Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 20, 2024

Episode Date: April 20, 2024

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Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the weekend edition of the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thanks, Bill. Here's what's happening this week in America. Jury set. An Omar arrested. Close call at Reagan.

And another one leaves California. That's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. A juror was dismissed from the Trump trial. After she told the court, it would be hard for me to make. maintain impartiality and fairness. She told the court that she got calls from friends and family members, and things were said that led her to come to the conclusion that she cannot be fair as a juror.

I say good for her. The fact that she realizes how difficult it is to be fair and the fact that she understands her own biases, I think makes her the most qualified. Way better than the person who is biased but thinks, oh, I'm not biased at all. Like another juror who is dismissed, who turns out was arrested in the 90s. for tearing down political boasters. That person said they can remain fair and unbiased. I much more trust the first juror, but they were both dismissed.

One juror said she could be impartial even though her son works for a Democratic congressman. They ultimately found 12. Five alternates will be decided today. One woman who will eventually decide Trump's fate called him selfish and self-serving. But the judge allowed her to be on the jury because she then said, oh yeah, but I can still be fair and impartial. Opening arguments start on Monday. day.

108 people were arrested by NYPD on charges of criminal trespass at Columbia University. It was a part of a pro-Palestine protest that began as their university's president testified in front of a House committee regarding her school's response to anti-Semitism, the president of Columbia looking to avoid the same fate as her colleagues at University Pennsylvania and Harvard. Ursa Hersey, the daughter of Congresswoman Elon Omar, was among those arrested. She's a student at Barnard across the street. she's been suspended from her university.

It's just a matter of time. There was another close call at Reagan Airport. One plane was given permission to cross a runway at the exact moment when another plane was given permission to take off from that runway, they stopped 300 feet from each other. We're averaging one close call a day in America. I talked the other day with the lawyer behind a class action lawsuit. It's claiming that the FAA changed the air traffic control test from a merit-based test to a race-based questionnaire.

Their claim is they're no longer taken. the best for the job based on merit alone. Tokyo Marine America Insurance and Trans-Pacific Insurance Company saying they're leaving California. Add that to State Farm, All-State, Farmers Insurance, and the Hartford that are not accepting new insurance applications in California. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast, Politics by Faith. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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The latest is National Public Radio, where a former executive writes that a liberal bias is consistently enforced. NPR CEO, Catherine Marr, once tweeted that, quote, Donald Trump is a racist and was openly sympathetic to the violent rioting after George Floyd's death. Now, consider that NPR and its TV cousin PBS have convoluted access to about $500 million yearly from American taxpayers and you have a huge scandal. One footnote in my 20 years plus at Fox News, I never saw employees punished for liberal beliefs. In fact, people like Alan Colmes, Juan Williams, Shepard Smith, prospered. The executive producer of the O'Reilly Factor is a proud Democrat. That has never happened at the liberal news organizations. You either fall into line or work elsewhere.

Maybe Frontline could do a report on it. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Name in town, if you wish to opine. Okay, let's go to the mail.

Kathleen, concierge member. President Trump has a crooked judge heading his trial in New York. Not going to recuse himself, not allowing Trump to talk about his daughter's affiliation with the Dems and Kamala. Not allowing the jury to answer who they vote for what party they belong to. All true.

and that's why Donald Trump cannot get a fair trial in New York City. Jerry Revis, Lake Worth, Florida. Hey, Bill, I believe Joe Biden is as bad as Putin. Putin invaded Ukraine, killed thousands, and Biden allows the invasion of the U.S. that has killed thousands. What say you? No, Biden's not as bad as Putin. Putin is a sociopath, a maniac who, if the world blew up, wouldn't care.

That's how bad he is. Steve Marriott, Nova Scotia, Canada, one of my favorite parts of Canada, Nova Scotia, beautiful. Can you explain O'Reilly what the scenario would be if RFK Jr. wins the election. I know it's remote, but how would that work? RFK. Okay, so you know. It's not going to happen. But if an independent candidate, not a party member, gets to be president, everything's the same.

Legislation is introduced by either party in Congress, if it passes, the president gets to sign it or not or veto it. That's what it would be. There wouldn't be any difference. Lorraine Connolly Walker, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, for the eighth year I have renewed my premium membership. Well, thank you, Lorraine, that's kind of you. Worth the course just in the Smart Life segment.

Sparkling ice, my go-to drink, and your airline tips have saved me a bundle. Smart Life is one of my favorite segments. You know, I think the talking points memo is my favorite, but Smart Life is we can do a lot of good things in that segment. In a moment, something you might not know. Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist, and the host of the brand new podcast. podcast Podforce 1. 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 1 with me, Miranda Devine, every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to an episode. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. In 1881, famous lawman Batmasterson fought the last gun battle of his life. The shootout embodied an American era synonymous with booze and blood shed. Here's a look at some famous figures of the Old West. While Bill Hickcock, he left home at age 17 to work on a riverboat, then became a sheriff in Kansas. Hickok was shot dead while playing poker in Deadwood, South Dakota. The cards he was dealt are still known as the dead man's hand, two pairs of aces and eights.

Wyatt Earp, the lawman patrol the streets of Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone, Arizona. Earp and his associate, Doc Holliday, became heroes after the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Wyatt then retired to California, worked as a part-time detective for the LAPD. Doc Holliday died from tuberculosis at the age of 36. His final words, this is funny. Jesse James, the 14-year-old joined a gang of Confederate guerrillas during the Civil War and continued his reign of terror for decades. He was killed by his friend Robert Ford at the age of 34.

Billy the kid, the teenage outlaw, was known for violence. The kid shot dead by police in New Mexico. He was responsible for 21 murders, one for each year of his short life. William Bonnie was perhaps the worst of the outlaws. Finally, John Wesley Hardin. He executed his first man before his 16th birthday and killed another 20 along the Texas frontier. He was shot in the back of the head by police in El Paso while playing dice. And here's something else you might not know. After his gunplay, Bat Masterson moved back

east and became a close friend with another rough rider, Teddy Roosevelt. In fact, Masterson became a newspaper columnist in New York City. And Roosevelt appointed him a deputy U.S. Marshal. Back after this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to turn 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 sides, especially on the topic of,

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. That is the weekend edition of the O'Reilly Update. For more news and honest analysis, please go to Bill O'Reilly.com. Thank you.