Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - Empire State O'Reilly: Ideological Trouble

Episode Date: April 2, 2024

Bill talks about the individuals who appeared at Officer Jonathan Diller's funeral. Originally only available in the New York City area, Bill’s Empire State O’Reilly commentary addresses local New York issues, but those issues have implications, impact the country, and mirror problems in other states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At a very busy day, on with Sid earlier this morning talking about the funeral of Detective Diller. He was promoted posthumously at his funeral by a police commissioner, Caban, who gave an excellent eulogy, by the way. So in my conversation with Sid, we were talking about individuals, and I want to go over that now in case you didn't hear it. because the state and city of New York are run by progressives. And that's why we're in so much trouble. It's an ideological thing, and the far left is taken over, and we are paying a horrendous price. So I wrote a column, Politics of Death.

It's on Bill O'Reilly.com. I hope you read it. Very specific in what's happening. And when I was at the funeral, I stood a few yards away from Attorney General Letitia James, okay? And we made eye contact, she nodded, I nodded. I did not speak with her. I didn't know what to say to her. I mean, I don't know what you do. I mean, but I was pleased that she attended the funeral service. Why? Because it showed respect, and it gave me a glimmer

of hope that maybe Letitia James can be persuaded to course correct. Maybe. One out of ten chance, but maybe. Now, Sid said, I'm crazy. And so to Peter King. We have him coming up, the Congressman of Long Island, former Congressman, on this program tonight. They think it's hopeless. But James never going to. Okay. And they may be right. But my job is try to persuade. Then we have Kathy Hokel who went to the wake and was confronted by a family member, a Diller family member. I think it was an uncle who just dress her down. And he had, I understand that perfectly because Hockel could stop the madness to some degree and chooses not to. She has enough power in the executive orders where she could make.

mitigate some of this horror. She doesn't do it. Okay? And I understand if my son is laying there in a coffin and Kathy Hockel has done a punches pilot, washed her hands, and not tried to solve anything that I'd be a little teed off. I regretted that happening because I, just like James, I wanted Hockel to go and see the suffering firsthand. Maybe. she'll change. So if I had been in charge of the family, I would have said, don't be rude. Okay. Mayor Adams delivered remarks inside the church. I was there, inside the church. I think I was one of the few journalists inside the church, and I was honored to be there. His speech was flat. He is not a strong leader. It is not his fault.

the violence in New York City. Most of that is de Blasio and the city council. If Adams could, he would stop it, but he's not strong enough. And it was obvious in his remarks on the altar at the funeral service. Very tepid applause. I mean, it was barely 15 seconds. Police Commissioner Kaban, a whole different ballgame. Excellent, excellent eulogy. And I don't know the commissioner well. I have a good relationship with him, but I was very impressed with him. And then the widow, Stephanie Diller, and we will play you with her scolding of the New York politicians during this broadcast, I thought she was magnificent, 29 years old. And that baby, one-year-old Ryan, I can't tell you how badly I feel for that little boy.

And it comes back to that thug being on the street. Never in a million years in a civilized society should that man have been sitting in a car armed and we will walk you through it tonight. how horrendous this individual, how evil he is, and how our system enabled him to kill this fine New York City police officer.