Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, December 16, 2019

Episode Date: December 16, 2019

Senate leaders spar over the potential impeachment trial, Democrats complain to the DNC about their own debate rules, latest polls show Biden and Bernie on top, James Comey admits he was wrong on the FBI’s FISA warrant, Clint Eastwood’s new film the latest victim of the Outrage Twitter Mob. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day on how political propaganda is hurting America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Monday, December 16th, 2019. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. Senate leaders spar over the potential impeachment trial. Democrats complained to the DNC about their own debate. Latest poll show Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders leading. James Comey admits he was wrong about the FBI's FISA Warrant program. clinics which new film tanking may be because of Twitter. Also ahead, how political propaganda

hurts us all. But first, Senator Schumer and McConnell arguing over what a potential impeachment trial in the Senate would look like, the top Democrat asking to call four witnesses to testify, including White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and former National Security Advisor John Bolton. The Democrat presidential challengers demanding the party changed their own debate rules. The nine remaining candidates asking Chair Tom Perez to allow Corey Booker and Julian Castro to participate on Thursday, but the two have not met the requirements. So far, the DNC has rejected the last-minute appeal. Let his poll shows Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders expanding their lead.

24% of Democrats say they now support the former vice president, 22% backing Sanders. Elizabeth Warren gets 17, slightly ahead of Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The primary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, less than two months away. Can you believe it? Former FBI boss James Comey admitting he made mistakes in his agency's handling of FISA warrants to spy on the Trump campaign. Inspector General Michael Horowitz recently released his report on the surveillance scandal, showing 17 major failures at the FBI, said Comey over the weekend, quote,

He was right and I was wrong, the understatement of the year. Clinies would becoming the latest victim of the angry Twitter mob. The legendary actor-director's latest movie, Richard Jewel, did not do well in its opening weekend. The film was targeted on social media before it even opened when far-left critics complained. The movie, quote, contains sexist depictions of female reporters. In a moment, how political propaganda hurts you, me, and all of us. Right back with that. near rock bottom mortgage rates are behind a surge in refinance activity have you taken advantage of them if not you're not too late why not take 10 minutes today and make the call to american financing

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Time now for the O'Reilly Update. Message of the Day, political propaganda. Way back in 1722, an anonymous source who called himself Silence do-good sent a newspaper editor a few opinions. One of them simply said, quote, without free of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom. Mr. Silence Dugood was really Benjamin Franklin, and he was just 16 years old when he wrote that. Today, there are groups that are paid big money by private individuals and political action committees to attack freedom of thought by designing propaganda campaigns that aim to silence opposition. Through his Open Society Foundation far-left billionaire George Soros funds some of this, but he's not alone.

Millions of dollars from both left and right-wing zealots flow to the assassins of wisdom, something that would have appalled young Benjamin Franklin. Let's look at a few examples. If you believe abortion is morally wrong based upon a theological dictum that says only the creator can alter life from conception to natural death, your belief is no longer respected. No, some will actually brand you a misogynist, a hater of women. You may very well be shunned as pro-life people were by the Women's March organization. If you believe in traditional marriage, again, dictated by a religious tenet, you are homophobic.

Therefore, on many college campuses, your opinions will be shouted down because you violate human rights. It's the same thing for global warming. The fascist consulting groups are now saying that if you are at all skeptical of that, you are a, quote, climate change denier. This is particularly odious because the people who created that expression did so, knowing that Holocaust denier is a death brand all over the world. If that sticks to a person, he or she is finished. The propagandists know what they're doing, and the The press loves the branding. It's provocative and hurts traditional people, mainly, something the media in general relishes. Which brings us to the 14-year-old boy in Florida who was actually beaten by other children because he supports Donald Trump. This is a stark warning to every thinking American. A kind of violent action did not happen when Barack Obama was president, even though there were strong feelings against him among some conservatives. The malicious birther movement stemmed from that.

But the difference is that the press, academics, and responsible political leaders all condemned the hateful birther campaign. Now, hate directed at President Trump is considered acceptable among many in the groups I just mentioned. And the kids know it. Freedom of thought doesn't always lead to wisdom, Ben Franklin surely knew. But lockstep rejection of different beliefs bolstered by loathsome propaganda does always lead to brutal tribalism. The USA is headed down that road, and we the people better

wise up and reject it at the ballot box next November. I'm Bill O'Reilly and I approve that message by actually writing it. For more commentary, please visit Bill O'Reilly.com. And for a great Christmas gift, please check out my book, The United States of Trump. Directly had something you might, not know. Millions of Americans have been diagnosed with cancer or a serious illness. If you are one of them, and money is a problem. You're not alone. It's simple.

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Turns out Christmas is very good for the music business. The top five holiday albums of all time have sold more than 100 million copies in the USA alone. Bing Crosby's White Christmas, the big one. Guinness Book of Records says it's the best-selling song of all time, as from its put sales, at 50 million. The song was first performed by Crosby on Christmas Day, 1941. The King of Rock, also the King of Christmas. Elvis Presley's 1957 Christmas album has sold more than 20 million copies. The classic record has been reissued every year in America since its release.

Next on the list, Kenneth Bruce Gorlick, better known as Kenny G. The world-famous sax player has sold 8 million copies of his album Miracles. The 13-track record also includes a song celebrating Hanukkah. Night King Cole is the Christmas song, another much-love classic, thanks to his unmistakable voice. With songs like Deck the Halls and Oh Holy Night, it'll definitely set the holiday vibe in your home. Mr. Cole recorded that in 1960. For something a bit more modern, you might try to do that. the song that breaks Spotify's single-day streaming record every year. Mariah carries

all I want for Christmas is you. 11 million plays in 24 hours, more than 200 million since it's released. Finally, Barbara Streisand completes the list. Her 1967 at Christmas album, the fifth best-selling holiday record of all time. More than seven million copies. be sold in the USA. Merry Christmas to you, Babs. And here's something you might not know. Ratings for some radio stations double in major American cities during the Christmas season. Some begin broadcasting festive hits as early as October and run until February. That is overkill. Back after this. Bill O'Reilly here, it takes vision and attention. to protect yourself and your family in this very complicated world. That's why I'm happy to tell you

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