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6
May

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Latest Trump cabinet member in the hot seat: Sean Duffy, the ex-reality TV star, who seems to be flying blind in his new role as Secretary of Transportation. Frighteningly, the nation's air traffic control system appears dysfunctional (Wall Street Journal: America’s Air Traffic Fiasco) and all eyes are on the unqualified Duffy.  Let’s see if right-wing media defends him in the coming days or maybe he gets tossed under the bus by Trump…Dept. of Strange Bedfellows: Far-right podcaster Candace Owens, who has been accused of being an antisemite, has come to the defense of convicted sex offender and former major Democratic supporter Harvey Weinstein.  In Harvey Speaks. a three-part podcast series, Owens maintains the fallen film titan was falsely accused by a corrupt judicial system.  The Free Press has all the convoluted reasoning…Former Tinseltown mogul Bill Mechanic has a powerful op-ed in Deadline blasting Donald Trump’s half-baked tariff plan on so-called foreign-produced films. He writes, “Like so many other harebrained ideas coming out of Washington these days, this one seems spewed out rather than thought through, and it presents a solution that doesn’t solve anything but aims to create headlines and noise as opposed to making things better. It is all part of Trump’s revenge tour. He’s out to destroy anyone or anything that has not bowed at his altar”…Speaking of hare-brained: Conservative thought-leader Rich Lowry opines in the NY Post that making  Alcatraz a deportation holding facility is a terrible idea.  Lowry cites many flaws in the Trump-hatched plan, noting that the notorious island in San Francisco Bay has been a tourist destination longer than it was a prison (it closed when JFK was in the White House)….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Top California Dems Fight to Protect Buying Sex with Kids

source: The Federalist

Most people are opposed to teen sex trafficking, wholeheartedly, and they act like it. It’s a pathetic disgrace that Democrats in California can’t be bothered to do the same.

Liberals Turn on Sen. John Fetterman

source: Fox News

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., appears to no longer have the support he once had, with many liberals turning on him following a scathing report focusing on his health.

Native Americans Take on Wokism

source: American Thinker

Many American Indians claim “chiefs” is not a disparaging name, but a historical vestige of their culture.

Can We Pay Liberals to Leave Too?

source: Townhall

It’s about time we spent some of it on what the rest of us, the vast majority of Americans, want. Bump them to first class, order the lobster, give them 2 grand when they land—whatever it takes to entice them onto that plane.

Law and Order Is Coming for America’s Bluest City

source: Daily Caller

San Francisco's Alcatraz as a prison is a big, shiny badge of law and order affixed to one of the country’s bluest cities.

Diversity Is Not Our Strength

source: Washington Examiner

That “diversity is our strength” is one of those obvious contradictions that people with common sense instantly recognize as hooey. It is poisonous hooey, mind you. As the British historian Arnold Toynbee said, “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.”  

Media Ignore Record Stock Rebound

source: Unleash Prosperity

Last week we noted that the media hyperventilated over the stock market losses through the first three weeks of April, even blurting that this was the worst month since the Great Depression. But the naysayers have ignored the big market comeback of the last few weeks.

Have We Dodged the Tariff Disaster?

source: Wall Street Journal

Brexit’s results were less dire than opponents had warned. Something similar may be happening here.

Hegseth Calls for Dumping 20% of Four-Star Generals

source: FrontPage

The United States military, like every institution, has become top heavy with useless people. We have a lot of Chiefs, not as many Indians, and the Chiefs don’t do very much except push their agendas and plan their future careers as defense industry lobbyists or consultants for foreign companies.

John Wayne’s Epic “Freedom Train” Could Save America’s 250th Birthday

source: Blaze Media

Many older Americans will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece of America’s bicentennial celebration in 1976. But few know that the Freedom Train — pulled by a steam locomotive and filled with American historical artifacts — was the brainchild of none other than John Wayne.
5
May

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Has Bill Belichick done the impossible and replaced Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as the most-mocked person in America? The ornery 73-year-old NFL coaching legend’s book (The Art of Winning) drops tomorrow and all  anyone wants to talk about is his 24-year-old girlfriend. In this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” open,” Belichik was targeted in a skit featuring James Austin Johnson portraying Donald Trump signing an executive order making it socially acceptable for a man in his 70s to date a 24-year-old. (See YouTube video at the 2:15 mark)…Over the weekend, Trump wrote a Truth Social post calling for 100% tariffs on all movies produced outside the U.S. (Deadline). The Donald said that films made in foreign lands are a “security threat.” Does that mean the “Peaky Blinders” movie, starring Oscar-award-winning Cillian Murphy, which just wrapped in the U.K., is putting our nation at peril? Will “Dune Messiah,” where production begins this September in Hungary, get a tariff pass because Trump is best buds with the country’s autocrat-in-chief Viktor Orbán?…The National Review slams Trump over his tariff policies likely to result in a dearth of affordable toys and dolls made in China. “Donald Trump must be the first president in history to say that his policies will deprive American children of toys,” wrote editor Rich Lowry…Popular right-wing podcaster Matt Walsh wonders why all Washington warmongers are “secretly gay.” (WND)…Prolific conservative commentator and thought-leader Dennis Prager suffered a near-fatal fall in November and is paralyzed from the neck down (PJ Media)…If  you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Hegseth’s Accomplishments in the First 100 Days Are Historically Transformative

source: Human Events

Thanks to Secretary Hegseth's leadership during the first one hundred days, priorities like the elimination of DEI, protection of our southern border, fiscal responsibility, and strengthened alliances have all become forefronts of a new, stronger United States Department of Defense.

Defense Secretary Hegseth Is Doing a Great Job

source: Washington Examiner

Washington insiders love to talk palace intrigue and about issues that do not matter to most Americans. The bottom line is that this new administration has made America safer, while the Defense Department has fixed many of the problems imposed on the military by the Biden administration.

The Wisdom of Trump’s Trade Austerity

source: The American Conservative

It does you good to do without.

Trump’s Alaska Pipeline Could Fuel America’s Energy Needs and His Legacy

source: Fox News

The proposed pipeline, stretching over 800 miles from the North Slope to the southern coast of Alaska is a strategic masterstroke. It reflects exactly what Trump’s administration is all about: prioritizing American jobs and strengthening our nation on the world stage.

Trump Refuses to Kick the Can Down the Road Like Past Presidents

source: Western Journal

Rather than kicking the can of unfair trading practices down the road, his tit-for-tat tariff strategy, causing an emotionally driven yet temporary economic downturn, has supercharged a wave of left-wing criticism.

One of Trump’s Former Critics Has Turned into the Administration’s Greatest Workhorse

source: Daily Caller

President Donald Trump has a habit of turning his opponents into allies, and that’s precisely what he’s done with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who now holds several key positions in the new Trump administration.

Trump’s NIH Closes Final Beagle Lab Conducting Painful Tests

source: The Gateway Pundit

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has shut down the last remaining in-house beagle experimentation lab, effectively ending the federal government’s most notorious dog-testing program.