Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 18, 2021

Episode Date: February 18, 2021

Legendary broadcaster Rush Limbaugh dies from Lung Cancer, CoVID cases decline across the US, burglaries in San Francisco jump 62-percent, House Democrats discuss financial reparations for descendants of slaves, a new study shows 70-percent of Americans now anxious over Race-Relations. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, the left's disgusting response to the death of Rush Limbaugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Thursday, February 18th, 2021. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening across our nation. Legendary broadcaster Rush Limbaugh dies from lung cancer. COVID cases decline all across the country. Burglaries in San Francisco jump 62%. House Democrats discuss financial reparations for descendants of slaves. A new study shows.

70% of Americans now anxious over race relations. Also, I had the hatred directed toward the deceased Rush Limbaugh. But first, Mr. Limbaugh passing away at the age of 70 after a year-long battle with lung cancer, in my assessment of the broadcaster, I said he was the greatest radio force of all time. History counts few entertainers among those who made a difference in the country, Rush Limbaugh did. More coming up in the message of the day. New cases of COVID dropping by 16% in a week. The sudden decline also occurring in Europe and South America. 40 million Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine. 16 million have gotten the two injections. President Biden says the medication should be available to everybody who wants it by July.

home invasions in San Francisco rising 340% in some places compared to last year. The police department confirming overall burglaries in the Bay Area up 62%. Armed robberies, assaults, car thefts, arson, also increased by double digits in the first few weeks of 2021. So what's going on? Well, authorities in the city by the Bay are not enforcing the law. That's what? And that's what you get. Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee holding hearings on whether the federal government should

give cash payments to the descendants of African slaves. The proposal doesn't have an official price tag, but economists say it would run between $10 and $12 trillion. Recent survey says 7 and 10 adults now anxious over relationships between whites and blacks in America. Another 26% say their level of fear is higher now than during the 2016 election. Three quarters of Americans believe the racial divide in the country is getting worse following anti-police riots last summer. In a moment, the United States of hatred reaction to the death of Rush Limbaugh. right back let's face it the u.s economy is under stress national debt rising trade war shaking the

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on his radio program over the decades he was on the air, putting that aside. When a person dies, and his family is grieving, you do not attack the deceased, unless you are a savage. And believe me, we have plenty of those in the USA. Now, if you read and listen to corporate and social media, this becomes abundantly clear, and I'm going to name some names. But first, throughout, his lifetime, Rush Limbaugh provided a counterpunch to the far-left media, which did not like that at all. Yes, Mr. Limbaugh made rhetorical mistakes in my judgment, but all of us in the media do. There is no moral mandate that you have to approve of Rush Limbaugh's style. However, to attack him and his family on the day he dies is as I said horrible behavior unacceptable in a

civilized society Twitter allowed it remember that Twitter allowed all of this hateful stuff to be posted and so did the rest of social media the Huffington Posts was the worst, as usual. The Associated Press should be ashamed. NBC News was hateful. A far-left loon named Aaron Ryan said, quote, God has canceled Rush Limbaugh, unquote. There were literally thousands of vicious attacks, thousands, even though CNN executives told their crew to tone it down. It is clear we have lost our way in America. We have become a society that not only tolerates hatred, but celebrates it in certain precincts. This is coming primarily from the far left, but not exclusively.

There are conservative broadcasters, conservative people who post on the Internet, who are very, very hateful. Now, there is a very true adage that everyone should understand. You don't justify bad behavior by pointing to other bad behavior. so the rationalization that I can attack Rush Limbaugh or anyone else on the day of his or her death doesn't hold up. There is a word we all should think about. That word is decency. We are losing it in America. We are becoming a nation where haters are put in positions of power. And if you look throughout history,

that will cause disaster. I'm Bill O'Reilly, and I approve the message by writing it. 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 news. the brand new podcast, Podforce One. Every week I'll 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 you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. Now, the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. In the early 20th century, a new phenomenon was sweeping across the nation, the rise of the dance craze. Once a traditional activity reserved for wealthy aristocrats dating back to the Middle Ages, the 1920s, the roaring 20s, brought fun, energetic dancing to the masses.

The craze started after World War I with the Charleston. Dancers would lock arms and wildly swing their elbows and knees. The move was banned in many states because it often resulted in exposure of women's legs. Uh-oh. In the 1930s and 40s, folks preferred the jitterbug. Couples held hands and swung themselves in circles while thrusting their feet into the air. The most popular version was dubbed the Lindy Hop after Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight. The 1950s witnessed the rise of the sock hop, teens across the country gathered in high school gyms.

The dancers are in the nickname because the kids were required to remove their shoes to protect the wood floors in the gym. The undisputed king of the 1960s dance era was the twist. The style was popular with parents, mostly because it didn't involve teenagers actually touching each other. Chubby Checker was the twist guy, and he described the dance as, quote, putting out a cigarette with both feet and coming out of a shower and wiping your bottom with a towel to the beat or something. Thank you, Chubby. Disco rule the 1970s. The most popular dance of the decade belonged to the village people with the Y&M. MCA. That single hit number one on the charts in 26 countries from South Africa to Sweden.

A recent big craze to sweep the USA belongs to the Macarena. The song by Los Del Rio, got millions of Americans to hit the dance floor, cross their arms, and shimmy, or something. The Macarena ranked by MTV, VH1, Billboard, and Rolling Stone magazine is the biggest one-hit-wonder. in music history. So, get out there and shake that tail feather. Remember that song? Back after this. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast,

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