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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 is involved in five intense controversies and his administration is under siege. His approval rating may fall below 40% primarily because of the Veterans Affairs scandal, in which sick veterans allegedly died because they could not get treatment quickly enough. No matter your ideological bent, this is awful, and since President Obama pledged to clean up the V.A. six years ago, it falls on him. Controversy number two is the IRS. The House decided to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in criminal contempt because she will not testify about her role in targeting conservative political groups. Talking Points believes Ms. Lerner will not be indicted, and without her testimony the story goes nowhere. Controversy number three is Benghazi, where the key questions are: Where was the president on the night of the attack, why did the Obama administration tell the world the murders were inspired by a video, and why did the U.S. military not respond when the alarm sounded? Number four is 'Fast and Furious,' the program under which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms allowed 2,000 guns to flow into Mexico. Finally, there is ObamaCare, which could be big. Costs are going up all over and nobody is happy except those who are getting 'free' health insurance. Anger is likely to grow at a furious pace as Americans see their premiums skyrocket and services decline. Right now the White House strategy seems to be, 'let's ride it out.' They only have two-and-a-half more years in office, investigators don't work quickly, and the public's attention span is short. The media is not likely to be aggressive in pursuing these stories, although CNN did break the V.A. situation. We here at The Factor promise that we'll stay on the case. All we want are answers to simple questions and accountability. Until President Obama leaves office, we'll continue to demand those things and hope that Mr. Obama will understand that his legacy is on the line." |
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Guest:Charles Krauthammer
The Factor asked Charles Krauthammer to evaluate the Talking Points and the contention that ObamaCare is the most damaging of all the White House troubles. "There is no question that ObamaCare will hurt Democrats in November and in 2016," Dr. K said. "It's not so much the scandalous part of it, but it's the embodiment of Obama hyper-liberalism and intrusiveness. It affects people where they live, there will be millions of Americans negatively affected. The president said people could keep their plan, but that was a deliberate lie that he knew was not true." The Factor summarized the magnitude of Krauthammer's accusation: "If he knew that costs would be higher and a lot of people would be thrown off the insurance rolls, then we have a dishonest man as commander-in-chief. You are indicting the president as essentially being a dishonest person, and that's significant." |
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Guest:Bernie Goldberg
In the wake of the mass murder committed by Elliot Rodger in California, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday has blamed the "white men" in Hollywood who promote violence and sexuality in our mass entertainment. The Factor asked FNC's Bernie Goldberg to weigh in on that hypothesis. "This is an example of shallow and unserious thinking masquerading as thoughtful journalism," Goldberg stated. "If this critic wants to write a column about mental illness and guns, be my guest. But if she's going to link movies and murder, she has no clue, she just made it up! I'm not suggesting that the popular culture doesn't affect the greater culture, but she doesn't offer a shred of evidence that those movies should be linked to those terrible murders. Millions of young men watch those very same films, so why don't we have hundreds or thousands of cases where they go out and kill people?" |
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Guest:John Stossel
The Factor chewed the fat with Fox Business host John Stossel, who examines the debate over food and obesity in an upcoming special. "So much of what we think we know is not true," he declared, "and the government 'fixing' our obesity problem by subsidizing and banning things doesn't work. We ought to have food freedom. Katie Couric's TV special said 95% of Americans will be overweight or obese in two decades. How does anybody know that? It's absurd! They say we're helpless addicts and our brains light up with sugar like cocaine or heroin." The Factor endorsed the notion that public schools should provide students with nutritious food: "Michelle Obama is on a kick to have schools purchase healthy foods for the urchins, and I support that. If you're giving them fried food and sugar-laden food with our tax dollars, they should try for the better stuff." |
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Guests:Kimberly Guilfoyle & Lis Wiehl
Legal wizards Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lis Wiehl analyzed the case of Marine Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi, who has been languishing in a Mexico jail after mistakenly entering that country with guns in his vehicle. "This is a 25-year-old who was driving at night," Wiehl said. "There was a lot of construction and a lot of small signs that he didn't see. He didn't know the area well." Guilfoyle agreed that Tahmooressi is most likely imprisoned for a crime he committed inadvertently. "It doesn't look like there was anything nefarious, this is an individual who was gainfully employed prior to the military. It was a poorly lit area and he clearly states that he mis-read the signs." The Factor concluded, "We believe the sergeant made an honest mistake, and we believe the Mexicans are once again over-reacting and punishing an American when they don't have to." |
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Guests:Kirsten Powers & Monica Crowley
Many liberals are focused on the justice system and America's high rate of incarceration. The Factor was joined by Kirsten Powers and Monica Crowley, who view the issue from opposite perspectives. "It's not just liberals who are concerned about this," Powers began, "and to say that the drop in violent crime is evidence that we don't have a problem doesn't make any sense. People have been thrown into jail for 15 or 20 years for selling two ounces of marijuana." Crowley contended that tough-on-crime policies have saved lives and money. "The objective is to reduce crime, cut back the recidivism rate, and save taxpayer money. I think aggressive policing and sentencing has led to this dramatic plummeting of the violent crime rate, but I do agree that states should work on educating and training non-violent offenders." The Factor issued a direct challenge to Powers: "I'll put you back on tomorrow if you can cite someone who is serving 15 to 20 for selling two ounces of pot. It never happens." |
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| The Factor chewed the fat with Fox Business host John Stossel, who examines the debate over food and obesity in an upcoming special. "So much of what we think we know is not true," he declared, "and the government 'fixing' our obesity problem by subsidizing and banning things doesn't work. We ought to have food freedom. Katie Couric's TV special said 95% of Americans will be overweight or obese in two decades. How does anybody know that? It's absurd! They say we're helpless addicts and our brains light up with sugar like cocaine or heroin." The Factor endorsed the notion that public schools should provide students with nutritious food: "Michelle Obama is on a kick to have schools purchase healthy foods for the urchins, and I support that. If you're giving them fried food and sugar-laden food with our tax dollars, they should try for the better stuff." |
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