Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, September 22, 2020

Episode Date: September 22, 2020

The far-left mob targets the homes of top Republicans, the Department of Justice labels three US cities “Anarchy Zones”, New York’s real estate market craters during the contagion, a majority of Americans have less than $400-hundred-bucks in the bank, NFL ratings continue to decline. Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, welcome to Loonistan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. It's what's happening across our nation. The far-left mob targets the homes of top Republicans. The Department of Justice labels three U.S. cities' anarchy zones. New York cities, real estate market craters. A majority of Americans have less than $400 in the bank. NFL ratings continue to plummet. Also ahead, are we now living in Lunistan? But first, angry activists protesting outside the homes of prominent Republicans after the GOP vowed to move forward on a new Supreme Court justice. The mob

descending on the houses of Senators Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, and Lamar Alexander, demanding the lawmakers wait until after the November election to vote on a new Supreme court justice. The Department of Justice, designating New York City, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, as anarchist jurisdictions. The Trump administration claiming the towns permit violence against people and property without repercussion. The move could limit federal funding for those towns. New York Mayor de Blasio still insists violence is no big deal. Average home price in Manhattan and plummeting and whopping 56% since June, while housing costs in the New York suburbs increased

21%. Commercial real estate in the Big Apple also on the decline. A recent survey from the New York Post says 9 and 10 restaurants and bars were unable to pay rent in August. Patrons can start dining outside on November 30th in New York City at 25% capacity. The city is a disaster. A new study from Chase says two of five Americans do not have $400 in the bank. The survey shows 25% of U.S. adults have just enough money to cover one month's worth of bills. About 20% don't even have a savings account at all. Basic expense for the average American rent and credit card bills.

Football fans abandoning the NFL in record numbers, ratings for Sunday night football, down another 17% from the league's opening week. Just 12 million people watch the New York Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks. That's a 25% decline from the same time last season. In a moment, as we all know, things are getting crazy in America. Are we living in Lunistan? Right back. 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

in a tax advantage, gold IRA. They'll even help you roll over your existing IRA or 401K. tax and penalty-free. With billions in precious metals delivered thousands of five-star reviews and an A-plus from the Better Business Bureau, you can trust American Hartford Gold as I do. Please call 866-326-55-7576 or text bill to 998899. Again, that's 866-326-5776 or text bill to 998-89. Again, that's 866-326-5576-5576 or text bill to 998899. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day. Welcome to Loonistan. The combination of COVID fear and a presidential campaign largely based on loathing seems to have created a virtual army of loons who careen across the American landscape like decomposing

zombies. I mean, mass hysteria doesn't even begin to cover it. On the political front, both presidential candidates have obvious deficits, yet many of their supporters refuse to acknowledge them. The absolute truth is, President Trump says whatever pops into his mind, no filter, little verification that can cause problems, obviously. Joe Biden's mind is, well, kind of hard to define, and it's difficult to follow his thought process on many occasions. Bewitched, bothered, bewildered, or something. In his CNN town hall last week, Mr. Biden said, quote, All the people would still be alive today had Mr. Trump not botched the COVID response.

Quite the statement. Mr. Biden also opined that 200 million folks have died from COVID. There are $330 million in the United States, so we'll have lots of space. Therefore, the electorate now has to decide whether the two guys who could say anything at any time should be the next president. As Rod Serling once said, we are traveling in another dimension. It is my belief that COVID combined with racial tension, fuse with political hatred on both the left and the right,

has created a kind of madness. So let's take a look. On the right, a number of folks seem to think that wearing a mask to ward off the contagion is a hoax. They apparently believe this despite the fact that New York successfully blunted COVID after everybody masked up. On the left, zealots are rooting for another lockdown. So President Trump gets hurt. Vaccine? Not until after November 3rd for them. The racial thing is totally unhinged. On campuses, the witch hunt to identify racists make Salem look rational. Writing for the Hill, Georgetown law professor Jonathan Turley reports this about the college environment. Quote, an emerging view is that all whites are racist, or at least presumptibly racist. Angela Bell, an assistant professor of psychology at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. Put it simply, quote, if you have to ask if you're a racist, you are. And if you're not asking if you're a racist, you are. Unquote. No word on whether Lafayette has a degree in being a racist. According to Ms. Bell, everyone has credits. So we are living in a golden age of

lunacy where a battalion of nurse ratchets vigilantly patrols the media and academia. There's No escaping these people, no denying. The USA is quickly turning into Lunestan. New passports are on the drawing board. So don't be surprised if the nation's too big reality TV programs are America's got COVID and dancing with the racists. There will be no shortage of contestants. I'm Bill O'Reilly and I approve that message by actually writing it. Disagree, I want to hear from you. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. And please consider my new book Killing Crazy Horse. It's a a huge bestseller. I'm very pleased, and I thank everybody supporting the book. 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. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the worlds of politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between. It's what you want from the New York Post wrapped up in one snappy show. Ask your smart speaker to play the NY Postcast podcast podcast. Listen and subscribe on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Now, the O'Reilly Update brings me something you might not know. On this day in September 1692, seven women, one man, were hanged in a tiny village in eastern Massachusetts.

One of the victims shouted, quote, please don't believe what the children say, unquote. The eight victims were the last executions of the Salem Witch Trials, which are referred to in my commentary. A bizarre regional frenzy that seized colonial America for months. Starting in February of 1692, two young girls began having fits. A local doctor described the condition as beyond the power of a natural disease. Other children then began complaining of feeling pinched or pricked with pins. in the middle of the night. Within days, townsfolk accused three people of practicing witchcraft against the children. Over the next few weeks, dozens were facing trials for colluding with Satan

in exchange for wealth and power. The youngest, accused, was four years old. She ultimately implicated her mother upon questioning. The local minister even published a book still available today, titled a brief and true narrative of some remarkable passages relating to sundry persons afflicted by witchcraft at our village, unquote. The methods used to detect the devil in Salem were even more bizarre. The alleged witch would touch blindfolded members of the community. If they fell down or screamed on contact, the verdict was guilty, you're a witch. Others were dunked in ice cold water, burned using a metal crucifix. In the end, most confessed to avoid torture. By September, 200 people

had been accused of witchcraft, 30 found guilty, 19 executed. And here's something else you might not know. Modern psychologists believe the cause of the girl's original condition was actually pretty simple. They were lying. Life in colonial New England was brutal. Villangers under constant threat of Indian attacks, starvation, frigid temperatures. Couple those conditions with religious fervor and malnutrition, many children collapsed psychologically. But it also came down to ignorance and lies on the part of the adults and kids. Back after this. Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune 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 size, 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. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly, no spin, just facts, and always looking out for you. Thank you.