Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 22, 2022

Episode Date: April 22, 2022

Joe Biden says he may visit Ukraine, Covid returns in some states, the country’s biggest meat producers raise prices to offset inflation, a new report ranks the states where folks stay married the longest. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, listeners sound off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Friday, April 22nd, 2022. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening this week in America. President Biden says he may visit Ukraine. COVID returns in some states. The country's biggest meat producers raise prices. A new report ranks the states where folks stay married the longest. Also, I had the message of the day, update listeners, sound off.

But first, the president teasing a potential trip to Ukraine, Mr. Biden telling report is, quote, the answer is, I don't know if I'll go to Kiev. I've been to Ukraine many times. I just haven't been there lately, unquote. The USA has sent $13 billion in aid to Ukraine and more is on the way since Russia invaded that nation in February. Other world leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have toured Ukraine. COVID rising in the northeast and New England. The infection rate in New York City topping 5% for the first time in four weeks. Doctors blame the spike on a new sub-variant of Omicron. Cases also jumping in the UK, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea. The CDC warning

Americans that any significant surge in COVID could bring back restrictions like mask mandates. Meat suppliers, Tyson foods, companies like that, hiking prices going into the summer. The nation's biggest producers charging 12% more for poultry, 20% more for beef, 25% for pork. Farmers blaming increased costs on fuel prices, of course, and labor shortages. They have to pay more now for labor. So the price for the product goes up. Most packing plants are still operating at 50% capacity. A whopping 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March. There are now 10 million vacant job positions in the USA. A survey published by Fox News ranks the states with the longest marriages. Top five. Virginia, Idaho, Utah, New Jersey. Number one,

Hawaii. Americans on the Big Island, for example, stay together for 22 years on average. Worst marital spots? Mississippi, Arkansas, Indiana, Oregon, Georgia. Fifty-five percent of marriages in the Peach State, Georgia, and in divorce. Few Americans got hitched last year than at any other time since the Civil War. In a moment, update listeners have their say. Right back. 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 through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place

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You can reach me, bill at bill o'Reilly.com. Bill at bill o'Reilly.com. Name and town, if you wish to opine. Let us begin with Warren in O'Callah, Florida. the open border crisis is designed for one purpose to flood the USA with migrants who one way or another will be future Democrat voters. Well, Warren, that is called the replacement theory. The left which wants open borders, generally speaking, says the replacement theory is racist. But there is some truth to it. But let me put it in some kind of context. It is true. It is true.

that the far left, the progressive movement, does not want to inhibit illegal immigration into America. That is true. It is a fact. However, some progressives say they are being humanitarian, not political. Many very liberal Catholics are in that area. However, I do believe that politically speaking, progressives want fewer white men in power. And one of the ways down the road to make that happen would be getting more people of color into this country. I think that's true. John, Laramie Wyoming, Bill, you are absolutely right that a lot of folks in the middle are not yet ready to vote for Trump despite the failings of Biden and the Democrats.

Okay, but Donald Trump is trending up. If you look at the head-to-head matchups, and these are hypothetical, of course, that the polling agencies put out, Trump is beating Biden now by about six or seven points. However, there are Americans who do not like the Biden administration who realize it is incompetent, who don't want Donald Trump to run again. That is true. Alan, Louisville, Kentucky. Bill, you ask why the progressive far left loves the masks.

Two reasons. One, because Trump disliked them. So it's a virtue signal. The other reason is they want government control over people. Good letter, Alan. I don't buy Trump's involvement in this, but wearing a mask to the left is a virtue signal. I'm noble. I'm protecting you.

But I think the real reason for the mass support is fear. There are a lot of people afraid of COVID. And I know those people. I talk to those people. No politics. They're afraid. And that's what I think a lot of this comes down to. Mary in Michigan, Paris, Michigan.

hey, Bill, don't you think the reason the left's need for mass is nothing more than their need for control? Some of that, some of that big government should control everything, so big government should order the mask and we all should wear them. There's some of that, but again, Mary, I believe it is fear. I'm Bill O'Reilly and I approve the message by putting it together. And if you would like more honest news analysis, please visit Bill O'Reilly.com. you can also pre-order my new book, Killing the Killers, the Secret War Against Terrorists, which will be out May 3rd.

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in total fans eat 22 million hot dogs a season, drink 15 million pints of beer, sing take me out to the ball game, 3,000 times. However, a family trip to the ball game has gotten very expensive. In 1960, the average ticket price for a game was a dollar. That's eight bucks adjusted for inflation today. And if you want to go to a game now, it is considered a luxury. Some tickets costs hundreds of dollars. Here are the most expensive ballparks in the country. Yankee Stadium, average ticket price, $100, beer in the Bronx will set you back $12. L.A.'s Dodger Stadium, $300 will put you at field level, but hungry fans prefer to watch the game in the all-you-can-eat-pavilion for unlimited Dodger dogs. That's an extra 50 bucks on top

of whatever price you pay for your ticket. Next stop, Boston Fenway Park holds the record for the longest sellout streak of all time, 2003 to 2013. If you want to go to Fenway, the average seat costs $90. The most popular food item there, the lobster BLT. That sandwich, ready? $29. Finally, the most expensive ballpark in the USA is City Field Queens, New York. Prices there started $30, but can go as high as 3,000. A private suite at City Field who set you back $25,000 a game. A game, one game. Yeah, you can get a lot of people in there, but that is a big ticket. They do throw in food in the luxury suite if you're thinking about it. Between the tickets, parking, food, and souvenirs a three-hour trip to watch

the Mets can cost a family of four $600. That figure was $40 back in 1989. And here's something else you might not know. High prices and historic inflation will keep millions of baseball fans from visiting the stadiums this season. Overall, attendance in the parks down 12 years in a row. It's easier for folks to take their $600, buy a flat screen TV. And watch the game at home. 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.

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