Is he a great congressman. He is a senator. In crickets chirping] caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. The factor begins right now. Hi, im bill oreilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. The death of prince may shed some light on the drug epidemic in america and that is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. The nation mourning the 57yearold pop star who sold 100 million albums in his career. I never met prince, but i saw him perform, and he was spectacular. Many reports say he was a nice guy and certainly he deserves the accolades he is getting. Out of respect for princes family, we will delve into his personal situation but there are reports that he was druginvolved. That leads us to an epidemic in america that is largely outofcontrol, yet, the powerful are running away from it. The essential problem is a combination of prescription pain killers, things like percocet, which prince may have been using after an operation and ax i con continue. Those legal drugs have addicted millions and now we have a flood of cheap heroin and other opioids sweeping through the nation. The stats are grim. In 2014 more than 28,000 americans died from opioid overdoses, a record level. That led to a 200 percent increase in overdose fatalities since the year 2,000. According to the federal government, from 2013 to 2014, heroin use among americans rose 51 . That is catastrophic in one year. So there is no question the epidemic is underway. And few people understand how severe it is or what to do about it. Im boarding a plane in dallas airport. And my son ben calls me. And he says dad, aaron overdosed again. I said what do you mean . He said aaron overdosed again. And i automatically was thinking okay, what hospital is he at. Where did they take him . And he said he didnt make it. Over the years, there have been literally millions of stories like that one. And its simply stunning that our culture has evolved to a point where the sale and use of hard narcotics is now acceptable. President obama is leading the way on this, classifying drug dealing, hard drug dealing as a, quote, nonViolent Crime. Thats sends a signal to the country that, youknow what . , it may be i will locally to sell drugs but its not all that bad. And the left is generally supporting the madness. Is selling heroin and crack on the street a Violent Crime . What i was saying. Thats an easy question. You can answer that question. Sell drugs at the same rate. 95 of the people who are insofar as rated. Am i invisible . Are you not hearing me . Are you not hearing me. Black versus white. I dont think selling drugs is a Violent Crime. And that is the prevailing wisdom on the left. And 00 use side, there is no judgment either. The legalization of pot now favored by the majority of americans. Although marijuana is not even close to heroin and other hard drugs in a destructive capacity, again, pot acceptance sends a signal. When i grew up in left town leavitt town hard drugs were rare until the vietnam war came. In then some vets in my neighborhood returned from Southeast Asia addict to do heroin called horseback then. However, anyone who sold hard drugs in the neighborhood was a pariah, an outcast, a vial human being. That person might even be beaten up. And those who use narcotics were also stigmatized at least for a while until the sex, drugs and rock and roll culture kicked in if it if it feels good do it. The acceptance that brought enormous. A few of my friends are dead. Others spent time in prison. Today the drug culture running wild in america. And the vicious cartels largely operating out of mexico are taken full advantage of that. Tons of hard drugs come across the mexican border. Everybody knows that yet, the Democratic Party doesnt want a wall or to militarize the border. And if you are arrested for selling heroin in the u. S. A. Or other opioids on the street, chances are you will not get serious prison time until you or six times. So you can see the permissive atmosphere surrounding the use of hard drugs is now taking a very serious toll on the country. Pretty much every american knows some family thats been grossly harmed by drug use. It is long past time for powerful people to stop enabling the drug business. The use of pot by children is an atrocity. The addictive capacities of heroin and other pain killers is enormous. Once a person becomes drug involved, his or her whole life changes. Negatively. Yet, where are the antidrug crusaders . Where are they . They are mocked boy many in the media they are dismissed on college campuses. They are seen as uncool by many in the culture. Nancy reagans message was simple. Just say no. That message today. It doesnt matter if you say yes you are a victim. The thugs who provide the poison are low level offenders who should not be marchly punished. Thats a disgrace. Its shameful. The drug culture is not a positive in any way for this country or for any citizen in it. We are reaping what our cowardly leaders have sown, a drug epidemic that cuts across all boundaries. That is the message that should be loud and clear in the media people selling hard drugs are not nonviolent offenders. They are killing the weak and addicted at a historically high rate. Countries like singapore have stopped the madness by instituting tough antidrug policies at all levels. But the west will not do that and so the carnage will continue. And thats the memo. Next on the rundown, reaction from Kirsten Powers. Later, a new fox news poll good news for one donald trump. The factor is coming right back. Real is touching a ray. Amazing is moving like one. Real is making new friends. Amazing is getting this close. 