chris wallace special guest exclusive interview with candidate governor mitt romney. be sure to join us for that. i'm john roberts. good night from washing die ♪ well that will be the day >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" son from los angeles. tonight: >> bill: when. >> when they feel like they want to make more money, they up the price. it's modern day extortion to me. >> factor continues investigation into rising gas prices. did you know demand for oil products is falling? while the price is going through the roof? does that make sense to you? hinted, there are plenty of dollars involved. >> you claim you are having fun? >> oh, yeah. >> being bought, sold? >> you have had sex, john? >> the intrepid john stossel believes prostitution should be legal all over the u.s.a. is he doing a special tonight on that subject. >> don't you feel demeaned? >> not at all.

>> stossel will be here. >> what are you in the market here? >> i saw a beautiful ring and it's anywhere from a range of 1500 to 59. >> jesse watters occupying beverly hills? >> what is the price of this? >> 110,000. >> home of the 1%ers. >> this is a great place to live. >> bill: calls, you are about to -- caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone from california. the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly, reporting from los angeles, thanks for watching us tonight. leadership part 2. the subject of. when i watched the factor last night you saw me run down a number of crucial areas where american leadership is lacking. we posted that tea points on bill o'reilly.com. the main point is that

president obama's leadership is lacking in a number of areas. the gas situation being the latest. but the republic within a democrats have not seize the advantage because they are squabbling over minor i of the next g.o.p. vote is tuesday in michigan and arizona. out front of in michigan. arizona rasmussen says romney leads with 42%. santorum 29%, gingrich 16%, paul 8%. seems like mitt romney has gained momentum this week. if he does win in arizona it will be very hard to stop him as super tuesday system do up fast on march 6th. let's be honest. mitt romney has ♪ shown enough leadership to make americans feel comfortable with him. caught defending his record in massachusetts. what we he the people really need are candidates that will look to the future. right now there are three areas of great concern. gas prices are at their

highest level ever in february. even a demand american has fallen to lowest level since 1997. however, as we have been reporting the oil companies are sending products overseas, gasoline exports have doubled over the past two years. under president obama gas prices in the u.s.a. have also nearly doubled, obviously we need some relief or the economy may slide back into recession. overseas, muslim jihadists are now on the march again. in afghanistan some soldiers made a mistake and burned some korans while cleaning up at the bagram air force base. now afghan militants are running wild. this infewer united states me after 10 years and nearly 2,000 american dead, we should expect more from the afghan people than scenes like this. on the debt front as we all know there is no relief. predictions are president obama's reelected the national debt will rise to $20 trillion by 2016. even those who support president obama are having doubt about his leadership. if you vote for the president this time around, you are

again voting on hope. his policy also finally begin improving the country. leadership is the key to getting this country back to prosperity. the question do any of these guys in either party have what it takes? and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. reaction, joining us from washington fox news political analyst charles krauthammer. any beefs with the memo, charles? >> yeah. i got a big one. you saying, you are talking about presidential leadership on gas prices. i went back and looked what you said the night before about what the president ought to do. as i understand it, you are saying that the president acting on behalf of we the people should be telling the oil companies that you can't sell to china, you have to keep the oil here so you lower the price. now, the logic as you explained it is we the people own the land, so we the people, the president acting on behalf of the people who own the land have the right to bring in the head of the oil companies and tell them what to sell at. now, bill, let's say you went

ahead and you want an apartment building in manhattan, and rent started to go high because of housing shortage, you are saying that the president of the government acting on behalf of we the people who as you say own the land, own america, can walk into your office and say you are going to lower the prices because people are hurting. >> bill: two different things. >> listen, you are making a fundamental mistake. if i buy a piece of land, a home, anything like that, i tone outright. oil companies don't own what they drill outright. they get a permit. they rent it. they get approval from the government to rent it. the government says okay, you are in partnership with us. can you go into the oceans. can you go into topography of the united states and see what you can find. we understand risk reward. i'm not saying that president obama should order the oil companies to do anything. as you well know, there is a lot of subjectivity built into pricing. right now the estimates are 30% of what we the people are paying for a gallon of gas are

