Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, February 24, 2020

Episode Date: February 24, 2020

Bernie Sanders wins the Nevada Caucus… President Trump travels to India, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says the court is biased in favor of the President, Clint Eastwood quietly endorses Mike Bloomberg, American Satisfaction under Trump the highest since 2005. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, how could anyone be considering voting for Bernie Sanders? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Monday. February 24th, 2020. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. Bernie Sanders wins the Nevada caucus. President Trump travels to India. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor says the court is biased in favor of the president. Clint Eastwood quietly endorses Mike Bloomberg. American satisfaction under President Trump. the highest since 2005. Also ahead. Why on earth would anyone support Bernie Sanders? They are. Sanders easily won the Nevada caucus with 47% of the vote. Biden's second, 21%, followed by Buttigieg 14. Hillary Clinton, you may remember, defeated Sanders in Nevada by six points just four years ago. The top Democrats will debate Tuesday in Charleston, South Carolina, before the prime

in that state on Saturday. President Trump is in India touring the Taj Mahal before speaking to a crowd of 100,000 people. Speech is the largest campaign stop ever in Mr. Trump's career. Experts say more than 4 million people turned out between the airport and the stadium for the president. Mr. Trump spending just 48 hours in India to secure a $3.5 billion. defense agreement. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, accusing the nation's top court of conservative bias. The Obama appointee issuing an opinion last week saying, Republican-nominated justices are too quick to back the White House. Said Justice Sotomayor, quote, this disparity in treatment erodes fair and balanced decision-making, unquote.

which is kind of strange because Ms. Sotomayor votes liberal on pretty much every case. Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood backing Bloomberg, the 89-year-old actor telling the Wall Street Journal, the best thing for America is, quote, to get Mike Bloomberg in there, unquote. Mr. Eastwood endorsed Mitt Romney in 2012, delivering a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. America's Personal Satisfaction Index reaching the highest level since 2005. According to Gallup, 45% of those asks are happy with the way things are going in the USA. In 2008, just 7% of U.S. adults are satisfied. The biggest increase coming from independent voters, 43% of them now back, President Trump.

In a moment, the utter insanity of Bernie Sanders. Right back. If you are 75 years of age or over, you're a member of what's called the silent generation. You're also born to parents who are part of the greatest generation, so you're a product of both. You quietly worked hard and were a big part in making America great. You took care of your family, made sure they remain secure by owning a life insurance policy. But perhaps you no longer need or can afford those premiums. If you're 75 or over and own a life insurance policy worth $100,000 or more,

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Back in 1960, my working class parents voted different parties. My mom went Democrat with JFK. My father voted Republican for Richard Nixon. I remember sitting at the dinner table eating spaghettios, listening to my folks, tease each other about canceling their votes. Over the decades, my friends and family members supported a wide array of politicians, and I never had a problem with any of them. In fact, I've interviewed seven presidents and respect them all for their service to America. I even enjoyed my brief time with George McGovern about his left wing as they come. But today, I simply cannot understand how any intelligent American can support

Bernie Sanders, who despises the United States and wants to burn down our traditions. I believe Senator Sanders to be a truly dangerous man, and those who would allow him power are putting my family in jeopardy. Let's start with Sanders saying that America is, quote, racist society from top to bottom. In order to believe that, you have to accuse millions of Americans. who hold responsible positions of actively persecuting blacks and other minorities. To buy into Sanders' irresponsible statement, you must also believe that the U.S. social system, by design and execution, denies the equal pursuit of happiness to millions of its citizens based on skin color. There is absolutely no factual basis to support that absurd point of view.

Yes, individual bias exists, but to allege it is national policy is a lie. And Bernie Sanders embraces that lie enthusiastically. The senator also believes that private property is really federal property. He promotes draconian taxation on corporations and wealthy citizens. Beyond that, he wants to impose taxation on individual assets acquired after a citizen has paid income tax and other state financial demands. This is his so-called wealth tax. To Sanders, it's a trade. The federal government will pay for a citizen's medical bills, dental expenses, eyeglasses, hearing aids, elder care, child care, education from pre-k through college, and also provide generous subsidies to low-income Americans for every life need. In return,

and Sanders believes the feds have the right to take whatever they want from affluent citizens and private companies in order to pay for all the free stuff. Sanders and Congress will decide how much of your pie will remain in the refrigerator. The feds will appropriate their fair share, and if you resist, you'll be prosecuted. So if an American works hard, takes risks investing and lives frugally in order to build long-term financial security for his or her family, the Feds would be able to seize those personal assets under the banner of fair share. This frightening vision of Bernie Sanders would not only bankrupt the USA, it would punish every single American who has achieved economic success. If I wanted to live in Cuba and have the

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But it was the French who named it Marty Grah, or Fat Tuesday, a day to clean out the cupboard from excess food and alcohol before the fasting begins on Ash Wednesday. In the late 17th century, Marty Grah crossed the Atlantic when a group of French explorers set up camp about 60 miles outside of present-day New Orleans. They named the spot Pointe du Mardi Gras and through a small party. Today, three U.S. states officially recognized the holiday, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Mobile, the first city to celebrate the day more than 70 years before the American Revolution. For a more authentic experience, head down to the bayou.

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