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>> i worship beyonce. >> wow. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the from california, the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. are you safe? that is the subject of this even's talking points memo. if you have been watching us over the past few weeks, you know that we have established beyond any doubt that most intelligence and military experts in the u.s.a. believe the terror threat from muslim fanatics is getting worse. also, that the obama administration does not have an effective strategy to deal with the situation. yesterday on capitol hill, michael stein balk a bic shot in the fbi's counter terrorism division was asked about isis. >> so the message i'm getting from you here today is that you feel like we have got that under control or doing the best we can?

>> we don't have it under control. absolutely we are doing the best we can if i were to say that we had it under control, then i would say that i knew of every single individual traveling, i don't, and i don't know every person there and i don't know everyone coming back. it's not even close to being under control. >> according to our information, that is true. the isis terror killers now control thousands of square miles in syria and iraq have now expanded into libya and egypt. and their assassins freely travel all over the world. so it is just a matter of time until they show up here. now, to be fair no president, no president can protect this country with a 100% certainty. it's impossible. but for nearly a year, president obama has dithered and evaded the growing threat from isis. however now, after executing four americans and setting a jordanian pilot on fire, critical mass has been reached. that kind of personal violence puts pressure on barack obama to do something. and a new fox news poll demonstrates that pressure.

when asked does the obama administration have a clear strategy for defeating isis, just 19% of registered voters say yes an astounding 73% say no. when asked is the federal government reducing the threat of terrorism from islamic extremists 67% americans say the feds are not doing a good job in that. however, when asked do you approve or disapprove of president obama's policy on terrorism, 42% actually approve, 53% disapprove. that makes no sense. but here's why the answer was put forth. there are a number of americans who simply will not say anything negative about president obama himself. so when his name, not the obama administration, but his name appears in a question, the results are skewed. most folks understand islamic terrorism is not being dealt with aggressively right now. they know the president is hesitant to even define the threat. yet, they retain an

emotional bond with barack obama. so that's what you are seeing there. finally, talking points believes that president obama is gambling with his own legacy. if the u.s.a. sustains another terror attack by muslims, his entire presidential profile will be ruined. do you think barack obama even understands that? i'm not sure. and that's the memo. now, for the top story tonight, reaction, joining from us boynton beach, florida. doctor from defense of democracies. simon rosenberg president of ndn a central left think tank. where am i going wrong here mr. rosenberg. >> first of all, i don't think the president dirterred we have had thousands of air strikes. thousands of american troops in iraq. a coalition of 60 countries working together to go after and degrade isis as the president says. and now what he is going to do, he is going to do bill what you want. he is going to do more. what he is doing now is asked congress to join him to show the resolve the president of the united states is together with our congress unified towards a

new strategy that will carry us forward for the next three years. >> i don't even think -- i don't think that's going to pass. let me just challenge a couple of your remarks. you say the president has not dirterred okay? how does a terror organization congress core thousands of miles of territory in two nations, syria and iraq unopposed? how does that happen? if you are not nothing now after they are conquering, after occupying mosul and towns after executing thousands of civilians, raping women, abusing little girls, yes, then finally he said we will use air power. but on his watch and i'm sure you know this, mr. rosenberg, on his watch isis was allowed to go unchecked for probably seven or eight months. sovereign nations syria and iraq. i think the president did not want to start a third iraq war and reinvade a

country that we have already. >> okay. and that's his decision. >> that's his decision but when look what has happened by that decision. >> these were southern nations. in iraq with troops and air strikes every day. and now we are going to show the world that. >> i want -- unified united states congress and the president. i hope will be able to pass something together to show common strategy. >> we are also investigating and have it with charles krauthammer. it's not what would think it is. war act of congress. let's go to you, mr. -- my my dilemma here is to find to the american people what should be done, not just a carp on president obama. that gets us nowhere. but when i saw this poll that only, what is it 19% of registered voters, that cuts across everywhere, mr. rosenburg say that he is doing well in the isis thing.

the american people get it but you know who doesn't get it? president obama. why? why? >> one of the reasons why the president determined even before isis came into existence that he wasn't going to go to war with it. he determined upfront he was going to get outside out of old wars and appreciate us to get into new ones he has been let isn't a not only to get back in iraq but to wait in syria, he didn't want to open up new fronts. that has been hindering him from the start. is he ambivalent about the whole thing. he doesn't want to call it militant islam. he calls it violent extremism. he has an overall approach that is reticent and that is not how you win wars and it's ultimately what is bringing him down. i himself believes his strategy is going to defeat isis. would you concede that? >> i am not sure that he himself is convinced. >> really? what's what axelrod said, that's what they all say, is he convinced and i don't believe for a second this 60 nation coalition is anything

other than a paper play. they are not doing anything. but, one more question for you, i'm going to give you the last word mr. rosenberg. isn't it true that president bush may have year reacted by invading iraq in particular, that is giving president obama some cover for underreacting to it? i see think there has been a real debate about this. of course i think when you look at the way the united states conducted war in iraq undeniable it was a mess. people point to that overreaction. >> that's what the president obama uses all day long now bill, if you look at the number of dead, for example in syria by underreacting looking at that 210,000 people that have been killed thus far and the rise of isis through the underreaction of president obama we now come to the conclusion that the american

people need to be governed on foreign policy from the middle. that's what we are looking for right now. that's what i will look for in 2016 to say the least. >> last question, mr. rosenburg. you have this boko haram crew in africa. they are running wild murdering people every single day isis running wild in the two theaters in syria and iraq. you j v. yemen the marines had to leave all their weapons and get out of there, that's out of control. you have the taliban and al qaeda still operating in theaters all over the place. you can't say that the obama administration has an effective anti-terror strategy. you can't. >> i think the most important thing we can do going forward, bill is, that we have got to focus on isis. they are the greatest threat. i think the president is bringing -- is asking congress to join him and asking the republicans. he is going to the republican party and saying this is my plan. what do you want to do? let's have a debate. let's do this together. that's what i think it's showing great deference to the republicans. >> now, tomorrow, i'm going to say it again, we're going

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nixon said he had 19% that shouldn't resign 19? >> he doesn't get it look what he he told vox.com this week that web site i'm like a big city mayor fighting crime. he does not see it as a crisis. he says it as a problem to be managed. think back to the news conference last spring when i asked him what's the obama doctrine. he said hitting singles and doubles, occasionally you might hit a home run. do you think you can beat isis with a sing dwell or double? no obviously not. >> it's not just about isis it's about boko haram. it's about al qaeda. it's about the taliban it's iran. >> putin in russia. >> yeah putin in russia. >> the president should get some credit that the u.s. sanctions against russia coupled with the drop in the price of oil that he had

nothing to do with has crippled the russian economy and putin has blinked in the last 24 hours and agreed to a seas fire. he may back down and change that and back pedal and putin may lie to us once again. we will see my point is the president got victory there what's the victory playing defense in ukraine. they still have crime i can't they still interest that territory. obama doctrine is playing defense. >> henry don't get out of control. nobody can fight the russians okay? so you can't basically say to putin, hey, we are going to throw nato troops in there and fight your animals that's impossible because then it starts a world war and weakens the war on terror. you can't do it. what you can do is break them economically. and we should be breaking them. and i gave forth how you can can do it with the credit cards and the banks. you can break them. >> sure. >> i have an interesting question, i think you will

enjoy. in one of his conferences i don't know whether it was the woman in the bathtub or trapeze artist offer guy shooting the erd. he used the word right size it. i thought was ordering fries. what is right sizing? >> i have no idea. you are right it's a good question. also one of these interviews he was talking about that kosher market and called it a kosher deli in paris and said this was a random shooting. it wasn't a random shooting josh rns and jen psaki had it to back pedal because they said they weren't of all of the same faith. they were jewish. >> then i go back to doesn't he understand, he being the president, how he is looking here? here is the poll and stupid statements. is he warren harding? is that who we are talking about. >> i'm being honest with you and sticking to the facts if he got it, i don't think he would have told vox.com i'm

a big city mayor fighting crime. this is a crisis. >> i don't understand what's going on. i guess warren harding has inhabited his body. >> think about susan rice she said don't give into alarmism. they don't want to scare people. >> next week when you are at the white house i want you to ask the josh earnst guy. is that his real name. >> that's his real name he is an ernest guy. >> use my name define right sizing. >> i'm going to ask him that and not throw a pencil despite what you say. >> special orders don't upset me but i need to know what that is. ed henry everyone, directly ahead, we will destroy the white privilege racial argument once and for all. then, o'reilly versus jon stewart. we will show you highlights of our past debates moments away. nobody told us to expect it... intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable.

