Greetings! Crazy conspiracy theory of the day: FrontPage has a looney story speculating that Biden will use the continuing drone drama as an excuse to declare martial law, and then refuse to swear in Donald Trump on January 20…Right wing headline of the day courtesy of American Thinker: Throw Us a Drone Bone.  The op-ed  calls on  government officials to give us the inside dope on what's soaring through the New Jersey skies…A NewsBusters panel of rightward media watchdogs selected the worst quote of the year from a journo personality.  Honors go to MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough for saying that the 2024 “version” of President Joe Biden was “intellectually, analytically” the “best Biden ever.” Runner-up goes to veteran journalist and presidential historian Jonathan Alter who stated on July 22 on  NBC Morning News NOW that Biden “will be remembered as a great president.  He will be mentioned in the same sentence as George Washington.”  I find myself in rare agreement with the NewsBusters crowd…Human Events argues the nation should consider a Constitutional amendment that would shorten the time between the presidential election and the January inauguration…Liberty Nation News named the top 20 conservative websites of 2024.  The list includes the New American (#20), American Thinker (#8), the NY Post (#4), and (drumroll please) The Federalist (#1)…American Spectator points out that half the women at the  University of Michigan identify as LGBTQ.  The tag above  above the Spectator headline: “EDUCATION GONE WILD”… If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings!…Nasty! Newsmax celebrates the pre-Christmas layoffs sweeping through NewsNation, a mid-sized competitor on the cable news landscape.  Not only did Newsmax publish a story on its website about NewsNation’s woes, it also sent a press release to media reporters pointing out that NewsNation is the “lowest rated cable news channel.”  News organizations that live in glass houses, shouldn’t throw stones. Bad karma. Worth mentioning: NewsNation’s marquee anchor, Chris Cuomo, was just re-signed…Reviews for memoirs by First Lady-elect Melania Trump and South Dakota Governor and canine killer Kristi Noem landed on Literary Hub's list of the most scathing book reviews of 2024.  Melania’s book was described as “one of the flattest, most abstract, and least revealing accounts of a life that I’ve probably ever read.” And Kristi Noem’s tome, where she revealed she shot her pooch, was  deemed  “a hodgepodge of worn chestnuts and conservative maxims, like a fistful of old coins and buttons found between the stained cushions in a MAGA lounge.” Literary Hub  also cited lousy memoirs  by Tom Selleck, Lionel Shriver and RuPaul, among others…The Gateway Pundit is in toxic fashion shock because Michelle Obama appeared on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” in a pair of “slouchy thigh-high boots.” Footwear News has the images (natch)…The NY Post’s Cindy Adam hints that Rahm Emanuel, Obama former chief of staff and currently ambassador to Japan, is considering a 2028 White House run….Blaze Media profiles Loor.tv, an upstart streaming service that targets the Joe Rogan bro demo…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard