The Bush administration is sending mixed signals. The president himself is still firm in his resolve to hold the Taliban government responsible for Usama bin Laden and his pals, and because the Taliban simply has not cooperated with America, they really have to go. It’s been 17 days since the …
Read More »Power of a Pin
In response to my wearing an American flag pin on the air, I received this e-mail from a journalism professor in Olympia, Washington: “You’re not a journalist, Mr. Cavuto, you’re a sham. You know it. I know it. You have an obligation to get away from the rah-rah and show …
Read More »Bridget Jones and Zeta-Jones Together?
Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones | Jason Alexander | Rep. Gary Condit’s Mom Bridget Jones and Zeta-Jones Together? One of the most long-aborning projects in movie history is at last near the birthing stage. Chicago, the hit musical by Fred Ebb and John Kander, is finally headed into a possible pre-production. …
Read More »Springsteen, Sopranos Honor One of Their Own
Bruce Springsteen | Liz Hurley | Tony Shalhoub Springsteen, Sopranos Honor One of Their Own Last night’s annual Creative Coalition dinner brought out some unusual participants. Bruce Springsteenmet the Sopranos, and all because they share one person in common: Steven Van Zandt. Of course, “Little” Steven has been part of …
Read More »It's Been Quite A Year…
Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Well, it’s been quite a year for us here on The Factor. That’s the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. This is our last broadcast of the year. Next week I will be imitating Rip Van Winkle, only awakening to …
Read More »Fox 411: Erin Brockovich University to Offer a B.S.
Erin Brockovich University to Offer a B.S.|New York Mag Eats; Alicia Treats Erin Brockovich University to Offer a B.S. We’re just catching up to it today, but on Thursday, Universal Pictures announced it was donating $100,000 to UCLA in honor of the real Erin Brockovichand her attorney/partner/mentor Ed Masry. Erin, …
Read More »California Smokers Use Prohibition Tactics to Get Around Ban
SAN FRANCISCO – Back when liquor was outlawed during this country’s Prohibition movement, Americans found clever ways to dodge police and have a drink in secrecy and safety. Today, booze is legal —but in California restaurants and bars, cigarettes aren’t. Three years ago, voters passed a ban to protect employees …
Read More »Bush Plans Social Security Privatization
WASHINGTON – President Bush is cashing in on the high marks he earned over the first 100 days of his presidency, this week rolling out the next phase of his agenda — a couple of conservative policy issues that will weigh just how much political capital he has accumulated. Wednesday, …
Read More »Lashing the Print Press
Last Thursday, I gave the keynote speech at the National Society of Newspaper Columnists down in Philadelphia. Now I don’t usually do that kind of thing because it’s a hostile environment as many newspaper people despise FOX News based upon their own left wing ideology. But Philadelphia Daily News columnist …
Read More »What the TB Patient's Behavior Says About Our Selfish Society
Naval academy attendee and attorney Andrew Speaker knew he had a contagious form of tuberculosis, but put his own needs above those of other people and refused to quarantine himself in Italy. Instead, Speaker and his new wife Sarah Cooksey flew from Rome, to Prague, to Montreal and then drove …
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