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impact segment tonight. the truth about race. the primary reason the african-american community is struggling in some areas is because of the family. now, the left will tell you it's because of white privilege, racism, lack of funding from the feds, all of that but over the years at the factor we have challenged that stuff. placing much of the blame for social and economic chaos on the collapse of the african-american traditional family. and anew report by the marriage and religion research institute says the following: 17% of black youth ages 15 to 17 are growing up with both biological parents, 17%.

but, again stable homes can overcome many social problems joining us from new york angela tantaros and leslie marshall. collapsing of the african-american family is ground zero for all of the other social problems. poverty, drug addiction child abuse. you know i'm right. >> i'm not going to disagree with you. >> okay, so. >> and you are right. i have some stats to back you up. >> we don't need them. so i am glad you know why is the black activist community totally avoiding this issue and the media totally avoiding it? why? >> well, first of all, i think the reason that you don't see the al sharptons or the jesse jacksons standing up and talking about this issue is, one, i don't think that the media would cover it i think that the media and al-sharpton,

jesse jackson consider, if you will a cop killing a kid a sexier topic for one. two, although the community realizes the problem it's become a norm. it's generational. they don't consider it as important a deal, a priority as, you know michael brown in ferguson, eric garner on staten island. >> it's horrifying if what you are saying is true and i can't generalize about the african-american community. they don't feel that's priority number one that 17% -- 17%. >> i don't believe so because it's a pattern that generation. >> facts are theory. we don't have facts to back that up. >> what do you say, andrea. >> uncomfortable conversation. the reason they don't do it because if they fix the problem they would be out of a job. >> uncomfortable conversation for whom? >> i think the media. >> why? why? >> the media has a hard time. because, i think it's discussed sometimes on african-american web sites or black web sites but in

traditional media, they don't want to talk about the inconvenient truth that you just mentioned. they don't want to go there, bill. they are not comfortable talking about those things. >> is it because they have white liberal guilt? is it because they think that white privilege has destroyed the african-american community? a family which is insane because of 19 1960 it was three times better than it is now. it was way more racism back then i'm really upset by this. i talked to a friend of mine son. all black school. recently got attacked in the classroom. black kid attacked him. principal wouldn't back him up, the usual. i say to him when you have parent teacher night, all right, and kids are door poorly he sends notes home please come and talk to me. they don't show up. they don't show up. they don't even come in. now, this is one school high school brooklyn, new york, you are north going to tell me that doesn't happen. all across the united states

in certain neighborhoods. >> i agree it happens in certain neighborhoods and certainly happens much more in the african-american community. this is a problem across all communities, bill. >> it. >> we have less and less people getting married. more people have three babies with three baby daddies out of wedlock. >> 60% to 17%. >> that's right. >> that's why the kids can't compete in the marketplace. that's why. it's nothing to do with white privilege or any of that. >> no, i do think that the privilege and lack of opportunity, education. >> you can't have opportunity if you don't have education dre? >> if al sharpton speaks out about it or jesse jackson speaks out about it. >> blank him. >> you asked why the media doesn't cover this. one, they would have to expose a lot of policies that have kept the black community down so they don't do it. also there is a fear if they delve into these issues they will be called racist. some don't want to talk

about this out of fear. they report what's easier because they are lazy and they don't want to do the tough reporting and expose the truth. let me tell you something leslie is right. it is a problem disproportionately in the black community and affecting the white community as well. it demeans dads which are pretty darn important in this country and the world. single motherhood they glorify single motherhood. you talk about this allot. and fastest way to poverty. hardest job in the world. quickest way to poverty. cyclical as leslie said. if girls don't make their men at home man up and be fathers and men don't man up it's cyclical. and girls who grow up without fathers, they are not going to hold their men accountable. they keep dating dead beats, it's not a black problem or white problem it's a human problem. >> growing problem in all precincts but it's exacerbate on the african-american level by dishonesty. by giving excuses for

failure when we really all know the problem. ladies, very good debate. thank you. plenty more as the factor moves along this evening. we put together the highlight reel of the o'reilly stuart debates which might entertain you. watters going to a big musical festival here in los angeles causing trouble. also, bernie goldberg analyzing my interview with president president obama's spokesperson david axelrod. i hope you stay tuned to those report nexium® 24hr. it's the purple pill the #1 prescribed acid blocking brand available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection™ [ male announcer ] we know they're out there. you can't always see them. but it's our job to find them. the answers. the solutions.

