Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, January 3, 2022

Episode Date: January 3, 2022

COVID surges but hospital admissions remain low, cable news ratings plunge in 2021, a Texas newspaper targets the teen daughter of Ted Cruz, a third of Americans say violence against the government is justified. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, a prime example of why the American press is untrustworthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Monday, January 3rd, 2022. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Happy New Year. COVID surging, but hospital admissions remain low. Cable news ratings plunge. A Texas newspaper targets the teenage daughter of Ted Cruz. A third of Americans say violence against the government is justified. Also ahead, a vivid example. of why so many Americans despise the press. But first, new COVID cases of 4,000% since June. The seven-day average stands at 450,000 infections every 24 hours. Worst hotspots include New York City, Michigan, Florida.

Despite the rapid rise of the new variant, hospitalizations remain fairly low, admissions dropping 25% compared to the summer. Daily COVID deaths also down 50% in the last 12 months. So Omicron is not as dangerous as the previous COVIDs, but it is still a concern, obviously. Cable news operations reporting a big drop in ratings. Fox News still on top despite a 34% decline in primetime viewers in 2021.

MSNBC down 28%, CNN down a whopping 39%. A poll published by AXEO says half of Americans believe journalists mislead their audience on purpose. Six and 10 say news organizations are more concerned with profit than honestly informing the public, which is absolutely true. The Dallas Morning News publishing an article on Senator Ted Cruz's 13-year-old daughter. The young girl posted a video on. on social media discussing life as a child of a prominent politician. The morning news, quote, Ted Cruz's daughter says she disagrees with most of his views, unquote.

Okay, we all understand the outlooks of young teenage girls. This report was irresponsible and cruel to the girl. A new survey from the Washington Post says 34% of adults believe violence against the government is sometimes justified. That figure is up 21 points since the mid-1990s. 22% of Americans say armed resistance is appropriate to protect personal liberty. A third of young voters predict another civil war. A quarter expect one state to secede from the union, which is impossible according to the U.S. Constitution. In a moment, bad press. A striking example. Right back.

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The Florida Sun Sentinel is a struggling newspaper which serves the counties of Broward and Palm Beach. In December, the paper dishonestly covered the Trump-O-Reilly history show, reporting that an abundance of seats in the Fort Lauderdale Arena went on Seoul. The truth is the show grossed $2 million in ticket sales, a reality that somehow went unmentioned by the newspaper, which sought to denigrate the tour any way it could. In fact, the crowd was so large, the Secret Service was caught by surprise, resulting in a delay of getting folks into the building. The Sun Sentinel used that opportunity to take pictures of empty seats that would eventually be filled. Nice. So this is a bad operation that needs to be examined, and I have done that. The paper is extremely liberal,

despises Donald Trump, and routinely props up radical left ideology. Recently, the Sun Sentinel hammer Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for banning critical race theory teaching in Florida public schools. The newspaper accused DeSantis and the entire Republican Party of perpetuating the notion, quote, that racism did not have a major influence on American history and that it is not an issue now, unquote. Well, that's quite an accusation, but I cannot find any statement Governor Sant is ever made that comes close to the Sun Sentinel's allegation. Perhaps the paper can print some backup to educate me. Don't count on it.

Again, the truth is that other than covering high school football games, this so-called newspaper is in business to help the progressive cause. So admit it, sun sentinel people, state the truth. It will set you free, so to speak. Now, if you doubt what I am reporting, here's a nifty quote the paper ran supporting critical race theory. Racism in the United States is the ordinary experience of people of color. Often it takes a form of verbal or behavioral slights that may be subtle and even unconscious, unquote. And who is promoting that ordinary experience? Well, that would have to be white people, including young kids, correct? I mean, who else could be doing it? Of course, even if it is

unconscious, evil racism should be placed in the backpacks of seven-year-olds by woke teachers who majored in witch hunting. Right, Sun Sentinel? By all means, let's have CRT taught in the schools. That's certain to foster racial harmony among students. Right, Sun Sentinel? Desperately wrong. Equating white skin with historical and contemporary evil crushes childhood while promoting confusion and division in undeveloped minds. That is the truth. I'm Bill O'Reilly, I approve the message by writing it for more honest news analysis, please visit Bill O'Reilly.com. In a moment, something you might not know. 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 political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready 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 it set Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 2021 officially in the books. The year will be remembered for COVID. The January 6th riot cancel culture. Here is a quick recap of a

American life during the past 12 months, in case you missed it. The best-selling book was Dog Man. The children's comics sold 3 million copies. Highest grossing film, Spider-Man, No Way Home. The superhero actually brought people back to the theaters, earning more than a billion dollars worldwide since its release last month. Biggest bomb, the remake of Westside Story. Most watched TV show, Yellowstone. Kevin Costner's hit series about ranchers in Montana, averages about 7 million viewers per episode, 15 million watched the season 4 premiere. Top vacation destinations during the pandemic were in the USA. Popular spots include Key West, New Orleans, New York City, Maui. Number one goes to Las Vegas. The gambling industry now taking in more cash than before COVID.

those willing to venture overseas prefer the Caribbean, Aruba, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, all popular for Americans. For a moment, the European nation of Albania was a top spot for travel because U.S. citizens were allowed into the country without any proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test, but that has stopped. According to Spotify and Apple Music, listened to artists last year was Taylor Swift, 100 million streams in 2021, and the top podcast, Joe Rogan. Most purchased Christmas gift, gift cards, and cookware. Shoppers spent more than 200 billion on gift cards, folks choosing to eat at home during the pandemic, spending a record amount on stuff for the kitchen. And here's something else you might not know.

last year was brutal for the restaurant industry. A few national chains managed to thrive. Domino's Pizza number one. The company sold $16 billion of product. The average order per person, $9,000 and 900 calories. Wow. Back after this. Power, politics, and the people behind the heads. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist and the host of the brand new podcast, Podforce 1. 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 1 with me, Miranda Devine,

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