Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 20, 2024

Episode Date: February 20, 2024

Houthis sink a British ship, Oakland crime, the silver tsunami, and a hero mother in Atlanta. Plus, the Message of the Day, the unintended consequences of New York State targeting President Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It is Tuesday, February 20th, 2024. Here's what's happening today in America. Houthi attacks. Oakland crime, the silver tsunami, and a hero mother.

It's all coming up. Then Bill is going to be here with your message of the day. But first, the Houthis in Yemen have sunk, which is really Iran, sunk a British ship in the Red Sea is the first ship that they have sunk no reported casualties the ship apparently was carrying ammonia the Houthis in Yemen also

claim they attacked two American ships American military ships in the Gulf of Aden this is the part right before you get into the Red Sea apparently these two ships were attacked with unmanned underwater vessels so drones in the water first time they've been used that we know of Meanwhile, a U.S. drone crashed in Yemen. Also, new reports that there could be an attack by the Houthis on British underwater internet cables.

The NBA All-Star game was on Sunday night. The score was 211 to 186 defense very optional. But the game was in Indianapolis. Next year's game is going to be in San Francisco. And Charles Barkley said you can't even walk around San Francisco due to all the homeless crooks. And Draymond Green said, oh, you can walk around. and Barclay said, yeah, with a bulletproof vest and security, he's right, of course. Robberies grew 38% last year in Oakland.

Burglars are up 23% car theft up 44%. One in 30 residents have had their car stolen last year. Worth noting, the governor of California has issued a surge of 120 more California Highway Patrol officers to surround Oakland, and he sent in more prosecutors as well. Must be an election year. A record number of Americans this year. are going to turn 65. They're calling it the silver tsunami.

So if you're one of these, you're not alone. You're one of 4.1 million Americans who are going to turn 65 this year. 65-year-olds today are healthier and wealthier than any 65-year-old has ever been. And if you hit 65, you're likely to live another 20 years. We also have a record number of people over 65 who are working. In 1990, it was 11% of people who are 65 were working today. It's 19%. We will always share stories of heroism on the O'Reilly update.

A 23-year-old mom outside of Atlanta, Madison Hope Somerville, ran into her burning home to try and save her three children from the fire. She did, but she died from smoke inhalation. Her family wants you to know that she's an organ donor, and she will be saving eight more lives as well. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast, Politics by Faith. This week on the podcast, we're talking about the command, remember Lott's wife. You can check that out anywhere you listen to podcast. The Great Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next.

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Doesn't matter what you think of the former president. There is little justice on display in this. unprecedented attack by state officials. Corruption comes in many forms. People in powerful positions are obligated to treat everyone fairly. That's obviously not happening when a judge finds a person $400 million for a civil violation that has never been prosecuted before. There were plenty of high fives after the Trump fine and corporate banishment by a leftist judge who will be overturned, I predict. But those congratulatory signals are foolish in the extreme.

New York City is now a place of violence and oppression. The smart money knows the progressives in charge of the city and state have ruined the quality of life and destroyed the criminal and civil justice systems. Thus, the exodus out of New York will continue. And so will the human suffering, that anarchy, causes. There is a clear tenet in America that the punishment must fit the crime. When you have people in charge who could not care less about equal justice, who abuse their power in frightening ways, who are dancing on the embers of a runce great city, then it is literally

survival time. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Name in town if you wish to opine. Okay, let us go to the mail. Jim Thompson, Loveland, Colorado. Bill just read your new column that asks if Trump can win the election.

Hard to imagine. President Trump choosing his battles more carefully because he wants revenge. You're correct, people will vote for Biden to keep Trump out of the White House. You know, I fear that. I wish Trump would pivot into being more of a statesman. But I understand that he's got to stand up for himself, but he got to bring in his policy successes during his four years to a much more visible degree if he wants to win the election.

Linda Rudd, Juno Aralaska, since there are no victims in the New York state civil case who gets the $350 million, the state of New York gets it. to pay it right into the Treasury. Larry LaDuke, Frankfurt, Michigan. Bill, forget about asylum. What are the existing laws dealing with crossing the border illegally? Nobody ever talks about the laws already on the books. I know this is a right-wing thing about enforce the laws on the books, but it's chaos. There are a million different laws in a million different circumstances.

And now there's really only one law that matters. single migrant that crosses asks for asylum. Because they know as soon as they do that, they'll be released into the country. But the whole immigration across the border, southern and northern, because now we reports today that coming in from Canada too, has to be revamped. Whole thing. If you don't, we're going to continue to have this. John McGrath, Lynn Haven, Florida. Why doesn't our government freeze George Soros? money in the U.S. so he can't help liberal DAs destroy America because that would be illegal. You can't just freeze somebody's money.

Please, come on. This isn't Putin here. I get mail like that all the time. On a day arrest, George Star, on what? In a moment, something you might not know. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about. the juicy details in the world's politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between.

It's what you want from the New York Post wrapped up in one snappy show. Ask your smart speaker to play the NY Postcast podcast. Listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 32 years ago today, a Texas billionaire announced his candidacy for president. of the United States. While the businessman failed to win the White House, he launched the most successful third-party campaign in history. Here is this story of Ross Perrault. He was born June 1930, Texarkana, Texas. He joined the Navy, then worked at IBM. In 1962, Perot quit his job,

formed a company called Electronic Data Systems. He sold that business to General Motors for two point five billion dollars on february 20th nineteen ninety two ross peros said this on the larry king program where the owners of this country we don't act like the owners we act like white rabbits that get programmed by messages coming out of washington we own this place is there any scenario in which you would run the president can you give me a scenario in which you'd say okay i'm in number one i don't want it i know is there a scenario you know if you're serious you the people are that serious you register me in 50 states parole earned ride spread popularity among independent voters both Democrats and

Republicans listened to him some crossed over to vote for him unlike his traditional opponents Ross focused exclusively on the economy he opposed the the North American Free Trade Agreement, promising to eliminate the country's national debt. In total, Ross Perrault spent $65 million of his own money on his campaign. Well, on Election Day 1992, 20 million Americans cast a ballot for the billionaire. That's 19% of the popular vote. But he carried zero states, and Bill Clinton defeated President Bush, 370 electoral votes to 168.

And here's something else you might not know. While Perrault failed to win, his campaign swayed the election towards Clinton. Poe's show, Perot siphoned fiscal conservatives away from Bush, while liberal voters were unconvinced by Perrault's economic message. After his defeat, Ross Perrault lost a series of small businesses. He died in Dallas, July 9th, 2019, at the age of 89. Back after this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to turn 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, 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.

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