Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - Biden Brings in Campaign Cash, Geraldo Rivera on the Media Landscape, Christie Says He'd Beat Up Trump, Disney's Woke Snow White, & More

Episode Date: July 18, 2023

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Hey Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the No Spin News, Monday, July 17th, 2020, stand up for your country. First of all, on Friday, I had mose surgery, not moll, Larry, and curly, but mose on my skin. All right, it's right here. a little band-aid over the stitches. So the problem is that I had to move my earpiece from here to here, all right? So you might see a little wire sticking out or whatever, and it's a little muffled. Now, we got Geraldo Rivera coming up, and he promises me he's going to be very bombastic today so I can hear every word he's saying. I'm going to tell you at the end of the
Starting point is 00:00:53 program what this is all about and why you should pay attention to my surgery, because you don't want to have it. And with the sun and all of that, my God. But we're going to start tonight with campaign hysteria. It's, you know, a little less than a year and a half before we vote for president again. And it's just ridiculous. Now, I told you back in the beginning of this year, I wasn't really going to cover the campaign until late August. But I got to move it up because there's so much garbage and nonsense going on. So I'm going to clear the woods here a little bit. But I'm not going to get into the nuts and bolts of it until the fall because it's a lot of BS and a lot of posturing and a lot of bad media, you know, the usual.
Starting point is 00:01:42 But money is already playing a big role in the 24 presidential race, and that is the subject of the Seesnik's Talking Points memo. So the Biden campaign has announced at race $72 million, the second quarter of this year. that is the highest total ever amassed by a Democrat at any time for a quarter. So Biden is not having a very good presidency. I mean, if you're an objective person, a fair person, an honest person, you've got to know that. Yet the money is flowing in. There is a reason for it, and I'm going to tell you that in a moment. So the Biden campaign says about 400,000 people have given them money.
Starting point is 00:02:25 But most of this money is coming from the progressive left. It doesn't go directly to President Biden. That would be a violation of campaign finance law. You can only give $12,500 each individual. Couple can give $25,000. All right, that's it. Goes to political action committees that act on behalf of Biden. Same thing on a Republican side.
Starting point is 00:02:50 So here are some of the fat cats that are donating big money to Joe Biden and see him get reelected. The biggest is Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was running the Biden campaign. About $900,000, Katsenberg has thrown in there. I'll tell you about him in a moment. Seth McFarlane, the TV guy, $100,000. Netflix CEO, Reid Hastings, $100,000. Marcy Carsey, producer in Hollywood, 100, Civil Robinson, O'R, 100, Michael Coors. You got the handbags, 50, Tori Birch, 50, Lynn Manuel Miranda, Miranda. That's Hamilton, 20,000, Vera Wang, 10, and I win a tour 10, on and on and on and on. So Katzenberg is the big guy, and he is a music mogul.
Starting point is 00:03:37 He hangs with Spielberg and very in in the Hollywood community, very powerful there. So you have to understand that Hollywood is now 100% progressive, not all the people in it, but those who run it. all right are a hundred percent progressive now joe biden is the most progressive president in a history of this country there's nobody even close bob obama would be second but he's a distant second remember obama didn't want gay marriage i mean a whole bunch of stuff yeah he evolved but believe me when i tell you biden far and away way more than fDR way more you know Biden doesn't really have himself a personal philosophy, he just goes with the wind. And the wind, the power in the progressives, comes from Hollywood and New York and Georgetown, D.C. That's
Starting point is 00:04:37 where the nexus is. And that's where the money is and the media is. Now, you folks who live outside of those centers, they don't care about you. Now, you would say, well, look, all of these people are very wealthy people why do they want socialism why do they want this huge nanny state run from dc which will dictate everything you do in your life why would they want that they made their money in a capitalistic system um they prospered and here is the reason they have so much money they can't spend it all right as long as they live they can't spend it so them and all of that, they don't care about that anymore. They're beyond that. They all have private jets. They all have yachts. They live large. And they want a woke progressive culture
Starting point is 00:05:34 because they believe the United States is an evil country and always has been run by white men who hate minorities. And Trump is a poster boy in their eyes for that. All right? That's what motivates them. Get rid of Trump. Get rid of all these fascist, maga people, marginalized conservatives, every progressive thing is good. Let the country be run by minorities. The whites had their chance and screwed it up and whatever. Biden's on board with all that. Okay. Diversity, equity, inclusion, all of this stuff. That's what Jeffrey Katzenberg wants. We got his picture. Let's throw it up there again. So this guy, he's super powerful. If you're an actor or a musician and you're trying to work in Hollywood and he doesn't like you, you're not working. You're not working. Believe me,