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personal story segment tonight, as you may now, our pal jon stewart retiring from his program on comedy central. now, there is a rumor, unconfirmed, that his departure is because he said he once lived with cha -- it's not true, it was actually fidel castro. anyway, over the years stuart and i have had memorable debates. here is a montage. >> do you know what's really frightening? >> you have been reading my diary. >> you actually have an influence on this presidential election. that is scary. >> if that were so, that would be quite frightening. >> it's true. have you stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote. you can't stop them. >> yeah i just don't know how motivated they would be stoned slackers. >> depends if they have to go out. >> what am i cheech and chong. >> killing kennedy killing

lincoln, killing garfield? what's the next one. >> killing colbert. >> you have stepped over the line, sir. >> you have a president here to believes in social justice, all right? he wants to take your money my sphblon i work hard for my money here is how hard i work. i'm here. >> my friend, bill o'reilly, is completely full of [bleep]. >> when is the last time you even visited left town bill. >> sunday i was there, stuart. i was there, building a barbecue for my friend joey bring by bring i through on some pepper and then they came in and we all watched the game and had a -- it was unbelievable. >> speculation, educated speculation because i think that's what happened. >> as most speculation is. >> no. have you ever listened to your program. it's not educated speculation. >> not at all. >> it's pulling it out of your butt. >> are you shocked that internet poll said i was the most trusted newscaster in america.

>> dinky did it. big, big concern. >> i do enjoy watching you and watching your program. you are not an idealogue. i'm not sure what you. >> stuart is back, it's inexplicable but he is here. you are back on the factor. >> what about hi jon, great to see you. nice to see you as well, glil do you want me to be a phony? >> it hurts my feelings. >> he is number one the best of the best. he is bill o'reilly. [cheers and applause] >> on the cover again? so there you are are sitting next to colbert. >> can i tell you something he did the same joke on factor. >> colbert called me and he goes the monkey joke, pretty funny. >> i need a strong vp. >> i'm not running with you. >> you are not? you are turning it down already? >> i'm not running with you. i'm not going to be your vp i know what that's going to be. i have one job light the white house men another are a and i'm not interested. >> do this and slowly.

if you work hard, if you get educated, if you are an honest person you can make it in america. >> if you live in a neighborhood where people are poverty is endemic, it's harder to work hard. >> what would you like for christmas, little boy? [ laughter ] >> but stuart. >> oh my god. >> you have like alli's reach. >> you have no idea. >> dealing with the -- trying to argue. you are giving me one of these. no no no no. >> it is an excellent book and nice read and. >> somebody read it to you? [ laughter ] damn you o'reilly. [ laughter ] >> [cheers and applause] you and i both work hard --

well, i do. [ laughter ] >> he has 18 writers back there. >> election back stage quite frankly. >> you know, i don't want to shake guantanamo bay. it's a little spare back there. >> we want people to be hungry when they come out. >> i think that's why. we have snack sized 3 musketeers snickers and milk aways if i were a presidential candidate and i had to choose i think a place that had the energy pick me up might be the place i want to go. >> thinnest kid in the fat camp trying to give me a compliment. >> it was terribly insulting. everybody hates you over in the temple of doom. >> you said that you are better looking now than you were three years ago. >> yeah. >> i can assure you that is not the case. >> that coming from the man who doesn't shave in the morning? you are looking a little tired though, stuart. >> i'm exhausted by the way. you actually look quite nice. >> i look pretty good, pretty damn good. >> nonsense for 200 pages of nonsense? is that what it is? >> we think a little more highly of it than nonsense.

>> gibberish? >> we feel that it's well crafted satire, speaking to the condition. but okay gibberish is fine. >> keep it pithy is on the book shelves now look for it next to the 10 other [bleep] books he writes. >> i feel we should get together outside of this weirdly egg shaped table. >> let's not push it. >> i appreciate you coming in here. >> i'm a nice man. >> you are a standup guy. >> i will always -- you know this. i will always defend my position. >> do take cheap shots all the time but you defend those cheap shots. >> that's not the only thing you like. your respect for me grows in leaps and bounds in a wait a minute you are like the grinch right after they realized they don't need presents for christmas when you see me. your heart grows to dimensions you didn't know about. i'm like a shot of leavitt town right in your ass like a b-12 boom! >> there you have it stuart is a good guy. he will do well wherever he goes. when we come right back, bernie goldberg analyzing my interview with david axelrod

