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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Dec. 12, 2024

Greetings! Fox  News is showering praise on Donald Trump’s gatekeeper Natalie Harp.  The right wing news machine’s website published a glowing profile of The  Donald’s 33-year-old assistant, who seems to hold significant sway on who has access to the POTUS-elect. Interesting detail: she received an MBA from Liberty University, a private evangelical institution. Here’s the story (with images)…Dept. of No Surprises, Part I: Time magazine names Trump its person of the Year.  If Kamala Harris won the White House, I’m sure she would have been the choice…Dept. of No Surprises, Part II:  Newsmax names 2024 biggest political losers.  The list includes Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and Attorney General Merrick Garland … .It’s official.  Matt Gaetz will host a 9 PM ET  show on One America News. The ex-Congressman’s program debuts January 2 and will be based primarily in Los Angeles. That will put Gaetz up against Sean Hannity. Good luck with that. (OAN announcement)…Snark attack! The Washington Free Beacon has an article about convicted sex offender and tabloid punchline Anthony Weiner running for a minor NYC council office.  You may recall that Weiner’s ex-wife Huma Abedin was a senior aide to Hillary Clinton. The Washington Free Beacon reminds readers that scandal-scarred ex-New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi, who was engaged in a sexting relationship with RFK Jr. for the past year, once interned for Weiner and he referred to her as “Monica”…Former Trump White House national security advisor John Bolton says that Kash Patel doesn’t belong at the FBI, according to his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. For once, I agree with Bolton…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard