Looking Out For You - September 7, 2025

Summary

Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis

Episode: Looking Out For You - September 7, 2025

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Episode Overview

Bill O’Reilly delivers a passionate critique of political leadership—particularly in Chicago and New York—arguing that progressive politicians are failing to protect vulnerable communities from crime, especially poor and minority residents. Using recent crime statistics, news updates, and analysis of local and national political maneuvers, O'Reilly asserts that current approaches to both public safety and "woke culture" are fundamentally misguided. He touches on topics from Chicago’s violent crime rates to debates over politically correct school mascots, New York's criminal justice system, and the upcoming NYC mayoral race, while consistently tying these points back to his central thesis: progressive policies are harming those they claim to help, and it’s time to demand accountability.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Crime and Political Leadership in Chicago

• O’Reilly opens with concern about how poor Americans are disproportionately victims of crime in cities like Chicago and New York, arguing the wealthy can shield themselves but the poor cannot ([00:33]).

• He presents grim Chicago crime stats: nearly 4,000 killed in four years, 83% African American. Last year: 573 killed, 74% black, 22% Hispanic ([01:40]).

• O’Reilly claims city and state leaders exhibit "apathy," refusing effective solutions, and blames progressive leadership for tolerating drug gang violence:

  “President Trump is finally getting involved...said the only way you’re going to stop...crime against the poor is to bring in the National Guard...local authorities...are not going to stop it...They do not care. Now, five years later, and it is horrific.” ([01:50])

• O’Reilly challenges listeners with the implication that the persistence of crime is linked to an unwillingness to get tough on offenders and prosecute criminals.

Soundbites – Responses from Leadership:

• Governor JB Pritzker claims Trump’s motives are authoritarian, suggesting he wants to use the National Guard to control elections ([04:43]):

  “He'd like to stop the elections in 2026...take control of those elections. He’ll just claim there’s some problem...then he's got troops on the ground...” – Pritzker ([04:43])

• O’Reilly’s Reaction:

  “He’s a loon. The man is a loon...That's insane.” ([05:26])

• Mayor Brandon Johnson (Chicago):

  “We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence. We've already tried that, and we've ended up with the largest prison population in the world without solving the problems of crime and violence...It is racist and it is immoral. It is unholy, and it is not the way to drive violence down.” – Brandon Johnson ([05:50])

• O’Reilly’s Retort:

  “He doesn't want to put anybody in jail...Now, what's plan B? Mayor Johnson, he didn't have plan B...This is so ridiculous that it's stunning.” ([06:14])

• Chicago Police Superintendent:

  “We have to find a way to hold these most violent criminals accountable...We really have to do something when it comes to penalties...” ([07:34])

2. Barriers to Solving Crime

• O’Reilly details how witnesses fear gang retaliation, leading to low conviction rates:

  “If you inform or testify against a drug gang in Chicago...you're a target. They'll kill you and maybe your family...that’s why there's no conviction.” ([08:35])

• He accuses progressive leaders of prioritizing ideology over the safety of poor minorities, using accusations of racism as shields against criticism.

3. Culture Wars: School Mascot Controversy

• O’Reilly highlights the "Thunderbirds" mascot dispute in Suffolk County, New York, calling it another example of runaway political correctness ([12:14]):

  “There is a high school...the nickname for the school is the Thunderbirds. Well, they're getting sued or something because Thunderbirds is now objectionable...It's so crazy.” ([12:14])

• He insists the controversy is manufactured by progressives and asserts there’s “nothing wrong” with the term Thunderbird, ridiculing the move to “T-Bird”:

  “We live in a state hijacked by progressive loons. And we the people have got to stop the madness.” ([14:58])

4. Failures of the Criminal Justice System in New York

• Updates listeners on the 2023 Bronx subway cop assault case: two suspects remain free after 20 court adjournments in two years ([16:35]).

