Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, December 28, 2024

Episode Date: December 28, 2024

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Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the weekend edition of the O'Reilly Update. Sponsored by Tax Network USA. America's number one choice for tax resolution. Please go to tnusa.com slash bill or call 800-245-6-0-0. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It is Friday, December 27th, 2024.

Here's what's happening today in America. Donald Trump sends a fiery Christmas message. Americans tune out cable news. Most adults fear for their personal safety. And doctors say working from home can be bad for your health. First, President-elect Donald Trump issued a scathing Christmas message on social media. He said, quote, Merry Christmas. To the radical left lunatics.

Also, to the 37 most violent criminals. who killed and plundered like virtually no one before them, but were just given incredibly a pardon by Sleepy Joe Biden. I refuse to wish a Merry Christmas to those. Instead, I will say, oh, if there's any kids in the car, if there's any kids listening to your muffs, instead I will say, go to hell. A new survey from the Associated Press shows that a record number of Americans

are exhausted with cable news. 70% of Democrats and 60% of Republicans say they're taking a step back from the daily news cycle. After election night, the primetime viewership of MSNBC was an average of 620,000 people down 54% compared to earlier this year. Ratings for CNN also down 45%. Researchers at one poll find 52% of Americans fear for their personal safety every single day. The figure shoots up to 75% for those who live in a major city. The daily anxiety is caused by rising crime, homeless camps, and increased violence on public transportation, including what happened in Brooklyn the other day where a woman sleeping

on the subway was burned alive by an illegal immigrant. A court of adults plan on relocating to improve their security situation. A report from Fast Company magazine finds that 70% of remote workers experience significant health problems. On average, people spend 13 hours a day on their computers compared to nine hours for on-site employees. Doctors recommend taking a break from devices every 20 minutes. A quarter of folks working from home also report lower back pain, neck problems, and frequent headaches. My message of the day is coming up next.

Yesterday we talked about why Trump wants to take back the Panama Canal. Coming up next, we're talking about why Trump wants to take over Greenland and how there's precedent for doing this. And then I saw a classic movie the other day, and I want to share something that you might not know. That's all coming up on the O'Reilly update. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under strike. national debt rising, trade war, shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar

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On this one day, this is the last message of the day from me, your humble correspondent, Bill O'Reilly, because we're off for Christmas and then for New Year's. We all need a break around this time of the year. in particular have worked very hard, but I believe most Americans are in my circumstance. It's tough for many of us to make a living this cycle in history because it's so complicated. There's so many things going on.

Prices are so high that we gotta scramble. And so when Christmas time rolls around, the logical thing to do is just decompressed, take it easy, and I'm gonna do that. I got a little travel and I'll tell you about that on Monday, the 6th of January, when we return. Shouldn't be too onerous if the planes can get off the ground, going to some very nice places. It's a mixture of work and leisure. I'm not a big kind of do-nothing guy, as you probably know, if you followed me over my career.

January, I will mark 50 years as a journalist, getting paid as a journalist. I was, you know, in college I was writing columns, but 50 years. Can you believe it? They said it wouldn't last. But anyway, look, I want you all to have a very, very nice Christmas, Hanukkah. Don't get crazy on New Year's Eve. That never works out. But enjoy yourself.

Have a few laughs, watch some games, and love your family. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Name in town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. Michael Hanson, Billings, Montana, is my understanding that Trump will be able to automatically deport illegal immigrants who have committed a crime. Yes or no. He can deport them after a hearing. Aren't all illegal aliens committing crime by being here illegally? No, it's a civil violation which has to change.

It's a civil violation across the border or overstay a visa. That's got to change. Congress has got to put punitive measures on that. It's one of the problems. Pierre Rodriguez, Quebec, Canada. Bill, you say Biden is insulting and arrogant. Okay, but why wouldn't you say the same about Trump when he insults Canadians by talking about our country being the 51st state.

All right, that's insulting, but it's not at the same level as failing to explain why drones are all over the place. But I cede your point, Pierre. I wouldn't have done that if I were President Trump. Tim, when I imagine going through what Trump has gone through, I know I would have folded. The guy's tough. You bet. He's tough.

And read the United States of Trump. This is a tough guy. No question about it. All right. Let's go to Dave, concierge member Dave. I hope you're liking it. You know what's sad? People who wish Trump doesn't succeed.

There's a lot of them. I know. But there are people when Biden was elected who didn't want him to succeed either. That'd be fair. In a moment, something you might not know. 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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Christmas less than two days away. The man whose birth is memorialized remains the most important person to ever live on Earth. And that man was a poor stone cutter from a tiny hamlet in a backwater province of Judea. Yet the theology he created still dominates the world 2,000 years later. My 2013 book, Killing Jesus, chronicles the history of the Nazarene. It is not a religious book. And here are some historical facts. The persecution of Jesus began well before he was even born.

Fearing a Messiah would arrive, Herod, the half-Jewish, half-Arab king of Judean. ordered his army to kill every male child under the age of two. Mary and Joseph left Nazareth, their hometown, for Bethlehem to get a census count, and there Jesus was born. The family then had a head to Egypt, which is present-day Gaza, for their own safety. There, the young Nazarene learns the family business stone-cutting. and masonry. At the age of 30, Jesus abandons his craft and begins to preach. He travels by foot, delivering a message of salvation. Eventually, the Nazarene attracts thousands of people to hear him

speak. But of course, they can't hear him because there were no microphones. But the crowds are noticed by the Jews and the Romans, and he becomes a threat to the establishment. As his followers grow, so does the ire of the authorities. Jesus was eventually betrayed by one of his disciples, taken before the temple leaders first, who demanded his execution. Fearing an open revolt, Roman ruler, Pontius Pilate, agreed. to the execution. Unlike religious texts, killing Jesus is not based on the Bible, but actual correspondence between Roman soldiers dispatched to spy on Jesus. My book debuted at number one on the New York Times list, remained there for 52 weeks. It's well worth reading. Back after

this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to turn 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 Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast.

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