Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - O'Reilly Update Morning Edition, September 2, 2020

Episode Date: September 2, 2020

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Bill O'Reilly here and I'm warming up. Stand by for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition. But first. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war, shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver. Tharu, the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold.
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Starting point is 00:01:24 24 years ago. In fact, the venerable and liberal Ted Koppel stated publicly that I am responsible for wrecking TV news. Thank you, Ted. Anyway, it's difficult to watch cable news these days because the pundits and guests refuse to answer direct questions, and the cable moderators allow the invasion, something that rarely happened in the no-spin zone that I created. This week on Fox news, for example, a Biden supporter was asked why old Joe did not mention the violent protests in his campaign speech during the convention. Well, the woman looked into the camera and said President Trump encourages right-wing violence, not even close to answering the question about Mr. Biden. Then the other guest, a Trump person, was asked why the president didn't criticize
Starting point is 00:02:19 the 17-year-old who killed two aggressive protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She also looked into the camera and said, Biden is a dim-wit or something. So I asked myself, why am I watching Dodgeball? The sad truth is that television news, which remains the biggest draw in the news industry, no longer seeks to enlighten. Ideology has replaced information.
Starting point is 00:02:43 To me, it's mostly boring, so I'm reading a lot more. And by the way, my new book, Killing Crazy Horse is out. next week. Yes, that's a plug, but I promise the book is far more exciting than anything you'll see on cable news. Now this. 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, newsmakers, and even the President of the United States. These are the leaders
Starting point is 00:03:23 shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to Podforce One with me, Miranda Devine, every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. That is the morning O'Reilly update.
Starting point is 00:03:41 More analysis later on.

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