speculation costs. that means people driving up the cost of gasoline on paper, all right? now, the oil companies don't have to pass that along to us, charles. they choose to do it. and just like in 1960, when john kennedy confronted the steel companies that were on the verge of bankrupting the united states, i think president obama has got to be proactive here. go ahead. >> let me take your points one at a time. you are making a distinction between you owning an apartment building and the oil companies owns the wells and the land it's on. >> bill: leasing. >> first of all, some of it, they do own the land and it is their oil. a lot of it you are right is leased from the united states of america from we the people. however, what governs, what comes out of the land, out of the land, out of the wells is a contract. and in the contract, oil companies, give a royalty. which goes to we the people. and in the contract that says after you have given the royalties, the oil is yours to sell as you wish.

you own it. there is a sacredness in contrast. it isn't as if we own. >> bill: i understand -- i don't want to break any contracts. i don't want to order the oil companies to do anything. >> that's how the business is done with contracts. >> it's not we the people. >> it's a different business. the contracts that were negotiated are different now because 2 a years ago oil wasn't exported at all from this country it wasn't in the top five. now it's the number one export. what the oil companies are saying we don't care whether americans aren't using. we don't care if there is plenty of oil here. we will take it out of here and make more money overseas. therefore, the american consumer is getting hosed. and the whole economy is tiring. this is national security issue. the whole economy is tottering. >> bill, i'm not denying that the oil companies are not exactly public spirited. i'm denying that it's a lack of leadership by obama that he doesn't call in the oil companies under existing contracts.

you want to new contracts in the future that will be different. >> i want to do p.r. >> the contract ethics cysts today are the law of the land and the president cannot order anybody to do anything. >> i'm agreeing with you 100%. i just want the president to be using his office for the good of the folks and saying, you know, maybe you want to give us a break here. let's get into the leadership on other areas. it looks like mitt romney is pulling ahead this week. why do you think that is? because santorum is stumbling. it's never been romney rising. it's always been the other guide shooting himself in the foot. santorum had the initiative. he had the momentum after he won that hat trick of the midwestern states. what does he do? he squanders it. he had a bad debate performance on tuesday. >> why was it a bad debate performance? >> because he is the man who says i'm the real conservative i'm the one who superintendence peld. i'm the one who wasn't a massachusetts liberal and

flipped. and yet, in explaining all the votes he took in the congress to enlarge the government. no child left behind. other examples he would say i'm a team player. i did that. i took one for the team he said politics is a team sport. well, if he is appealing to the tea party, that's not what they want. they stood up. >> they want leadership. >> to the people in washington. yes. we want principled action. we want smaller government we don't want politicians to play along and get along. santorum major appeal to his own constituency. >> finally president obama, now, i think the man tries, obviously his philosophy and my philosophy are different. i think it's the same with you. but his leadership on almost every issue is passive. is he a -- that's what i'm trying to get with the oil companies. is he passive. is he not out there trying to rally people for the good of the country. is he not confronting iran. is he not confronting the

debt. he doesn't confront anything, does he? >> i agree with you absolutely on the debt. it has been scandalous. he has allowed the debt, not only has he neglected it, of course, as we know, he has increased it by $5 trillion in one term the most in american history. he has not proposed anything serious about entitlement reform, which is the main issue of our time. in the foreign affairs with russia he has been weak. he sells out our allies with iran he went on his knees and said will you speak to me? hoping he will talk them out of nukes. these are one failure after another and you are right, lack of leadership, weakness and being very passive. that's why his foreign policy is known as leading from behind. >> bill: whoever the republic nominee has to show the american people that that person is willing to lead and take chances and be a little bold and fresh. all right. charles, we always appreciate it thank you. lou dobbs coming up on oil prices later on. here are the results of our bill o'reilly.com poll we