Starting point is 00:06:34 he makes one phone call, you're done. That's how powerful this man is. And he's given millions and millions of dollars to progressive causes. This isn't a populist movement. The progressive movement is not populace. It's centered, all right, in the very, very wealthy precincts that control the information and entertainment flow. So very important for you to know that. Now, Donald Trump did pretty well in the first quarter, but not nearly as well as Biden. Trump raised 35 million, big number. Okay. Again, it goes to his political action committee. And remember, a lot of this money can be used for other purposes. Trump pays his legal bills out of donated money. Biden's going to have a lot of legal bills down the road, mark my words, and he'll do the same thing. Ron DeSantis picked up
Starting point is 00:07:29 $20 million. DeSantis campaign is not doing well right now. I'll get to that in a moment. You know it was a big surprise is Tim Scott. The senator from South Carolina announced he's running for president. He's doing very well. He raised about $20 million. All right. Pence, he didn't raise anything. Nikki Haley raised about five. But Scott, not surprised me. They're looking at that number and going, you know, that's an oppressive number. Now, Ron DeSantis has not done well so far. He's way behind in all the Republican primary polls because he's not charismatic. And you compare him to Trump, who is charismatic, whether you hate him or not. You know, DeSantis comes off as boring, dull, gray. Policies are good. He ran Florida well, just like Trump ran the federal
Starting point is 00:08:16 government well in his four years in office. He did. And I don't care whether you'd say he did or not. I can prove he did. All right. But Trump is Trump. He brings in a lot of unnecessary chaos. And a lot of voters don't want that anymore. And that's why Trump, while he probably will win the primary and the nomination, he's going to have a hard time in the election no matter who the Democrats throw up against them. Biden, I don't think is going to make it. All right. And you'll see somebody like Newsom or Amy Klobuchar or even Michelle Obama come on and quick. But it wouldn't matter the progressives. They'll give money to whoever's going to be progressive. I don't care if Biden or who doesn't matter. So that's the scenario that we're
Starting point is 00:09:04 looking at on July 17th. In a month, it's going to change fairly significantly. And by September, it'll change again. We're there for you, every day, every way. And that's a memo. Mr. Biden is scheduled today, nothing. I don't even think he worked today. I don't know where he is. It might be at the municipal pool. I don't know. Maybe he's looking for who left the cocaine into West Wing.
Starting point is 00:09:28 I don't know what he's doing. I don't know where he is. Either do his schedule is apparently because that's what they put out. Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist, and the host of the brand new podcast, podforce one. Every week I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers, lawmakers and even the president of the United States. These are the leaders shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to Podforce One with me, Miranda Devine,
Starting point is 00:10:08 every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to miss a episode. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the worlds of politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between. It's what you want from the New York Post wrapped up in one snappy show. Ask your smart speaker to play the NY Postcast podcast, listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. All right. Now, over the weekend, the Biden administration announced it's going to forgive or
Starting point is 00:10:52 wants to forgive $39 billion in student loans from the Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Education. Now, Supreme Court ruled that Biden can't do that. It's unconstitutional. But they found a loophole, they, the Biden administration, where because the Department of Ed answers to the executive branch, to the president, all departments do. that they can forgive this loan for 800,000 people to the tune of 138 billion to the taxpayer. It's going to get thrown out, all right? So the Supreme Court is not going to be happy, by the way, to see this coming down a pike again. So I wouldn't worry about that.
Starting point is 00:11:36 Now, over the weekend, it was a bunch of Republican stuff, and I'm not even going to pay attention to it. I love Iowa as a nice state. And I hope you all had a good time out there with the Republicans around and around. But to me, it was insignificant. But Chris Christie, the governor, former governor of New Jersey, he's emerging as the Avenger, the anti-Trump. And he was on TV and he said this, go. Talking of fighting, if you and Trump got in the ring, he loves his UFC and stuff like that, right? If you got in the octagon, you and him, who'd win?
