Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, December 18, 2023

Episode Date: December 18, 2023

Escapades in the Senate, military misses recruitment goals, Florida’s death penalty, and Canada ’s EV emission standards. Plus, Bill’s Message of the Day, belief vs reality. 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 Monday, December 18th, one week until Christmas. This is the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. Escapades in the Senate.

Missing the recruitment mark. Death penalty DeSantis and EVs in Canada. It's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, a staff. of the 80-year-old senator from Maryland. Ben Cardin filmed himself having sex with another man in the Senate hearing room. Now, his statement in response is the best part. This is a beautiful insight into the mind of a progressive. He said, this has been a difficult time for me as I have been

attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda. Just to be clear, he had sex in the Senate hearing room and videotaped it. Ah, it's just a work of art. Always the victim. The Pentagon has told Congress that the Army, Navy, and Air Force missed their 2023 recruiting goals by 41,000 personnel. We're down 64,000 over the last three years. Our military is currently at the smallest it's been since 1940. A 2020 Pentagon study found that 77% of young people are ineligible to even join the military due to being overweight, drug problems, or mental illness. The Air Force decreased its body weight standard for men and women to allow for more people to even be eligible.

Men can now have a 26% body fat and women can have a 36% of. body fat. The Navy had a recruitment campaign to explore the digital environment to reach a wide range of potential candidates and one of the five ambassadors was a drag queen who appeared in videos in uniform as a man and then a cut to him wearing drag. The state of Florida for the first time seeking to use the death penalty against a man who was accused of sexually abusing a child. DeSantis signed a bill early in the year which allows the death penalty on pedophiles who commit sexual battery against children under the age of 12. DeSanta said he's prepared to take this all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary. Canada on Tuesday is going to announce its new electrical

vehicle regulations. All new passenger cars in the entire country have to be zero emission by 2035. Of course, there's no such thing as zero emission. They've got to get the energy from somewhere, but Canada does get 60% of their electricity from hydroelectric, which the environmentalist still hate, 20% from fossil fuels. Worth noting that when the temperature drops to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, The range of the electric vehicle drops 20%. If the temperature hits 22 degrees, then the range drops to 40%. Ottawa, on Thursday, has a high of 22. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast, Politics by Faith.

I hope you have a great final week before Christmas. The great Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next. 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

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however in my private life i want to believe that jesus was god is god is an act of god because his theology is so positive so good for the world so i want to be a christian and i am most people operate their entire lives on what they want to believe I believe sometimes that is good, but often it is not. The other day I was on News Nation, TV cable outfit with Chris Cuomo, and they have call-ins and a woman from Florida called up to tell Cuomo and me

how great Joe Biden is. Elderly woman loves Joe. Things are the greatest president in the world. Doesn't really know why, but she wants to believe that Joe Biden is a good president, just as a lot of MAGA people want to believe that Donald Trump is the second calling. That's what we are operating on now, what we want to believe. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it.

You can reach me. Bill at Bill o'Reilly.com. O'Reilly.com, name in town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. Stephen Notman, Oregon City, Oregon, Bill sounds like you're recommending a Trump-Haley ticket. I don't recommend anything. I have stated that would be the strongest ticket for the Republicans at this point in history. Stephen goes on to say, you also mentioned that it looks pretty shady that Haley was able to amass a $8 million fortune. I don't know if Shady's the right word. She did what many politicians do. She used her position after she left to get money. Cynthia Highhouse,

Portland, Oregon, right down the road from Oregon City. O'Reilly, I love your common sense approach. You speak wisdom. Thank you very much, Cynthia. The news media is a huge disappointment today. That includes cable-a-pandered ideology and not to the good of the country. Absolutely correct. That's why we are prospering here at Bill O'Reilly.com. But we don't do that, as you know. Lee Manley, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

Bill, longtime follower, what do you think of our government here in Canada? left-leaning, Ottawa, very liberal, but once you get out to the West, in Canada, it's conservative, except for Vancouver. Quebec doesn't want to be a part of Canada, got that problem. But, you know, Canadians themselves, very much like Americans. They, a lot of them don't want to admit it, but they are. 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 you something you might not know. Christmas Day, one week away. Despite record high inflation, economists predict Americans will spend $1 trillion on gifts this year. Here are the most popular presence to put under the tree. For adults, it's all about technology. Best sellers include headphones. tablets, wireless chargers, and smart watches. Another popular genre, kitchen appliances. The average household spends $200 on coffee makers, non-stick frying pans, and waffle irons.

For the 25th year in a row, the most sought-after gift for kids video games. For Sony PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo generate $50 billion in sales each holiday season. The number one present. This Christmas Day, the lowly gift card. Americans exchange $300 billion in gift certificates every December. Popular brands, Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks, and Target. Of course, all these presents are a boon for the economy. Christmas time creates 200,000 jobs across the USA at department stores, retailers, and delivery

services. But buyer beware. A majority of Americans use credit cards to purchase gifts. Studies show 25% of the public incurs significant debt during the holidays. Typical household owes an additional $1,000 by New Year's Day. And here's something else you might not know. Despite being labeled the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas is also ranked the most stressful. Recent survey found 23% of adults dislike seeing their own relatives. 23%. One in five worry about picking the right gift. Quarter of us say the worst part of the season is not having enough money. 95% of Americans now carry debt. In total, families owe $1.1 trillion to the credit card companies.

And if you want to save money, please check out Bill O'Reilly.com. We have great gifts, killing books, et cetera, very low prices. 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 the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the world. 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.

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