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of course the largest state in the union. janine turner lived in california for 8 years. leslie marshall still lives in pasadena. leslie, you like the nathaniely state. >> i like some of the things in this nanny state, yes. i actually think the booster seats are a good idea. bike helmets. no smoking in public places which they are doing in london and paris. i'm not 100% on the condemns. definitely 16 and younger i have a problem with it as auto mom not just a taxpayer but as a mom i have a problem with that. >> bill: don't you get that california now being regulated to death don't you get that? this condemn program would be held in georgia or virginia or new hampshire it would be impossible for that to happen. so the centers for disease control say where can we go to do this where everybody would

like it and it's here in california. designed. >> one of the areas where they california not only high pregnancy rate but high cla mid i can't rate among teenagers. >> bill: you lived here for eight years and migrated back home to your home state in texas. 69,000 other people did that in 2010. 69,000 californians said, you know what? i'm going with texas. all together in 2010, latest we have, 200,000 left the golden state where in late february it is 78 degrees, all right? beautiful, mountains, ocean, and they go, hey, you know, i just -- it's too much. so did you leave because of the nanny state? >> >> yeah, well i did, indirectly. the liberal progressive agenda didn't sit real well with my traditional values. can i quote something? interestingly enough from federalist papers.

alexander hamilton was talking about england and it's relevant today. the superiority she has long enjoyed has tempted her to plume herself as a mistress of the world. that's what's happening in california. they think that government there they think that they're just a mistress of not only californians but americans. just government gone wild. and you know as leslie was talking about earlier with the car seats. they get to pick and choose which things they like. in other words car seats for 8 years old okay, that's good. a child can get an abortion at any age in california without parental consent. >> bill: i know. but the overall philosophy here, leslie, is that the government knows best. that in sacramento we're so enlightened we know best. but you know what the unintended consequence is? >> what, i'm sure you will tell me. >> bill: the state is bankrupt. it costs money to implement all this crazy stuff. >> no question. the voters speak, right? and the voters in this state they vote for this governor. they vote for this. >> they don't have any choice

though. in order to run for governor here you have to have beau coup dollars and there is a minority level vote here that along the coast that shifts it to the left. barack obama, could i think, grow a beard and wear a little fidel castro hat and start speaking spanish every day and they would still elect him in this state. >> southern california a lot of spanish speakers so i would agree with you on that, bill. in the state of california even though you get what you pay for, there is. >> bill: you get what you are paying for. >> there is merit. there is other states following us. >> bill: you are bankrupt. >> when it comes to smoking. >> bill: that's a public health thing. >> you don't want kids in tanning booths. >> bill: if you are 18 or 17, the tanning booth thing, to implement all this stuff costs a fortune. janine, would you ever move back to california or are you just done with it. >> i'm done with it. [ laughter ] no, i don't have any desire to move back to california. i'm one of those i'm glad i

hooked them when i did. >> bill: why is it better for you in texas? why? >> well, because texas still epitomizes the true grit, all-american spirit it really really was. don't mess with texans, you go up to my ranch you hear guns popping around all the time. i'm almost ducking and rolling. the second amendment is alive and well here. >> bill: i want to get this straight. the reason you like texas so much is that people are shooting at you. >> yeah. >> bill: they haven't quite hit you yet so it's a challenge. life becomes a challenge. >> yes, yes. pick up our guns we have our second amendment right. >> bill: all right. ladies. thanks very much. directly ahead. john stossel. hookers and legalizing everything. >> i assume you have no other options that you felt -- >> -- i have several options before i did this, i had a nice paying job. why do you do this? >> because i want to. >> stossel is next. my name is robin.

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>> stossel matter segment tonight, right after the tore our pal john has a segment called illegal everything. is he a libertarian and wants to decriminalize things like prostitution. >> you claim you are having fun? >> oh, yeah. >> being bought, sold? >> you have fun when you have sex,. >> if we were being bought and sold we would be kicking and screaming when the transaction happened are we doing that? no. >> but, wait a second, don't you feel demeaned? >> not at all. >> the u.s. state department calls the act of selling sex for money inherently demeaning. >> sex is supposed to be spontaneous. >> according to whom? who made the sex laws? >> it's just for money?