  “This means there is no justice system functioning in New York City. It does not function. You can beat up a police officer. They don't want to try the case.” ([17:47])

• O’Reilly is frustrated at what he sees as increasingly bureaucratic and ineffective law enforcement.

5. NYC Crime Data & Mayoral Politics

• O'Reilly claims that while reported crime stats are down (7% year-to-year with some categories dropping), the figures are misleading since many incidents go unreported or unresolved ([19:42]). He notes, “Murder [is] up 33% year to year, and rape. So look, this is a very hard thing to quantify. We live in a dangerous city.” ([21:43])
• Discusses the 2025 NYC mayoral race:

  • Eric Adams is unpopular, Trump offered him a potential administration job in exchange for endorsing Andrew Cuomo, to block the candidacy of “communist” Mandani ([23:53]).

  • O’Reilly argues Cuomo, while flawed, “would not make things worse” compared to Mandani:

    “Cuomo would not make things worse...he wouldn’t improve the criminal justice system…but he wouldn’t make it worse. He understands how to govern. Mandami…doesn’t know anything.” ([25:48])

  • Predicts Adams will soon drop out and endorse Cuomo.

6. On Racism and Political Blame-Shifting

• O’Reilly expands on racism in historical and current contexts, previewing a chapter from his upcoming book "Confronting Evil" ([27:20]).
• He accuses progressives of selectively using "racism" accusations to deflect from failures—especially around crime in cities like Chicago:

  “In America, the left loves to call the right racist...if you are conservative or traditional and you take a stand against the murders in Chicago...you’re a racist.” ([28:22])

7. More Analysis: Leaders’ Avoidance and Passivity

• O’Reilly lambasts leaders like Johnson and Pritzker for “passive racism” and inaction in the face of violence against black residents, arguing:

  “You cannot allow an ethnic group, any ethnic group, to be brutalized and look the other way and not do anything about it. And if you do, you're a racist. Passive racist.” ([31:00])

• Plays a segment with Stephen A. Smith agreeing that politics prevents leaders from accepting federal help, even when needed:

  “What you should be doing is this, Excuse me, we don't get this together, I'm going to let the president do what he suggested...But it would be giving the president credit.” – Stephen A. Smith ([32:59]) “It's just inexcusable.” – Smith ([33:28])

8. Final Thoughts: Who’s Accountable?

• O’Reilly concludes that despite the “death, violence and destruction” afflicting minority communities, politicians like Johnson and Pritzker are unlikely to face consequences because voters continue re-electing them ([34:15]).

  “Will Pritzker and Johnson pay a price for all the death, violence and destruction wreaked upon African Americans in Chicago? Will they pay a price? Legally, they won't. Can't do anything about it. People in Chicago keep voting these people back in. Okay? That's on them.” ([34:52])

• He asserts Trump, in this context, “believes Black lives matter while his progressive opponents do not.” ([35:59])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I don't like when poor Americans who are primarily defenseless are harmed…we are a country where all citizens are created equal…and we’re not.” – Bill O'Reilly ([00:33])
• “The man is a loon. Okay? He says that Trump’s sending in National Guard so he can control the midterm election…That's insane.” – O’Reilly on Pritzker ([05:26])
• “We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence…It is racist and it is immoral.” – Brandon Johnson ([05:50])
• “He doesn't want to put anybody in jail…Now, what's plan B?...This is so ridiculous that it's stunning.” – O’Reilly ([06:14])
• “There is a high school…the nickname for the school is the Thunderbirds…It’s so crazy." – Bill O’Reilly, on mascot debate ([12:14])
• “This means there is no justice system functioning in New York City. It does not function.” ([17:47])
• “Cuomo would not make things worse. I don’t think he’d improve…the criminal justice system or the sanitation situation…but he wouldn’t make it worse.” ([25:48])
• “If you hate another human being because of the color of that person’s skin, you’re evil, flat out. That’s it.” ([27:52])
• “In America, the left loves to call the right racist…You're a racist, you're a racist. Al Sharpton has made millions peddling that.” ([28:22])
• “You cannot allow an ethnic group, any ethnic group, to be brutalized and look the other way and not do anything about it. And if you do, you're a racist. Passive racist.” ([31:00])
• “It's just inexcusable.” – Stephen A. Smith ([33:28])
• “The President of the United States believes that black lives matter, while his progressive opponents do not believe that.” ([35:59])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [00:33] – Opening remarks, inequality in public safety
• [01:40] – Chicago crime statistics and personal impact
• [04:43] – Pritzker’s response to Trump’s National Guard threat
• [05:50] – Mayor Brandon Johnson on incarceration
• [07:34] – Chicago Police Superintendent on accountability
• [12:14] – Suffolk County high school “Thunderbirds” mascot controversy
• [16:35] – 2023 Bronx subway cop case update
• [19:42] – NYC crime stats; questioning police data
• [23:53] – NYC mayoral politics: Adams, Cuomo, Mandani
• [27:20] – Book preview: “Confronting Evil” and discussion of American racism
• [28:22] – Use of racism accusations in modern politics
• [31:00] – O’Reilly on “passive racism” by public officials
• [32:59] – Exchange with Stephen A. Smith on federal intervention
• [35:59] – Final thoughts: accountability and Trump’s approach

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Conclusion

This episode reflects classic Bill O'Reilly: fiery, combative, and polemical, criticizing progressive governance in American cities, the manipulation of racial issues in politics, and the cultural excesses of “woke” movements. He structures his arguments around recent news, statistical evidence, and pointed interviews, aiming to highlight what he sees as the failures of current leadership. O’Reilly’s tone is urgent, often sarcastic and exasperated, leaving listeners with strong calls for accountability and change—especially in protecting America’s most vulnerable citizens.

Transcript

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Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the latest edition of Looking out for you. Let's get started. I don't like when poor Americans who are primarily defenseless are harmed and really gets me angry. It's kind of a bullying thing. But it's worse than that because we are a country where all citizens are created equal. That's what we fought the British to have, and we're not. So the wealthy people like me can afford security, can afford nice houses, big fences, all of that. We don't have to deal with thugs on the street or we live in neighborhoods where that can't happen. Police respond like that. But poor Americans, they don't have that. They're not protected. So you got a urban situation in Chicago and New York, and grandmother goes out to the grocery store. Some drug addict decides to knock her down and mug her, take her money, take her groceries. Guy's not going to get caught. Everybody knows it. Is that right? No, it's not. So in Chicago is way beyond any kind of rational thought. President Trump is finally getting involved back in his first term. I talked to President about Chicago and the murder rate and the violent crime there. He said the only way that you're going to stop or mitigate this crime against the poor is, is to bring in the National Guard, because the local authorities in Chicago are not going to stop it. Nor is Governor Pritzker in Springfield, Illinois. They do not care. Now, five years later, and it is horrific. In the last four years, okay, there have been almost 4,000 Chicagoans killed, 4,083% African American. How about that? Last year, 573 Chicagoans killed, most of them by handguns. 74% black, 22% Hispanic. So Anglos were only 4%. Yet the black mayor of Chicago, Trump's fault, O'Reilly's fault. That's why it's happening. So the drug gangs are doing it all. Everybody knows that. They fight turf. They go in, they're heavily armed, no arrests, open Labor Day weekend. It was harrowing what happened in Chicago. And no arrests something like 60 shootings, no arrest, not one. So it goes on and on and on and on and on. So Donald Trump knows this and he's taking action. He's threatening to Senate National Guard and other federal agencies into Chicago like he did in D.C. but it's easier to do it in D.C. because the federal government already runs that place, District of Columbia. Chicago is independent, okay? State of Illinois runs it. And the governor, Pritzker, as I said, he is an extreme progressive ideologue. And the mayor of Johnson of Chicago. He's worse than Lori Lightfoot. I don't think anybody could be worse than Lori Light. He's worse. So I'm going to run you three sound bites now about the reaction. Actually, it's. I got three sound bites. First, we're going to do Pritzker, who's reacting to Trump, threatening to send in the Guard. Go. You said he has other aims. What are the other aims?

