Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, August 25, 2023

Episode Date: August 25, 2023

Trump surrenders in Georgia, Republicans investigate the Atlanta DA, young Americans prefer pets to children, and a record number of Americans plan on traveling this Labor Day. Plus, the Message of the Day, the fighting spirit in America... 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 is Friday, August 25th, 2023. Here's this happening today in America. Donald Trump surrenders in Georgia. House Republicans investigate the Atlanta district attorney. Young Americans prefer pets to children, and a record number of Americans plan on traveling this Labor Day. all coming up and then I will be here with your message of the day. But first, Donald Trump taken into custody in Atlanta last night, the former president charged along with 18 co-defendants for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election result. If I may, sidebar here. Of all the groups of indictments, I think this one's the most ridiculous, but also

the one that's most likely to actually have him end up in jail because it's the easiest to find someone guilty of, RICO charges, and there's no pardon. The president and the governor can't pardon. There's like a five-person panel in Georgia that issues the pardons. The DA there filing paperwork to start the trial no later than it's October. In total, Trump has been charged with 91 federal and state charges in four separate cases, and if convicted, he faces a maximum prison sentence of 717 years. Also the death penalty. They're not talking about that, but one of charges in D.C., conspiracy against rights, if someone dies in the commission of that crime, then they're eligible for the death penalty. The House Judiciary Committee is probing Fulton

County District Attorney Fannie Willis regarding her motivations for prosecuting Donald Trump. Jim Jordan said in a letter, quote, it is noteworthy that just four days before the indictment you launched a new campaign fundraising website that highlighted your investigation into President Trump. Additionally, the four women on the special grand jury bragged about her excitement at the prospect of getting to swear him in. That woman, she was Sutton Special. She was so giddy about, ooh, I thought that would be so cool.

A survey from Consumer Affairs finds 50% of young folks would rather have pets than their own children. Two-thirds refused to take part in daily activities without their pets. Millennials spend more on the family pet than any other generation. On average, young owners burn $250 a month on pets, on cats and dogs.

That's $3,000 a year on toys and treats. Labor Day travel, up 44% compared to last year. A survey from AAA finds a record number of Americans will hit the road for the holiday weekend. On average, the typical family spends eight hours in the car. The top road trips for 2023, Key West Florida, the Grand Canyon, Orchard Beach, Maine, Montauk, Long Island, and the number one destination this September, Yosemite National Park. 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. I'm Mike Slater, filling in for Bill O'Reilly. Now it's time for the O'Reilly update message of the day. In the Library of Congress, there are the last two known copies of a book. One of them's in such bad shape you're not even allowed to touch it. The other one you can hold in your hands. It's called Come Out Fighting, the epic tale of the 761st Tank Battalion,

in 1942 to 1945. It tells the story of the first black tank battalion to fight in World War II. The stories that I find so mind-blowingly inspirational are stories of black regiments

in World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen, the Japanese 442nd in World War II. I'm sure there's others that I'm not aware of, but the idea that, let's just focus on the Japanese 440 second. Their families are in terms,

in America, and instead of being bitter and resentful, they join the military and attack and defeat Japan. That's unbelievable. And for the black regiments, I once talked to the first black city council member in San Diego, he served in World War II, came home, got off the train, could not eat at the restaurants, and could not stay at the hotels downtown, while wearing his uniform. And you know what he did? He whined and complained and woed as me for the rest of his life.

No, he worked hard and one day became a city councilman. The idea that these men in the 761st tank battalion lived in a segregated country and still fought for that country that was actively discriminated against them, it's unbelievable. And then there's, we have people today who complain about racism and how, I can't even. Give me a break. Story goes that in 1944, General Patton was leading a charge. towards Germany, but he was running out of tanks.

So he sent for the 761st. So he met with these men. He said everyone has their eyes on you and is expecting great things from you. Most of all, your race is looking forward to you. Don't let them down. And damn you, don't let me down. These men saw 180 days straight on the front lines. One German officer was captured by these men, and he said,

such bravery I've never before seen. Why do we need to know this story? This is why I love history so much. You can look to these great men who did great things, and it makes you want to be better. One of the men in this tank battalion, they were real people. He said later in his life, they said we weren't qualified to do this, and we set out to prove different. And we did. We proved it. That's what we lost in America. That is what we've lost. We've lost the, I'm going to prove you wrong perseverance. Instead, it's, oh, you say I can't do it. Okay. Instead, we fall over, we keel over and do everything we can to prove other people right about us. Instead of standing up and doing everything we can to prove people wrong. We used to be the people. We used to be the

people who could do great things. And when people said, there's no way, that made us work even harder. Maybe there's nothing sweeter in life than proving people wrong. How can we get away from this? I can't even attitude. And get back to the, oh yeah, attitude again. Something was said at the debate along these lines. And I want to talk about that next. We better figure this out. Otherwise, China's going to say we can't defend ourselves. And we'll say, you're right. We'll talk about the debate moment and what we can do about this next. 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 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. Mike Slater, Filner for Bill O'Reilly. Now it's time for something you might not know. Many of our founding fathers by the end of their life had great despair about the future of the country they created. They truly believe that this was an experiment. They're like, well, we'll see. And where they were hopeful at versed cautiously optimistic. Many were in downright despair near the end of their life.

John Adams says there's so much venality and corruption, so much avarice in ambition, such a rage for profit and commerce among all ranks and degrees of men that I sometimes doubt whether there is public virtue enough to support a republic. There was a really interesting moment in the debate where Mike Pence and Vivek were going at and Pence said it's morning in America. We just need a government as good as her people. And Vivek said it's not morning in America. We live in a dark moment.

Where do you stand on that? There seems to be two schools of thought. We'll call option A the Pence option, that the American people are good and patriotic and God-fearing and frustrated because our government doesn't match the goodness of the wonderful American people. Things are great and looking up. And then there's option B, the Vivek option, that there are too many people in America

who are bad and hate this country and hate God, and our government is a perfect reflection of who we are, unfortunately. And it's not mourning in America. It's the middle of the night, and nothing good happens at 2 a.m., and it's going to get worse before it gets better. Are you more in the Pence or the Vivek? camp. When I do get discouraged, this is a truth that I always go back to. Sometimes things have to hit rock bottom before they can get better. John Quincy Adams in 1814, he said human nature

cannot bear prosperity and inevitably intoxicates individuals and nations. Adversity is the great reformer. Affliction is the purifying furnace. Prosperity has thrown our dear America into an easy trans for 30 years. This is 1814. The dear delights of riches and luxury have drowned all her intellectual and physical energies. So maybe we need that rock bottom before the best of us can rise back to the surface and make America great again. Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines. Vine, 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. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast, Politics by Faith. Thank you for listening this week. Thank you, Bill, for trusting me, letting me be here. And Bill, we'll be back next week.