Starting point is 00:12:14 Come on. Guy's 78 years old. I'd kick his ass. I mean, we know that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, apparently, going to get him. Yeah, I can't wait for that one. Did you see that picture of Zuckerberg? Yeah. Looking pretty buff.
Starting point is 00:12:28 It does. If I were Elon, I'd be a little bit worried. I mean, would you be prepared to be on the undercard? You against Trump? Look, I'll fight Donald Trump anywhere he wants, in any arena he wants, whether it's on a debate stage or in the octagon. Okay, this is stupid. All right, I can kick his buck.
Starting point is 00:12:45 But, all right, fine, macho men. I mean, I think they should have the village people behind those two singing macho man, all right? So a waste of everybody's time. But here's what is not a waste of time regarding Governor Christie, roll of tape. I think Chris Ray has done a very good job, and I think, look, a lot of the stuff you see today,
Starting point is 00:13:04 John is theater, and people trying to raise money for campaigns. It doesn't mean there aren't problems at the FBI. There are, but I believe Chris is a guy who can get him fixed, and he's fixed a lot of them already. That is an incredible soundbite. If he thinks Christopher Ray is doing a good job as the FBI chief, I couldn't possibly vote for him. It's impossible. All right.
Starting point is 00:13:25 I mean, that's just insane. Just my opinion. All right, so Donald Trump continues to say he's not going to debate on August 23rd when the televised debate is held in Milwaukee. It is a Fox News TV event. and here's Fox News this morning. It would be great to see Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie just duke it out. That's why they call it a debate.
Starting point is 00:13:53 Okay, well, I have to say that. So, fine. Again, Donald Trump be crazy to go to that debate. It's 10 against one. Why would you do that when you're so far out in front? Now, I remember, and you guys might remember this, in 2016, Trump wouldn't go to a 5. debate because of Megan Kelly. Megan Kelly ambushed him in the first debate. And then in the
Starting point is 00:14:17 second Fox debate, Trump didn't show up. I thought I could convince Trump to show up. And he came on my show. He came on a factor. And I said, come on. You got to go. You got to go. I thought I had him. I thought I had him. No, he didn't show up. And I don't think he's going to show up this time. If he does, then there should be two moderators, Bill O'Reilly and Geraldo Rivera, who joins us now from Eastern Long Island where he's, I don't know what he's doing out there. He's certainly not getting a haircut. You know, there are a lot of barbershops out where you are,
Starting point is 00:14:51 and I'll treat you. You're 80 years old, Rivera. I mean, you look like one of the Rolling Stones. Come on. What are you doing? Who are all my age. This reminds me of Saturday Night Live, the news for the heart of hearing.
Starting point is 00:15:05 I'm going to really blast it. That's right. News for the Harder. hearing. Hello. Well, we're both old guys, but we could do a much better job moderating debate with Trump than anybody else. I'm sorry. That's the truth. I did try to go to Orlando's today to get my haircut, but there was traffic, and I got late. I started running late, so I aborted my mission. I promise next time I am seen by tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get it. Well, they're going to they're going to need a power mower to do that so be careful so i saw you on the dopey view uh last
Starting point is 00:15:44 week um and there was one thing you said that i think you were wrong about but you handle yourself pretty well what people don't understand is guys like you and me are professionals we go way way back okay and when somebody pays you over a period of time um it's not classy to trash them even if you want to trash that. Would you agree with that? I absolutely. I took Fox's money for 23 years. I think it would be the height of ingratitude for me to then attack the people who put food on my family's table low these many years. I had lots of friends at Fox. You among them during the day, even though we had ferocious debates, you and I. We could at the end of it, you know dust ourselves off and shake hands and and go on to another day i really i care deeply
Starting point is 00:16:43 for a lot of them i'll start naming them if you want uh you know i just got i got jammed up it was one of those personality conflicts i had a toxic relationship with one of the uh cast members on yeah it was gutfeld but that's not what it was that's not what it was Fox News now is not the same operation that it was eight years ago, seven years ago. Total management change, total philosophy change, everything has changed. So dinosaurs like you and me, we don't belong there any longer because I know you for a long time and you actually want to know the truth about whatever it may be. am i correct in stating that yes you are okay and so do i that's no longer in play
