Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, August 31, 2020

Episode Date: August 31, 2020

California moves closer to racial reparations, Anti-police protests in Portland enter their 90th day, Joe Biden exits the basement for the campaign trail, Latest polls show Trump gaining ground in battleground states, Residents flee New York City in record numbers. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, how the violent rioters are helping President Trump in the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here, Monday, August 31st, 2020. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. California moves closer to racial reparations. Anti-police protests in Portland, Oregon entered their 90th day. Joe Biden exits the basement for the campaign trail. Ladies poll show President Trump gaining in battleground states, residents fleeing. Residents fleeing New York City and record numbers. Also ahead. How the violent people are actually helping Donald Trump. But first, lawmakers in California creating a new commission to study reparations for black residents, the Senate voting 33 to 3 to authorize the panel with recommendations coming by 2020. California was officially a free state before the American Civil War, but did deny some civil

rights to non-white minorities for decades. Riots in Portland, Oregon entering near third month with dozens injured, one person shot dead over the weekend. Violence broke out when anti-police activists clash with Trump supporters who showed up. Democrat Mayor Ted Wheeler blaming the unrest on President Trump while refusing any help from the federal government. Also, Mr. Trump says he will visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, this week. Joe Biden planning his return to the campaign trail after months being holed up in his Delaware

basement. The former vice president confirming his plans to the country alongside Senator Kamala Harris after Labor Day. His lead in the polls seems to be shrinking the conventions and continued racial unrest in major cities hurting Mr. Biden. Recent polls from USA Today and Morning Consul show the president gaining ground on Biden in swing states. Mr. Biden leaves Mr. Trump by five points nationally, but the president is within the margin of error in key states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia, and Ohio. At this point, it is a toss up. The average home price in Manhattan plummeting 56% since June, while housing in the suburbs, up 21%. Economists say more than 500,000 wealthy city residents have fled since the pandemic came to town.

Most departing cite the virus and anti-police protests for the move away from the nation's largest city. In a moment, how the radical left may re-elect President Trump. Right back with that. 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.

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Mr. Biden leads by sometimes double digits in some surveys. But you know, the President scored some points at the Republican Convention by the way his media enemies attacked after his nomination speech ended. Almost instantly, an after-party hate buffet was served up by CNN and NBC news, but it amounted to little. By 11.30 p.m. on Thursday night, only Trump supporters were still watching. Most of the resistance had gladly entered the land of Nod. Did you notice that the president barely mentioned the media in his 70-minute address? It was amazing. He disciplined himself to lay off, morning Joe and the other Trump loathing zombies. Who knew the president could actually do that? The reason the media was not scolded as usual is that Donald Trump had more important points to make.

So the fun bunch press people receded for a moment in his mind. Now, there are two simple issues that could win Mr. Trump re-election. First, that he is the candidate who can best reignite the economy when COVID finally subsides, and second, that he will smash the radical left mob, and Joe Biden will not. Voters with weak attention spans can understand those two points without repetition, and folks who do not pay much attention to politics will decide this upcoming election. There are legions of them. Donald Trump helped himself at the convention, but angry, rampaging fanatics helped him more. Most Americans understand that police need stronger standards on using lethal force, but Americans despise the lawless conduct currently on display. You're not going to

weigh in hearts and minds by threatening Senator Rand Paul and his wife as they walk home from the White House. You will not hurt President Trump by terrorizing people eating in restaurants. Joe Biden looks weak on the radical issue, even as Mr. Trump makes it a senator. piece of his campaign. The truth is, the more threatening radical leftists become, the more likely it will be that President Trump and Senate Republicans will prevail in November. The backlash against radicalism is already on display. Let's take the National Basketball Association, for example. Players in the league are actively participating in the protest movement right now, and some of them are aligning themselves with the Black Lives Matter movement. Big economic mistake.

BLM leadership is Marxist and destructive. It condones violent protests and seeks to destroy police authority. So how much is that Laker jersey? Millions of Americans disagree with BLM tactics and will not watch or support organizations that embrace violent chaos. Someone tell ESPN. History is a fluid thing. Weeks ago, it looked bleak for Mr. Trump, as I said. COVID-unemployed. Women, schools struggling to reopen, racial tension. I mean, who could get reelected with all that? But things are changing fast now that we hit September and will change again and again before November 3rd. Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden are caught in a swirl of unpredictability, even as the debates loom. I'm Bill O'Reilly and I approve that message by actually writing it.

For more news analysis, please visit Bill O'Reilly. and join our Stand Up for Your Country campaign. 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 me something you might not know. The latest trend in modern music is streaming. Today, more than 95% of listeners get their tunes from Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. But 50 years ago, 1970, the business was. was dominated by single records. Remember then? Here are the groups that top the charts in the first week of September 1970. Number 10, the song Make It With You by Bread. Next up, Candida by a group

called Dawn. That's Tony Orlando's bunch. The A spot goes to the Carpenter's and they're single close to you. Karen Carpenter, in my opinion, had the best female voice ever. Number seven, in the summertime by Mungo Jerry, one hit wonder from England. Next, legendary rock group Chicago with 25 or 6 to 4, followed by Bobby Sherman. Uh-oh. Julie, do you love me? No, Bobby, she doesn't. And Patches, a good song by Clarence Carter. The top three go to some pretty familiar acts, looking out by Creedon's Clearwater Revival. The hit song was one of the last four Credence. They would break up less than two years later. The second biggest hit in the country in September 1970 was War by Edwin Starr. What is it good for? The top spot goes to Ain't No Mountain

High enough by the legendary diva Diana Ross. The song was the singer's first single after she left the Supremes. The actual recording ran eight minutes, but producers thought it would be too long for the radio. The version they sent to DJs, clocked in at under three minutes, still played a lot on classic radio and the oldie stations. And here's something else you might not know. For most artists, it's nearly impossible to earn a living by recording. The records aren't even played. You don't even hear the songs anymore, even if they're good. Well, back in the 1970s and 80s, physical sales, that's vinyl, CDs, audio cassettes, raked in $13 billion each year. In 2019, last year, that number dropped to $900 million,

a 93% decline. Today, it's all about touring. Acts like U2, Elton John, can earn more than $70 million annually by selling out stadiums all across the globe. And that is the state of the music industry. 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

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