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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Dec. 13, 2024

Greetings! Searching for the perfect holiday gift for that MAGA-loving loved one? Consider a wine from the Republican Red Winery. The company markets vibrant vinos for  conservative connoisseurs.  Contributor Michael Lovito profiled the small California-based vinery in this article for us and found that business is booming.  Why are we not surprised?…..The UnitedHealth CEO murder is a moral clarity barometer, per Matthew Continetti of the Washington Free Beacon.  “It is a test of America’s ability to distinguish right from wrong,” he writes.  “At this point, far too many Americans have flunked that test”… In a Fox News op-ed,  ex-Trump Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos offers five suggestions for The Donald  and Linda McMahon to make education great again…This will trigger the right. Sarah Jessica Parker is producing a documentary about librarians battling book bans.  It premieres at next month’s Sundance Film Festival (Variety)… Fake headline of the day, courtesy of the conservative humor website The Babylon Bee: Assassin Luigi Mangione Takes Lead in the 2028 Democratic Primary Polls…Weekend Watch: Streaming pickings have been slim this month, but luckily I stumbled onto Hulu’s eight-episode French-produced action series Paris Has Fallen. (That title could be prescient if Trump abandons Ukraine and Putin gets greedy for more real estate.)  The series starts with an attempted takeover of the British embassy in Paris,  and then it really gets violent.  If that sounds like your cup of Bordeaux, enjoy….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard