The O'Reilly Update, December 22, 2023
00:00Bill O'Reilly here.You are listening to the O'Reilly update.Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.Thank you, Bill.And Merry Christmas.It's Friday, December 22nd, 2023.Here's what's happening today in America.Record surge.
00:18Cancel Coco.Officers cleared.And a letter of forgiveness.It's all coming up.Then Bill's going to be here with you our message of the day.But first, right now, we are seeing the biggest illegal.immigrant surge in American history.One illegal immigrant woman from Columbia, who passed into El Paso, was released and given an
00:39asylum hearing in New York City on Thursday, January 23rd, 231.I have batteries that expire before then.That will be just before three Olympics from now.The immigration court backlog is now at three million cases.Coco Melon. It's the third most subscribed YouTube page in the world. First is an Indian music channel. Second is Mr. Beast. And third is Cocoa Mellon. 169 million subscribers. Massively popular. Well, this new video of theirs of two dads telling their son to just be you as he bounds out of the closet wearing a tutu and they're picking out clothes and he puts on a tiara. Cocoa melon is one of the most popular things on Netflix as well.over 600 million hours watched.Throw a little transgender propaganda in there for your kids as well.Three officers were cleared on all charges in the death of Manny Ellis, a black man.
01:40Back in 2020, the jury acquitted all three men of second degree murder and manslaughter.Lawyers made the case that Ellis died of a drug overdose, not from the officers on top of him.He was on meth at the time.This happened three months before George Floyd died.Last week, three hostages who were held by Hamas were shot and killed by the Israeli defense forces.The IDF soldiers thought they were a threat and opened fire.They turned out to be hostages.One of the moms of those boys wrote a note to these soldiers and said,
02:14I wanted to tell you that I love you very much and I hug you here from afar.I know that everything that happened is absolutely not your fault and nobody's fault except that of Hamas.don't hesitate for a second if you see a terrorist don't think that you killed a hostage deliberatelyyou have to look after yourselves because only that way can you look after us nobody in my familyis going to judge you or be angry not me not my husband not my daughter and neither would my sonwe love you very much i'm mike slater i hope you have a wonderful christmas eve and christmasthe great bill o'reilly has your message of the day nextLet's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress.
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04:26world. That man was Jesus of Nazareth, an observant Jew who lived more than 2,000 years agoin Galilee. The Christian philosophy that Jesus articulated is simple. Love your creator, God,and love your neighbor as yourself. That core tenet has made Christianity the most powerfulmovement in history, despite a myriad of distortions coming from dissenters as well as corruptioninside the Christian community itself. Man is imperfect to say the least. In 1870, PresidentU.S. Grant declared the calendar birth of Jesus December 25th a federal holiday so everyonecould get a day of rest and relaxation, even atheists.Jesus would have wanted it that way, because he loved everyone equally.
05:23And one final thing.If every person on the planet had the strength and motivation of the Nazarene,this world would be a far more peaceful and prosperous place.Merry Christmas.I'm Bill O'Reilly.I approve the message by writingit you can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com, Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com, name in town if you wish toopine. Now let's go to the mail. Mike Johnson, Atlanta, Georgia, I do believe that if Trump
05:55ran his campaign on his accomplishments, he would win. He'd pull the majority of independentvoters over. Many of the undecideds are fearful. It's going to be four years ofrevenge from Trump. Okay. I absolutely understand every word of it. I don't. I don'tknow what Donald Trump would do if reelected. All I know is what he did when he was inthere. Barbara Flaherty, Hallam, Pennsylvania, Merry Christmas, Bill. Thank you, Barbara.Another fact-filled year on the record, wishing you and yours all the best. You and your teamwork very hard to present the best information. I am relieved. Holly is better. Enjoy your time off.My staff works very hard. You know, they're all over the country. Used to be when I was on
06:41Fox, everybody who's in New York and we'd have our meetings and play. Now we have the meetings onthe phone and they're everybody all over the place. But the discipline is the same. They getsegments. They get research and they have to do it and they have to be accurate. And when it'snot accurate, I can be a little testy. I admit it because I have to impose that discipline on mystaff. Can't make mistakes here because we are so much better than the network news and thecable news. We are light ears better than they are. And if youyou think I'm bragging, okay? I'm just sitting a fact. You watch an hour of the no-spinnews, listen on a radio, and then you tune it to any other national broadcasts, and you compare
07:21information flow here to there? I rest my case. Alice, so happy Holly is doing well. I havegreat admiration for all the outstanding vets. Hats off to Dr. Jeff Young of Denver. Well,the doctor would be happy to hear from you, Alice. Look, it's not easy to find good doctorsfor people, much less animals, but they're out there.I told you, I had to go through a number of thembefore I got the guy that saved Holly's life.And he literally saved her life.In a moment, something you might not know.
07:58Power, 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 see.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
08:34you get your podcast.You don't want to miss an episode.Now, the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know.79 years ago today, the bloodiest conflict of World War II raged in Belgium.For five weeks, American soldiers repelled Hitler's final attempt to save the Third Reich from total destruction.Here is the story behind the Battle of the Bulge.After the invasion of Normandy in June 1944, the Allies began their march towards Berlin.The Fuhrer defies a desperate plot to regain control of Europe.
09:15In December, 400,000 German troops and 1,500 tanks rolled into the Ardennes Forest of Belgium.The U.S. Army was outnumbered two to one.The surprise offensive caught the Americans off guard.Hitler believed he could encircle the Allies and force President Roosevelt to accept a peace treaty with the Nazis.Obviously, he was wrong.The ensuing battle was one of the most brutal events in human history.For 35 days, one million men wage war on each other in sub-zero temperatures.20,000 Americans were killed in action.
09:56Another 70,000 wounded.100,000 Germans perished at the bulge.When the fighting stopped in early February, the Allied Front remained.Hitler's mission had failed.In April, 1945, the Russians reached Berlin, and the Third Reich crumbled as Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker.And here's something else you might not know.The Battle of the Bulge was the first time the U.S. Army integrated white,and black soldiers. Though the military was not officially desegregated until 1948, the desperate
10:42situation at the Bolge allowed African Americans to join the fight. 3,000 black troopsparticipated alongside their white counterparts. For more incredible stories about America's questto vanquish Nazi Germany, please check out my book, Killing Patand the old general was really the hero of the Battle of the Bulge.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,
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