Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - O'Reilly Update Morning Edition, September 21, 2023

Episode Date: September 21, 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 Thursday, Senator Mitt Romney has announced he will not seek re-election in Utah, bringing out rabid partisans on both sides to malign him. So what does that say about Mr. Romney himself? Not much. I have known a senator for more than 20 years and believe his legacy is, mixed. As governor, he ran the very liberal Commonwealth of Massachusetts pretty well. As

senator, he lost his way feuding with Donald Trump. As a presidential candidate running against Barack Obama in 2012, Mitt Romney totally blew it. In fact, one of the few arguments I had with Roger Al's, the boss at Fox News, was over Romney. I was reporting that although President President Obama had some major weaknesses in his quest for reelection, Romney was far too timid in pointing them out. It was almost as if he feared Obama. Therefore, I analyzed Mitt was likely to lose. Well, Mr. Ells did not like my take. Fine, but I wasn't going to modify it because that was true. And Romney did lose. I took no pleasure in that, but my job is to call him as I see them.

The Trump thing was stupid. The former president called Romney a loser. The senator despised him for doing that. So Romney voted to convict Trump in both Pelosi trumped-up impeachments. Foolish. On balance, Mitt Romney is a flawed patriot, as many of us are.

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