. ♪ >> i am bill o'rielly and thanks for watching us tonight. first appearance of former vice-president cheney in the spin zone. trouble in iraq now? >> i am concerned about what i so. the level of violence escalated segcantly. the surge that president bush put in police in 07 and 08 was successful and getting the violence reduced. and sunnies to buy n. there was not a follow-up and that was the ib tent and the obama administration didn't pursue it. >> they didn't pursue it because of the iraq authorities would not indemnify americans and wouldn't give them. they wanted to try them, themselves and if any misbehavior and accusations. >> we have that debate in every country where we negotiate the agreements. it is a question of sovereignty and we insists on retaining jurisdiction and that's what we did in this case. it takes persistence and you have to stick with it. they didn't stick with it. >> you feel they could have gotten a deal about the indemanyification. >> it is there for training and provide capabilities that they don't have. logistics

a man makes. >> bill o'rielly is right.is it a political ploy. and i was insulted by the president's speech. who is he to dpoif me anything. that is old and outdated and that is if you have a good work ethic. >> but the fact that women make lessment n91 percent of the women do and some don't. it should be on merit and don't put people in categories. this is not a gender war and this is what the democrats are trying to push. it is wrong. >> jamu, the premise for o'rielly's point it is all politics and you need women to vote for you and that's why you are returning back to the theme as we saw a lot in 2012 because the numbers are so bad, what do you think? >> it is so much more than politics. it is the bottom line for families. when you look at the chief economist of the department of laebor who reports bow the time the woman is 25 just beginning of the career she made 5,000 less than a man in the same possession. i don't know why dee- is not happy with paid equally. but bill right about 91 percent. i am sorry women and husba

o'rielly. one is integrity. he is an extremely honest fellow and he is known for that. and the other is extremely good judgment and discretion. those characteristics have served him well over the past 18 years as a staff member on capitol hill which capitol hill is an extraordinary long career. his losses in the house and the senate have valued both his integrity and his judgment over the years, and i think those are extraordinarily good characteristics to have as the new commissioner of the federal communications commission. i also want to congratulate commissioner o'rielly on his recently announced engagement and with that let me turn the floor over to commissioner o'rielly. please welcome commissioner o'rielly. [applause] >> let me begin by thanking my good friend and former colleague harold furchtgott-roth for arranging this event. many years ago what is now called is now called the house energy and commerce committee harold and i worked together to craft a bipartisan communications act of

that is a tribute to bill o'rielly. keep it simple, stupid. not a lot of words on the next two signs. i don't know if you can see that or not. liberty, the absence of arbitrary governmental interference. this is so simple. [laughter] it doesn't take rocket science. web site drivers. there are two causes we promote to the web site, obamacare is and two germans want in office, one in prison, community service. [applause] .. leadership and irs. >> we can't profile. >> i will have these down at the great price. you have to take you down emotionally here and myself too. i think you know what is coming here. if you are a veteran, raise your hand. thank you. [applause] the next three signs are silent. i hope you can read them. that's a little big. some gave some, some gave all. thank you, u.s. vets. [applause] [applause] >>> this is the last one right here. we're not done. this one is not finished. left to die, left to suffer, left to shame. it's not an accident the word left is up there. it isn't. the signs that tell a story, this one got the virgin

please welcome commissioner o'rielly. [applause] >> let me begin by thanking my good friend and former colleague harold furchtgott-roth. as harold mentioned, we worked together helping to craft the bipartisan telecommunications act of 1996. he went on to serve with distinction as a commissioner to the federal communications commission, and other the years he's been a thoughtful adviser to me on many issues. i also want to thank the hudson institute and its exceptional scholars and work including my friend ask predecessor, former fcc commissioner rob mcdowell. as has been previously mentioned, i am the newest fcc commissioner. i was fortunate enough to be confirmed alongside our new chairman, tom wheeler. we have become known for competition and freedom. the chairman has, on a number of cases, articulated what he means by his term. today i would like to explain more about what i mean by mine. i wring to this position -- bring to this position a core belief that the most enduring value of america is freedom. our nation bega