Starting point is 00:17:38 not at fox uh specifically anywhere any television news operation they the truth is about ninth down on the list it's get the audience that is your choir and give the choir the song they want and that's why fox got in trouble with the voting machines okay so you and i we don't fit into that puzzle any longer it puzzle makes still makes a lot of money but not nearly what it did make it's a deterioration across the board and if you look at the popular polls whether people trust the media or not nobody trusts the media any longer because they know they're being patronized lied to by a lot of these people. Am I wrong? Well, I think that in terms of patronizing, I think, for sure,
Starting point is 00:18:40 whether they're conscious falsehoods, that's where Fox got in the big jam. When they discovered that a conscious falsehood, that is that the 2020 election was rigged, that Trump was the legitimate president, that he could use any means, necessary to hold on to office when they understood that there was an audience for that baloney that's where fox stepped off the cliff of course and if i were there at eight o'clock
Starting point is 00:19:12 that never would have happened you know it wouldn't have happened well i think that uh it would have been a whole different equation i would i blew that thing out of the water here on my independent news service i blew that out of a water three weeks after the vote i longed premium members. They didn't want to hear it. But if I were on Fox at that time, I would have blown that thing right out of the water and nobody would have gone up against me because that's how powerful a factor was. But they don't have that now. There's no control. Again, no control at CNN, no control at NBC News, ABC, CBS. They are running not, it's not a bunco operation. It's an operation that doesn't care about the truth. They care about money. Now, let me get into where
Starting point is 00:20:06 I quibble with you on the view. I have investigated this as thoroughly as it can be investigated. Donald Trump did not instigate January 6th. He failed on the day because he panicked and he froze. But he didn't instigate it. He wasn't saying, I want violence at the Capitol. fact it didn't even to occur to him that it might happen until early morning and again he didn't mobilize he didn't do what he should have done by calling that off really fast in a hard way he did not but he didn't instigate it and the week before proves it with the back and forth with the pentagon put the national guard on alert the back and forth with the capital authorities coming out of the white house it's provable that's why he's
Starting point is 00:20:59 has not been indicted on that insurrection business and he won't be okay he was in peace he was but you said on the view that he instigated it and you're wrong i believe i believe let me have to clean up one thing and then let me address that what i want to clean up it is not sufficient to say that everybody does it everybody i'm not saying that to get a rating i think that that what fox did was unique, at least it was unique in terms of the paper trail left, the digital trail left where they could, where they showed certain hosts saying something, then going on the air and saying something else. I think that that was, if it was not unique, it was certainly the most egregious example. Now, in terms of what Trump did, I supported Donald Trump,
Starting point is 00:21:54 who I've known as you have for decades. I love this guy. I lost friends over the fact that I supported him. And he had a pretty good presidency. And he was a viable candidate for re-election. But when he lost, it was scant days. The last time I- That's a whole different issue. That's a whole different issue.
Starting point is 00:22:20 You're right. Let me get to your, let me get to your issue. When the last time, Trump used to call my house. every week without fear. The last time we spoke was Friday the 13th of November. I said, what are you going to do? He said he's a realist. So I said, okay, he's a realist. It's a slow count, extraordinary circumstances, the pandemic and so forth. He'll see the light as we are all seeing the light. He never did. In fact, he went the opposite direction. He got more and more irrational in terms, in my opinion, you give your opinion, let me give my opinion,
Starting point is 00:22:58 my opinion, he got more and more irrational, more and more radicalized. He screwed up the vote in Georgia because he was such an egotist about it. And then if he did not incite that riot, who did? It wasn't a spontaneous combustion. Listen, there's a difference. There's a difference between incite and instigate. So you can make a subjective argument that because he was so vehement that the election was fixed, that led these people to violence. You can make that philosophical argument. But the argument that the view ladies are making is that he wanted that violence at the Capitol. That's not true, and I know it's not true. Now, as far as him believing that the election was fraudulent, he believes it, because people believe what they want to
Starting point is 00:23:55 believe, Harald. You know that. Do you think he would have given up his office? Would he have at some point succumb to the inevitable and watch the vice president sign the electoral documents and allow... All of those things were wrong.
