Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, June 20, 2024

Episode Date: June 20, 2024

Louisiana votes to require the 10 commandments in the classroom, Houthis sink another ship in the Red Sea, Putin meets with Kim Jong Un, and baseball legend Willie Mays passes away. Plus, the Message of the Day, FBI Director Wray warns of terror threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly update, sponsored by Tax Network USA. America's number one choice for tax resolution. Please go to TNUSA.com slash bill or call 800-245-6-0-0. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thank you, Bill. It's Thursday, best day of the week, June 20th, 2024. Here's what happening today in America.

commandments ship sunk cold war agreement and say hey willie maize it's all coming up then bill's going to be here with your message of the day but first louisiana just voted to require the ten commandments to be in every classroom k through 12 and higher education back in 1980 the supreme court struck down a law like this in kansas was a five to four ruling the governor of louisiana says i can't wait to be sued one of the democrats who voted against it said i don't have to learn the Ten Commandments in school. We went to Sunday school. You want your kids to learn about the Ten Commandments? Take them to church. All I will say about this is if you do not fill the classrooms with the religion, the pagans will fill it with a religion. And we've seen the

fruit of that these last 50 years. The Houthis have sunk another ship in the Red Sea, the second since March. The first was a British ship, this time a Greek-owned coal carrier. The ship was first hit on July 12th by a smaller boat and then was hit again by something from the air drone or missile. Centcom issued a very strongly worded tweet. The ongoing threat to international commerce caused by the Houthis, in fact make it harder to deliver badly needed assistance to the people of Yemen as well as Gaza. Ooh, that'll make them stop. Vladimir Putin met up with Kim Jong-un in North Korea. They signed an agreement that pledges mutual aid if either country faces aggression. This is the first visit from Russia into North Korea in 24 years. North Korea could

provide Russia with weapons that they need for their war in Ukraine in exchange for technology for North Korea's missile program. Say Hey, Willie Mays has passed away. He was baseball's oldest living Hall of Famer, voted into the Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year eligible, and followed only Babe Ruth on the Sporting News's list of the game's top players. The Giants, of course, retired his uniform, and their baseball park is on Willie Mays Plaza. 23 seasons, 301 batting average, 660 home runs, 3,293 hits. He was only 56 home runs behind Babe Ruth. But keep in mind, Willie Mays served two seasons in Korea, and his average number of

home runs would have had him beat Babe Ruth if he played those two seasons. In 2010, he said, when I played ball, I tried to make sure everybody enjoyed what I was doing. I made the clubhouse guy fit me in a cap that when I ran, the wind gets up in the bottom and it flies right off. People love that kind of stuff. Willie Mays passed away at 93. Bill O'Reilly with your message of the day. Next. Let's face it, the U.S. economy is under stress. National debt rising, trade war, shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place

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We could be hit with violence at any time, says Ray. But the president of the United States will not address the issue because of his open border policy. Ray believes Biden's failure to enforce immigration law is making it much easier for the terror killers. Now, writing this month in the journal Foreign Affairs, former CIA Assistant Director Mike Morell and Dean Graham Allison of Harvard illuminate Ray's warning. Here's a quote. The FBI director has also highlighted a specific scrutiny vulnerability. In December, Ray warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that foreign terrorists have the ability

to exploit any point of entry, including our southwest border. And indeed, eight men with ties to ISIS were arrested last week, as you know. They all came across the porous southern border. Have you heard the president addressed that issue in any meaningful way? You have not. He is putting politics above. national security. What say you, George Clooney, and your foolish showbiz pals? Finally, keep a focus on the Olympics in France. Very high-value target. 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. Name in town, if you wish to opine. All right, let's go to the mail. We got Penny. I will We'll be voting for President Trump, not just against Joe Biden. I would vote for Trump no matter what Democrat was running. Okay, I understand, but all penny, all of the polls show every single one of them that most Americans are voting against something, not for. And that was the gist of our report. yesterday.

Janet Eskorn, Jackson, Wyoming, a great little town, cold but good. Hey Bell, you spoke about Judicial Watch in a not so favorable way a few weeks ago. I saw Tom Fenton, he's the president of it. I was impressed enough to start supporting the organization. Would you mind elaborating on your feeling? I told you then, Janet, what it was. Judicial Watch does good work in ferreting out information, freedom of information. Freedom of Information Act.

In fact, I think it's the best for doing that. But whenever we ask them to appear, they dodge. They dodge us. Okay? So, you know, when that happens, I get skeptical. Mary Hamlet, Fresno, California, I appreciate your apology about your analysis of media covering the terrorists crossing the border.

Too many people do not accept when they make a mistake. I know, but, you know, I got to do it. Second time in 27 years. I still have a nightmare. I had a nightmare about it last night. In a moment, something you might not know. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays.

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Twelve years ago today, President Barack Obama asserted executive privilege over a botched gun smuggling scheme involving Mexican drug cartels. The scandal ensnared his administration until the election of Donald Trump. Here is the story behind Operation Fast and Furious. The mission's goal was to track the flow of firearms purchased in the USA, then smuggled south of the border. In violation of federal law, agents of the ATF and DOJ allowed known Mexican criminals to buy weapons from undercover agents in the USA. Those guns were later recovered at multiple crime scenes, including a shootout between Mexican police and the cartel. In total, 2,000 weapons were sold to the gangsters. The ATF was able to track less than half of them. The operation

drew significant criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. Congressional investigations were launched, high-ranking officials, including Attorney General Eric Holder, were called to testify. But Holder did not go and was held in contempt of Congress. But as usual, nothing happened to Eric Holder. Then on June 20, 2012, President Obama issued an executive order shielding internal documents related to Fast and Furious from being shared with Congress or the public. Said Obama, quote, I think it's important for us to understand that the fast and furious program was a field-initiated program begun under the previous administration. When we found out about it, we discontinued it, unquote. Well, that might be a bit unfair to

President Bush the Younger. In the aftermath, the DOJ and ATF abandoned the operation launched an internal investigation. In September, Inspector General Michael Horowitz, released a 500-page report, clearing everybody of anything. That's the way it works in Washington. And here's something else you might not know. Fast and Furious not only failed to limit the number of guns flowing into Mexico, it also yielded few convictions. In total, a two-year mission led to just 80 prosecutions,

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