Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, August 15, 2022

Episode Date: August 15, 2022

Republicans rally around Donald Trump, the White House defends the FBI raid on Mar-a- Lago, a majority say Covid is the ‘New Normal,' a survey reveals the healthiest cities in the country. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, the danger... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Monday, August 15th, 2022. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Here's what's happening today in America. Republicans rally around Donald Trump. The White House defends the FBI raid on Ma A Lago. A majority say COVID has become normal. A survey reveals the healthiest cities in the USA. Also ahead. We are all in danger. But first, the FBI search of Donald Trump's home in Palm Beach, Florida has given him a boost in the polls. A survey from Politico finds 57% want Trump to win the GOP nomination in 2024. That's a four-point bump-up compared to last month.

17% of Republicans support Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, said Mr. Trump on his truth social media platform, quote, I now have record polls because America is being destroyed, unquote. The Biden administration defending the Trump raid as Republicans accused the White House of weaponizing the FBI, said press secretary Corinne Jean-Pierre, quote, the Department of Justice when it comes to law enforcement is independent. This is what we believe, and this is what the president has said, unquote, not a very reassuring statement. Seven and ten voters now agree with the following statement.

It's time we accept that COVID is here, and we need to get on with our lives, unquote. A report from Monmouth University highlighting a huge gap between the political parties, 90% of Republicans are prepared to live with COVID compared to 50% of Democrats. One third of the public predict the country will never return to normal. Survey from Wallet Hub, revealing America's healthiest towns. The cities are ranked by exercise, lack of obesity, percentage of smokers, drug addiction, life expectancy. Fit is place in the country for the third year in a row, salt lakes, city, followed by San Diego, Miami Beach, Denver, Colorado. The unhealthiest town in the country,

Brownsville, Texas, followed by Mobile, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi. In a moment, danger. It is here, but few realize it. Coming 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. Theroux, the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place in a tax advantage, gold IRA. They'll even help you roll over your existing IRA or 401k, tax and penalty-free. With billions and precious metals delivered thousands of five-star reviews and an A-plus from the Better Business Bureau, you can trust

American Hartford Gold as I do. Please call 866-326-55-7576 or text bill to 99-89-89-again. and that's 866, 326-5576, or text bill to 998899. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. Remember that Jethro Toll song, Let's Bungle in the Jungle. Well, that's all right by me. No matter how it turns out, the Justice Department bungled its probe into Donald Trump's class

document situation. Just like it screwed up, Russian collusion, Hillary emails, Hunter Biden, on and on. Somewhere in a very warm place, J. Edgar Hoover is blinking rapidly. We don't know yet how serious that Trump transgression is, but it's safe to say that the raid is a symptom of a much more intense problem facing every single American. The Biden administration is blundering the country into dangerous territory. The president and his crew are creating intense problems and division among the citizenry. Let's examine the record. Unless Donald Trump was actively undermining the security of the nation, the invasion of his home should have been handled differently. drastic action requires precise explanation, at least in a democracy.

We the people have not gotten clarity from the Biden administration about the FBI rate. Then we see the painful inflation ignited by the presidential attacks on fossil fuel, the incredible debacle at the southern border, the collapse of the airline. industry and the brutal rise in violent crime. But perhaps the most dangerous federal screw-up of all was Nancy Pelosi's unnecessary trip to Taiwan. Why did she provoke China? For what reason? We don't know.

Writing in the journal of the national interest, Harvard professor Graham Allison puts forth, quote, If forced to choose between accepting an independent Taiwan and a war that destroys Taiwan and much of China, President Xi and his team will choose war, unquote. Allison's opinion is speculative, but he knows as much about China as anyone on the planet. Therefore, competent American leadership does not make the Taiwan situation worse, which is what the Pelosi visit did. What did the United States accomplish? Nothing.

That's what. Overall, the anti-Biden narrative is mostly based on his inability to govern in a positive way. He does not solve problems. He may not even understand them. But I now believe Joe Biden is a dangerous president because he cannot anticipate serious situations of which China is at the top of the list. Under Biden, America is a far weaker country than it was when he entered office.

Therefore, we are all in danger. Pelosi's sticking Beijing, the FBI battering Trump, millions of foreign nationals, seizing the border, gas prices hurting everyone. None of that had to happen, but it has. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. If you would like more honest news analysis, please visit Bill O'Reilly.com, and I hope you check out, killing the killers, still a big bestseller, great summer read. In a moment, something you might not know. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune 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 size, especially on the topics 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. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 83 years ago today, one of the most successful films in history debuted in Hollywood. The movie featured a 17-year-old girl, a tin man, cowardly lion, scarecrow, and a three-year-old Scottish terrier named Toto.

Here is the story behind The Wizard of Oz. The original book was first published in the year 1900. Author L. Frank Baum thought the story would sell a few thousand copies. It quickly became the best-selling children's book of all time. The characters were drawn from Baum's early childhood. He frequently had nightmares of a scarecrow chasing him across a cornfield and of being mauled by a lion. In his early 20s, the author's niece Dorothy became gravely ill and died from congestion of the brain before her first birthday. Baum compiled his personal trauma into the Oz story. He settled on the name Oz as a

reference to the newly formed nation of Australia. By the 1930s, two million copies of the wonderful Wizard of Oz had been sold in the USA alone. Executives at MGM bought the rights to Oz after watching Walt Disney's Snow White in 1937, a very successful film based on a popular children's story, of course. The movie, Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, premiered less than two years later. It is regarded as one of the five. finest films ever made. It even has a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in D.C. It's ranked as one of the top five features of all time, right alongside Citizen Kane and Casablanca. And here's something else you might not know. The Wizard of Oz went woke

a few years ago way before it was hip. A remake of the film named The Whiz was released in 1978 with an all-black cast starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Producers swap Kansas for Harlem. The Whiz was a commercial and critical disaster. The film cost $40 million to make, earned just $3 million at the box office. 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. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the world's 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.

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