Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, August 17, 2023

Episode Date: August 17, 2023

The latest in Donald Trump’s GA indictment, a U.S. service member finds a new home in North Korea, Target sales fall amid conservative backlash, and a controversy over Bradley Cooper’s…nose? Plus, Bill’s Message of the Day, the perception of Donald Trump… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It's Thursday, August 17th, 2020. Here's what's happening today in America. A new judge for Trump, a new home for a U.S. service member. Target admits failure, and Bradley Cooper's nose.

It's all coming up. Then Bill, it's back with your message of the day. First, the latest with the Trump-Georgia indictment. The prosecutors say they want to start the trial on March 4th. which is one day before the Super Tuesday primaries across the country. What a coincidence. Also, the county had two and a half years to put together their case, and they'd only give Trump and the 18 other defendants six months to properly defend themselves.

I can't imagine that would be allowed to happen. The judge is a 34-year-old who's only been on the bench for six months, six months on the job, and he's got the biggest case in history. North Korea made their first announcement about the American who, voluntarily went into North Korea. He just spent 47 days in a South Korean jail for punching someone in the face repeatedly at a nightclub. He then kicked and broke the door of a police patrol car.

And he was ready to come back to America to face military discipline when he ran into North Korea and was detained there. North Korea, state media, said he came over to North Korea because he harbored ill feelings about inhumane maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army. And he was disillusioned at the inequality of American society. Well, he'll be very happy with how very equal everyone is in North Korea. Target sales officially declined in the second quarter because of their pride celebration in the conservative backlash. Sales fell 5.4% in the second quarter and online sales dropped

by 10%. Target says, Target is a place that people go to get away from everyday life. and we want to make sure Target is a happy place for all of our guests. They finally figured out that girls' bathing suits for little boys right at the front entrance didn't make people very happy. There's a fake Twitter controversy that Bradley Cooper, who is the co-writer, co-producer, and director of this new movie Maestro about the life of Leonard Bernstein, that Cooper's nose is too big.

Some are calling it an ugly Jewish stereotype. Fortunately, his children have shut it down. his three children said we were touched to the core to witness the depth of Bradley Cooper's commitment, his loving embrace of our father's music and the sheer open-hearted joy he brought to his exploration. It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice big nose. Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we're perfectly fine with that. And we're also certain that our dad would have been fine with it as well. Love that. Enough with the fake controversies.

I'm Mike Slater, Bill O'Reilly with your message of the day. Next. 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. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. On this Thursday, since less than 20% of American adults now consume corporate media,

the perception of Donald Trump has evolved into a street corner issue. By that I mean that folks are forming opinions about Trump's legal problems by what they are told by friends and family, rather than what the say-any-for-profit news organizations put out. This is not a positive development because false information streaks through casual conversations, and everybody knows that, and there is no longer a fair press to correct the record. So, most Americans live in days of misinformation and ideological propaganda. That is the truth. More truth. Donald Trump was far too casual with the rules

and that is causing him and the Republican Party tremendous grief. I mean, come on, just send the blanken documents back to the National Archives, right? Who gives a fig? Same thing with the election stuff. State your opinion and then do everything you can legally to write what you think was wrong. I said a few days after the 2020 vote that Attorney General Barr should have appointed a special prosecutor to look into fraud allegations, that Rudy Giuliani wasn't close to being enough. But as always, Donald Trump marches to that different drummer.

And here we are. 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. Michael Long,

Lisa, I'm at Missouri. How did grand juries get chosen? How does it work? Okay, regular folks get a summons. 23 people in whatever area, whatever county on the grand jury, takes 12 to indict. And that's how it goes.

Getting a little mail, you've got to show up, do your duty. Steve Webb, St. George, Utah. In the documents trial with Donald Trump, will he be able to subpoena Bill Clinton, George, George. Bush and Barack Obama to discuss their classified documents. Yeah, they won't come into the courtroom, but the judge should allow a deposition to the three

men. Absolutely. Mike Johnson, Atlanta, I'm worried that Michelle Obama is going to run. I agree with you regarding she would be a shoe in. If she does, she would absolutely crush Trump. Right now, it looks that way. Joyce Smith, Burnett, Texas. She said yesterday Michelle Obama would win the election if she ends up the nominee for the Democrats.

What are your facts behind that opinion? Polling ahead of everybody. And her book sales. Astronomical book sales. Nobody comes close. And the people are buying Michelle Obama's book, a lot of them aren't reading it. They're just buying it because it helps her. Thomas Concierge member, and we urge everybody to check out the concierge membership.

Thomas says, Bill, you always say there was no election fraud. right away Thomas you are misreporting what I said I clearly stated on a number of occasions there was fraud what there isn't is evidence that it would have turned the election in Trump's favor okay do I honestly believe Joe Biden received 80 million votes I don't know but if he didn't I was ready to look at all the information that came in and nothing has risen Every journalist will tell you that 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 sides, 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. 67 years ago today, Elvis Presley released the song Hound Dog. The single dominated the charts for the next three months. Here is the story. Elvis Aaron Presley was born inside a tiny, one, bedroom home in rural Mississippi in 1935. A few months after his 21st birthday, Elvis hit number one with Hound Dog and the songs B-side, Don't Be Cruel.

Well, baby, for me, they're mad for something that might as sick. Please you like for getting the past. If you look you like right ahead, don't be cruel. That was a much-year-old That was a much better song than a hound-dog, by the way. Throughout his 20-year career, The King racked up 18 number one singles, another 40 in the top ten. Elvis Presley sold more than one billion albums worldwide.

He appeared in 10 different TV shows, 31 movies. But fame took its toll on Elvis, beginning in the 1970s. He overdosed on drugs twice in 1973, but that was kept quiet. His personal physician described him 30 different medications within a six-month period. By 1977, the Hound Dog Singer had gained 90 pounds,

could no longer walk without a cane, and slept 15 hours a day. In August of that year, 77, The King of Rock was discovered dead on the bathroom floor at the age of 42. Doctors ruled the cause of death, a likely heart attack, but it was not. It was a drug situation. And here's something else you might not know. According to Elvis's fiancée, the musician's final words at 2 a.m.

were, I'm going to the bathroom to read. She found his body 12 hours later, and the straight story about Elvis Presley can be had in my book, Killing the Legends. All Americans, even those who are not fans, should know what happened to Elvis. Back after this. 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. on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. Thank you for listening to The O'Reilly Update. I am Bill O'Reilly, no spin, just facts, and always looking out for you.