Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 29, 2023

Episode Date: April 29, 2023

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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. GDP is up. Jerry Springer passed away. No bail for the leaker, and a 16-year-old got into college.

A lot. A lot of colleges. That's all coming up, and then your message of the day. But first, the GDP has increased in the first quarter of this year by 1.1%. The economy's so weird now that good news is bad news and bad news is good news. The Federal Reserve wants to slow the economy down to keep inflation down. That's why they've been raising rates.

So normally a 1.1% GDP increase is terrible, but from the Fed's perspective, it's good. But people kept spending money, an annual increase of 3.7%. But is that spending increased just because of inflation? And is that spending increasing people's debt? The New York Times says that this is a strong economy Or is it just hanging on before a collapse? Jerry Springer has passed away at the age of 79. The host of the Jerry Springer show for 27 years.

He was elected to Cincinnati, Ohio's city council and then resigned because he paid for a prostitute. This was 1974. But then in 1975, he ran for his seat back and won. And then the council in 1977 named him the mayor. Then he went on to TV news and then to host his own TV show. which started out as a serious show. His episodes would be about how to solve crime,

and he'd talk about homelessness and Second Amendment issues. That was 1991, and then ratings went down. And in 1994, he went with, I married a horse, and I'm an adult baby. Then people started throwing chairs, and ratings went up. At the height of his success, he went on Dave Letterman's show, and he was asked, what effect does your show have on the world today? And he said, no, nothing. My show is plain stupid.

Remember the leaked Pentagon documents a couple weeks ago. A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Tashara is accused of accessing hundreds of highly classified intelligence documents for over a year before he was arrested. Prosecutors say he's a flight risk and should not be let out on bail. They say he has an arsenal of weapons and recently has used government computers to search the terms Ruby Ridge, Las Vegas shooting, Mandalay Bay shooting, Buffalo Top Shooting, and Uvalde. So they say he shouldn't be let out of jail. He's facing 25 years in prison. A senior at a Louisiana high school has been accepted to college. 170 of them.

He's been offered $9 million in scholarships. The record is $9.4 million. He says he wants to get to $10 million. He's only 16. He has a 4.98 GPA and is fluent in Spanish. His advice, I'm a God-fearing young man. I keep God first. If you keep God in the mix,

then you're definitely going to be successful no matter what you do. Bill O'Reilly with your message of the day. Next. 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 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. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, Message of the Day. Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, made his first appearance on the no-spin news last week. And I asked him about the border situation, which gets more dead. dangerous by the day. The question was simple. Why is President Biden not enforcing immigration law and allowing what is now 6.6 million migrants into the United States? The speaker said he did not have an answer to that question. And I believe he really does not know why Biden has destroyed the southern border. We can all speculate, but that's useless. The far left certainly wants

open borders and does not care about the flood of narcotics that engenders. President Biden is an absolute prisoner of far-left ideology on every issue, including unfettered abortion for which he will have to answer if there is a judgment day. To me, Joe Biden is impaired and absolutely incapable of running this country. Of course, I could be wrong about the impairment, but vast evidence is on my side. To those Americans who still support the president, I say that you are partially responsible for hundreds of thousands of drug deaths and the immense suffering of millions of migrants lured to the U.S. open border. That might be a harsh judgment, but it's true. If Biden did not have a modicum of support, he could not destroy the border. 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. Now let's go to the mail. Sharon says it would not surprise me if Chuck Schumer had something to do with the firing of Tucker Carlson. He had nothing to do with it. I can tell you that with 100% certainty. Chuck Schumer does not have that kind of pull. Hugh on a message board, Bill today, my Bill O'Reilly premium membership renewed. Excellent, excellent Hugh.

And I canceled my Fox Nation subscription. No money to the Murdox. You got about 700 new members last night. I've surprised. What a surge. One day. So it's because people are, they want straightforward commentary. and you'll get it here on bill o'reilly dot com david concierge member thank you david direct access to me bill it's

my humble opinion and tucker carlson's conspiracy theory antics have finally caught up with him all right case to be made for that kathleen mcloud o'reilly you will now be my eight o'clock news moving ahead i don't like to boycott but fox has lost me as a viewer okay we'll see how long I don't like boycotts either, so don't get me wrong, I'm not calling for that. Casey Clay, Olave, Kansas, FNC lost viewers and revenue when you were no longer there, Mr. O. And the same will happen now that Tucker Carlson has gone. Although your style different from his, both of you are critical in exposing the truth. I'm a lifetime premium member of Bill O'Reilly.com, thank you, Casey, and we'll become a lifetime member of whatever Tucker Carlson does.

Okay, well, he'll be happy to hear that. Bill Forrest, Woodbridge, Virginia, lots of my friends are upset that Tucker has gone. I told them there's a great alternative, and that is bill o'Reilly.com and the no-spin news. For more than 20 years, you've been my number one go-to for the facts and clarity of all things. Appreciate that, Bill.

Very nice of you to say that. In a moment, something you might not know. 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. Ask your smart speaker to play the NY Postcast podcast. Listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might, right? Not no. 162 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. For the first time in history, American soldiers could arrest and detain U.S. citizens without due

process. Here is the story. The concept of habeas corpus states back to the 12th century. In Latin, it means, show me the body. The law demands any person charged with a crime must appear before a court within a reasonable period of time. Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution states, quote, the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless in cases of rebellion. Well, the Civil War was certainly a rebellion, and two weeks after it started, many in Washington feared other states would leave the Union. So on April 27, 1861, President Lincoln suspended the doctrine. Under his order, Union soldiers could detain individuals considered a threat to the military or to civilians. Those arrested were held without indictment

or arraignment. The decision was immediately challenged. The Supreme Court ruled a commander-in-chief did not have the authority to hold Americans indefinitely even rebels. Lincoln, however, remained defiant. In a speech to Congress on July 4th, Abe said, quote, it is my duty to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, or, in other words, to arrest and detain without resort to the ordinary processes and forms of law, unquote. Now, constitutional scholars debate the issue to this day. Even Lincoln himself was unsure about the legality of his action. and here's something else you might not know.

Abraham Lincoln was not the only president to suspend habeas corpus. Other examples include Ulysses Grant and is cracked down on the Ku Klux Klan. Franklin Roosevelt's forced internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War and George W. Bush's detention of al-Qaeda suspects after the September 11th attempt. tax in Guantanamo Bay. 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,

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