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25
Feb

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Grandpa Trump gave a long, boring speech last night where he patted himself on the back a lot, yelled at the Democrats and called them names. He also kvelled over members of the USA men’s gold-winning hockey team who were his special guests....I’m tracking down a rumor that Melania Trump may have cracked a tiny smile during the speech...While the National Review praised the record-breaking speech along with much of the right-wing press I reviewed this morning, the editors noted that it matters very little.  “For all the sound and occasional fury, nothing from the address is likely to alter the trajectory of the midterms,” they wrote....Trump is fed up with Tucker Carlson.  So says The Free Press, citing Carlson’s relentless bashing of Israel....Speaking of Carlson, after his contentious Feb. 21 interview with U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, PJ Media wonders if the bombastic bloviator is “suffering from a clinical mental illness.” Here’s the key line in Rabbi Michael Barclay’s assessment of the interview and it’s a doozy: “Carlson showed what appeared to be signs of either mental distress, a neurological issue, or possible addiction”...Dept. of Surprises: A county in Texas nixed a proposal to rename a portion of a highway the “Charlie Kirk Corridor.” About 100 people showed up at a Bastrop County commission meeting to voice their opposition to the plan, according to Biz Pac Review...Progressive motor-mouth and bomb thrower Keith Olbermann is taking heat from the right after his social media post bashing USA’s gold-medal-winning hockey team for accepting Trump’s invitation to attend the SOTU speech. He called the players “stupid, self-absorbed and misogynistic.” (Western Journal)...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Trump’s SOTU Speech Was Optimistic and Entertaining

source: Fox News

It was a good night for the president. It was a bad night for Democrats.

Trump Puts Dems on Defense in Patriotic, Disciplined SOTU

source: Daily Caller

Not even screaming Democrats could pull Trump from his preparation, as he largely stuck to his teleprompter to deliver his message. Occasionally, the president veered from his remarks to note that Democrats had not stood and cheered when he called to outlaw sex-change surgeries for minors, or for American citizens to be prioritized over illegal aliens.

Trump Delivers Upbeat State of the Union

source: National Review

As a matter of performance, it often had the feel of a Trump rally inside the congressional chamber, with its over-the-top boastfulness, informal asides, pointed partisan jabs, and sheer length. Ever the showman, he repeatedly recognized inspiring people in the balcony.

Trump Outs Dems

source: American Spectator

And their callous reactions just proved his point.

Abigail Spanberger’s SOTU Rebuttal Was a Massive Failure

source: Townhall

She lied about everything, including tax increases, immigration enforcement efforts, and ICE agents "killing American citizens in our streets."

Abigail Spanberger’s SOTU Rebuttal Was Just Plain Weird

source: RedState

Like all Democrats, when faced with espousing how her party's policies help everyday Americans, she merely resorted to attacking President Trump. The whole thing was pretty weird.

Rep. Tlaib’s (D-MI) Sideshow Embarrasses the State

source: SteveGruber.com

While President Donald Trump laid out what he called America’s “golden age” in his State of the Union (SOTU) address, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib (an anti-Israel Palestinian American) chose a different form of commentary: a “F*CK ICE” pin and repeated heckling toward President Trump from the House floor.

Omar and Tlaib Are the Un-American Representatives for Somalia and the Palestinians

source: American Thinker

Their behavior during the State of the Union gives the House good cause to expel them. (Actually, the House could expel all the Dems for the same reason...)

Abigail Spanberger, You Proved the President Right

source: Conservative View from NH

We should pay attention to the Bible as it clearly explains why we designate the Democrats as the Left. In the Bible, the left side generally symbolizes judgment, dishonor, or the physical realm, often contrasted with the right side representing righteousness, authority, and the spiritual.

Mark Kelly Stands for Illegal Immigrants, But Sits for American Citizens

source: Washington Examiner

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) finally revealed his true colors last night during  Trump’s SOTU speech. And for a politician who has regularly paraded himself as a bastion of constitutional morality and defender of American rights, he failed in spectacular fashion when asked to demonstrate his allegiance to Americans, not just talk about it.

Propaganda Press Manufactured Trump’s “Tough” Poll Number

source: The Federalist

Corporate media have pounded the news consumer with anti-Trump messaging for years. Is It any wonder his poll numbers are down?

Even Contemptible Men Don’t Deserve Mob Justice

source: Wall Street Journal

Ex-Prince Andrew, once a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, falls victim to a trans-Atlantic moral panic.

How Anti-Israel Dems Are Radicalizing the Party

source: NY Post

The question is simple: Will Democrats confront antisemitism and anti-Zionist extremism within their ranks, or continue to excuse, elevate, and normalize it?
24
Feb

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Must See TV Tonight: Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Does the MAGA-in-Chief make a case for war with Iran? Does he dress down the Supreme Court and extoll the virtues of his terrifying tariffs?  Will we get the usual rant at his political enemies and threats of retribution? Whatever Trump has to say, it won’t be pretty. Worth noting: The Daily Signal spotlights seven times Democrats “had a meltdown” over previous Trump SOTU speeches. Windbag Alert: Yesterday, Trump promised reporters that it will be a long speech (Yahoo News). Trump’s average SOTU speech is 80 minutes, more than any other president since LBJ. President Clinton holds the record for the longest SOTU address: 88 minutes on January 27, 2000 (American Presidency Project)....Dept. of Surprises: The Washington Times calls Trump the “insulter in chief.” Opines the conservative outlet’s Cal Thomas: “Each time one thinks President Trump has reached the lowest level possible in insulting his enemies, he finds new depths to plunge.” While I agree with that assessment, that column could have been written eight years ago...That didn’t last long: Longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia, who CBS News signed as a commentator on January 27, announced yesterday that he was resigning in the wake of recent revelations about his friendship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.  Attia’s name was mentioned 1,700 times in the Epstein files, according to various reports. The YouTube wellness influencer was among 19 contributors hired last month by rookie right-leaning CBS News boss Bari Weiss, as the latest of many talent disasters she’s created since taking the helm last October...Book Beat: Gavin Newsom’s buzzy memoir, Young Man in a Hurry, drops today...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Dems Threaten to Skip Trump’s Big Night

source: SteveGruber.com

Spoiler alert: no one cares.

Who Cares If Dems Boycott Trump’s SOTU?

source: American Spectator

Not that we won’t miss listening to Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) braying incoherent nonsense and waving his cane while being escorted out of the House chamber by the sergeant-at-arms, or watching our congressional representatives wave paddles in the air like so many vultures at an estate auction.

Will Trump Pull an Obama Tuesday Night?

source: Wall Street Journal

Few people are betting against a childish spectacle, and it’s not just because Trump is often ill-mannered in public remarks. While Obama failed to jawbone Justice Alito into straying from sound constitutional jurisprudence, our 44th president’s public bullying of the Court seems to have had the intended effect on Chief Justice John Roberts.

The State of the Union Is Overstated

source: The Free Press

The speeches used to make history but are now mired in tribal warfare. Nothing Trump could say will change that