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Thursday, May 7, 2015
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How Emotion Can Damage America
"The debate continues over whether an anti-Muslim group was justified in insulting every Muslim on the planet. Two jihadis were killed by a brave police officer in Texas on Sunday after they tried to storm a conference held by the American Freedom Defense Initiative. The dead men deserved what they got, but the incident was ignited by a contest featuring cartoons of Mohammed. Many Americans believe the provocation was legitimate under freedom of speech. But the issue is whether the exposition was the right thing to do. The goal of every decent person should be to defeat the jihad. Emotional displays like insulting Mohammed make it more difficult to rally law-abiding Muslims, including nations like Jordan and Egypt, who are actually fighting the fanatical Islamists. In any war you have to win hearts and minds, and the situation in Texas went against that. This emotion deal can also be applied to the Republican Party. President Obama achieved power because some Americans decided not to vote, believing John McCain and Mitt Romney were not conservative enough. So we now have a nation that has been battered over the past six years. It might have happened if the Republicans won, but voting or not voting out of emotion is never a good idea. The best problem-solver should always win, and no candidate is perfect. There comes a time when all of us have a decision to make, whether we'll do what's best for the country or wallow in shallow emotion. Important decision."
More Trouble for the Clintons?
Bill Clinton visited Morocco this week after a Moroccan mining company called OCP anted up $1-million to the Clinton Foundation. But OCP has been criticized for "serious human rights violations." The Factor analyzed the situation with reporter James Grimaldi. "There are two issues with OCP," Grimaldi explained. "First, it is owned by the Moroccan government, which is the equivalent of more foreign money going to the Clinton Foundation. Second, they are mining in the Sahara in disputed territories where indigenous people feel they are not being compensated fairly." Grimaldi added that many Democrats are facing a conundrum regarding Hillary Clinton. "A lot of liberals have ambivalence with her candidacy. On the one hand, they believe that accepting foreign money from foreign groups is problematic. On the other hand, they want to support their probable nominee."
FBI to Investigate the Clintons?
The Factor has called for a fair FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation. Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy entered the No Spin Zone with his take on that suggestion. "I think the FBI absolutely has to come in," he said, "especially after the FBI and the Justice Department set a standard when they indicted Senator Robert Menendez. We should hope that the FBI is already investigating and using a grand jury. I do think FBI director James Comey is an honest man." The Factor again urged the bureau to examine the foundation, saying, "The Clintons deny any wrongdoing, but there comes a time when the American people have to be reassured that the government is not corrupt."
Raising Money in California
Hillary Clinton is visiting some very fat cats in California, raising millions for her campaign. Fox News correspondent Ed Henry reported the latest. "She's visiting private homes in San Francisco and Los Angeles," he said. "She was at the home of Tom Steyer, the hedge fund billionaire who is lobbying big time on climate change. Hillary Clinton is raising money for her campaign and also raising money for the Democratic super-PAC. The irony is that she is talking about getting corrupt money out of politics, which doesn't necessarily square with raising money for super-PACs. The Clinton campaign points out that the Koch brothers and others on the right are raising money and they can't unilaterally disarm."
O'Reilly Amazing Story
The Factor has highlighted the interesting life stories of some Fox News on-air personalities. This time around, FNC's Arthel Neville interviewed Bill about his own background. "I was a little thug," Bill revealed, to no one's surprise. "When I was 10, my father told me I had to work. I cut lawns and shoveled snow, then I graduated to working at Carvel and the lifeguard stand. We then started a painting business, we had a crew, and I made real money. When I was at Marist College, I went to London on a third-year-abroad program and my whole world expanded. I learned more in that year than in the preceding 20 years combined." Bill also explained how he created The Factor nearly two decades ago. "I wanted a feisty and obnoxious show that was based on opinion and fact. I knew you had to have something very provocative, and it worked. I think God has a plan for me and I let it unfold as it happens."
Campus Demonstration
Guys Friday Greg Gutfeld and Bernard McGuirk, reporting for duty one day early, analyzed the protests now taking place at the University of California at Berkeley. Gutfeld, himself a Berkeley alumnus, ridiculed the rebels without a cause. "The problem is that there's no avenue for payback," he groused. "An 'activist' can block a student's path to class, but what do you block an activist from doing? They don't have jobs. If you're blocking someone from a class they paid for, that's theft!" McGuirk contended that the student demonstrators are actually harming their own ill-defined cause. "This kind of stuff always backfires, you don't win anyone to your side. These are ignorant, selfish, narcissistic, spoiled morons. How about a vigil for the 25-year-old cop who was executed in New York City last weekend?"
Media Analysis
How has the media been handling ISIS atrocities abroad and the threat to the homeland? The Factor posed that question to Fox News analyst Brit Hume. "The threat of ISIS has been downplayed," Hume said, "in part because there's no real Washington and U.S. military reaction to cover. If the president were out there warning of the threat on a regular basis, there would be more to work with. Also, this is happening many miles away where you don't have cameras and reporters to witness these atrocities." The Factor advised the media to pay more attention to the Islamic State terrorists, saying, "There is a dire threat to the country with ISIS and there are stories that could be done."
Viewers Sound Off
Factor Words of the Day
Sam Gerth, Miramar Beach, FL: "O'Reilly, you and Eric Shawn miss the point. I have served on boards of non-profits and have never written off expenses. Yet you and Eric totally accept the Clinton explanation that expenses are direct service."

Bill Glenn, Kuna, ID: "Bill, your poll is slanted. I don't support mocking a religion, but I do support the First Amendment."

Tim Halbert, Abilene, TX: "I get my news from the Blaze, Fox, MSNBC, CBS and the net. Fox is far right, so I am not so dumb to depend on it."
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