[A]

The other aims are that he'd like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly, take control of those elections. He'll just claim that there's some problem with an election, and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control if, in fact, he's allowed to do this.

[B]

Are you talking about invasion? I hear you tell him about here. You're talking about him suspending elections. Is it your belief he's an authoritarian?

[A]

Look, I can tell you this. I built a Holocaust museum. I know what the history was of a constitutional republic being overturned after an election in 53 days, and I'm very, very concerned.

[B]

He's a loon. The man is a loon. Okay? He says that Trump's sending in National Guard so he can control the midterm election because there'll be troops on the ground. That's insane. All right, here is the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson. Go.

[A]

We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence. We've already tried that, and we've ended up with the largest prison population in the world without solving the problems of crime and violence, the addiction on jails and incarceration in this country. We have moved past that. It is racist and it is immoral. It is unholy, and it is not the way to drive violence down.

[B]

Okay? He doesn't want to put anybody in jail, doesn't want to put violent criminals in jail, doesn't want to do it. Now, what's plan B? Mayor Johnson, he didn't have plan B. Oh, we need more community services. Yeah, okay. You're selling narcotics. People are using narcotics. In your city. And the gangs are providing that product. How do you stop that? Oh, we need more rehab. This is so ridiculous that it's stunning. Now, most of the people in Chicago are good people. They cannot do anything about this stranglehold that the progressives have on the governorship and the mayorship. They can't because the minority community conveners to vote for Lori Lightfoot and Brandon Johnson. They're voting against their own safety. Now, there's a lot of reasons why they do that. The primary reason is they live in a bubble. They don't hear the other side. They don't take the time out to think, you know, maybe this progressive stuff's not working for us. The cops in Chicago, sketchy, traditionally, I think, are trying. Here's the superintendent. Go.

[A]

So we have to find a way to hold these most violent criminals accountable, because we know the robberies and things of that nature may lead to higher levels of crime, people being injured and all the way to people being killed. We really have to do something when it comes to penalties for people who commit violent acts.

[B]

