Greetings! Welcome to Pride Month. And the response so far from the right? A surprising collective yawn. In the past, June 1 marked open season on LGBTQ communities from right wing media. My take on nary a murmur of criticism from the usual suspects as June begins: Donald Trump’s quick conviction on all counts in his historic election interference and hush money trial has become an all-consuming story for the media, right, left and center. Let’s see if the anti-Pride voices return as we go further into the month … In her latest column, Ann Coulter, praises the new book Special Victim Status: The Era of Woke Journalism by Gregory E. Mantell. Coulter opines that the tome “exposes how the media racializes and genderizes news coverage to fit its far left ‘progressive’ agenda-with bias baked into every aspect of news organizations”…Nonagenarian Nuptials News: Over the weekend, multiple times married, conservative media media mogul and apparently hot commodity in the 90+ dating market, Rupert Murdoch got hitched at his Los Angeles estate. Hopefully, the fifth time’s the charm for the charmless billionaire…Personal News: Apologies for TheRighting’s occasional and sporadic publishing schedule during this most consequential news period of the year. Last week, I had surgery, developed sepsis and have been in the hospital since Friday. You might say I’ve had worse luck than a Trump trial lawyer. The docs say I’ve turned the corner, but please be patient and forgive any errors.…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard
Jun. 3, 2024