Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, December 4, 2020
Episode Date: December 4, 2020On this Friday edition of The O'Reilly Update, an update on the COVID-19 vaccine situation. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day: listeners sound off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...dchoices
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Hello, O'Reilly here Monday, November 30th, 2020.
You are listening to the O'Reilly Update.
Here's what's happening today in America.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects another election lawsuit.
New York City reopens some public schools.
Los Angeles shuts down restaurants.
COVID kills the busiest shopping day of the year.
America's ranked Thanksgiving, 2020.
the most stressful holiday ever. Also ahead, the Pope versus Donald Trump. But first, the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court dismissing yet another lawsuit from the Trump campaign, Republicans say
election workers illegally counted at least a million absentee ballots without proper verification.
The case will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court as the election controversy.
goes on and on. New York City Mayor de Blasio ordering New York's grammar schools to reopen,
despite rising infection rates. Students in the Big Apple returning to the classrooms just days
after officials closed the buildings, furious parents, protested outside City Hall over the
Thanksgiving Day weekend, telling De Blasio schools are the safest places for kids to avoid the virus,
which is probably true.
Residents in Los Angeles now barred from dining outdoors. Officials in Southern California
banning restaurants from serving customers for the next three weeks. The Health Department
in LA warning businesses, they will have their food and liquor licenses revoked if they defy
the order. The contagion hurt retail sales on Black Friday, traditionally the start of the
Christmas holiday season. Traffic at shops across the U.S.
USA down 52% compared to last year. Online shopping up only 20%. Sales at places like malls and
department stores plummeting 80%. New survey from one poll says adults rate Thanksgiving 2020
as the most stressful holiday in history. 52% say Turkey Day caused severe anxiety because of travel
seeing relatives and organizing dinner.
One in ten refused to celebrate Thanksgiving at all.
In a moment, Pope France is criticizing President Trump,
but is the pontiff correct?
Right back with it.
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Pope Francis versus Donald Trump. The Pope is a good man. At least I think so. He's seriously
interested in alleviating suffering and corruption around the world and uses his influence to do that.
His ultimate boss must be very pleased. Jesus the Nazarene was a compassionate practical guy
who looked at the cold world with a realistic weariness. The poor will always be with us, he told his
followers. With precision, Jesus spoke of ambition and achievement in one parable of the three
workers given investment capital by their employer. The man who did nothing with that opportunity
was scolded for squandering the gift he received. In his new book, Let Us Dream,
Pope Francis also speaks of practical matters, confronting the world of COVID and directly
criticizing the actions of President Trump. Having written Killing Jesus, a history book of the most
famous human being whoever existed, I think the Pope may be making a significant mistake in his
analysis, one that the teacher Jesus would not have made. On page two of the book, the Pope writes
quote, think of governments having to choose in the pandemic. What matters more? To take care of people
or keep the financial system going? Do we look after people or sacrifice them for the sake of the
stock market? Do we put the machinery of wealth on hold knowing people will suffer? Yet that way we
save lives. In some cases, governments have tried to protect the economy first, maybe because they
didn't understand the magnitude of the illness or because they lack the resources. Those governments
have mortgaged their people." That is quite the indictment by Pope Francis and it's aimed
directly at President Trump. So playing devil's advocate with His Holiness, let me challenge.
No country on earth has successfully eliminated COVID, and a number of nations have badly
damaged their own people by ordering intense lockdowns. That is a fact. In the USA, President Trump
did not want to panic the markets and create intense economic hardship. Remember, about 13 million
Americans have contracted COVID. There are 330 million of us, and we're all dependent on the market
economy, which slid into recession shortly after the virus hit. Pope Francis is responsible for
souls, an American president for bodies. Folks have to have enough money to support themselves,
and under Mr. Trump, the U.S. economy has remained.
resilient while other nations have faltered. It is true that Donald Trump did not aggressively
promote mask-wearing and punishing lockdowns, but the president paid a political price for those
mistakes. He did not, however, mortgage his people. He protected their hard-earned assets and
investments. He also successfully fast-tracked a vaccine. Pope Francis is wrong here. It is how you provide
for the downtrodden that separates the saints from the sinners. Allowing all citizens' opportunities
to improve their lives should be the basis of judgment. Protecting folks from harm is important
as long as you don't destroy the village in the process. I'm Bill O'Reilly and I approve that message
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Jeopardy, record holder, Ken Jennings, will be the first in a series of interim hosts
replacing the late Alex Trebek when the show resumes production this week.
Exactly 16 years ago today, Jennings finally lost the competition after winning 74 consecutive
games in a row.
Here's the story. Before 2003, Jeopardy contestants were limited to five consecutive games. At the
beginning of the show's 20th season, however, rules were changed to allow participants to remain
on the show as long as they continued to win. Jennings' career in quiz shows began during his time
at Brigham Young University in Utah. He traveled around and ran competitions and other events for the
school. His reign on Jeopardy lasted from
June 2nd until November 30th, 2004. He finally lost by confusing the company's H&R Block
with FedEx. The video of Ken losing the game has been viewed 10 million times on YouTube.
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ratings jumped 22% when Jennings was on.
So he will be the first to take Alex Trebek's place
since the legendary host started running the show back in 1984.
Mr. Trebek died earlier this month at the age of 80 from pancreatic cancer.
And here's something else you might not know.
While it may seem Jeopardy revolves around the host and contestants,
an entire crew of people worked to come up with the unique questions.
The show employs three dozen research,
and analysts to create the categories and clues used to stump the contests.
If you end up on Jeopardy, please choose your words wisely.
The game has three judges listening live to the participant's answers.
If you pronounce something wrong or add an extra syllable, game over,
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So Jeopardy will continue after the legacy of Alex Trebek.
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