Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, August 9, 2019

Episode Date: August 9, 2019

On today's O'Reilly Update, Democrats say former President Obama is responsible for the booming economy, but what do the numbers say? Plus, Bill's Message of the Day on the Democrat's embrace of far-left ideology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here, Friday, August 9th, 2019. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. A majority of Americans continue to have a positive view of the economy. According to a survey by Pew Research, 55% of us rate the nation's economic condition as excellent or good. On a more personal note, 71% of Americans expect their financial situation. to improve over the next 12 months. The positive outlook is good news for President Trump, of course, who is hoping that economic gains will secure him another four years in the Oval

Office. Democrats looking to one seat, Mr. Trump, are painting a different picture. Presidential hopeful Julian Castro, for example, says Mr. Trump does not deserve credit for the positive economy. He is claiming that Americans should instead thank former President Barack Obama. Is he right? Let's take a look at the numbers. In the fourth quarter of 2016, President Obama's last in office, the median weekly paycheck for a full-time American worker was $846. Last quarter, that number stood at $908 a 7% increase since Donald Trump took office. Not only are we making more money, but more Americans are on the job. When President Obama left, office, the unemployment rate stood at nearly 5%. The current rate, 3.7. That number includes

record low unemployment for African Americans, Hispanics, and women. So President Trump has been successful in putting more money in Americans' pockets, but on the bigger picture, the record is more dubious. During his last year in office, President Obama presided over a $585 billion. budget deficit. According to estimates, President Trump will nearly double that number running a deficit of more than $1 trillion this year alone. America's debt is also up under President Trump passing a record $22 trillion. That's money this country owes. Although President Obama ran up more debt in eight years than every other president in history combined. Going forward, President Trump needs a trade deal with China to keep the U.S. economy growing. The Democrats need

a forward-looking economic vision that does not include the word socialism. Coming next, the message of the day on far-left ideology. Bill O'Reilly here, if you are age 75 or older, and if you own a $100,000 life insurance policy or larger, I want you to get a pen and write down this information. Many Americans are making the decision to convert their life insurance policy into cash, giving them some extra money to pay off credit cards, medical bills, any number of things. Look, the economy's been a struggle for many. Some people need cash.

There's nothing wrong with that. You can get that money if you're over 75, and if you have a 100,000, thousand dollar or larger life insurance policy. So write this number down. 844, we buy 75. Totally free to call it. Get rid of those insurance premiums. Stop paying them. Consider turning the policy into cash. The number again, 844-4-4-We-B-U-Y-75. 8-44-4-We-B-U-Y-75. 844-We-buy-7-5. Call now, brought to you by our sponsor, Life Guide, partners. Time now for the O'Reilly Update. Message of the day, caution. The truth is that millions of Americans would like to see senators, Bernie Sanders, or Elizabeth Warren, run the country.

Well, if that ever happened, and if the Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress, America would become a very chaotic place. Fast. Senator Sanders is the most dangerous. A true zealot, Sanders actually honeymooned in the totalitarian Soviet Union and by his own admission found things to admire about a country in which millions of people were murdered in order to impose government control. Sanders is a product of the HIPME movement. and is a share-the-land kind of guy.

The problem with that outlook is that you have to confiscate land in order to share it. Sanders does not hesitate on that front, bellowing that corporations and affluent Americans must quote, pay their fair share. And that calculation will be made solely by Bernie Sanders and his acolytes. You won't have a say in it. will also tell you exactly how your health maintenance will be handled, and you will do, as you are told, under pain of law. Elizabeth Warren is almost as menacing as Sanders, but not quite as bellicose. She's a hardcore socialist who wants the federal government to run the

private economy, so income inequality and social injustice can be banished. On the justice front, we don't need that pesky due process thing. As she did with Brett Kavanaugh, Senator Warren will decide who's guilty in this country. Well, that will certainly save everyone a lot of time. So here's the truth about both senators, Sanders and Warren. If they ever achieve White House level power, the economy would likely crash. And I'm not talking about a recession. I'm predicting a full-blown economic horror. Corporations would relocate overseas. Private capital would also leave the country. Jobs would be lost, millions of them, and wages would collapse as more workers were laid off. Catastrophe doesn't

even begin to cover it. Millions of Americans are simply too distracted or foolish to understand that the free stuff train the socialists are selling will run out of fuel quickly. especially since fossil energy will be banned. This Sanders-Warren movement is completely unhinged. It is even demanding American taxpayers fund health care for foreigners who break our immigration laws. They get free health care, according to the Socialists. Well, a million American who's worked hard all his life, support for a candidate or a political party that wants to take away my money,

money and my freedom is simply incomprehensible. But sadly, millions of my fellow citizens disagree. As a product of parents raised during the Great Depression in the 1930s, I never thought there would be a replay of that, but a President Sanders or a President Warren would likely guarantee one. That is the message for more news and commentary. Please head on over to Bill O'Reilly.com. this weekend. Coming next. Something you might not know. The housing market on fire all over the country with interest rates falling. It's a great time to sell your home. If you want to sell or buy, the competition is going to be fierce. You need a great real estate agent to help you. That's why my friend Glenn Beck started the service real estate agents I trust.com as a way to make sure you

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update brings you something you might not know. With some American athletes continuing to make political headlines for kneeling during the national anthem or demanding greater gender pay equality, it's easy to forget that sports are primarily a business, a business, a very big business. According to Forbes magazine, the U.S. sports industry will rake in more than $73 billion this year alone. So I'm surprised that the top athletes command big bucks, not just from contracts and winnings, but endorsements as well. Here are the top paid athletes in the USA, according to Forbes. Number 10 is Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout. This year, the 27-year-old will make just over $50 million in salary and endorsements. Next, Houston Rockets, point guard Russell Westbrook.

He'll take home close to $54 million in 2019. Chicago Bears linebacker Kalil Mack comes in at number eight. Between his salary and endorsements, he will make $55 million this year. Ben Rothlessberger, number seven on the list. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback received a 30 million-dollar signing bonus in April, bringing his pay total in 2019 to $55.5 million. Number six, Tiger Woods. With this big 2018 PGA win, Woods is expected to take home 64 million, mostly in endorsements. Number five, Brooklyn Nets, small forward Kevin Durant. He'll earn 65.5 million bucks and Duran may not even play this season as he is injured. Golden State Warriors point guard Stefan Curry comes in at number four, earning close to 80 million bucks. Next, L.A. Lakers forward

LeBron James. He'll make $89 million this year, not including his growing movie career. Just beating out, LeBron is the second highest paid athlete in the USA. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers, he will make $89 million in 2019. Finally, the highest-paid athlete in the USA is Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, with a massive contract and endorsements from Nike, Bose, Mercedes, and Amazon. He'll take home $90 million this year. Talk about scoring back after this. The Amazon Capital One data breach just hit.

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