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<p>Hi, I'm Bill O'Reilly.  Thanks for watching us tonight. Another attempt to circumvent the law in San Francisco.</p> <p>That is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo." Yesterday, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (search) sanctioned 87 marriages in the city by the Bay, causing a national uproar.  Scenes like these were played all over the world, making pro gay marriage people very happy and those opposed disturbed to say the least.</p>

In the past several days, the media have descended on Massachusetts like a flock of vultures on a wounded prey. The scenes inside and outside the Statehouse are described by many as "surreal." With the thousands of people and hundreds of cameras on Beacon Hill, the legislators say they have never seen or experienced anything like this before. The hoopla, of course, is about "gay" marriage. One of the greatest battles for America's future right now is being waged in Massachusetts – an outcome that will affect and possibly change our entire nation forever. Simply put, this battle is about...

Life is hard, and then you go on "Good Morning America." A few days ago I told Charles Gibson that my analysis of the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction situation was wrong. Well, you would have thought I had endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, the left-wing press was so overjoyed. Take this passage from the Reuters News Service: "Popular conservative television news anchor Bill O'Reilly, usually an outspoken Bush loyalist, said on Tuesday he was now skeptical about the Bush administration ..." An outspoken Bush loyalist? How about this from The New York Daily News, which, in its wisdom, carries...

Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly says he was wrong about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and that's made him more skeptical of the Bush administration. O'Reilly, who has the top-rated political talk show on cable news, was confronted on ABC's "Good Morning America" about his statement before the Iraq war that if Saddam Hussein is overthrown and there were no such weapons found, he'd apologize to the nation. "Well, my analysis was wrong and I'm sorry," O'Reilly told Charles Gibson on Tuesday. -- ASSOCIATED PRESS

Impact Segment: Raging Rapkin Judge Harry Rapkin of Sarasota, FL refused to send Joseph Smith back to prison on a parole violation. Now, Smith is under arrest and the principal suspect in the brutal murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia. In 1995, Rapkin refused to send Richard Lee Walker back to jail for a probation violation - and now, Walker is the principal suspect in the murder of another young girl, 14-year-old Kristy Degg. Degg's mother Sandra and sister Kristy are guests tonight on The O'Reilly Factor. The judge has declined repeated offers to appear on The Factor - but he...

Pundits on the Right: Some Doubts About Bush President George W. Bush By Dave Astor Published: February 11, 2004 NEW YORK ... During the past couple of weeks, some scribes on the right have expressed misgivings about Bush because of his Feb. 8 "Meet the Press" performance, his minimal military experience when compared with John Kerry's, the burgeoning budget deficit, and the fruitless search for weapons of mass destruction the president claimed were in Iraq....[snip]For instance, George Will of the Washington Post Writers Group wrote that Bush's "accumulating errors are undermining the premise of his reelection campaign, which is: Wartime...

BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Personal story" segment tonight, former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (search) has been a Democrat for more than 50 years, but he says next fall he'll be voting for President Bush. The mayor joins us now. I was surprised to hear that. ED KOCH, FMR. NEW YORK CITY MAYOR: Well, I think most people are. O'REILLY: Yes. KOCH: And I came to that conclusion about a year or so ago. And it is basically because all of the Democratic contenders seeking to run for president, with the exception of Joe Lieberman (search) who doesn't...

Bush's TV ally joins chorus of criticism By David Rennie in Washington (Filed: 11/02/2004) A cheerleader for the invasion of Iraq apologised to Americans yesterday for supporting pre-war claims that Saddam Hussein harboured weapons of mass destruction. Bill O'Reilly, the host of the highest-rated talk show on US television and one of the most powerful conservative voices in the country, told viewers that he was sorry he had given the Bush administration the benefit of the doubt and promised to be more sceptical in the future. "I was wrong, I am not pleased about it at all, and I think...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative television news anchor Bill O'Reilly said on Tuesday he was now skeptical about the Bush administration and apologized to viewers for supporting prewar claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.   The anchor of his own show on Fox News said he was sorry he gave the U.S. government the benefit of the doubt that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's weapons program poised an imminent threat, the main reason cited for going to war. "I was wrong. I am not pleased about it at all and I think all Americans should be concerned about...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of George W. Bush's conservative political supporters are increasingly restive and anxious about the president's economic policies as well as his attempts to justify the war against Iraq (news - web sites). Popular conservative television news anchor Bill O'Reilly, usually an outspoken Bush loyalist, said on Tuesday he was now skeptical about the Bush administration and apologized to viewers for supporting prewar claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. "I was wrong. I am not pleased about it at all and I think all Americans should be concerned about this," O'Reilly said in an interview...

