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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Jan. 17, 2025

Greetings! The Washington Free Beacon dropped a snarky satire imaging what an early draft of President Biden’s farewell address looked like.  Here’s just a sample: “We oversaw the most successful gender transformation of America since FDR, the invalid war hero.  We endured so that NATO would be part of Finland”…SteveGruber.com suggests without any evidence that there’s trouble in the marriage of Barack and Michelle Obama.  The former first lady’s decision not to attend the Trump inauguration with her husband helped trigger the speculation.  “Then again,” wrote the site’s Liberty Paige,  “does anyone really care about these washed-up, divisive relics of political theater now that we have MAGA on the way to save America?”…Incoming autocrat Donald Trump named over-the-hill stars Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as his ambassadors to Hollywood, whatever that means. Actor James Woods, one of the entertainment industry’s most vocal conservatives, must be seething with jealously….Dept. of Sticks & Stones: Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly called Jill Biden a “geriatric mean girl” on her latest program…”Real Time with Bill Maher” returns to HBO tonight for its 23rd season.  Gotta wonder how the outspoken, independently minded comedian will handle references to the Los Angeles fires that have devastated his hometown of Los Angeles.  And will he attack California’s liberal politicians?…Weekend Watch: American Primeval on Netflix.  This action-filled series set in 1850s Utah follows a woman and her crippled son as they trek across the deadly landscape in search of her husband encountering dangers around every corner. It may be too dark and violent for some, especially on the eve of Trump 2.0, but the show’s fast pace, intriguing characters, and magnificent outdoor settings kept me glued…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard