|
|
| 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.
|
|
|
"Once again terrorists have killed innocent people, this time in a series of bombings in Bombay. Also, the mutilated bodies of two American soldiers have been posted on a terrorist web site for the world to see. These killers have no humanity at all - they're Nazis, people who believe their brand of Islam requires them to murder infidels. And just as many did not understand the Third Reich in 1936, much of the world doesn't understand Islamic fascism. Part of the problem is how the press portrays the war on terror. The publisher of the New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger, believes the Bush administration is a danger to the world. Three political columnists for the Times - Maureen Dowd, Bob Herbert, and Frank Rich - wrote a total of 156 columns on the Bush administration in the past 18 months. Every one - all 156 - were negative! Some Americans have picked up on that blatant unfairness and are demonstrating against the newspaper. Honest reporting on all important subjects is vital to the nation, but the press is not supposed to undermine policy. By printing national secrets for no clear purpose, the New York Times and others have undermined your security. The far left media simply says it is exposing an incompetent president. But the truth is far more insidious - there is a far left press jihad in this country. We're all living in a dangerous world, and when the American press undermines rather than questions, that danger becomes much more intense."
Fox News Video: FoxNews.com |
|
|
Guests: Fox News analyst Marvin Kalb & columnist Deroy Murdoch
As mentioned in the Talking Points Memo, some citizens are protesting the New York Times' decision to publish classified information. According to columnist Deroy Murdoch, the paper is actively working against the war on terror. "There have been occasions where New York Times reporters tipped off Islamic foundations which were suspected of having ties to terrorism. This not only undermines policy, it undermines the physical safety of people." But Fox News analyst Marvin Kalb defended the Times as a national treasure. "What I've just heard is absolute news to me - I haven't read it anywhere. And Bill, you're being hugely unfair in accusing the New York Times of undermining the American effort to fight terrorism. Thank God this country has the New York Times and a free press." |
|
|
Guest: Wisconsin State Representative Scott Suder
Kevin Barrett, who teaches at the University of Wisconsin, actually claims the US government engineered the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster and other terrorist acts. State representative Scott Suder explained why he wants the professor fired. "This crackpot's kooky conspiracy theories are being subjected on students and taxpayers are paying for it. We have asked the Board of Regents to remove him. It's an embarrassment, not only for taxpayers but for our entire state." The Factor denounced UW chancellor John Wiley as a coward. "The University of Wisconsin has been a radical school, but now you have a guy in the classroom telling his students the United States attacked itself and is behind the Al Qaeda atrocities. Wiley is hiding under his desk, and the alumni of the school should say there is no money until this guy is gone." |
|
|
Guest: Brian Maloney, Radio Equalizer
The left wing Air America radio network, long plagued by financial troubles, now faces another problem. One of the network's high-profile personalities, Janeane Garofalo, will reportedly no longer be a regular host. Brian Maloney, who writes the Radio Equalizer web site, portrayed the network as having one foot in the proverbial grave. "They're trying to do everything to keep this network going beyond the November elections because it's all about face-saving. They don't want to admit that this is going down the tubes, because it would really hurt in the elections. This is really a symbol for the so-called 'progressive' movement." The Factor delineated Air America's many problems. "The bottom line is that Garofalo is gone, they fired their CEO, they lost their New York and Atlanta affiliates. Their bills are being paid by far left ideologues." |
|
|
Guest: Judge Eileen Gallagher
Norman Craig, who was accused of raping a 9-year old girl when he was 16, could have been sentenced to life in prison. But Ohio Judge Eileen Gallagher dismissed his case because the prosecutor was late for court. Judge Gallagher joined The Factor and explained her rationale. "The prosecuting attorney failed to appear and failed to notify us of where he was. He later told someone that he had a news conference scheduled for that same afternoon. Every day judges in my county dismiss cases because the prosecuting attorney is not prepared for trial. The case should be re-filed, and I hope they do that." The Factor praised Gallagher for answering questions, but criticized her judgment. "A 9-year old girl says she was raped, and the alleged rapist is now walking around the streets of Ohio because of a fight between you and a prosecutor. You and the prosecutor should have worked out the beef and had the trial continue." |
|
|
Guest: Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham
Radio host Laura Ingraham entered the No Spin Zone with her take on the apparent war between the left wing media and the Bush administration. "The New York Times," Ingraham declared, "believes it is being patriotic when it publishes the story about the effort to track terrorist banking activities. They think they're being patriotic when day after day they publish what is wrong with America. They truly believe that America is the single biggest danger to the modern world. They're more petrified of the Bush 'fundamentalism' than they are of the Islamic terrorists." The Factor agreed, but stopped short of calling Times treasonous. "These people hate Bush. But I can't bring myself to believe that Arthur Sulzberger and editor Bill Keller are so venal that they want the United States to lose in Iraq." |
|
|
Guest: Fox News host Greta Van Susteren
While on a honeymoon cruise one year ago, George Allen Smith vanished while the ship was off the coast of Turkey. His widow Jennifer recently reached a financial settlement with Royal Caribbean, and Fox News host Greta Van Susteren reported that Smith's parents are incensed. "The family was surprised to learn that Jennifer had settled with the cruise line without even telling them. They feel it was done behind their backs, and I don't think it was for very much money. This has become very hostile." Van Susteren added that George Allen Smith's family is grief-stricken and frustrated. "They claim the ship is withholding information from them and should have done things that they did not. All the family wants is information." |
|
|
Some of your e-mails dealt with The Factor's claim that tax cuts have benefited the economy. Some excerpts:
Carroll Grandy, Pasadena, MD: "O'Reilly, tell the whole story. Tax cuts increase the concentration of wealth and widen the gap between rich and poor."
Ryan Green, Appleton, WI: "The economy is doing well? I work in manufacturing and my wages are going down. A tax cut for the rich isn't helping me."
Other viewers were moved by the segment with Janis Cummings, whose son Ryan was killed in Iraq.
Dave Dougherty, Evening Shade, AR: "If you want to understand who has made America great, look at Marine Ryan Cummings and his mother. They are contributing far more than most politicians."
Col. Joseph Rubelowsky, Carbondale, IL: "I actually cried during that segment. I've been to Iraq a number of times and stories like Ryan's are just not reported. Thanks for doing that, Bill." |
|
|