Pundit O'Reilly Now Skeptical About Bush Tue Feb 10, 9:25 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative television news anchor Bill O'Reilly said on Tuesday he was now skeptical about the Bush administration and apologized to viewers for supporting prewar claims that Iraq (news - web sites) had weapons of mass destruction. The anchor of his own show on Fox News said he was sorry he gave the U.S. government the benefit of the doubt that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s weapons program poised an imminent threat, the main reason cited for going to war. "I was...

Arrrrrrrgh! Bill, slap her!

John Stossel is eager for Barbara Walters' retirement so can remake "20/20" into his "very own no-spin zone," the New York Observer noted today. "She’s going to be around until September," Stossel said. "After that, I want to do the show by myself." Naturally the execs at ABC, the network of Peter Jennings, have other plans. One has already predicted an "ensemble cast" instead, even though Stossel has brought in big ratings. As we reported last week, he has exposed his own colleagues at ABC as hypocrital left-wing elitists who vilify the capitalistic system that enriches them. 'Totalitarian Left'...

Bad guys get help Even after the mass murders of 9/11, some people still have trouble accepting the fact that evil is a formidable presence in this world. There are hundreds of thousands of children the world over who are being sold into sexual slavery, and little is being done about it, even by the U.S. government. I first encountered this story in 1991 when I traveled to Thailand and bought an 11-year-old girl for less than $200. The negotiation was captured on tape and reported on the program I was then anchoring, "Inside Edition." On the streets of Bangkok,...

Last year was the year for political book wars. The three top-selling political non-fiction books were Hillary Clinton's "Living History," followed by Al Franken's "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them," and then Bill O'Reilly's "Who's Looking Out For You?" O'Reilly has touted the book-sales races on his television program, radio show and Web site. The competition between O'Reilly's book and Clinton's book has become a major issue for O'Reilly. On NBC's "Today," O'Reilly stated, "We're running against Hillary for most copies of non-fiction books sold this year." On Dec. 16, O'Reilly touted the sales race on the FoxNews.com Web...

Today on O'Reilly's radio show, he said he is holding a bombshell on Clark. Did anyone else here this? He's going to hold onto it like a bribe to get Clark to appear on his show.

This is my second attempt in this space to convince the Democratic Party that it is committing political suicide by aligning itself with the far left. Now listen up. This country needs two strong political parties, and should have more. If the democrats self-destruct, the Bush people will run wild. They are already taken with themselves, and largely unavailable to the folks. With no competition, Dick Cheney might never be seen again. A poll by the Pew Research Center says that just 20% of Americans consider themselves "liberals," and you have to assume half of that crowd is somewhat moderate....

Here's how President Bush and the republican establishment see it: African-Americans make up 13% of the population, and Hispanic-Americans are at 14%. Doing the math, that is a big number to cede to the democrats every four years. Forget about converting most blacks--the GOP has no clue. But there are millions of conservative Hispanics, and this amnesty's for you. Mr. Bush's new proposal to allow about ten million illegal aliens to work and live in the USA is a calculated political move. He is betting that his supporters, many of whom will not like the quasi-amnesty, will vote for him...

Sorry for the vanity but -Did anyone watch the O'Reilly Factor and hear what Frum and Peale had to say re weapons of mass destruction?

<p>The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, a legal body modeled on the philosophy of Che Guevara and the most overturned federal court in U.S. history, might well rule the military court unconstitutional because, as we all know, military people have strict rules of behavior and make judgments. The appeal court would never abide that.</p>