Starting point is 00:24:16 And in history, he did a good job governing, but that's going to override what he did for four years. I agree. I agree. Because Al Gore could have done the same thing when he hung it up against Bush the Younger. He could have done it, but he didn't do it.
Starting point is 00:24:36 Agreed. And Trump just won't to this moment let it go. He won't. You know, when I did my four history tours with him, you know about those shows, right? Big hits. I told him, you can't even mention. the election. Because I'm not going to sit there and feed into that. And he didn't for four shows, not once. But I know for a fact that he believes it, because people believe what they want
Starting point is 00:25:11 to believe. Now, last question, because I know you have to go take a nap before your hair cut. Okay. I want to use you on a regular basis. I'm not going to torch you, but maybe one or twice a month on media because the media is collapsing before our eyes and you and me we know the media in this country better than anybody so are you willing to put up with me to do that i've been putting up with you for decades o're but you're going to have to name names of the fist bites you're going to have to name names like gutfeld harpooned you all right you didn't name And I admire that.
Starting point is 00:25:56 Who cares about him? Who cares about it? I care about Gutfeld. I put Gutfeld on a factor with Bernard McGirk, and that he ascended. But what I'm trying to get across to you is I know why you didn't mention Gutfeld's name on the view and in other interviews. But going forward, you're going to have to name the names of the villains in the media. Are you willing to do that?
Starting point is 00:26:21 Well, I am willing to point out what Foxx's. did or what any other you know transgressor does. I have always I have always been unafraid you cannot scare me
Starting point is 00:26:39 my legacy is and I appreciate your statements when I did finally give it up when I did finally quit after I was fired from the view from the five when I was fired from the five
Starting point is 00:26:53 I quit Fox News because I said, screw you, it took away the number one rated show. I'm not going to stick around. So I left. But I am, I've worked hard all my life. Thank God I am beholding to none right now, except my family. I don't have to go running off to go to work for anyone else. I can be on my boat if that is what I care to do.
Starting point is 00:27:19 I can participate in the national dialogue. if that's what I cared to do. If, you know, you and I get a conversation going as you do with Chris Cuomo, I think that's great. I think that's wonderful. That's what we're going to do. We're going to storm it. And we can say to any of these people, any of these big corporate people and the big machas and the high rollers, screw you. That's right.
Starting point is 00:27:47 I run my own show now. And you're semi-retired, but I don't want you to retire, so I'm going to bring you on. I'm going to torture you. And the best part is you and I, we don't see things eye to eye. The problem with cable news is they bring on guests and everybody agrees. It's no longer O'Reilly Geraldo shooting it out over criminal illegal aliens. And if you didn't see that, you got to Google that because that was either a high point or low point in cable news, on your point of view.
Starting point is 00:28:21 All right, we'll see you soon. Migrants will be the saving grace in this country. Okay. Tell the barber to give you a Mohawk tomorrow. Okay, that's what I want to see next time I see you. All right. We're all over there, everybody. Get my hand.
Starting point is 00:28:35 Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast. Reminding you to tune into my show every day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking up Washington like never before. And we're here to cover it from. all size, especially on the topics the mainstream media won't. So if you're a political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready for the drive home, new episodes of the Sean Spicer Show podcast drop at 2 p.m. East Coast every day. Make sure you tune in. You can find us at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Okay, Florida insurance. I'm getting mail all over the place.
Starting point is 00:29:12 My insurance rates are sky high. I got a clean record. All right. Double. Allstate. I call the guy. what are you doing oh so we have a baloney these insurance company and this is bionomics by the way they're jacking these rates up as high as they can jack them for no reason and they're telling you all the covid and this it's all a bunch of bull so you got to shop around but in florida it's particularly egregious because of all the storms so a bunch of uh insurance have pulled out of Florida and California. Same reason. Natural disasters. And now 100,000 homeowners in Florida have got three months, four months to find new policies. And, you know, and that other people who aren't pulling out are squeezing you. So you're not alone. It's happening. It's Bidenomics.
Starting point is 00:30:09 It's not going to go down. But we have a smart life tip that I think is going to help you. again pen and paper watching the no spin news very important the website is policy genius dot com policy genius dot com all right it goes and it looks at the insurance marketplace in america and offers expert insurance advice free it compares the insurance company rates free. Once again, policy genius.com. So I'm in business to help you.