>> right. don't you model for money? it's the same thing. >> bill: stossel joins from us new york. that's in nevada the only state ha has legalized prostitution. does this tie into the nanny state? do you believe these laws against prostitution and narcotics and other things deemed not good for you by the establishment, do you believe this is a nanny state play or is it something else? >> it's a nanny state play. i thought you were on my side. you are saying to leslie marshall, california is being regulated to death. america is being regulated to death. >> all right. but there are pernicious unintended consequences consequm drug use, we have debated this with you. i don't want to go over it tonight. the availability of narcotics if they were legalized would rise. we saw that with medical marijuana and the ruse firltded down to kids you can't buy it can't get it unless you are 18. same thing with prostitution. if you legalize prostitution the governments would regulate it there would be some people who wouldn't be allowed to apply their trade. heroin addicts, people with

aides, things like that. they would still be out on the street doing what they do because they are desperate. we are really not solving anything, are you? >> why would they be out on the street. if they are a legal business, there is no money to be out on the street. >> bill: nobody would hire them. >> that's right. >> legalize prostitution circumstances you have to pass a health check. you have to do certain things to be in the brothels. these ladies couldn't do it or men or whatever it may be. sthold be out on the street. you wouldn't solve a thing. >> they wouldn't have customers because people could go indoors where they are tested. they would cut rate, they would sell their services cheaper and a lot of people don't want to walk into the bunny ranch. they don't want to have people look at them. they want to do anonymously. you know all of this. >> i do. that's what's happening anyway. my point is are we free or not once we are an adult? who owns our bodies? these ladies say i own my body and who the heck are you to tell me that i can't rent it out to some guy? >> bill: all right. now, they do have legalized prostitution as i said in nevada and amsterdam over in holland there are a lot of problems with it, organized

crime comes in to control it these women whether they say they are not bought and sold, they are. >> organized crime is not in charge of their work in nevada where it's legal. >> bill: how do you know? >> because the police don't report that. there is lots of crime in the places. >> bill: the police don't report it? every gambling mecca in the world attracts organized crime. every one. atlantic city, las vegas, all legal there wise guys all over the place. you know that? >> in las vegas prostitution sill legal. there is a lot of harm from it a lot of violence and a lot of disease in the parts of nevada where it's legal, no disease, no violence. >> bill: all right. so this is what you are going to tell us for an hour right after the factor? this is the main thrust of it? >> trying to open a lemonade stand just outside your studio here, there are a million rules that stop me from doing that. >> bill: you couldn't even open up a lemonade stand? i understand along with the lemonade stand. >> no, i'm not going to do

that. >> we should legalize drugs. next show we will talk about that? >> >> bill: all right. stossel is coming up. 9:00 eastern time. if you are watching the preplay here, he will be back in back of me as well. plenty more from l.a., easier to get away with murder in america husband accused of drowning his wife of 11 days. walks out a free man. jesse watters occupying beverly hills. you don't want to miss this one. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. ♪

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robert blake, casey anthony all suspected of getting away with murder. yesterday judge set free gabe watson accused of drowning his wife of 11 days in australia on their honeymoon. judge tommy nail did not allow the jury to make a decision. he just threw the whole case out. joining us now from new york fox news anchor geraldo

rivera. should i be disturbed by this case? i don't follow this stuff very closely but when i -- it's caught my eye that he wouldn't even let it go to a jury and the whole trial was underway. so should i be bothered by this? >> i was bothered by it generally speaking 99.9 times out of 100, even in a weak prosecution the judge let's it go to a jury because the jury can see it's a weak prosecution as well as the judge. we have a jury there for a reason so the man or woman can be tried by their piers, reasonable, ordinary, normal people. and make a judgment. this judge, tommy nail didn't even let it go to the jury. although my initial outrage, i have to say, this bill, has been tempered now that i have read the case and i understand what the judge what tommy nail, the nail he hooked his decision on had to do with jurisdictional. this murder, and i think it was a murder, took place in australia off the barrier reef the drowning accident we all know about.

he had a trial in australia. the jury never got the case because he pled guilty. the charge was reduced from murder to manslaughter. he got four and a half year sentence. he only did 18 months. under 18 months in australia. that's the murder case, the jurisdiction for the crime was australia. so, why did alabama also get a shot at trying this case? what was the crime committed in alabama. the only crime they could come up with was that this was a conspiracy that he had, gabe watson had to get the insurance money. that was a plot. he was going to get her insurance money and the insurance policy was taken out in alabama so he hatched this plot soon after her wedding, maybe before the wedding. he had plot to kill her for the insurance money. then he traveled to australia where he rips off her mask and drowns her. the problem is the presentation of the insurance motive, the insurance money motive was very weak in the

