Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, December 7, 2022

Episode Date: December 7, 2022

The Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud, Walmart closes more stores because of violent crime, Antisemitism on the rise in New York City, Amazon reveals the most popular presents this Christmas. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, reparations on the way in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here, Wednesday, December 7th, 2022. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. Democrats have another senator as Warnock defeats Walker. The Trump Organization found guilty of fraud in New York. Walmart closes more stores because of violent crime. Anti-Semitism on the rise in New York. city, and Amazon reveals the most popular presence this Christmas season. Also, reparations for

African Americans coming closer. But first, Democrats now control the Senate 5149 after Raphael Warnock easily defeated Herschel Walker in Georgia yesterday. The result was not a surprise. I estimate that Walker lost because about 5% of the evangelical vote stayed home in Georgia. The Trump Organization was found guilty of criminal tax fraud. The business was convicted on 15 counts, including falsifying financial records, conspiracy to defraud, and other crimes. Company will be sentenced on June 13th. The organization could face criminal penalties of $1.6 million in backed taxes. neither Donald Trump nor any member of his family were charged in the case. Walmart CEO Doug McMillan says the company will likely raise prices and close stores because of crime.

Said the executive, quote, theft is a major issue right now. If local law enforcement doesn't correct this, prices will be higher and more stores will close, unquote. Anti-Semitic hate crime. in New York City more than doubling compared to the same time last year. At least 45 Jewish people were targeted across the five boroughs compared to 20 last November. Most assaults occurred in Brooklyn. The NYPD beefing up security after two men were arrested at Penn Station with pistols and maps of local Jewish facilities. Pretty frightening there. Amazon revealing the most popular Christmas gifts this year, they are.

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Right back with that. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of today. Reparations for slavery and for Native Americans. Injustice. That is a topic in America and social justice is a supreme tenet of the progressive left. So some people want direct payments to those groups who have been harmed in the past. If you step back and think about it, almost every group has been harmed in the past, but this is done on a racial basis. Now, a poll by the University of Massachusetts says 62% of Americans oppose reparations payments, 62%.

But California is going ahead anyway. The total population of California, 39 million. 6.5% are African Americans. That's roughly 2.5 million. Since the Great Society was unveiled in 1964 by Lyndon Johnson, California has spent between $80 and $100 billion on entitlement payments. That's $4.4 trillion over the last 60 years. Much of that money going to the African American community.

Not enough. a report in California says that the legislature is getting ready to put forth a bill that would pay African Americans and some Native Americans in California ready, $223,000 a person. That would come from Sacramento to your mailbox. But all other taxpayers are excluded from that money except African Americans and Native Americans. So is that fair to have contemporary people, working people, pay for past sins? Well, California apparently thinks it is. Now, the reasoning behind this is that the money would offset decades of racial inequity

in housing, education, prison, on an office. and on and on and on. The total cost of the state of California, $560 billion, which of course the state does not have, so taxes would have to go up. Governor Newsom, of course, on board with it, and certainly this bill will be voted on soon. But Providence, Rhode Island, is way ahead of California. There, the city council and mayor are close to passing a bill that would pay African Americans in the city of Providence direct reparations. Now, it's a little slight of hand because the people of Rhode Island and the people of Providence aren't paying the reparations. We are, American taxpayers are, because Providence is.

using COVID money sent to it by the federal government which he did not spend. That's what's going to be paid out to African Americans and Native Americans if this thing passes. What do you think? Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. I am Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. If you'd like more honest news analysis, please visit Bill O'Reilly.com. And please check out my new book, Killing Legends. Perfect. In a moment, something you might not know. Power, 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 sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers, newsmakers, 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 you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 81 years ago today, the Empire of Japan launched a devastating assault against American forces in Hawaii. The surprise attack thrusts the nation into a global conflict that would result in the deaths of 80 million people.

Here is the story of Pearl Harbor. In July 1941, Washington enacted a strict oil embargo against Japan to slow the brutal empire, which was trying to take over Eastern Asia. As negotiations broke down, advisors warned President Roosevelt of a potential military strike against the USA. Officials in the State Department and War Department believed an armed conflict with Japan was inevitable unless a peace agreement could be reached. With Japan's oil reserves dwindling, the Emperor decided to act early in the morning of December 7th today. Radar operators reported a large group of aircraft heading towards Hawaii.

17s on the American side were expected to arrive before noon. They did not. And the military sounded no alarm. One hour later, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the emblem of the rising sun of Japan descended from the clouds above Oahu. 400 planes closely followed. 90 minutes later, 2,500 Americans were dead. Eight hundred wounded. Four battleships sunk. Five severely damaged. Nine cruisers rendered inoperable. 200 planes were destroyed. The following day, FDR addressed the nation referring to the surprise assault as a date that will live in infamy. After the speech, Congress approved a resolution of war between the U.S. and Japan. Three days later, Nazi Germany, an ally of Japan, declared war against the USA. Now, our country had officially entered World War II.

And here's something else you might not know. The Pacific Theater of World War II ranks as one of the most destructive events in human history. 115,000 Americans would perish, another 250,000 wounded. Between 1940 and 45, more than 30 million people were killed across Asia and the Pacific Ocean, including 26 million civilians. Back after this. 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. Thank you for listening to The O'Reilly Update. I am Bill O'Reilly, no spin, just facts, and always looking out for you.