Starting point is 00:30:51 I know what this is. I'm furious about it. Bidnomics. It's the same thing in a restaurant. You think those restaurant prices are coming down? You're paying $40 for some halibut and ain't coming down. They don't have to jack them that high,
Starting point is 00:31:06 but they can get away with it. That's the downside of capitalism. Worst drive. on the insurance thing. Here are the worst drivers in the country. Ready. Memphis, Tennessee, Baton Rouge, Albuquerque, Macon, Georgia, St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Hasperia, California, Rockford, Illinois. Okay, that's based on crash fatalities, number of accidents, all of that. Here are the best drivers, Green Bay, Carrie, North Carolina, Oxnard, California, Bellevue, Washington, McKinney, Texas, Lynn, Massachusetts, Glendale, California, Pearly,
Starting point is 00:31:42 Texas, College Station, Texas, Henderson, Nevada. Okay, but I bet you you're getting a hosed if you live in any of those places by the insurance company. Let's see, Disney. So there's going to be a remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, right? With the Seven Dwarves, you don't, they don't want them anymore. They want diversification, magical creak. So it's Snow White and the Magical Creatures.
Starting point is 00:32:09 Okay? And Prince Charming is out. Prince Charming got why I don't know is he a white guy I guess he's a white guy he's out I don't know but there's a diversity no more dwarves they're gone and this new snow white is supposed to hit theaters March 22nd 2024 I will not be attending great white sharks so look at this video shot by Kevin Christoperson. He's a wildlife photographer. He got a drone, put a drone up. This is San Anofrey Beach, north of San Diego. These surfers, a couple of dozen of them, they have no idea that there's four great whites right under their boards. Look at this. Unbelievable.
Starting point is 00:33:00 Okay. Look at that. Now, Kevin was able to get this because he's an enterprising young man who put the drone up and got clear evidence of the danger these servers are phasinged. Servers have no blanket clue. So here's my question. Rather than have four or five fatalities from great rights, why don't the California coastal authorities put up their own drones? Okay? Is that hard?
Starting point is 00:33:32 If Kevin Christofferson can do it, you can do it. Now, in Long Island, where I am, they are using drones, but we don't have as big a great white problem as they have on the West Coast. Boy, that was scary. Woof. This day in history, July 17, 1784, the drinking age in the USA went from 18 to 21. Ronald Reagan signed it into law. It's a big controversial thing 39 years ago, but here are the stats.
Starting point is 00:34:01 About 32,000 lives have been saved, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration administration, underage drinking on the road down 24%, but the CDC reports that the younger people are still boozing it up. High school students, 30% during alcohol, 14% binge drink. Where are your parents? If you're in high school and you're binge drinking, where are your parents? They're probably binge drinking too. Anyway, it's good that the drinking age is 21. one. And you shouldn't ever binge drink and you shouldn't never smoke either. All right back with mail and a final thought about my little operation here. But I'm getting through it. And we'll be back in a moment. Okay, let's go to the mail. Jorge Torres. Hotchkin, Georgia. I'm angry and
Starting point is 00:34:52 depressed with FBI. Angry, no one has a price, paid a price for the corruption. And I'm depressed because I come from Cuba, where the totalitarian regime is doing what the FBI does. I feel like America is becoming another Cuba. Good letter, okay. James Sordy, Greentown, Pennsylvania. I was an NYPD supervisor of investigations for more than 13 years. I thought the FBI was corrupt when I was in office, but nothing was done about it, 25 years ago. Today, I'm furious about their corruption. Oh, my. But Chris Christie thinks, But Ray is doing a good job. Jason Cope, Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Starting point is 00:35:34 Someone who read Killing a Mob, I believe Christopher's FBI's FBI is vastly more dangerous than Jay Edgar Hoover's FBI. Hoover was the problem. All right, one guy back in killing the mob. And you want to know about the FBI, that's a book to read. Ray is a problem, but there's a lot of other problems. That's the difference.