All right, so the police chief says, we got to punish people. And the mayor says, no, we're not going to punish anybody. That's it. So the top cop seems to understand, but he takes orders from the mayor, and the mayor won't punish anybody. Now, if you live in Chicago, on the Gold coast, in a big high rise or whatever, you got your own protection, as I said at the beginning of this. But if you're down on Martin Luther King Boulevard and pretty close to the Obama library, and President Obama didn't do anything about crime in Chicago. Nothing, Nobody can protect you. And they're not even going to catch the person who beats the hell out of you or kills your son or daughter. Don't catch them, because nobody's going to testify against those drug gangs like Mexico. If you inform or testify against a drug gang in Chicago or any other major city, you're a target. They'll kill you and maybe your family. That's why there's no conviction. And even if the state did secure a conviction, even if it did, Mayor Johnson don't want to even bring the case. You tell the DA we need community involvement. We need more. More money. More money. We need more money. Not more money for more cops. Oh, no. More money for community services. These drug gangs who make a fortune, they're going to just put down all of their violence and they're going to toddle across and go, yeah, I want to be a member of the community. Now let's play some basketball. Now, I'm being harsh because this situation comes back to human lives. And I'm telling you, Johnson and Pritzker and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party doesn't care because they live in this theoretical world where the US justice system is racist. You heard Johnson say that. Nah, you're racist. You're a racist, O'Reilly, for wanting more punishment on violent criminals. You're racist. Okay, what percentage of people being murdered in Chicago are African Americans? That's racist. 84%. That's racist right there, Mayor Johnson. And you are A, incompetent, B, a phony, C, apathetic, and D, should be out of there, should resign tomorrow. Out here in Suffolk county, where I'm recording today, there's an insane, and I mean that word literally, controversy going on. And I just want to tell you how crazy our state has gotten. So there is a high school named after an Indian tribe in Suffolk county, town of Isola High School is Connect. What? You see the sign for that on the Southern State Parkway. And the nickname for the school is the Thunderbirds. Well, they're getting sued or something because it's Thunderbirds is now objectionable. That means, I guess you have to recall all the cars. The old Thunderbird car. It's so crazy. So I said to myself, what on earth could make someone be offended by the name Thunderbirds? Now, I understand red skins. I don't side with that, by the way. If there's a positive tradition, I think that has to take into account. But I understand that. Okay, I don't understand chiefs and braves. Those are complementary words, but thunderbirds. So do you know what a Thunderbird is? It is a mythological creature in various American Indian cultures, primarily among tribes in the Midwest, Great Plains and northeastern regions. It's a bird that doesn't really exist. So some idiots have sent a letter to the school saying that you got to get rid of the Thunderbirds, which would cost the school hundreds of thousands of dollars to do, because the Thunderbirds is printed on their fields and in their schoolhouses and all over the place. So to get rid of it is going to cost a lot of money. And the other complaint is that the Native American Guardians association, okay, they are saying, no, the Native American Guardians association go no. This is crazy. So it's the progressive loons driving this. And of course, you never hear anything from Hochul or, you know, it all becomes a political thing, not a logic thing. So I wouldn't do it if I. If I'm Suffolk County And I'm running a show there. I'm not changing the name. You take me to court, you do whatever you have to do. I'm not doing it because we got to stop this now. It is way too out of control in this state. Okay. There's nothing wrong with the word Thunderbird. It offends no sane person. And if you're a nut, I'm sorry, but you're just going to have to live with that. Now, one more thing. The proposal is to change the name Thunderbird to T Bird. Like the Beach Boys. Daddy took the T Bird away. The nickname for the car. Why? Why now? It's funny in some degree, but it's tragic and sad in another. We live in a state hijacked by progressive loons. And we the people have got to stop the madness. We told you about a high school in Suffolk county that was under siege for using the nickname Thunderbirds. And they have bended and now they're going to be the T birds. That's okay. I understand. Because they'd have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars because the state of New York is driving this thing again to fight the state to keep Thunderbirds. Thunderbirds somehow is a slam on Native American culture. It's not. It's made up by the progressives. It's stupid. But I wanted to give you an update on that. Here's another update so you'll remember that In November of 2023, three thugs beat up two cops in the Bronx on a subway platform. And there was videotape of it. Today, two out of the three showed up in court again. Kareem McClary and Isaiah Jamasi. Okay. The case was adjourned for the 20th time in the Bronx. 