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thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly reporting from california. in the weekdays with bernie tonight. let's get to the purveyor of bernard goldberg.com from miami. we had a back and forth close advisor with david axelrod on monday. his book believer chronicles how mr. obama achieved power. what do you think of the chat? >> well, you said in the lead-in to the interview in his book he doesn't criticize the president who is his friend you said axelrod is loyal to the president. you said that the factor thinks loyalty is a good thing. i think i got that right. let's be clear bill, david axelrod is loyal to a politician and when one is loyal to a politician, one comes across as david axelrod did as an apologist for the president of the united states he came off in that interview as so many others who are loyal to the

president do as if he is under barack obama's spell. i even got the impression watching the interview that if barack obama somehow for some crazy reason did a 180 on some big social issue, and sounded like sean hannity, david axelrod would hurt his back doing a a pirroret. >> let me challenge you. >> let me make one more point. >> challenge here directly what you say. in his book, he says that barack obama wouldn't come out in favor of gay marriage for political reasons. and then when he was reelected he did. that kind of comes into your argument that says that axelrod is not a total phony. look, this is why he did it wait a second, it's your words in the lead-in that axelrod doesn't criticize the president.

>> no, he just stated a fact. >> now maybe he pointed -- maybe he pointed that out. how about this? how about this? the president didn't come out for gay marriage because he thought it was not in his political -- to his political advantage. >> right. >> and frankly, that doesn't speak well for my friend, the president. he won't do that. as far as the interview goes, your questions were sharp and focused, i have no problem with that. here is where my problem is. i don't find interviews with apologists. whether they are on the left or the right. i don't find them especially interesting and i certainly don't find them at all enlightening. >> this is why i felt it was worthy and for this alone al sharpton. at the end of the interview i asked him how, on this earth, a sitting president of the united states can embrace a man who owes millions of dollars to the

irs, who has a record of racial division that is unparalleled, how on earth and he could not answer it. that alone made it worthy. >> that's a good point. >> thanks. >> sometimes a nonanswer is better than, you know, some crazy apologist-type answer. >> so we got that on the record. okay, bob simon, one of your former colleagues at cbs worked on 60 minutes in the later part of his career died in a car accident in new york city. and i have always respected him as a good reporter. tell me about him as a person. >> well, you know, in a week while we're focusing a lot of attention on a tv journalist bob simon was the opposite of that he was old school. he was a throw back in the best sense of that word he was simply. this is a lot more than

simply, he was a reporter if had you called and said i have some bad news about your colleague, bob simon he was killed in a war zone, he was killed in ukraine or killed in afghanistan, i would have been saddened. but i wouldn't have been shocked. because he went to so many war zones that i guess i would have figured, you know what? his luck ran out. >> is he a brave guy. >> when i heard he was killed in a car crash on the west side highway that is hard to take. >> it is. he was a good guy though, right? personally a good guy? >> yeah. we were not friends or pals. we didn't socialize. we were colleagues. and i respected his ability tremendously. >> so did i. >> tremendously. >> all right bernie, thank you, as always watters on deck. he goes to a big music show here in l.a. pretty wild. watters is next.

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back of the segment tonight, grammy. stevie wonder headline add concert so we sent watters out to cause some trouble. ♪ ♪ >> did you watch the grammies? >> yes. >> what's up with kanye? >> wow. >> kanye is just being kanye. >> misunderstood, i would say, i guess. >> i think -- >> for show. >> is he crazy? >> yes. >> he is crazy, he is crazy. >> he married kim kardashian. >> i'm worried about him. >> really? >> look at his face, he's lying. >> what do you think we need to do with him?

stage an intervention. >> yes. right away. >> you don't think it's a joke? >> beck needs to respect artist industry and he should have given his award to beyonce. >> i worship beyonce. >> we're not worthy. we're not worthy. >> i like single ladies. >> oh, we know the dance. >> i think kanye might be a narcissist and trust me, i know the symptoms. >> i look good. i mean really good. >> little clap your hands just a little bit louder. >> the pharrell performance in the background they had some of the singers doing the hands up don't shoot deal. what's. >> travesty what's happening to black youth trying to add their part letting people know we need to be upset. >> i think it means for the police to stop shooting our young black people. >> he was trying to make a trying to make a statement. >> what was the statement? >> i don't know exactly. >> i think it's a little bit of a political play in the middle

of the grammys. not sure it's the right place for it. >> the medical examiners and the audiotapes and witnesses say michael brown never had his hands up. >> no they don't. facts don't show that. but that's what people want to believe. there were people that saw him with his hands up. >> i think people should do research before they get heavily involved in things. ♪ >> how do you think the president's doing? >> i give him a b. he's trying. >> a-plus. >> i don't know what this world going to come to after he's out of office. >> we got hillary. >> well, let's hope. >> a-plus for sure. >> two-term. >> f. >> that's harsh. why would you give him an f? >> we would be here all night. >> whoo do you think the president passed obamacare? >> do i think it's perfect?

