Bill spent part of his Thursday talking with Sean Hannity on his nationally-syndicated radio show. They began by linking the best-selling "Killing England" with the Las Vegas horror.
"We are a noble nation," Bill began, "and people have had enough of the America-bashing. Even though this massacre in Las Vegas reflects poorly on the country overseas, the heroism we are witnessing is almost overwhelming. So people want to know how we developed this country and they are responding to this book very well. It ties in with what is happening these days."
The duo agreed that the media have grown more corrupt and biased than at any time in history. "This story in Vegas engages everybody," Bill said, "and people are not tuning to MSNBC and CNN. People are wising up and know that the leftists have gone way too far. They know they won't get the real story on MSNBC and CNN so they are turning to Hannity and Fox."
Hannity brought up the anti-Americanism that seems so prevalent in America, as illustrated by the NFL anti-flag protests and the destruction of statues. "I think there is a hard core 20% or 25% that believes America is a bad country," Bill theorized. "These people believe that the Constitution imposed by 'white supremacists' like Washington and Jefferson should be discarded. The anti-American movement seems larger because the media is sympathetic to the far left, but guys like you and me are challenging that."
Bill and Hannity then dug deeper into calls to repeal the Second Amendment, which would require the approval of three-quarters of the states. "It's not going to happen," Bill insisted, "because most Americans want the ability to defend themselves and they don't believe the government has the power to seize anything. But there are things that the government can do to protect the public safety. If you are buying a mass amount of weapons, that is transmitted to the FBI but it is not flagged. If something is out of the ordinary like a guy amassing 50 weapons, they should do surveillance."
Finally, Bill explained how the Las Vegas mass murder may transform security practices around the country. "We discovered on BillOReilly.com," he said, "that at Yankee Stadium they have snipers on top of the stadium at every game. A security expert told us this will have to happen at every major concert and game so that they can react instantly. I think it makes great sense." Hannity added, "I would love for every school in the country to have a police officer or a retired military guy, but that idea is always met with fierce resistance."
Bill concluded the conversation with a reminder that Americans have always had, and will always have, the right to protect themselves: "Poor people in Chicago have to witness murders every single day," he said, "and they have no protection. So if you believe the government will protect you, just go to the South Side of Chicago and look!" |