20th time. They have to show up again in November. That means two years. The city of New York has not prosecuted these individuals. The third guy got away. They can't even find him. The cops can't find him now. It's so outrageous. And the judge was Timothy Lewis. And originally, when they were booked for beating up the cops, they're let out with no bail. So these guys have been free for two years, and they just got their 20th adjournment. Okay? This means there is no justice system functioning in New York City. It does not function. You can beat up a police officer. They don't want to try the case. The defense, the public defender is representing these thugs. They know that. And they go in with, oh, we need more, more time. Get on videotape, pal. Okay. This should have been adjudicated 18 months ago. It's just an outrage, it really is. And then we get into the crime stats. So Mayor Adams is not polling well, we all know that. But his only positive is that crime is going down. It is, but it's a little misleading and I want to bring that to your attention. So when a crime complaint is brought to the attention of police, lease it is then put into a computer. So say you get punched in the mouth by a mugger, you go to this precinct, you say, I got punched in the mouth on Lexington Avenue and 43rd street goes into the computer. Chances are the guy who punched you in the mouth will never be held, never be caught. And even if he is, it'll case will be adjourned 87 times. But just the fact that it goes into computer, it's a crime, no due process. Maybe the guy made it up that filed a crime complaint. Nobody knows. So that's what they use. So major crimes in New York City, according to cops, are sliding down pretty significantly. Okay, so crime in all five boroughs, down about 7% year to year. 8% drop in robberies, shootings, gun victims all time low. 489 incidents, 611 victims. But that's misleading because a lot of those victims won't come forth. They won't, let's say, if they're just not hurt a lot. But I'll take the cops word for it now, up big last month in August. Murder up 33% year to year, and rape. So look, this is a very hard thing to quantify. We live in a dangerous city. You know that if you go into the subway, if you go into certain neighborhoods, it's dicey. And the police are not proactive. They can't be. There's not enough of them. They're reactive. So after you're shot, then they show up and the thugs run wild because of no bail. They're out there committing crime after crime after crime. We all know that that could change, but only Curtis Lewis would try to change it. Cuomo wouldn't, Adams hasn't. And Mandami would make it worse because the cops hate him. So my job is to present to you honest information on WABC radio. And I do that every night at 9pm we live in a dangerous city. It's not as bad as Chicago, because Chicago you have open gang, drug, gang warfare, LA is spread out. So LA, probably New York is worse than LA. Baltimore is really bad in certain neighborhoods. Very interesting political things going on and I'm sure you've heard about them. So the Trump administration does not want Mam Donnie to be elected mayor of New York for a number of reasons. Guys are communist. Public order is going to break down. People are going to die. It's just going to be anarchy in the nation's largest city. So why would you want that? Okay, so the Trump administration did favors for Eric Adams, the current mayor, because they thought in the beginning that Adams might be able to fight off this kind of radical progressive challenge. But they're wrong. The polls show that Adams is way down. He has no chance of winning, but he's still getting maybe 20% of the electorate to vote for him. So Adams is summoned to D.C. last week in a backdoor meeting, which means nobody knows about it. And in that meeting, he is offered a job in the Trump administration. He can take his pick of a few department situations, a couple of ambassadorships. He can do what he wants. Remember, Trump did him a solid by dropping the charges, corruption charges in the Turkish situation. So Adams and Trump have a relationship. So Trump basically says, look, Eric, you're not going to win. And the only hope to derail Mandani is Cuomo. We don't like Cuomo. Nobody likes Cuomo, but he's got a constituency of hardcore Democrats that if he adds your voters, he's got a shot. I don't believe there's one person in New York City supporting Curtis Sliwa who would vote for any of those three men, Cuomo, Adams, or Mandani. So to say Curtis, you should drop out. That's ridiculous. Why? No, he's not. No votes are going to be swayed by that. However, if Adams endorses Cuomo, which he'd