prosecution's case. they didn't nail down, again to use nail, they didn't nail down that he had a financial motive to kill her because there was some question about who the beneficiary of her life insurance would be. >> bill: did he get any money from the life insurance policy. >> the problem is the only beneficiary was tina watson's father not gabe watson her husband. the financial motive aspect of the case although i thought him on the murder or manslaughter because he he didn't have a financial motive there is no crime in alabama as aas opposed to the crime. >> he didn't get any money from the life insurance thing. he he pled guilty to the murder in australia amazing judge in australia plea down to murder and gets out in 18 months? what's that all about? come on. >> what he pled with, a difficult case to prove is the alabama judge's action makes very clear so australia, they allowed him to plead to panicking under water,

reckless conduct. grossly negligent conduct but not intentional conduct that killed her. >> bill: i got it, okay. now, based on this case and based on simpson and blake and casey anthony, would i be wrong to draw the conclusion that it's easier to get away with murder in the united states right now than it ever has been? >> well, it depends on hot defendant is. if you are and you mentioned blake, you mentioned o.j. simpson, even casey anthony, what do those cases have in common? the fact is that there was excellent defense representation. they really did a job on the prosecution's case in blake's case he had the gun there he is the only one with the motive. simpson the mountain of evidence. this guy was so guilty. but he had the dream team. they did just enough to mud upthe waters and play the race card in casey anthony's case it was the csi effect also that jose bice brilliantly

exposed. where was the cause of death? with the csi mentality that many jurors have where is the videotape? where is the forensic evidence? >> bill: don't have a slam dunk the jury is more likely to let you go on reasonable doubt. the word is reasonable and i think we have become unreasonable now in many of these capital murder cases. >> i am not going to argue with you. >> bill: letting these people walk around. >> i'm not going to argue with the outrage that followed the verdicts. i happen to understand the verdicts in casey anthony. obviously i campaigned against the o.j. simpson verdict because he got away with double murder. juries have to really be convinced if you go to trial and you don't have the forensics, you don't have a really strong eyewitness, you don't have good videotape or surveillance or something like that, you are going to have a very difficult time if you have a good defense attorney. the rich get one form of justice. >> bill: you don't really think casey then she killed -- >> i know. >> bill: you know she did it

in your heart of hearts. >> thank you for reading my mind. >> bill: that's all right. and it wasn't a pleasant experience, geraldo. when we come right back, lou dobbs started a firestorm over oil prices. we have a follow up with him. jesse watters occupying beverly hills. >> do you consider yourself a part of the 1%? >> do i consider myself part of the 1%? i don't quite understand you. >> bill: neither do i. coming right back from l.a.

>> bill: thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly reporting from l.a. and in the lowe's the boss segment tonight, last friday, lou dobbs reported that the american oil companies were exporting products to places like china and other foreign countries and that is bad news for american consumers who are getting absolutely hammered at the gas pump.

now, it is my contention that we the people own othe gas and oil discovered in america. it's our land and the government administers it in our name. that's why oil companies have to get permits. they can't just run around drilling anywhere. that's why there are environmental laws to protect the land and the water which, again, are the domain of we the people. here now from new york city lou dobbs. so, we talked with charles krauthammer up top and he said he didn't know it was a good idea for president obama to call in the oil company chiefdoms and basically say, look, we have got to work together to get this thing under control. what say you? >> oh, i think that is a great idea, actually. for any leader to bring the principle actors together and say, look, this is what i, the president of the united states consider to be in the interest of the american people and the nation. this is what you are going to do. it's job owning. it's been done historically throughout this nation's entire history by presidents. it's exactly the right thing to do. the unfortunate part is we have a president right now who

is incapable. he lacks the standing with the business community and point of fact as a leader to successfully carry that out. >> he is still the president show up they are going to show up. >> sure they are. i don't know whether convince them of anything. you correct me if i am wrong. you are much smarter on economics than i am. there is a lot of subjectivity built into oil prices. >> sure there are. >> bill: you basic solid speculators. we understand how they drive up the price. somebody said the other day 30% of what americans are now paying at the pump is speculation. then there is the overseas markets. they are getting more money over in certain countries they get here because demand here is down. the oil companies they can put whatever they want they can charge whatever they want. nobody tell them what to charge, correct? >> absolutely correct. the idea. i understand why the petroleum institute and all these trade groups would say really don't worry about the fact that we are now exporting gasoline and diesel and jet fuel.

