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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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| "President Obama will try to get reelected running as a social justice guy who wants to spend vast amounts of money helping the folks. The Republicans will counter by saying the country is on the verge of bankruptcy and fiscal responsibility must be restored. While analyzing that issue, I pointed to the charitable giving on the part of some politicians, saying Vice President Biden and former Vice President Al Gore are cheap! In 1997 Al Gore gave a paltry $353 to charity when he earned almost $200,000. My point is that there are some liberal Americans who demand high tax rates, but are not very generous when it comes to giving to charity. But some object to that analysis, and one columnist called me 'totally off-base and mean-spirited.' Talking Points believes in walking the walk â?" if you're a 'social justice' person and want society to help the poor, then set an example. Mr. Biden and Mr. Gore are cheap when it comes to giving to charity, it's the truth. If you are a liberal person who wants more of my hard-earned money, then I expect you to be fair in what you give. Reasonable?" |
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Guests: James Salt
An organization called Catholics United is accusing budget hawks like Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of launching a 'war on the poor.' The Factor was joined by the group's director James Salt. "Paul Ryan's budget fails a basic moral test," Salt pronounced. "Asking poor, working-class people to pay for tax cuts for the rich isn't just unfair, it's immoral and un-Christian! Balancing the budget is an important concern, but how you do it is also critically important. The poor and the marginalized have to be the focus of our conversation." The Factor took issue with Salt's basic premise: "Aren't the poor already the focus of all the spending, we spend a trillion dollars a year to fight poverty. Tax policy is intended to stimulate the economy, not to enrich Bill O'Reilly. You just spouted the far-left view that any tax cut for any affluent American is damaging the poor." |
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Guests: Karl Rove
President Obama is flying around the country on Air Force One, giving campaign-like speeches along the way. The Factor asked former Bush advisor Karl Rove about the propriety of the President's frequent flyer status. "He has crossed the line," Rove stated. "The President has to travel on Air Force One and with a motorcade, and the public ought to pick up the tab for his official duties. But this week his speeches on student loans that he gave in three battleground states were thinly-veiled political speeches. He attacked the Republican budget and anyone who supports it, attacking Romney in all but name. I think the President ought to step back from this." The Factor reminded Rove that in 2004 his then-boss President Bush also took a majority of his trips to swing states. |
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Guests: Laura Ingraham
President Obama's campaign team has produced a video that includes a clip in which MSNBC host Ed Schultz accuses Mitt Romney of flip-flopping; NBC now says they are asking the Obama campaign to remove the clip. The Factor explored the dustup with Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham. "I'm glad NBC has responded," Ingraham said, "but for some of us who watch NBC and MSNBC it is sometimes hard to distinguish between the campaign press operation and some of the hosts on MSNBC. They are so in the tank for Obama on so many issues and say such incendiary things." The Factor admitted that some Fox News commentators also ideologically one-sided: "If we're going to criticize MSNBC for being in the tank for Barack Obama, and they certainly are, there are people on FNC whose comments could be used by the Romney campaign. But while everybody at MSNBC is in the tank for Obama, here at Fox News every show has a different tone." |
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Guests: Gretchen Carlson and Jeanine Pirro
After reports that the Kardashian family, despite having no discernible talent, signed a massive deal with the E! channel, The Factor invited reaction from Culture Warriors Jeanine Pirro and Gretchen Carlson. "I want to give them some credit," Carlson said. "They are smart businesspeople who turned this into a multi-kazillion dollar fortune and they are the masters of public relations." Pirro portrayed the Kardashians as a sad commentary on modern American culture. "Kim Kardashian can't sing, she can't dance, she can't act, and she started out with a sex tape. I think Americans like to look at beautiful people and luxurious cars and homes. Intelligence, excellence, discipline, and proficiency don't matter any more - this is the dumbing down of America. We're so stressed with our lives and the economy that we just want to look at something dumb and pretty." |
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Guests: Megyn Kelly
Attorney and Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly entered the No Spin Zone with the latest on John Edwards, who is on trial for misusing campaign funds. "I actually think it's going pretty well for the prosecution," she said. "It doesn't seem like a lot of the facts are in dispute - this elderly woman named Bunny Mellon loved John Edwards and funneled almost $100,000 to his mistress. If the purpose was to protect him or advance his campaign, then he did something illegal." Kelly turned to Chicago, where a black teen beat a man, reportedly to avenge the death of Trayvon Martin. "Police have charged a hate crime and I think they have reason. A black 18-year-old attacked a white teenager and said this is justice for Trayvon. He was charged with a hate crime because he picked the victim because he was white then assaulted the guy with a tree branch. The crime was motivated solely because of race." |
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Guests: Martha MacCallum and Steve Doocy
The Factor once again played quizmaster and tested Martha MacCallum and Steve Doocy on their knowledge of James Bond. Among the questions: "What was the name of the first James Bond film in 1962?" ... "Which actor turned down the part of Agent 007 in the first Bond movie?" ... "Which Academy Award winner was also a 'Bond girl?'" Proving to be "Bond girl" herself, MacCallum pulled the last answer out of Oddjob's hat and walked off with the win. |
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Don Jordan, Augusta, GA: "Bill, The Factor is thought provoking and I wish every American watched it. I'm grateful the radical left has not found a way to discredit you."
Paul Mitchell, El Salvador: "Of course you're right about Andrea Mitchell leaning left, Bill, but why bother reporting that? Whoever is watching you is most likely not watching NBC News."
Timothy Sheehan, Bellingham, WA: "Really, Mr. O'Reilly, I don't know what you see in Miller."
Stefano Pappalardo, Closter, NJ: "Miller had me crying last night. Too funny!" |
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| Thursday's Pinhead: Doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau, whose latest strip says watching Fox News "is like getting your news from the town drunk." |
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