On The Tube:

The Friends and The Factor:

A trio who love each other; A man who dissents for America.

I am a Sports Center guy. At least I think I am. But I have not watched ESPN in months because I have found a replacement for the cute lingo and silly commercials. The Fox'News' Network (I write 'News' because they don't actually report anything) has two shows which are far beyond anything the rest of the TV world can offer. I am speaking of the morning phenomenon Fox and Friends and the fresh and feisty O'Reilly Factor.

F+F follows the old morning show format; friendly people sharing stories and opinions for the good of their audience. But E.D., Brian and Steve take the format beyond the stars. E.D. is a foxy single mom who wears leather boots and short skirts. Brian and Steve are the men (one blonde, one brunette) who feed off E.D.'s vibe and make magic in the morning.

Every morning you can expect short commercial breaks, short news breaks, and great interviews. Steve, the comedian, does man-on-the-street interviews, and one day tried to find out what froze faster, coffee or orange juice. So funny! Brian is far more serious than E.D. and Steve, but because this is F+F, that means he is seriously fun!

E.D. is not the only woman, Fox'News' anchor Lauren is a regular member of the F+F laugh-a-bout. She is also a fox who can give us allot in a short skirt and heels.

While it is not fair of me to leave you hanging like this, I think you need to watch the show to understand what I mean. F+F airs weekday mornings from 7-9. Just watch it! But be careful, it's habit forming.

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The O'Reilly Factor is the one of the greatest self-titled programs in the history of television journalism. The Factor combines hard hitting investigative journalism with even harder hitting cross examination of today's headliners. The Factor is the only show which exemplifies the Fox'News' mantra, "we report, you decide."

While no sane person would rely on the Fox'News' network for reliable and objective reporting, no thinking person would rely on anyone else but O'Reilly Factor for a fair assessment of the news and the newsmakers. O'Reilly Factor interviews a broad scope of intelligent people and puts their beliefs to the test. In the end, one is left with the ability to objectively decide on their own opinion.

At the end of every show O'Reilly Factor reads his viewer mail and is accused of being too conservative and too liberal. While it is not right to judge him by his hand-picked viewer mail, it is clear that O'Reilly Factor is not interested in his own opinion, only the veracity of the claims of others. O'Reilly Factor is the only man in television who is beyond reproach.

After years of Barbara Walters, Larry King, and the gang from 60 Minutes, it is refreshing to know that a man is on the job five nights a weeks keeping it real for the thinking man. Fox'News' would be doing itself a favor if it changed to the "All O'Reilly, all the time Channel." That is, all but 7-9am.

--Grandpa