it just doesn't really amount to much. that's, you know, that's basically saying the law of supply and demand doesn't affly crude oil. and that might be serviceable for some but it's not to me or most americans who now are paying $3.65 on average at the pumps while we have watched our exports double over the past couple of years to brazil, to mexico, to china. >> well, here's the bigger picture though. if this continues to happen, and it may, i mean, but. >> we hope it does, actually. >> what? we hope that exports actually continue no if high gas prices continue for the consumer we will go back into recession. taking too much money in disposable income that people would spend in other places. unemployment is going to go up and recession come back. this is a national security issue. this is why i'm urging president obama and congress to get involved to some extent

here. you can't tell the oil companies what to charge. we are not a socialistic nation. we can't do that you can basically say we know you have subjectivity and we are just asking you, all right, to basically help us out here. and i don't think that's unreasonable. >> i don't think it's unreasonable, bill. but i will even proper a solution if i may. and you hit on it. the oil that we are talking about, the petroleum we are talking about, the all of the vast energy reserves in this country belong to us as you said. in alaska there is a perfect model for what we should do as a nation. we should have what is called there is a permanent trust. let's call it the american trust. and oil companies, who put about $120 billion into fees and royalties every year have that money go into this trust fund. not to be touched by the treasury department or any other federal agency. but simply for the investment on behalf of the american people. citizens, a couple things happen. one is it reminds everybody whose oil this is, whose coal

this is. and what the rights of an american citizen are and it even puts a little money, a little dollar sign next to what it's worth to to be stain and dispersed and distributed every year have invested that money, most of it invested and returns built up. we have seen the permanent fund in alaska rise from less than a billion dollars to had $40 billion over the course of 30 years. >> bill: you would do that on a national level. >> absolutely. >> bill: people would get a little bit of largess from oil companies. >> little largess and little respect. you talked about asking them to be nice. job owning to me is saying you are going to be nice and you are going to act in the interest, whoever the ceos may be. >> bill: right. go ahead. >> we pegged that thing to the price of gasoline. peg it to the price of crude oil. and that money go into that trust fund for the american people. i think you would see a lot of people start to pay a little different attention to what the american people think. >> bill: that's a good idea. >> respect citizens a little

more. >> causing a lot of trouble though. i will tell you that in one week we reported dobbs and i started last friday and now everybody is all going crazy. >> bill. if you haven't put focus on this issue i'm absolutely convinced the president wouldn't have been talking about it just yesterday. >> he is going to have to do ssmght lowe, thanks very much. the president occupying beverly hills tracking down the 1 percenters, things this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. chocolate lemonade ?

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>> bill: back of the book segment tonight, watters world. this week he has been ignoring the citizens running around with his camera asking intrusive questions. what better place to do that beverly hills home of the 1 percenters. we asked watters to occupy them.

♪ ♪ what's beverly hills all about. >> extravagant and expensive the shopping is marvelous. >> what are you in the market for right now. >> i saw a beautiful ring. anywhere from the range of 1500 to 59. >> i like the way you said that. >> that's a hot belt. how much would that run me? >> about 700 to $800. >> the secret is you have got to coordinate. >> i'm going to get a new watch band and then get a shave. >> what is it about beverly hills that attracts some people. >> i think the celebrities creates excitement in the air. >> do you think this hurts your street cred rolling around on row deo drive like. this hey i'm from brooklyn. i left brooklyn but brooklyn never left me. >> does your wife have the credit cards. >> i have the credit cards with me. she is not allowed to touch them. [ laughter ] >> do you think the fact that there is a lot of rich people in america and a lot of poor people, do you think that's a bad thing. >> that's kind of sucky.

>> i heard that. >> are you a 1 percenter or 99 percenter? >> of what? >> you don't feel guilty about any of your success? >>. no because i think we give back as well. >> i have a wish. >> what's that. >> hope my taxes double next year. >> why? >> why? >> because i make more. >> we can kind of flip that owe cition where we are paying more in state taxes and more in federal taxes i would be much happier. >> i'm not objecting to that. >> i feel patriotic when i pay them. >> isn't that what joe biden said. >> it's time to be patriotic. time to jump in. >> what kind of clientele are you catering to here. >> in beverly hills we have everyone from the entertainment industry and fashion. >> what car is hot right now. >> right now the 2011 just came out. >> take the car and drive all night. >> take the porch and put it on your tab. >> jack ass. >> i'm sexy and i know it.

