Waiting for the pentagon to draw up plans for taking on the Islamic State in syria. He leaves tomorrow for a nato conference in europe. Im kelly wright, now stay found for an oreilly special factor. Oreilly factor is on, tonight. Its the watters world political edition. Bill oreilly has a quick question for you, you said you would do an interview with hill. In fact, you said you would do an interview in your office. Yeah. Congratulations. How do americans grade the president of the United States right now . 6 or 7. About 6 or 7. Are we engaged on whats going on in the world . Do you think thats a good idea . I think its all about free choice. What do you think, carl . I think i dont know. No comment. How do young people view this great nation . Liberals dont vote. They dont get [bleep] done. Idealism doesnt work unless you work hard at it. Watters very special watters world. Is this interview really worth anything for you guys . This is a gold mine. You have no idea. [ laughter ] cauti
Also ahead, a celebrity war breaking out over israel. Some prominent jewish hollywood stars remaining silent over the conflict with hamas. While other celebrities are actually criticizing israel. Bernie goldberg on that. Caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. The factor begins right now. Hi, im bill oreilly. Thanks for watching. The usa stands down in the face of hostile action. That is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. The isis terror army now fighting the curds in iraq and in the west Lebanese Forces as it tries to establish a muslim caliphate in the middle east. The offshoot of al qaeda controls much of iraq and syria and is threatening lebanon and jordan, as well. According to the u. N. At least 200,000 refugees have fled these killers while murdering christians and other folks they dont like in grisly ways. Yet president obama has not yet ordered the u. S. Military to move against them. The administration continues to study the situation. Although today
Hosting the Oreilly Factor was a bigger priority than being here. Anyway, lets welcome our guests. I am here tonight with Washington Free beacon reporter ellison barber. And ms. Joanne nosuchunsky. And next to me is writer and comedian bonnie mcfarland. And todays hash tag one lucky guy, tvs andy levy. Unlucky guy. Were they after pay back or a pay day . The militant group isis said they killed american journalist james foley in retaliation for airstrikes. Before executing him they demanded a multimilliondollar ransom which the u. S. Refused to pay. On thursday, a state Department Spokesperson explained the decision using an alternate abbreviation for the group. We do not make concessions to terrorists. One of the main ways it has been funded throughout the conflict was from ransom payments that others have paid. We believe it is in the millions of dollars. We believe paying ransoms and making concessions would put americans at greater risk for being in harms way. The ransoms would als
Director brandon darby. Hes been covering all the chaos on the border from mcallen, texas. Brandon. Hey, sean. Thanks for having me on. Tell us what happened. Well, in the shootout the shooting that happened across the border is actually a common occurrence and it has to do with gang members or Cartel Members across the river shooting at u. S. Law enforcement. Oftentimes theyre not actually trying to hit the u. S. Law enforcement. Theyre trying to draw all of the Law Enforcement into one specific area so that they can get a high valued shipment across, whether it be a person or narcotics. This happened a couple of weeks ago. And at that point it was a member of the game and wildlife who was shot at. So this is something that happens all the time here even though were being told the borders are secure. And now an issue with the gang member who was killed, they suspected him of killing a 19yearold man. And, again, this is a town that is known for shipments coming through. This is a town
Clinton asked what difference does it make. Im surprised how many people bought it. Tonight in annul ask sean with a twist, dagen is taking charge and putting me to the test. And our panel reacts to the latest scandals surrounding the biggest names in tinsel town. All that plus my good friend michael w. Smith unveils his latest cd. Hannity starts right here right now. Tonight his comments about Hillary Clintons health caused an uproar. First, lets explain how this all unfolded. On monday the New York Post ran a story on page six, the gossip page, karl rove, hilary may have brain damage. Despite the fact it was not a direct quote, in typical fashion they wasted no time trying to take down the architect. Lets take a look. Lets start robert and margaret with sharking, reprehensible comments from karl rove. First of all, may i think thats vaguely sexist. Just one quick question before you go there house md, when did you start caring so much about the Brain Fitness of those who have to hold