Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - O'Reilly Update Morning Edition, July 3, 2023

Episode Date: July 3, 2023

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Bill O'Reilly here, and I'm warming up. Stand by for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition. On this Monday, the day before the 4th of July, looking back on that Titanic disaster, should signal the folks that creating danger for yourself is a fool's errand. Life is precarious enough without diving two miles under the ocean, climbing Mount Everest, or going into space with Elon Musk. If you do those things, help will not be on the way if it goes wrong. Risk-taking is hardwired into some of us, and I, your humble correspondent, am one of those folks.

In my life, I have wing-walked on top of a biplane, covered a massacre in the mountains of El Salvador, propelled myself into a violent riot when the Argentine surrendered in the Falklands War and risked IRA Iyer in Belfast accompanying the British on a raid. I did all of those things in the name of journalism, and I probably do them all again if I were a younger man. But there's no question I put myself at risk. I was lucky, and in this life you should never count on luck. As a parent, I discourage dangerous activities for my kids and always provide an explanation.

If you desire to achieve in our competitive country, you have to take calculated risks. But thrill-seeking and stupid behavior like consuming drugs is self-destructive. Always do the pro-con math when presented with a dicey situation. Most of the time, self-protection is the wisest course. Back after this. 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.

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