>> country have confusion. >> all the other presidents with the exception of president cartedder has been dressed by bijan. >> so you haven't dressed president carter. that might be a badge of honor. >> i never did have any money. >> that's quite a burst of yellow, isn't it? >> [ laughter ] >> how much would that cost? >> $17,000. >> this one is crocodile. 110,000. >> get the [bleep] out of here. [ laughter ] >> the selection of jewelry $480,000. >> 480,000? >> yes, sir. >> surely you can't be serious. don't walk out of the store. [ laughter ] >> anything you want to say to mr. bill o'reilly. >> oh, hey, bill, i'm going on a show in march. >> yes, you are. >> i have an announcement coming and we are going to break it first with him. >> bill, i love your show. >> bill o'reilly, i'm a huge, huge fan. good luck at oscars.

>> are there any o'reilly fans around here. >> here? here? right here? >> oh, oh oh oh. >> there is one guy on the west coast who is in hollywood that loves you and it's me. >> all righty then. >> is that you driving that porsche. >> i was so nervous i didn't take it over 40. >> bill: how much a car like that cost? >> i think that's 110. the souped up one in the show rooms 190. >> bill: 190 grand. >> that's right. >> bill: i wonder what the insurance is on that. you have a bejan tie on. >> $950. here is the deal though. it comes with a pocket square. >> bill: of course. >> i didn't use the pocket square tonight you told me if i did you would burn it on the set. >> bill: exactly. it's not a pocket square program. hume gets away with it and goldberg but not you. >> why? >> bill: you are a a man of the people pocket squares do

not go. do they let you keep that tie? >> it's on loan. >> bill: they loaned you that tie. >> don't spill anything on it. >> bill: now, watters is going out to the academy awards, right? >> yeah. >> bill: terrorize those people. >> that's right. >> bill: we have that on monday. >> exactly. >> bill: you are living it up out here. >> grueling. >> bill: take a look at his expense report. i don't want to see any $900 ties on it we will see you on monday. pinheads and patriots starring tyra banks graduating from harvard. p and p two minutes and change away.

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>> bill: pinheads >> and pinhead and patriots tarring kyra banks at harvard. as we wrap up president's week, consider my book, "killing lincoln," with thousands of american kids igniting interest in their country. so if you get on billoreilly.com we will send you a copy of the gettysburg address. now, from the mail. from south africa, bill, you fail to mention the role of the federal reserve in causing higher gas prices. >> yes, 30 percent of the gatt prices are caused by

speculation, but, remember, the oil company do not have to build that price into the product. they choose to. and david from canada. david, your government taxes you up to your eyeballs in canada. and from georgia, what are you going to do, nationalize the oil industry? chavez would be proud. give me a break. all i want is oversite and sanity in the situation. rick from new hampshire, thank you, thank you, someone finally gets it, you do not get leadership, we are doomed in this country. and from massachusetts, your solution to rising gas prices negates the free market. hector, hector, one more time: gas and oil is not a free market. you cannot get into it, heck

health care -- hector, it is regulated. mike from california, your talking points are right on. republics sound like junior high school kids picking on each other. and david, from indiana, i wanted a long time, to see you and miller in the tour and now you are coming to indianapolis but i will be appear for my daughter's wedding. "it's always something," but well be there friday night, and, also, the next day we had a second show in chicago and the first one is sold out so check it all out on billoreilly.com. finally, kyra banks has completed her studies at harvard. >> i was like, yes, i am going to harvard business school, and ill-be at four seasons, and they

are like, you will be in the dorms, and i freaked. freaked. freaked. and now i would not have it any other way. >> you go to harvard you should not be saying, i was "like," that is not correct grammar. >> she completed a management program at the school, not an academic diploma, but impressive, attending classes for nine weeks and it cost her $100,000. i think she is a patriot for trying to improve herself, but that is pinheaded for that price. and the word of the day, do not be