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And i think that it is definitely a crime that should be punished. It is definitely a crime. There is no question. But i dont think that the person who deals the drug is responsible for what happens after that then i think the doctors who are overprescribing medications that are really helping cause some of this epidemic are in themselves engaging in a Violent Crime when somebody takes those drugs addicted to them and kills themselves. Do you know the term Involuntary Manslaughter . Negligible homicide. Yeah. Child abuse . Child neglect . Umhuh. All of these things lead to the death and destruction of human beings. They can lead there. Why give these people a pass . Why give a person who goes out and sells hard drugs a pass on any level . Why not make it a violent classified as a Violent Crime and action that causes destruction to a fellow human being . Why not . Because i dont think by not calling it a Violent Crime you are giving them a pass. Being punished. They are going to jail. President obama main themes is taking those prison sentences down for these heavyweight drug dealers. He did it just this week. I mean the message as i said the message he is sending is its not that bad. I would say, i dont think for the heavyweight drug dealers, necessarily, that, you know, that the sentences should come down. I would more argue that for the more low level drug dealers i dont think somebody who is dealing marijuana, for example. We are not talking about marijuana. Dont go into that precinct. We are not talking about it you know that. But even so,i dont think i do think that somebody who is dealing drugs is doing something wrong, its not laudable behavior and its a crime. But its not violent because most people who take drugs do not engage in violent acts. Most people who take drugs dont die. What is worse punching somebody in the mouth or selling them heroin . I dont know, what does it matter . In your opinion, what is a worse action . Punching somebody in a mouth or selling them heroin . I dont know. I guess they are both bad. You dont know . Would you say punching somebody in the mouth is a violent act . Would you say. Yeah. Punching somebody in the mouth is a violent act. I dont think the person selling the drugs is trying to kill the person. Im trying to walk you through a logical thought process. If you punch somebody in the mouth thats a violent action, correct . Yes. Because you hurt them, correct . Yes. You sell them heroin, you hurt them, they could die. You cant kill somebody by punching them in the mouth unless they hit their head or Something Like that. But, one is a violent action and you say the other isnt. Because its not a violent. Heroin is 100 times worse than punching somebody in the mouth. Its bad. But just because something is bad doesnt make it violent. Its a violent action because you are giving somebody poison. Its poison. Is it a violent action to sell a gun to somebody to ho goes and kills a bunch of children . Is it a violent action to sell a gun to somebody . No. Which is worse . Punching someone in the face or selling someone a gun who goes and shoots themselves in the head or shoots a bunch of children . Can i reply . You can. A gun by itself doesnt do anything to anybody. Thats a fact. A gun sitting on this table doesnt do anything to anyone. Okay. Selling a person heroin that they inject into their system, could stop their heart. It could. But it often doesnt. You are telling me comparison between selling a gun, inanne an mat object that sits there selling poison to someone that stops their heart. It doesnt always stop somebodys heart. It doesnt always but the potential is there and the statistics are overwhelmingly. If someone wants to take heroin, i think its a bad idea. But if they want to do it, they can do it. They cant do it. Its against the law. yeah, but im saying its not necessarily going to make their heart stop. Lets use a different one then. Letsuse the fact of overprescribing medications of doctors. One doctor prescribes a medication, that person becomes addicted. Yes. But in another situation they dont. If they are prescribing a medication the doctor thats legal, its not a violent action. If they know the person is addicted and they know by brianing this is the doctor, the drugs that its going tone hans the addiction and perhaps kill them, it is it is a violent action. But Everybody Knows that methamphetamine, okay, opiates like that potential are doing something violent. Thats insane and thats why culture. Its not insane. Different opinion that i know you think is insane. What im saying is what they are doing is wrong. That they should go to jail for it and be punished for it. Harshly. I dont think in itself is a violent act and lot of people who take drugs dont have their heart stop. If you dont punish, i dont care whether its on the street or Cartel Member harshly hard drugs, you get what you deserve. And we have an epidemic right now in america because of our cowardice. Kirsten powers, everybody. Ted cruz and donald trump disagree over transgendered restrooms. Sounds dopey, could be a big issue. Salute dumbest things said this season. Watters has a list upcoming. The nissan rogue with intuitive allwheel drive. Take on the unexpected. Innovative sonicare technology with up to 27 more brush movements versus oral b. Get healthier gums in 2 weeks guaranteed. Innovation and you. Philips sonicare. Save when you buy the most loved rechargeable toothbrush brand in america. Trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax constipated . Use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories for relief in minutes and stool softeners for comfortable relief of hard stools. Dulcolax, designed for dependable relief im a Customer Relationship im roy gmanager. Ith pg e. 