no, but a lot of people needed health care. >> our people tripled in size. >> do you think the president's done a good job with the economy? >> yes i do. >> then why have wages gone down under his stewardship. >> we went from $8 to $10. >> we're living the life. >> looks like you guys are living large. >> hello, fellows. here i am. >> economy's bad when he got in economy's still bad. >> do you ever watch "watters' world"? >> yes, i have. i watch fox. i hate to admit i watch bill o'reilly sometimes. >> did you get the suspenders from bob beckel. >> do you wear suspenders on the weekend? >> as a matter of fact i do. >> what do you like about o'reilly factor? >> some crazy things on o'reilly factor. >> don't you have any respect for yourself? >> i've read every one of his books and the books are fascinating. >> that's great to hear, doc. >> i'm watters and you guys are in my world right here.

>> best part of the show bill, sorry. >> i'll risk it. so you have a few fans out there. >> i do. they like me in l.a. >> yeah, the producers are saying they knew who you were. >> "watters' world" is taking over. >> tomorrow we send "watters' world" to all the ethnic neighborhoods in los angeles. can kids watch this? >> i think we might have to have a viewer warning for some of them. we have little tokyo, korea town little india. i performed an elaborate mating ritual. >> whoa whoa. >> very confusing. >> i think you've said enough. i'll see you tomorrow night. i don't know if i'm going to be able to sleep with that in my mind. >> sorry. >> "the factor" tip of the day, putin may want to sue hitler. wait until you hear this. tip moments away.

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"the factor" tip of the day, putin may sue hitler, in a moment. but first the mail. bob, north lake, illinois. after reading killing patton and listening to colonels hunt and shafer, here's my question, what would patton do? different world with america having difficulty with iraq and afghanistan, there's no appetite for ground war among the american people. i'm not sure the folks would go along with it today. clearwater, florida. mr. o'reilly, please explain how the segment was in any way fair and balanced as you claim "the factor" is. i'm not getting the beef. asking to go after isis and the bergdahl situation, why isn't that fair? stephanie shriver, president obama referred to isis as zealots, do you think this was a knock on the jewish faith?

>> absolutely not. ronald, washington. bill, after listening to you talking points about the dishonest media i stuck my head out the window and shouted i'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore. be pleased to know the cows seem to feel the same way. california, am i the only one who thinks jon stewart leaving comedy central sets him up for the nbc job? i believe you are. bill, when i want news i prefer nbc, but i still watch you for entertainment. knock yourself out. we just picked up tickets for the don't be a pinhead show in memphis as valentine's day gifts for each other. will you do an elvis impersonation? possible. might be able to get a white cape in time. also see everybody in new mexico on saturday april 11th.

details on billoreilly.com. tina -- i'm sorry, tina, okay. boston, massachusetts. bill, california looks good on you. you seem more relaxed and your analysis is always on point. your hair looks nice too. must be the west coast air. it's all about the lighting tina. we have great lighting in the l.a. bureau. in new york they hold candles. the air's not usually good in but this week's been spectacular. sorry about the seven feet of snow you guys have back in boston. i lived there for five years, i know what that is. and finally tonight "the factor" tip of the day, russian leader vladimir putin giving the world a hard time over ukraine. putin doesn't really care if he destroys his own economy or violates international law. he doesn't care. and some believe putin is actually insane. there's a story that might back that up. according to the russian newspaper, putin is considering

suing germany for damages that occurred in world war ii. the russians may demand $4 trillion from the germans. of course that's nuts as stalin, the russian leader the soviet leader, partnered up with hitler to invade poland starting world war ii in 1939. then hitler turn on stalin and they fought each other. all putin wants to do is cause trouble. that's what he believes his role on earth should be. here's the "the factor" tip of the day and i direct it towards president obama and the union, you are not dealing with a rational person in vlad putin. that is it for us tonight. please check out the fox news factor website which is different from billoreilly.com. also spout off about "the factor" from anywhere in the world. o'reilly@foxnews.com. name and town if you wish to opine. word of the day, new one tonight. see if i can pronounce this. no led -- no, start again,

legerdemain when watching "the factor." i got it! i'm bill o'reilly.