Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, December 7, 2020

Episode Date: December 7, 2020

The country looks to Georgia for the fate of the Senate, Rudy Giuliani contracts the contagion, Governors decide who gets the first round of CoVID vaccinations, Congress moves forward on another virus relief bill, Sweden shuts down to slow the spread. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, a look at the current state of COVID-19 restrictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Monday, December 7th, 2020. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update is what's happening today in America. The Georgia Senate race heating up Rudy Giuliani apparently gets COVID. Governors will decide who gets the first vaccination shots. Congress moving toward another virus relief bill. finally shuts down because of COVID. Also, I had restrictions in America, good or bad. But first, Georgia Senate candidate Kelly Loffer debating her Democratic challenger, Raphael Warnock. Voters in the Peach State will decide which party controls the upper chamber

of Congress on January 5th, a vital vote. The president held a rally in Georgia on Saturday, telling supporters to vote in the upcoming runoff, despite controversy over the presidential vote in Georgia. Rudy Giuliani apparently has COVID. The diagnosis comes less than two weeks after his son Andrew was infected. The 76-year-old lawyer considered high risk for his age because of a series of pre-existing conditions. Governors across the USA, will choose which residents get the vaccination early. The CDC and Department of Health recommending the shots be given to elderly long care patients and frontline workers at those nursing homes. The average age of death from the virus is now 83 years old. Your personal doctor

should be able to guide you through the upcoming vaccine process. A bipartisan relief package advancing in Congress, the $900 billion bill supported by both Democrats and Republicans, and it would extend mortgage relief and help those unable to pay rent and small business loans. It does not include a second round of direct payments. Finally, folks in Sweden told us stay home this Christmas season as new cases there hit record highs. The Nordic Nation, you may remember, refuse. to lock down earlier this year. At this point, that seems to be a mistake. Seven thousand Swedes

have died from the pandemic. Sweden has a population of just 10 million. So what about restrictions here? We'll run those down in a moment. 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 and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place in a tax advantage gold IRA. They'll even help you roll over your existing IRA or 401k, tax and penalty free. With billions in precious metals delivered, thousands of five-star reviews, and an A-plus from the Better Business Bureau.

You can trust American Hartford Gold as I do. Please call 866-326-55-7576 or text Bill to 99-88-99. Again, that's 866-326-5776 or text bill to 998899. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day. Some Americans, as you know, are very angry about all the restrictions surrounding COVID. The debate is ongoing. Here's a look at what is happening right at this moment. Down south in Alabama, there's a mask mandate. That requires face coverings to be worn at all times unless you can social distance. Well, isn't that a pretty big unless? Yes, it is. But in Alabama, if you go on public, transportation, if you go to the mall, to the grocery store, you have to wear a mask. And if you don't, you can be fined or thrown out of the bus or whatever. In California, Governor Newsom announcing a new stay-at-home order for all non-essential workers. In some places, a curfew requires residents to remain at home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. until December 21st. California is

and has been the most militant place for COVID restrictions. But to be honest, they have not helped very much, have they? In Iowa, Governor Reynolds declaring that all folks must wear masks when in indoor spaces. Everybody got to wear a mask once you open a door and set foot in a place with a roof on it. In Kentucky, schools are now closed for in-person instruction. Indoor dining closed, and Kentucky is really getting hit hard. In Michigan, the very controversial Governor Whitmer has ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes. She's closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports, which include the football playoffs. Governor Whitmer believes very much in restrictions she seems to like them. Governor Cicillac in Nevada

has issued a statewide pause for three weeks. The order says restaurants, bars, gaming establishments, gyms, and other businesses will be limited to 25% capacity. But who decides that? Who's counting? This is more for show than anything else in Nevada. In New York, deputy sheriffs will implement quarantine checkpoints and vehicle stops at key bridges and crossings, including the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels. That means you can be pulled over, your license will be checked, and if you are out of state in New York, you'll be ordered to stay inside for two weeks. Of course, who will enforce that order? No one. In North Dakota, mandatory statewide masks until December 13th. Overseas, the news is that Sweden, which resisted all restrictions. You'll

remember that, has now banned public gatherings of more than eight. Country also banning the sale of alcohol in bars, restaurants, and nightclubs after 10 p.m. And high schools are now closed in Sweden. So, Sweden, which tried to tough it out, has reversed. Here's how I see the entire thing. Masks are needed inside. If you go into an establishment, you've got to wear a mask. You just have to. All right? Outside, not so much, but don't go into any crowds. I don't think there should be curfews, but I understand the spread of COVID is largely because people are getting drunk. And that is a huge problem. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. 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 size, 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. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. the media has discovered it's Christmas time, so it's hard to turn on the radio or watch TV

without hearing about the holidays. You get classic crooners, country rock, religious hymns, non-stop on some radio stations for the next few weeks. Turns out Christmas is very good for the music business. The top five holiday records have sold more than 100 million copies in the USA alone. And here they are. Bing Crosby's White Christmas, Guinness Book of Records best-selling single record of all time. Estimus put sales at more than 50 million for the binger. Written by composer Irving Berlin for the 1942 movie Holiday Inn. The song was first performed on stage by Crosby, Christmas Day, 1941. The King of Rock, also the King of Christmas, Elvis Presley's, 1957 hit The Christmas album,

has sold more than 20 million copies. The classic record has been reissued every year in the USA and UK since 1957. 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 tune celebrating Hanukkah. The Christmas Song, or as some folks call it, chestnuts roasting, was written by Mel Tourmet and recorded by Nat King Cole, despite mentions of Jack Frost and folks dressed up like Eskimos, that's politically incorrect, Eskimos. The 1944 classic was actually written during a heat wave. For something a bit more modern, try the song that broke Spotify's single-day streaming record in 2019.

Mariah carries, all I want for Christmas is you. Fifteen million streams in 24 hours. And here's something else you might not know. The writer of that song is Walter Affinacif. If the name doesn't sound familiar, another tune might. Celine Dionne's, my heart will go on from the movie Titanic. Back after this. Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines.

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