Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 22, 2023

Episode Date: February 22, 2023

We're one step closer to WWIII, 16-year-olds aren't driving anymore, NYC auctions off millions of spare ventilators...cheap, and a letter from 1916 finally arrives at its destination. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, say goodbye to Pete Buttigieg. 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 Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023. Here's what's happening today in America. One step closer to World War III. 16-year-olds are not doing what we did when we were 16,

500,000 for 200 million, and 107 years later. That will all make sense in a moment. And then Bill will be here. with your message of the day. But first, this is not great if you don't want World War III to happen anytime soon. After Biden spent 23 hours in Ukraine, six hours in the capital, he went to Poland and delivered a speech and said our support for Ukraine will not waver, NATO will not be divided, and we will not tire. Putin responded by suspending the only nuclear arms treaty remaining, the new START treaty signed in 2010. It caps the number of nuclear warheads that Russia and America can deploy.

and now that Russia backed out of the treaty, there are no more nuclear inspectors. China has 350 nuclear warheads. We have the second most, 5,428. Russia has 5,97. I mentioned China there because President Xi said he's planning on visiting Russia. This is a major escalation because the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said that if China gives lethal aid to Russia, that is crossing a red line. the former U.S. ambassador to China said that if China gives lethal aid to Russia, then a worldwide

response would be necessary. Worldwide. So like a war with the whole world, the third one of those we've had, the third world war. Do you remember when you were 15 years old, counting down the days until you turn 16 so that you could get your driver's license? Do you know any 16-year-olds today? Have you noticed that kids don't care about it? the drivers, they just don't want it. In 1983, 80% of 18-year-olds had their driver's license. Today, it's 60%. But among 16-year-olds, only 25%. Back in 2020 in the beginning of COVID,

New York City bought $12 million worth of ventilators. Well, they never used them. They've been sitting in a warehouse in Queens. They just auctioned them off for $24,000, labeled as non-functioning medical equipment sold as scrap metal. In total, New York City spent $200 million, on COVID supplies that they've auctioned off for 500,000. A man in England received a very old-looking letter in the mailbox. It was postmarked February 6, 16. But it wasn't 2016, because the stamp was of the king, not the queen. Turns out it was mailed February 6th, 1916, over 100 years ago.

How did it just now get discovered? The Royal Mail says it must have been lost somewhere in the sorting office, and they just finally found it. 107 years later. I'm Mike Slater. Bill will be here with your message to the day. Next. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast,

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Listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple, Apple, Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. time now for the o'Reilly update message of the day on this wednesday say goodbye to transportation secretary pete buddha judge as a national politician the former mayor of south bend indiana has totally botched his appointed position in a vivid way is there any excuse why buddhajudge is not visited east palestine ohio he doesn't seem to care very much about the top of the time train wreck that has created chaos in the lives of thousands of regular folks. I mean, this is incomprehensible. Does Pete have more pressing engagements? He can't go out there to answer questions

from suffering people? That's nuts. Pete Buttigieg ran for president, got nowhere, then joined Kamala Harris as affirmative action hires by President Biden. Merit involved in bringing him into the administration? Absolutely not. He's gay, so we got the job. The country's pressing airline problems are being essentially ignored by Buttigieg, who keeps saying he'll crack down

on fraudulent scheduling and passenger abuse, but never does. The man is a disaster, and I say that based on his performance, not anything else. This is what happens when you hire based on political correct. We need skilled administrators to protect us when bad things happen, not frightened, inexperienced

bureaucrats. So it is over for Pete as it should be. He now joins Kamala as ghost persons. We know they're around, but we rarely see them. 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. in town if you wish to opine. Okay, let's go to the mail. Robert Arrington, Kingsport, Tennessee. Bill, your memo on the election fraud illustrates why I remain a devoted follower of the Nilspin News. I subscribed several years ago because I had no faith in any of the network or cable outlets. So after the last election, I rightly placed my trust in you. Therefore, I never fell for the narrative that the election was about to be overturned because proof of fraud was not available keep up the good work so you know this is robert is a person who thinks for himself all right and and i applaud that of course but most people unfortunately believe what they

want to believe and you've got to always step back even if you want to believe something like the election was fraudulent and as we told you yesterday huge huge huge problem with the Mark Zuckerberg donation, all right, in that election that's never been investigated. That's where it lies. Will it ever be? Maybe if they reelect Trump, if we reelect Trump, maybe he'll assign a special prosecutor. But that is the key to it. Never been anything. John, Nikki Haley's comment about mental testing for people over 75 years old wasn't quite as bad as Lemon's comment, but it was almost. Many of us older folks have been victims of age discrimination.

Yeah, I know. Age discrimination is terrible. And for those of you who are involved with some of that, elder care is, I think, the fastest growing form of law in a nation. So there are elder care attorneys, and you should know one of them if you're a senior citizen. 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, 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. 291 years ago today,

an English subject was born in the British colony of Virginia. By the age of 43, he would lead an armed rebellion against the most powerful nation on earth. Here is the story of George Washington. Young George was the first of six children. He rose to prosperity through hard work. His first job at the age of 17 was a land surveyor in the Shenandoah Valley. In 1752, Washington joined the British Army and served in the French and Indian War. After that conflict, he moved back to Virginia to manage his family plantation at Mount Vernon. Washington married a wealthy widow, Martha, in 1759. Although the couple had no children,

George adopted Martha's son and daughter from her previous marriage. She was, as I said, widowed. Like other patriots, George Washington grew increasingly frustrated with the British government. He soon joined his co-revolutionaries in the Continental Congress. In 1775, the Congress unanimously changed. shows Washington to command the new Continental Army. Part of his success in the Revolutionary War was his shrewd use of guerrilla warfare.

Washington launched hit-and-run attacks against the British who were accustomed to formal tactics on the battlefield. They had red coats, they stood there with the rifles, but the rebels, the colonists, were in the woods, shooting at them, and that was not good for the British. And here's something else you might not know. Despite his extraordinary position in American history, George Washington was also an ordinary man.

He enjoyed cricket and fox hunting. His favorite foods, pineapples, Brazil nuts, and Saturday dinners of salt cod. He loved dogs, especially his favorite hounds, tipsy, drunkard, and sweet lips. George Washington was also infamously stubborn when dealing with him. when dealing with his fellow founding fathers. Later in life, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams routinely referred to old George as muttonhead. Happy birthday, George Washington. By the way, the second best president ever, Abraham Lincoln gets the nod as the best.

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