"He didn’t show up. He didn’t call. He didn’t do anything,” O’Reilly told viewers on Monday night, calling the Pennsylvania Republican’s no-show "grossly irresponsible.”

"So he’s banned from ‘The Factor’ forever. And we thought you would like to know what kind of a classy guy [he] is.”

Weldon’s office denies O’Reilly’s claim that he simply failed to show up with no explanation. Weldon’s spokesman told NewsMax.com that they informed a "Factor” producer the Congressman would be late because he was detained by legislative business.

Weldon, Vice Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, had been scheduled for two weeks to promote his new book on Iran "Countdown to Terror.”

In an e-mail to O'Reilly on Tuesday, Weldon called the talk show maestro’s statements "the ultimate spin.”

He said his "Factor” interview was scheduled to be taped between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. But his plans to appear were preempted by a meeting with Energy Secretary Sam Bodman regarding "important National Security issues,” and six House votes.

Weldon’s spokesman Russ Caso told NewMax.com that the congressman’s staff contacted O’Reilly producers and said Weldon could do the interview when the voting ended, around 7:15.

O’Reilly’s staff rejected the offer, Caso said.

"Factor” staffer Amy Sohnen confirmed to the Philadelphia Inquirer that she had spoken to Weldon’s chief of staff, but said he screamed at her that Weldon was "busy.”

O’Reilly told viewers that Weldon was his second no-show in nearly nine years. The first was actor Danny Glover.

May we suggest a compromise: the Congressman apologize for missing his scheduled appearance, O’Reilly apologize for saying Weldon's office never called, and O'Reilly interviews Weldon to hear the important stuff Weldon has to say about America’s national security?

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