Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, August 6, 2021

Episode Date: August 6, 2021

On this Friday edition of The O'Reilly Update: Florida now the worst place in the USA for the contagion, violent crime continues to rise, and Andrew Cuomo’s political career is over. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, listeners sound off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Friday, August 6, 2021. You're listening to the O'Reilly Update, and we appreciate that. Here's what's happening this week in America. COVID madness sweeping the nation, as you know. Florida now the worst place in the USA for the contagion. Health officials in the Sunshine State confirming more than 20,000 new cases every day. 10,000 Floridians currently in the hospital with COVID. higher than any point in the pandemic. Here's the key stat in Florida. 95% of those in the hospital are not vaccinated. Louisiana governor John Bell Edwards,

reissuing a statewide indoor mask mandate as cases surge in places like New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The new rules apply to anyone over the age of five, regardless of whether they're vaxed or not. Louisiana has the highest rate of new infections in the country. Just 37% of the population there is fully vaccinated. Next, violent crime continues to rise officials in Portland, Oregon, struggling to hire police officers after disbanding an elite police unit last year. The city closed the gun violence reduction team over allegations of racism that were bogus, and since

then, homicides are up 92% in the Rose City. Towns on track are surpassed its highest murder rate of all time. Gun deaths in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., now outpacing COVID deaths by a three-to-one ratio. 21 homicides in the district last month, July, compared to eight pandemic deaths. Mayor Muriel Bowser avoiding the spike in gun violence, instead imposing mandatory indoor mass mandates for everybody, including the vaccinated. Finally, Governor Cuomo's political career is over. The president calling on Mr. Cuomo to resign after New York Attorney General, Letitia James, released a report on allegations of misconduct, said Mr. Biden, quote,

I think he should resign. I understand the state legislature may decide to impeach, but I don't know that for a fact, unquote. Other Democrats, including Senator Schumer, Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Pelosi, also piling on, calling for Cuomo to quit. At this point, the governor may continue to fight, but he will most likely face civil lawsuits and possible criminal charges. Coming up, the message of the day, listeners, sound off. Right back with it. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war, shaking the markets.

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that you said that and disappointed. As a patriot and historian, you know full well what Benjamin Franklin said, quote, those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety, Benjamin Franklin. Okay, Jason, I know the quote. but you are taking it out of context. Mr. Franklin, a brilliant man, was talking about dissent, political dissent. He was not talking about public safety, health issues. If people do not get vaccinated, the COVID pandemic will never stop and people will die. So if you have to compromise, a little liberty and get the vaccination for the overall good of the nation, I think Benjamin Franklin would have been first in line.

Gary, Tulsa, Oklahoma, comparing polio to COVID-is-spin, O'Reilly, polio had a 30% death rate, COVID about 1%. It's not about death rates, Gary. It's about hospitalization. It's about people and children in danger in a variety of health ways. Now, the polio vaccine is very instructive and relevant to today, and it's not spent. In the 1950s, people were being paralyzed from polio. A vaccine, Jonas Sok, was developed.

But the federal government did not mandate the vaccine because that is unconstitutional. But all the states did and do. All 50 states right now require citizens to get the polio vax. Tanya, Rapid City, South Dakota. Is it really a wise idea to have a New York City Vax pass? Do we really want fewer people to go to New York City? Interesting point. So Mayor de Blasio is not a very bright man, I think. most clear-thinking people would say that, the $50 billion, with a big, dollar tourism industry will be impacted by the Excelsior pass, which New Yorkers have to have if you want to do anything inside. Tourists are not going to get that, so they're not going to come to New York City, but it's the economy versus public health. Judy, Scottsdale, Arizona. I love the fact

facts you give about COVID. Could you continue to do that? That's what we need. Absolutely, Judy. I'll continue to do it. It's my obligation. And here's a new fact. Moderna vaccine, I have that, is 93% effective against the Delta variant. 93%. New study just released. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by putting it together. For more honest news analysis, please go to Bill O'Reilly.com and check out Killing the Mob, my book. You'll like it. Great Summer Read. In a moment, something you might not know. 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, lawmakers, 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. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might, not, no. This week in 1882, a group of young men were mortally wounded during a raucous election

day gathering in rural Kentucky. The deaths would spark the most infamous family feud in American history, the Hatfields and McCoys. The rivalry went back decades. Each clan was ruled by a well-known patriarch. After the Civil War, William Hatfield, became a very successful timber merchant who employed dozens of men in his local factory. On the other side of the feud stood Randolph McCoy. Though not as rich as Hatfield, old Randy owned large farms and sold livestock. Both families lived along the big sandy river, which snakes across the boundary between Kentucky and West Virginia.

The first violent event in the feud was the 1865 murder of Randolph McCoy's brother by a local militia called the Logan Wildcats. Members of that militia included William Hatfield and his cousins. Relations between the two families got worse over the next decade before flaring into violence. Why? Well, there was a decision. dispute over a single hog. In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield, a cousin of William, of stealing one of his pigs. The accusations sparked brawls and shootouts between the two families. The low point occurred in August 1882. A violent altercation between the gangs led to the death of one Hatfield and three McCoys. The murders caused a series of revenge

killings over the next few years. The media began to report on the situation in 1887, portraying both families as violent bandits. The beef eventually faded in the early 1990s, but the names Hatfield and McCoy would be synonymous with family feuds forever. And here's something else you might not know. Descendants of both clans were featured in a 1984 issue of Life magazine. Family members are photographed working together in a West Virginia factory that produced military uniforms for World War II. So in the end, patriotism solved the Hatfield-McCoy feud. 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

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