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Therefore men and women who switch genders have to use public facilities of their original state. That has become a National Campaign issue. You leave it the way it is. There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go. They use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate. There has been so little trouble. Caitlin jenner were to walk into trump tower and want to use the bathroom, you would be fine with her using any bathroom she chooses . That is correct. Donald, on television this morning, said, gosh, he thought that men should be able to go into the girls bathroom if they want to. Now, let me ask you. Have we gone stark raving nuts . Joining us now from austin, texas, karl rove. So, lets get the gender and bathroom thing done. You heard both points of view. What do you think . Well, trumps position will be better in a general election. He and john kasich are essentially in the same place. And it will probably help him in most of the states that are up next week, connecticut, rhode island, delaware. But it will hurt him in socially conservative areas and cruz will seize upon this. We will see a little bit of this next week in pennsylvania which was famously described by James Carville as philadelphia on the east, pittsburgh on the west, and alabama in between. The center part of the state and the Northern Tier called the. It is a very socially conservative area. And we may see some of this. And we may genesee it on the 6th of may in indiana where the southern part of the state tends to be more socially conservative. Its going to be a delicate for both of these men to sort of push this because this is an issue where you dont gain much by advocating it and you could lose a lot by going overboard. All right. To me, its not a major issue in the sense that there are very few people involved with this. There is a solution in the public arena that they should have a third bathroom that just says men women with a slash. Some place does that government sector should stay out of it. Whatever bathrooms they want to have they should have. Thats the solution to it polling is all going trumps way. I was surprised by the california number because a new field poll, not a new one but a recent field poll had a closer in california. As i said after the new york vote, i dont see any way that donald trump can be stopped for the nomination. And this polling just reinforces that. Am i wrong . Well, i wouldnt be so certain. Right now, there are 845 Trump Delegates. 950 not Trump Delegates. In order for him to get to 1237, he has to take 58 of the delegates from here on out. And he has been taking 47 thus far in the campaign. Now, theoretically its possible. But if you take a look at the guys who are playing close attention, take a look, for example, at nate silver. He says in order to get to 1237, next week there are going to be 118 bound delegates. In order for trump to get to 1237, silver projects he would need to take 103 of the 118. Ron fushay suggests you have to take 117 of all of them. For all of you policy wonks, this is a psychological play. If donald trump goes into that convention, as i believe he will, with close to the amount of he needs you cant deny him the nomination. The Republican Party would just blow itself right off the face of the earth. The Republican Party is going to be blown up and damaged no matter what happens. But that would pretty much do it . Let me finish it. The point that you make is correct. But the question is what is close . Is close 1230 . Yeah. Is 1225 close . Yeah. But is 1150 close . I dont think so. 1150 is close particularly if you do popular vote. If you do popular vote, which, of course, the trump people will do. One of the key elements is going to be how many of those delegates, again, this goes back to trumps conundrum. Lack of ground game. To two processes. Apportion the delegates through caucuses and conventions, select 72 of the delegates not by the candidates saying these are my people but conventions. And the convention is how compelling are those 150, 200 people who are there as Trump Delegates but who really in their heart of hearts how are they bound. I know you know this. All of this what you just said, okay, im not going to argue with any of it i am going to tell you what it is in the minds of most people. Blather. If trump goes in and he has 6 million more votes than ted cruz, thats all the folks are going to look at. They are not going to look at ziggy who has this one or that one. They are going to say its fraud. One key consideration is he getting 50 of the vote . If he goes in there with 37 of the republicans having voted for him, the 63 that did not can be. There was 17 people running. But, look. He has got 39 contests and one of them he has gotten the majority. If he starts winning a majority, it will change. But if he doesnt win the majority, either way the party is going to be in bad shape because two out of every three people, nearly two out of every throw people today have not voted for him. If he goes in the convention with 40 or 43 of the vote still a majority of the people did not vote for him. It does