Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, May 4, 2024

Episode Date: May 4, 2024

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Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the weekend edition of 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. Thanks, Bill. Here's what's happening this week in America.

Civil rights violation, captain, sentenced, IRS audits, and Red Lobster backfire. That's all coming up. Then Bill's going to be here with your message of the day. But first, the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, has opened a federal investigation into Emory University in Atlanta. The complaint is that the university discriminated against students on the basis of national origin, that is, Palestinian, Muslim, or Arab ancestry. The claim is that Emory has created a hostile, Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian climate on campus. Do you remember the boat, Conception?

This was the boat back in 2019 that caught on fire and killed all 33 passengers and one crew member. Well, the captain survived, along with five other crew members. He was charged with Siemens manslaughter because he abandoned ship. Prosecutors claimed that the passengers were still alive and needed assistance to escape, but the captain bailed. He never used the public. address system to warn the passengers about the fire. He didn't attempt to fight the fire with

fire extinguished or anything. And there was no night watchman on duty. Prosecutors wanted 10 years. He was sentenced to four. The IRS says that the number of audits they're going to do will increase this year. They've received $80 billion in new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. They claim that they will not increase audits on anyone making under $400,000 a year. We'll see. They say that audit rates for companies with more than $250 million in assets will increase from 8% to 22%. Partnerships with assets over 10 million will see audits increase from 0.1% to 1%. And individuals with an income more than $10 million will see their audits increase from 11% to 16%. Back in 2003, Red Lobster ran a endless crab promotion.

All You Can Eat Crab. In seven weeks, Red Lobster lost $3.3 million. That was in 2003. Red Lobster said at the time, it wasn't the second helping of crab that hurt them. It was the third helping. Well, they didn't learn their lesson. They made endless shrimp, a permanent staple on the menu, instead of just a limited time offer, $20. All you can eat shrimp.

Red Lobster's major shareholder, Thai Union, a Bangkok-based seafood company, lost $11 million. An executive said, we need to be much more careful. Red Lobster is now considering bankruptcy. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast Politics by Faith. 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.

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Please call 866-326-55-75-76 or text bill to 99-88-99. Again, that's 866-326-2-56-5576 or text bill to 998899. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. On this Wednesday, President Biden isn't the only powerful Democrat in cognitive decline. Former Mr. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, 84 years old, has apparently lost it completely. Appearing on MSNBC, a wellness spa for liberals, Ms. Pelosi said that President Trump lost nine million jobs. The host, Katie Turr, looked baffled.

Well, that's because of the COVID shutdown, she opine. Whereupon Ms. Pelosi called Ms. Turr an apologist for Donald Trump. Now, Katie Turr is a proud liberal. She, like her NBC News peers, deplores the former president. But that's not enough for Nancy Pelosi, who's on the record saying Joe Biden is perhaps the best modern president we've ever had. The fact that Ms. Tur had the nerve to utter a fact that did not demean Trump caused Pelosi to throw a tantrum. But why did Ter correct the record? The executives who run NBC and CNN know their brands have been badly damaged by the progressive slant those networks embrace.

So very quietly, orders have gone out to producers and hosts to dial back the leftism, just a little. Ms. Terr was simply following orders. As for Nancy Pelosi, well, she answers to no one. Her hatred of Trump keeps her blood flowing. To say Nancy Pelosi has not. lost it is akin to believing that Donald Trump is a Bible salesman. Wait, that might not be the best analogy. 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. Now let's go to

the mail. Kevin Cheney Earleysville, Virginia. Bill, you imply this evening that President Biden has never taken a lead on any issue. Challenge your viewers to name. one. Biden was the lead in driving the ill-conceived and poorly executed withdrawal from Afghanistan by U.S. troops. Number one, I never imply anything, Kevin, I say. I don't imply. That's a waste of your time implication. Number two, the withdrawal from Afghanistan was not a policy. It was an event. Okay. We were talking about policies, problems this country has. Now you can make a case that we had a problem in Afghanistan, but okay. But that's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about making things better in the United States. Rich Howleyer, Simpsonville,

South Carolina, Biden has led on the student loan issue. That was a stunt. That was not a pressing problem for most Americans, and the Supreme Court ruled it illegal. Okay? But Biden did, and I got a couple of letters to this effect, take the lead on lowering some prescription drug prices, capping. And I should have mentioned that. That's good. Charles, I did not know Israel offered a ceasefire deal on Hamas. That's big news, and it should have been reported more widely.

Certainly this offer should have been broadcast on America's college campuses. Good job, O'Reilly. Well, that's why we're in business. Okay. the progressive left media doesn't want you to know that they don't want that that's why you didn't hear about Tim McSherry Manhattan Beach California hey Tim I hope you're going to the shellback tavern one of my favorite places when I'm out there uh Howard Stern did the interview with Biden because he hates Donald Trump despite being friends with him for years

and having him on a show almost monthly yeah okay I mean I'm sure there were plenty of motivations for whatever he did in a moment something you might not know Power, politics and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist and the host of the brand new podcast, Podforce One. 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 One with me, Miranda Devine, every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast.

You don't want to miss an episode. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. A recent survey from Newsweek finds 50% of Americans will not be taking a vacation this year, the fewest since COVID hit in 2020. The biggest factor keeping people home, record. high prices. Here are some stats. The average room, hotel room in New York City now costs $500 a night up from $300 before the pandemic. Prices also up 30% in London, 33% in Paris, 40% Hong Kong, and a whopping 60% in the Caribbean. The increases are a result of inflation and the ridiculous junk fees that are often hidden from tourists.

Here are some of the strangest surcharges we could find. At some resorts in Hawaii, they now charge 50 bucks for coconut landscaping fees to stop coconuts from falling on people's heads. The Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu is known for welcoming tourists with their signature, banana muffins. The snack used to be free. Now it's $42, but you don't know that until you get the bill. In Brooklyn, visitors are charged $45 to have filtered water in their bathroom sink. At the popular Viceroy Hotel in Washington, D.C., guesser billed $26 for white noise machines to cancel out sounds of traffic.

The Hyatt Regency in Boston charges people $30 for a so-called daily destination fee. The tax includes a free cup of clam chowder from room service. And here's something else you might not know. The most ridiculous fees in America can be found at Disney World. Tourists there pay extra for photos, access to rides, characters, premium seating at parades, and dinner reservations, all previously free of charge. When Disney World opened back in 1971, an average four-night stay cost a family of four, $400 bucks.

Today, that figure has ballooned to $7,000. Right back. 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 a 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 us at Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. That is the weekend edition of the O'Reilly Update. No spin, just facts. We are always looking out for you.