That interview was done about three-and-a-half years ago when the country was getting to know Mrs. Obama, who did have some problems in the beginning. My interview back then was with Rebecca Johnson, who wrote a profile on Michelle Obama. On this program Johnson described Mrs. Obama as 'lovely ... very bright ... very thoughtful ... intelligent.' As usual, I did my job - I asked tough questions about Mrs. Obama because there was a perception that she was not happy-go-lucky. Ms. Johnson was given plenty of time to set the record straight, which is why we had her on. Subsequently I have generally been favorable to Michelle Obama - I described her as 'charismatic, articulate and beautiful.' But those statements did not fit into the narrative ABC News wanted to present. ABC also did not tell its audience that it got the clip from the far-left website Media Matters, which is in business solely to smear non-liberal media people. We brought the situation to ABC's attention today and they said that from now on they will call people like me who are injected into their news coverage. I'm simply not going to let this presidential campaign degenerate into a race-baiting media propaganda exposition. All who participate in that are going to be called out. From my vantage point Michelle Obama has been a fine First Lady; for ABC News to paint me as critical of her is flat-out dishonest. All of us have a lot riding on the presidential election this year, so let's cut the crap!"
The Factor asked conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham to weigh in on the Michelle Obama story. "I'm shocked that you would be accused of saying anything critical of the First Lady," Ingraham began, "because in 2010 when I was on to promote my book I made the point that she was aggressively pushing policy. And you rose to the First Lady's defense. So if they should be coming after anyone, Bill, I'm happy to take the bullet for you. Michelle Obama is aggressively and somewhat effectively meddling in policy." The Factor again criticized ABC News for sloppy reporting: "They had an inexperienced correspondent and a lazy producer who took the clip right off of Media Matters. This is what happens all the time." |
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Guests: Bay Buchanan & Rick Tyler
Mitt Romney is being hammered by Democrats and Republicans alike for his tenure at Bain Capital, which invests in distressed companies. The Factor examined the story with Rick Tyler, who supports Newt Gingrich, and Romney supporter Bay Buchanan. "Mitt Romney has explained several times," Buchanan said, "exactly what he did at Bain. They added more than 100,000 jobs while he was there - he helped start up Staples and Sports Authority and other companies." But Tyler denounced Romney in the harshest of terms. "He has based his campaign on the message that he can create jobs, but it's not true. He's not a high-flying businessman, he's a low-flying vulture looking at companies that innovation destroys." |
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Guests: Alicia Menendez & Kerry Picket
In the latest "Occupy" horror story, a 13-month-old infant was abandoned at the movement's encampment in Washington. Meanwhile, DC police report that crime has risen because the occupiers have diverted cops from their regular beats. The Factor was joined by Washington Times reporter Kelly Picket, who has been covering the protests. "We didn't see crime go up just in DC," Picket said, "but also in New York and all over the United States where Occupy encampments came in. And remember that $400,000 in stimulus funds were used to improve the park in Washington and these Occupy protesters just destroyed it. The park has vagrants walking in and out and the rat population has exploded." Liberal strategist Alicia Menendez put forth a far different interpretation. "$8,000 was spent," she said, "to re-sod the park, and that was the only money that was spent in reaction to the protests. I walk by that park every day and it looks beautiful." The Factor concluded that "the Occupy movement is costing taxpayers money and is using police resources." |
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Guests: Lis Wiehl & Stacy Schneider
Outgoing Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has pardoned more than 200 criminals, among them David Gatlin, who served 18 years after shooting and killing his wife while she was holding their 2-month-old baby. FNC legal analyst Lis Wiehl elaborated on the pardon. "Gatlin was on good behavior," she reported, "and he and some of the other people who were pardoned worked at the Governor's Mansion for many years. Barbour signed a pardon Sunday and the guy walked." Criminal defense attorney Stacy Schneider denounced the pardon. "This was a reckless decision by the Governor," Schneider declared. "This was a man who was denied parole two weeks before and the Governor did this without analyzing who he was pardoning." The Factor contended that "18 years in prison is not justice for shooting a woman in the head." |
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Guest: Megyn Kelly
Some students are intentionally provoking their teachers in order to elicit reactions to be posted on the Internet. Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly elaborated on the "cyber-baiting" phenomenon, particularly one Nashville teacher who was victimized. "That teacher actually had a nervous breakdown," Kelly reported, "and he had to be taken away on a stretcher and placed on administrative leave. Schools need to have regulations saying no cell phones during school hours, period! And there should be a rule prohibiting kids from posting pictures online that they've taken in the classroom." Speaking from personal experience, The Factor offered some advice: "You've got to isolate the troublemakers. What I did very quickly when someone tried to challenge me in the classroom was get them out of the room." |
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Guests: Steve Doocy & Martha MacCallum
Quiz Kids Martha MacCallum and Steve Doocy tested their knowledge about some prominent women in this week's News Quiz. Among the questions: "Michelle Obama is the third First Lady to hold a post graduate degree. Who was the first?" ... "Marilyn Monroe won a Golden Globe for her role in which film?" Doocy eked out a victory to even his 2012 record at one win, one loss. In a remarkable coincidence, MacCallum sports the exact same record. |
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Katy Sagatis, Mohawk, NY: "O'Reilly, you infuriate me when you say Mitt Romney is the only Republican candidate who makes sense."
Elaine Espinoza, Heber City, UT: "O'Reilly, I am highly upset with you! I watch you every night and I'm tired of your Romney bashing."
Jim Giunta, Murphy, TX: "Bill, disappointed in your talking points last night. Romney appears to be unstoppable? Give me a break. Only two tiny states have voted." |
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| Thursday's Patriot: Jay Leno, who is auctioning off a special tractor to help raise money for the Fisher House, which helps families of wounded troops. |
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