Starting point is 00:35:56 Ed Way Ranch, Austin, Texas, On the notice of the news, you listed several corrupt act by the FBI, including lying to the FISA court. What did the FISA judge do about it? Nothing. Judges really, very rarely do they make public statements. They should have, but I don't know if one FISA judge did. Leo, if huge numbers of our citizens don't care if the FBI is corrupt, then the crazies have won. We can all sing, bye-bye, Miss American Pie. A lot of apathy. A lot of people don't even know it.
Starting point is 00:36:26 Then I'm paying attention. concierge member wayne thank you wayne democrat politicians are fine with corruption as long as it serves their ends i think that's accurate but it's republicans too not just democrats uh dan posey riverside california i'm a republican have always voted for trump that may change if he does not scale back the divisive rhetoric i'm not expecting the scale back but i hope he does dan cubis natick massachusetts it seems the right is out maneuvered in strategic thinking and planning by the left all the time. The left is destroying the right with social issues at racism, identity, politics, immigration, division. Where is the rights case street? The right has think tanks and they do analysis,
Starting point is 00:37:12 but the media is on the side of the left, which is why that message, the progressive left message, gets out far more than the conservative right message. That's what that's all about. Richard Noby, Orham, Utah, your Sunday column was laugh out loud, hilarious. I love how much work you put into everything you do, O'Reilly. I've learned. I'm looking forward to your column as much as I look forward to the NOSPA News. Column is about the twilight zone of politics we have. Bill O'Reilly.com, you'll get a laugh out of it, but it's kind of sad.
Starting point is 00:37:46 I hope you read it. Thank you, Richard, for the time words. Student Gans, Grapeon, Texas. Joe Biden announced last week he was forgiving billions and student loans. How can he do that? I covered it tonight, but I wanted to give you credit, Stuart, for spurring me to do the piece. All right, Bill O'Reilly.com website, summer reading program. Look, if you're in the South, you can't go out. Can't go out. It's too hot. So let's read and have fun at the same time, killing crazy horse, killing the killers, killing the legends,
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Starting point is 00:39:09 As a final thought of the day, I'm Irish. You know that. I am very white. Caucasian pale. whatever you want to describe it as my father died for melanoma at age 62 i go to the dermatologist and he is an excellent doctor every three months so on friday i had to have mow surgery see the band-aid right there okay we'll stitch it pain in the ear okay how to do it how to do it Because if I didn't do it, then the thing spreads.
Starting point is 00:39:47 And then it's in the nose or it's here. You know, I got to stay on the playing field as long as I can stay on the playing field. All right, that's what this is all about here. I don't have to do it, but we're the only news program and news agency, Bill O'Reilly.com, that actively looks out for you. Look, concierge membership, I've told you this in the past. It's a life insurance policy for you. You get in trouble.
Starting point is 00:40:13 You come directly to me, and I will help you. Okay? Why wouldn't you want that with all of our power and connections? So anyway, I got to stay on a playing field. Now, when you go into a doctor, I mean, nobody likes to do this. It's like the dentist. You've got to go in every six months, or you're going to have an excruciating pain if something goes wrong. So you just have to go into a mindset that you want to stay on the field.
Starting point is 00:40:43 as long as you can. Once you get post 60 years old, all right, then the body starts to accelerate down. You can go to the gym and that's all good. All right, you can run, you can jog, you can do whatever you want. It's all great. Cut the sugar. Cut the sugar. All right. Eat sanely. And you want to say money, two appetizers in a restaurant. You don't need the $42 entree. You get two appetizers, you're full. Then you go out for a little ice cream later or something like that. You'll save 50%. And the appetizers are good.
Starting point is 00:41:23 Okay. But what I'm trying to say is this thing that I had to go through wasn't pleasant, but it didn't kill me. I can do the job now three days after. I'm going to, you know, it's a little hollow in this year, but that's okay. But you've got to stay on the field. all right because people depend on you most everyone listening and watching me right now is people who depend on them all right children grandchildren spouses relatives friends and you know and you want to maximize your your time all right time's up for everybody when god decides it's up
Starting point is 00:42:03 but while you're here you don't want to be dragged down by continual stuff that you can be proactive in preventing. So anyway, that's my little lecture tonight. I was thinking about taking off today, and I said, no, I'm not. I'm not going to give in to it. No. I get the stitches out in a few days, and I'll be good as new, I guess, or something. Heraldo's haircuts are going to be more painful than my mose surgery.
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