Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, June 12, 2019

Episode Date: June 12, 2019

Joe Biden makes one of the biggest campaign promises in modern history, Bernie Sanders says no-one can avoid his new healthcare plan, A Christian baker in Colorado now faces a third lawsuit for so-called ‘discrimination’, The FBI descends on the Dominican Republican after the mysterious deaths of American tourists, Jon Stewart eviscerates Congress for failing to support 9/11 first responders. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day on Jon Stewart's emotional testimony on Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. It is Wednesday, June 12th, 2019. You are listening to the O'Reilly update, and here's what's happening across our nation. Joe Biden makes one of the biggest campaign promises in history. Bernie Sanders says no one will be able to avoid his new health care plan, a Christian Baker in Colorado, facing a third lawsuit for so-called discrimination. The FBI descends on the Dominican Republic after the mysterious deaths of American tourists. John Stewart eviscerates Congress for failing to support 9-11 first responders. Also coming up my message of the day about John Stewart, but first to the very early campaign trail. Joe Biden made a huge campaign promise in Iowa Tuesday, saying his administration will cure cancer should he win the 2020 election. I promise you. I promise he he said, if I'm elected president, we're going to cure cancer. Bernie Sanders making a different kind of promise on the campaign trail. The Vermont senator confirmed this week that no one in America will be able to opt out of his $32 trillion health care plan.

Sanders said the new program will be structured like Social Security. You get what you get. A baker in Colorado facing his third discrimination lawsuit for refusing to bake a cake. he says violates his religious beliefs. Masterpiece cake shop owner Jack Phillips made national headlines in 2018. When the Supreme Court decided he could legally deny service to a same-sex wedding. The new suit wants Phillips to bake a cake celebrating a customer's quote, gender transition. Phillips says no.

The FBI in the Dominican Republic, after another American tourist, mysteriously died on the island. The number of U.S. deaths stands at six in less than 12 months. Experts believe a harmful pesticide used to treat ant infestations at luxury resorts could be killing the tourists. But DR is a dicey place, at least in my opinion. Back to Washington, D.C. where comedian John Stewart criticized members of Congress for failing to support the 9-11 first responders. The heroes, many sick with cancer caused by the terror attacks, traveled to Washington, where they were met with a nearly empty room in the House of Representatives as many lawmakers skipped a hearing. Stuart called the situation shameful and a stain on the institution.

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retired from the comedy show he hosted for many years and has devoted himself to helping 9-11 responders who became ill after that terrible day. Stuart has petitioned the federal government to extend their health care benefits because some of them are fighting cancer and are running up medical bills that are bankrupting their families. So John Stewart traveled to Washington yesterday, bringing some of the 9-11 responders who are ill with him to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee. That's Nadler. Well, most of the Congresspeople did not show up for the hearing,

insulting John Stewart and the 9-11 responders. Stewart was angry. As I sit here today, I can't help but think what an incredible metaphor this room is for the entire process that getting health care and benefits for 9-11 first responders has come to. Behind me, a filled room of 9-11 first responders, and in front of me, a nearly empty Congress. Now, when you step back from this, it is not surprising that John Stewart and the 9-11 responders were snubbed by the Congress people. For years, Congress, the Senate, the House, even the presidents that have held office,

have not been proactive in helping our military people who fight the war on terror or the 9-11 people who got hurt. You may know that I have raised tens of millions of dollars for the Independence Fund.org. That organization buys high-tech wheelchairs for the most gravely wounded military people, people who fought in Iraq, in Afghanistan, around the world against Islamic fanatics. Now, when I first got involved with this, I said, well, why isn't the federal government paying for the track chairs? That's what they call them.

Why does private money have to be raised to give the military people mobility? And actually, it gives them their lives back because they acquire. independents through the chair because the chair goes everywhere and they don't have to have their families push them around and they can do activities and it raises their psychological profile. But no, the federal government wouldn't do anything. Zero wouldn't match the funds that I raise for the Independence Fund.org organization. Wouldn't do anything. So now John Stewart's running into the same problem. He wants benefits for 9-11 responders. extended. It's not that much money. And the congresspeople don't show up to hear the stories? It's

simply outrageous. So John Stewart is a patriot. The federal government is not doing its duty to those who protect us. And this situation should change. I am outraged. For more news and analysis, please check out Bill O'Reilly.com, where we do the no-spin news every weeknight at 7 p.m. Eastern. We'll be back with something you might not know right after this. China and Mexico trade wars can have an impact on inflation and weaken the U.S. dollar. That's why many Americans are deciding to protect their cash by investing in gold. I recommend that you contact the Hartford Gold Group. learn more. To get you started, the Hartford Gold Group will gift a free silver coin to all of my

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Martin Van Buren as vice president. Van Buren was a career politician from old Kinderhook, New York, near Albany. He was known as the Little Magician because he could get things done when others could not. It was also very short, five, six. Anyway, Jackson liked Van Buren because the little guy pretty much agreed with everything Jackson said. Yes, sir, Mr. President, right you are. He was a 19th century Ed McMahon. In fact, Martin's obsequiousness, how's that for the word of the day, made him a running joke in Washington. The D.C. Swamp people began referring to him as old Kinderhook, which was shortened to, you guessed it, okay. The word evolution was, when you agree, as Martin Van Buren always did with Jackson, you say, okay. As in,

Are you okay with that? It is strange and incredible that the most used word in the world comes to us from Martin Van Buren, who eventually became the first president who was born an American citizen when he took office in 1837. All the other presidents were born overseas or not American citizens. Unfortunately, Marty was a bad president. Another nickname was then placed upon him, Martin Van Ruin, because the U.S. economy collapsed on his watch. Then Congressman Davy Crockett sum Van Buren up by saying he is as opposite to General Jackson as dung is to a diamond. Okay, right back. A few weeks ago,

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