Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, January 20, 2020

Episode Date: January 20, 2020

Joe Biden wants to repeal legal protection laws for social media companies, Jerry Nadler accuses Senate Republicans of orchestrating a ‘cover-up’ in the impeachment trial, Billionaire Mike Bloomberg says part of his success a result of ‘White Privilege’, The world’s happiest country also boasts the highest suicide rate. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day: is race still a factor in the United States? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Monday, January 20th, 2020. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. Joe Biden calling for the repeal of legal protections for some social media companies. Congressman Nadler accusing Senate Republicans of orchestrating a cover-up in the impeachment trial. Mike Bloomberg says part of his success is a result of white privilege. The world's happiest country also boasts the highest suicide rate. Also, does skin color really matter in America? But first, Joe Biden asking lawmakers to repeal statutes that protect large Internet companies from defamatory content posted on their platforms. The current system shields corporations like Facebook and Google from lawsuits for false information liable even criminal plots, so-called conspiracies. Overturning the law could force tech giants to regulate what users share on social media

if the material is harmful. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler accusing Senate Republicans of orchestrating a cover-up saying GOP lawmakers are trying to conceal key witnesses during the president's impeachment trial. Nadler telling congressional colleagues, Democrats will not consider any agreement allowing the testimony of Joe Biden or his son Hunter. So, doesn't that fall under the cover-up charge? Billionaire Mike Bloomberg telling report is part of his financial success as a direct result of white privilege. The former New York City mayor saying, quote, my story might have turned out very differently if I had been black, unquote. The 77-year-old businessman has an estimated

net worth of more than $60 billion, and his story would have been different if he had been African-American. More on this coming up in the message of the day. Also, according to Wall Street sources, Mayor Mike is preparing to spend up to $2 billion to take down Donald Trump in 2020. Bloomberg currently polling in about 9% is paying millions for an advertisement during the Super Bowl. Country of Finland ranked number one in the World Happiness Report, the nation taking the top spot in key indexes like generosity, honesty, health, income. Unfortunately, it also ranks highest on the planet for suicide. Researchers blame that sad statistic on a long, dark winner, and a high income.

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dramatic and very accurate in its portrayal of the deep south at the tongue. Now, today's federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a good time to think about how that brave man changed the country for the better by challenging irrational hatred with a vision of justice. Dr. King won many victories in the tough fight, but eventually he paid for his activism with his own life. Last year, there were reports that Dr. King's private life was pretty sorted. The American press, including me, ignored the situation because the doctor is not here to defend himself. And the stories have no bearing on his heroism and lasting positive contribution to America.

Simply put, Dr. King was a great man. With many Americans currently believing that the country remains a dreadful place on race relations, it is important to provide some perspective that I think Dr. King would want stated. The federal and state governments have an obligation to see that the founding father's vision of pursuing happiness is fairly presented. That means all Americans should be treated equally in the marketplace. It does not mean guaranteed outcomes in life. Mike Bloomberg saying that his success is based on white privilege is an overstatement with all due respect to the mayor. It provides an excuse for people of color who don't want to do what is necessary to succeed. I taught high school in a minority

city. The school was primarily poor and working class kids. And some of those kids, even very young, said, oh, I can't make it in America. I can't really succeed because the system will persecute me, will not allow me success. So every time you hear, white privilege or white supremacy or patriarchy, while there is some truth to it, it does more harm than good because it's Saps initiative. Success in America does require government oversight for people who are not getting the opportunities they should get. But the most important thing is hard work, honesty, being prepared to take adversity. overcome it. Dr. King knew that. He knew what America should be, and he stated it, clearly.

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country, Abraham Lincoln is honored on President's Day. Next, he wasn't always Martin. Dr. King was originally named after his father, Reverend Michael King, Sr. He made the switch after attending a Baptist convention in Germany for fame theologian Martin Luther. Not everyone was on board with the name change. Some friends and family called him Mike until his death. When it came to schooling, Dr. King was smarter than the average guy. He skipped a few grades, enrolling in Morehouse College at just 15 years old. Dr. King went on to receive a bachelor's in sociology, becoming an ordained minister at 19. He then received a Ph.D. in theology, from Boston University in 1955.

1963, the March on Washington. 250,000 people on hand to watch Dr. King's historic speech. But the most memorable line of the speech was ad-libbed. The I Have a Dream section cannot be found in Dr. King's prepared remarks. At the age of 35, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the youngest American ever given the honor. He would then go on to receive many awards, including a Grammy,

posthumously, for Best Spoken Word Album, Why I Opposed the War in Vietnam. For everything we know about Dr. King, there are still a few things we do not know, all thanks to the FBI. After his assassination in 1968, some documents were classified, others were destroyed,

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