have to do as part of the deal, if he takes a fed job, then the black vote, which is block bloc, would consider, I think, voting for Cuomo, even though African Americans don't really like him. Now, why do people not like Andrew Cuomo? Well, is the obvious. No bail law that he signed, which is one of the most destructive public policy things I've ever seen. There's a Covid stuff where he wouldn't admit that he made enormous mistakes by allowing COVID patients into nursing homes. Wouldn't admit it. And then there are the other personal stuff, which I don't really think is that important because it's a he said, she said. Nothing has been established in a court of law, but there are people who say, I don't want this guy. Too many accusations against him. On and on and on and on. So nobody likes Cuomo. When I use the word nobody of course, I'm generalizing there, overstating because of what he did in office as governor, but also because of his personality. You know, his brother, Chris Kwame Cuomo, totally opposite him. He's got a good personality, even if you don't like his politics or whatever. He's engaging, you know, funny, gets the jokes. Andrew's dour. Word of the day. D O U R I've talked with Andrew Cuomo many times. I don't find him objectionable. One on one, he's smart. But here's why he would be better for the city than Mandani, because Cuomo would not make things worse. I don't think he'd improve the criminal justice system or the sanitation situation or the quality of life or the traffic or any of that, but he wouldn't make it worse. He understands how to Govern. Mandami is 33 years old. He doesn't know anything. He doesn't do any challenging interviews, because if he did in two minutes, you would know he doesn't know anything. Cuomo knows stuff. He's worked at the federal level as a governor and now he could do the job. He's not going to go against his progressive base. Everybody knows that. He's certainly not a crusader for justice, but it's one of those lesser of the evils, right? That's who we're talking about. So I expect, and I predicted this, as you know, if you listen to this program, that Eric Adams will drop out and will endorse Cuomo. And that will happen, I'd say, next two weeks, couple of notes. My new book, Confronting Evil, comes out next Tuesday, September 9th. We hope you check it out. Putin on a cover, the Ayatollah, Mao, Hitler and 11 other guys inside. All guys. I couldn't find a woman to rise up to the level of evil that we were analyzing. So that's coming out now. One of the most evil things on the planet is racism. And I have a chapter in Confronting Evil, about the slave traders in America and how they became the richest men in the world. In the world. By selling human beings, black human beings and their mentality and all of that. It is so wicked. And that's the word. There's no justification. You can't. If you hate another human being because of the color of that person's skin, you're evil, flat out. That's it. Okay? Same thing with religions. If you hate the Jews or you hate the Catholics or you hate the Muslims, if you hate anybody on the basis of their skin or their ethnicity, or their religiosity, then that is an evil act of hatred. Now, in America, the left loves to call the right racist. We do it all the time. They branded me racist almost every day when I did honest reporting. Guys like Spike Lee, for example, he's a, you know, white men this, white men that. You see it on NBC News all the time. They fired two of their commentators for going over the line, but you know where their sentiments lie. So it's like if you are conservative or traditional and you take a stand against the murders in Chicago, for example, or you oppose Joe Biden's complete apathy, you're a racist. You're a racist. Al Sharpton has made millions peddling that millions and millions of dollars. The man has made. I shouldn't say made, but he's acquired by doing this. You're a racist. You're a racist. You're a racist. Okay? So in Chicago in the last 10 years, we reported this yesterday, 7,000 people have been murdered, 80% of them black. And most of the perpetrators, the killers, are black. And the cycle of violence in Chicago and other cities as well, but it's most visible in Chicago. The cycle of violence is unending. The city and the state of Illinois are run by liberal people, okay? Far left progressives. Brandon Johnson is the mayor of Chicago. Johnson should want added protections for the poor people on the south side who are getting slaughtered by drug gangs and terrorized by them. He should want to see that situation improve, but he doesn't. President Trump has offered Johnson, National Guard and federal agents to stop the madness. As a reference point, since the Guard and feds went into Washington, crime has dropped 50% in 19 days. So there's no doubt that sending federal authorities into Chicago would save human lives. No, Brandon Johnson does not want it. Roll the tape. Do you believe that the streets of Chicago would be safer if there were more uniformed police officers on the streets of Chicago?

