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23
Feb

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Kash Patel is on thin ice after celebrating in Italy yesterday with the U.S. Olympic hockey team after their gold medal win over Canada. The lens-loving FBI Director was seen guzzling champagne with the team post-victory triggering questions about why he was there and who paid for the trip. (Perhaps he’s distancing himself from the stalled Nancy Guthrie disappearance investigation???) Mediaite charged him with behaving more like a social media influencer than the head of the FBI. A mock headline in The Borowitz Report hilariously “reported” that he was rushed to a hospital after “the trauma of flying coach”...Looks like I’m not the only semi-fan of the “CBS Evening News” with Tony Dokoupil. Writing on his blog, former Time magazine senior editor and media maven Richard Zoglin, opines that the show is “quite watchable.” Not a rave, still not the MSM consensus slam of a suspected MAGA mouthpiece. In addition, Zoglin suggests audiences, as well as his media critic brethren, shouldn't shun the big three networks’ evening newscasts. “(T)hey are a rare island of calm in a chaotic, agenda-driven news environment.” I’m with Zoglin on this one too....The Wall Street Journal opinion editors once again slammed Donald Trump. Late Friday, they blasted the MAGA-in-Chief’s  juvenile rant aimed at the Supreme Court justices who overturned his wacky tariff policies. Not only did the WSJ say he owed Justices an apology, but the editors wrote that “it was arguably the worst moment of his Presidency.” So many “worst” moments, so little time to digest them all. Worth noting: Trump is so angry with the Supreme Court that he’s only going to refer to the country’s top judicial institution in lower case letters, according to this childish Truth Social post...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Team USA Won Gold and the Media Can’t Stand It

source: RedState

It was the first U.S. men’s Olympic gold in 46 years. And almost immediately, parts of the media went looking for a way to undercut it. Newsweek did not frame the story as a historic American victory. It framed it as controversy. Its emphasis was not discipline, sacrifice, or a generational goalie performance. It was “rigged.”

These Olympians Didn’t Just Win Gold, They Saved Our Sanity

source: NY Post

Let’s hear it for the girls! Them ladies in the red, white and blue — and their Olympic derring-do. This week, our American women shone brightly on the global stage, showcasing our nation’s exceptional spirit, grit and perseverance at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

The Left Is Mad at Kash Patel for Celebrating the Gold Medal Win with U.S. Hockey Team

source: PJ Media

Based on all of the astroturfed X posts against Patel, and there are hundreds from other leftists just like them, you’d think Patel just ran up the federal deficit, but the estimated cost for the trip is $75,000. Since the Democrats can’t be honest about what they’re really big mad about, we will. The left can’t stand it when America wins

FBI Director Kash Patel Got Turnt with the Boys After Team USA Won Gold

source: Outkick

One of the things this administration clearly understands is that sports are a key part of a nation’s culture. Whether it's Trump attending Super Bowls or Patel in the locker room with the best hockey team in the world, these politicians care about sports as much as they do anything else.

They Should Play More Hockey on Washington’s Birthday

source: American Thinker

We need a Trump executive order designating Washington's birthday as the day for Team USA to play medal games. Of course, some Obama-appointed judge will write an injunction but Alito and the gang will overturn it.

AOC’s Ignorance Is No Laughing Matter

source: American Greatness

Ocasio-Cortez’s Munich performance was laughable—but her nostalgia for workerist politics ignores a century of Marxist failure, revisionism, and the authoritarian wreckage that followed.

Who’s Afraid of AOC?

source: The American Conservative

Conservatives mock the future of the Democratic Party at their own risk.

Newsom to Black People: “I’m Like You. I’m a 960 SAT Guy”

source: FrontPage

That’s how he sees black people.

CNN’s Dana Bash Plays Softball with Gavin Newsom

source: NewsBusters

There was no challenge from Bash, and no follow up to her weak initial question other than her evocation of the hardships suffered by Newsom’s mom. Newsom was allowed to rattle off a set piece that, far from addressing Bash’s question, attempted to gaslight viewers into believing that California’s unaffordability is a good thing due to the Democrat trifecta government’s many interventions.

