Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 19, 2021

Episode Date: February 19, 2021

On this Friday edition of The O'Reilly Update Bill reviews the week's biggest stories, Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, listeners sound off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Friday, February 19th, 2021. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update is what's happening this week in America. As you know, cold weather, snow, ice, all of that causing chaos in many states, but most particularly in Texas. At least 10 people have died, countless more stuck in their homes as frigid temperatures descend on the lone star state. Thermometers in Houston, San Antonio, Austin dipped a single digits for the first time in years. 4.6 million people lost power and heat in Texas, forcing some to seek refuge in their cars for warmth. Now, a major cause behind the Texas outage was frozen wind turbines. Officials with the state's main energy supplier confirmed about 50% of the entire wind operations stopped generating energy because of the

cold weather causing blackouts for 90% of customers in some places. Wind generation ranks as the second largest source of energy in the entire state of Texas, accounting for 23% of the power supply. Another source for the power outage was the region's diminished oil and gas output in order to comply with new federal regulations. Said Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has ordered an investigation, quote, this shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal of the United States. Fossil fuel is necessary. We wish the people of Texas, good fortune, and we hope the temperatures moderate this weekend as forecast. The other major story this week, the rapid decline of COVID, new infections in the country

dips 16% across the board in the last seven days, hitting levels not seen since early October. Cases plummeting in L.A., New York, San Francisco, the Midwest, Florida, and New England almost everywhere. Hospitalizations are also down a whopping 50% in the last 30 days. believe the decline is caused by a combination of factors, including increased vaccinations, mask mandates, and a steady recovery from the holiday travel season. Scientists say the USA could be approaching herd immunity with COVID finding fewer bodies to infect as more people are protected. During his town hall event in Milwaukee earlier this week, President Biden said the vaccine will be available to everyone by July.

Coming up, the message of the day, listeners, sound off. Right back. 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. Tharu, the only dealer I trust. American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place

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If you would like to let me know what you're thinking, Bill, at bill o'Reilly.com. Bill at bill o'Reilly.com. By the way, bill o'Reilly.com, that's where we do our TV presentation. So you might want to check that out. First letter comes from Dennis in Oakley, California. Here in my state, we're in the process of attempting to recall Governor Newsom. Can members of Congress be recalled? Why or why not? No. If you are, are a federally elected official, that's Senate, Congresspeople, president. If you are in that realm, federal judge, you can't be recalled because it's too cumbersome. Every state would have to vote. You can be impeached. So senators can be impeached. That kind of thing goes

on. But the individual states have the right, but not all of them, to recall governors and other officials. In New York, Governor Cuomo is in a lot of trouble, but there's no recall mechanism. But Governor Newsom will be recalled, and there will be a special election this summer. Patricia Brunswick, Maine, our youth and young adults have been indoctrinated into the secular socialist mindset through education, social media, and entertainment. We have most of an entire generation coming of age or already of age in voting in that direction. How do we we confront that? Well, this has happened throughout history, Patricia. So Vietnam is the best example. You remember, if you were around, in the late 60s and early 70s, almost all young

Americans were anti-war and peace and love and sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Well, those same people back then, who were so committed to the left, many of them now are conservative traditional Americans. That is called the maturation process. So I don't fear so much. I think there will be a natural evolution, a balance, but you're absolutely right that the schools right now are out of control left. Gene in Knoxville, Tennessee, what about the far left radical curriculum and practices in public high schools and elementary schools. Is it going to take outrage from an involved parents to speak out against us? Yes, it is, Gene. You're not going to be able to control your local schools by state or federal mandates. You have to get involved on the school

boards. You have to let your principals and teachers know how you feel. So I send my kids to private school. Because I know on Long Island, many of the public schools are out of control left. And I know the private schools are not, at least the ones that I use. Neil in Henderson, Nevada. Bill, what does your take on Vice President Harris calling foreign leaders? Is this the first sign of President Biden's inability to execute his duties? No. No. I mean, its delegation. Joe Biden wants Kamala Harris to be involved, so she gets to talk to the president of Albania or something like that. Not a big deal. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by putting it together. Again, disagree. I'd like to hear from you, bill at bill o'Reilly.com. In a moment,

something you might not, no. 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, 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. The global COVID pandemic has brought economic devastation,

not seen in the USA since the Great Depression. The unemployment rate went from 3.5% in February of last year to 15% in April. The GDP gross domestic product dropped nearly 3.5% in February. 38% as businesses closed in all 50 states. While millions of Americans still struggle to survive economically, some businesses are making more money than ever before. Here are a few folks earning big bucks during the plague. The world's wealthiest people generating major money. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the car guy Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates have all made combined $250 million during COVID. Their products and services like home delivery, social media, new technologies, including

e-learning software, have helped millions of Americans survive the shutdown while they prospered themselves, those guys. Next, the country's fast food chains. New data from the National Restaurant Association shows sales at McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, all up double digits. Social scientists say folks still feel more comfortable purchasing food from the drive-in window than from inside a restaurant. It's no surprise, a majority of adults have now gained between 5 and 15 pounds during the pandemic. And finally, America's alcohol industry. The sale of hard liquor up 60%

compared to the same period last year. More adults are turning to the bottle of Coke. Most popular drinks in January, tequila, vodka, bourbon. Online purchases of spirits up 340% in the last six months. New York City and Texas lead the nation in daily alcohol consumption. And here's something else you might not know. You too can cash in during the epidemic. As rich residents flee cities, economists say now is the best time in a century. to invest in urban real estate. Some neighborhoods in Manhattan, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston are seeing prices drop 37 percent back after this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune into my show

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