[A]

I believe the city of Chicago, in cities across America, would be safer if we actually had, you know, affordable housing.

[B]

Look, the question I asked my question, and I just need to answer a no. Do you believe the streets of Chicago would be safer if you got all of those other extraordinary programs put back into place, which do have a history of being successful? If that's. If that's complemented by having 5,000 more cops on the streets of Chicago?

[A]

I don't believe that we should narrow it down to just police officers. That's what I'm saying. That is an antiquated approach.

[B]

All right, he doesn't want to solve the problem. Oh, if we have more affordable housing, there'd be fewer murders. No, there wouldn't. The drug gangs are killing people because they want to make money selling narcotics. And the people that they are killing are rivals. And the innocents get caught in the crossfires and the turf wars. So, you know, the guy is a moron. I'm sorry, but he is. This is Mayor Johnson. Now, the governor of state doesn't care either. JB Pritzker, roll the tape. You're going to hear people, especially this past weekend, 54 shot, seven dead. Yeah. They're going to say the city's not safe. Would you ask your friends to ride the L after midnight or after, you know, nine o' clock at night, even to down to the city from o'? Hare?

[A]

Look, big cities have crime. There's no doubt about it. But let's just pay attention to what President Trump is doing targeting Chicago. He's overlooking red states that have much higher crime rates, much higher.

[B]

That's just not true. Total lies. Not overlooking anything. The stat that Pritzker throws out, and this is what about ism? Okay, And I'll get to that in a moment. You know, he goes out of Mississippi. We have a very scant population, and there are four murders in a population of 1700. You're gonna have a higher percentage rate than in any major city. And that's what these guys do. It's sleight of hand. It's BS. The question is, you got 7,000 dead governor, in your state, and you don't have one program, not one, to stop it. And that's the truth. But here is Pritzker. No, no, that's worse over there. It's worse in Rwanda. You know, it's worse in Thailand. Oh, my God. Okay, so back to the racism thing. This is passive racism on the part of Johnson and Pritzker because they're not protecting poor African Americans from violence. They refuse to do it. And you could get a psychiatrist in there all day long and analyze them. The fact of the matter is they have failed and will not admit they have failed. Now, there is a reason, okay? Because if they say to the people, yeah, I want to stop it, but I can't, then you look like you're an idiot and shouldn't hold a job. But the bigger question is you cannot allow an ethnic group, any ethnic group, to be brutalized and look the other way and not do anything about it. And if you do, you're a racist. Passive racist. Now, last night, I'm sorry, on Wednesday night, I was on with Stephen A. Smith, a very prominent African American broadcaster. I'm going to say, play you what he said about the situation. And then what I said, roll Smith.

[A]

When you look at Pritzker right now, what you should be doing is this, Excuse me, we don't get this together, I'm going to let the president do what he suggested. I'm going to get the help of the federal government to put a stop to this. He could say something that simple, but it would be given the president credit.

[B]

That's right.

[A]

It would be given the other side credit. And obviously, that's where politicization kicks into play, because people are of that mindset thinking along those lines, that it's all about politics because you don't want to receive the obvious help that you need.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

It's just inexcusable.

[B]

And that's a good word. It's inexcusable. And the racist label should be bannered up there, okay? Because it's outrageous. Poor black Americans need to be protected. All right? And then I rounded up the Cuomo broadcast on News Nation by saying this. These people, Pritzker and Brandon Johnson, the mayor cannot admit it. They can't admit it. That it's their fault. Nothing is done to stop the murder in the poor neighborhoods. They won't admit it. They can't admit it. So Pritzker actually said to the press the motivation for Donald Trump to bring in more protection in the form of the Guard and federal agents is that Trump wants to establish a Nazi hierarchy in this country. Pritzker said that. Now, if you don't think that's a lie, then you don't know what the Eighth Commandment means. Okay, that is so insane. It's like nothing I've ever heard. Now the question becomes, will Pritzker and Johnson pay a price for all the death, violence and destruction wreaked upon African Americans in Chicago? Will they pay a price? Legally, they won't. Can't do anything about it. People in Chicago keep voting these people back in. Okay? That's on them. So the answer probably is no, they're not going to pay any price at all. But to condemn Donald Trump, whether you hate him, like him in the middle, to condemn him for trying to take action to save lives. Because it looks to me that the President of the United States believes that black lives matter, while his progressive opponents do not believe that. Thank you for listening to Looking out for your. Remember to subscribe to my podcast feed. Also, consider becoming a BillORiley.com premium member. It will enhance your life. Sign [e-mail] membership get access to full episodes of the no Spin News.

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