The Hypocrisy of Jon Meacham

source: National Review

Of all the traits shared by President Donald Trump’s harshest critics, none is more amusing than their inability to see the ways in which they mirror his worst qualities. Take, for example, Jon Meacham, a cable television groupie who aspires to become one of the great historians of our era.

Kennedy Center Ice Rink Vandalized by Protestors

source: Victory Girls

Unfortunately for the vandals, there are cameras that captured the action. Let’s hope arrests are made soon and actual consequences are imposed upon them. Then again, this is Washington D.C. so it’s a fair bet that a judge will just let them waltz out of jail with no bail and potentially not even a court appearance planned.

Texas Fights Back: No “Sharia City” in the Lone Star State

source: WND

In a clear stand for law, sovereignty and the rule of American jurisdiction, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a formal investigation into a potentially unlawful "sharia city" development in Kaufman County, warning that any attempt to establish a foreign-style enclave on Texas soil will not be tolerated.
20
Feb

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Who’s paying close attention to the U.S. military buildup for a possible war with Iran?  In his latest column, Dan Froomkin of Press Watch has harsh words for the mainstream media. “Agog” at the coverage, Froomkin says the reporting has been, “stenographic, and feeble when it should be vigorously alerting the American people to how dangerous and counterproductive the war could be.” Worth noting: The American Conservative opposes U.S. military action against Iran. “Don’t do it, Mr. President,” cautions senior editor Andrew Day...FBI Director Kash Patel’s  Fox News op-ed  reads like a list of accomplishments on his Linked-In page.  Here’s the gist of what he wrote: America is safer today than a year ago...Obnoxious: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr, posted a shirtless work-out video of him and Trump supporter Kid Rock. The looney vaccine denier HHS chief appears incredibly fit for a 70-year-old or even someone decades younger. Still, his look-at-me video fits his deserved image of an unhinged narcissist. Put your shirt on, put the camera away and stop being such a wack job. Children are dying of measles on your watch and you’re peacocking in the gym...Weekend Watch: Speaking of topless Kennedys, Love Story: JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette is a soapy alternative to Olympic competition.  It’s wildly uneven but Paul Anthony Kelly (shirtless at times) and Sarah Pidgeon shine as the doomed, volatile couple. Available on Hulu...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard

Here’s Why Bruce Springsteen and U2 Joined Anti-ICE Resistance

source: Hollywood in Toto

The best way for aging rockers to stay relevant is to embrace the cause du jour. And that’s the “ICE Out” mob, a group rushing to defend some of the worst people on the planet. Yes, some illegal immigrants who entered the country without papers are being collared.

Springsteen Claims Fans Are Welcome to His Tour, No Matter What They Believe in

source: NY Post

But only if they want a lecture. Springsteen has proclaimed we are living through dark times — but rather than offer a respite, he’s further dividing the country.

How Stephen Colbert Burned Jasmine Crockett and Conned Dem Donors

source: Fox News

James Talarico raised $2.5M after CBS host falsely claimed Trump administration banned Senate candidate interview.

Whoopi Goldberg Denies Being Epstein’s Girlfriend After Being Named in Files

source: SteveGruber.com

Whoopi Goldberg, one of the co-hosts of The View, had to explain why her name popped up in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein files – and reassure the world she’s not suddenly the lead in a crime docu-drama. She told the viewers “in the name of transparency” that she was mentioned in a 2013 email about needing a plane to Monaco for a charity gig – an offer Epstein’s people promptly declined.

How Apple News and Other Tech Giants Change the Narrative for Democrats

source: NY Post

Apple has set up a sneaky little system of its own, to make sure that their customers get indoctrinated in one political direction. A study showed that out of 166 articles pushed by Apple News over a two-week period exactly half came from left-leaning outlets.