Greetings! The feature film Sound of Freedom became a box office hit a year ago, propelled by the widespread support from MAGA-nation, including Donald Trump who hosted a screening of the movie at his  Bedminster golf club. The inspiration for “Sound of Freedom” spotlighted the exploits of Tim Ballard, who founded the anti-sex-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad. There are now serious allegations surfacing that Ballard is a sexual predator, preying on women who worked for him, including reports in today’s NY Times, following an August 27 Wired magazine article.  Wonder how the right  wing media will react to these explosive charges…The Gateway Pundit claims the dress E. Jean Carroll she says she wore when Trump assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1994 was not manufactured until several years later.  “The story is a complete hoax,” claims The Gateway Pundit…Ardent Trump supporter and WWE wrestling icon Hulk Hogan recently launched his own beer brand. Dubbed  Real American Beer, the Hulkster’s  brew has been endorsed by The Donald, his teetotaling pal. “If he’s doing it, it must be good,” gushed Trump on Truth Social yesterday.  The post features a big image of a can of the new brew with a ridiculous drawing of a bare-chested Hulk holding a huge American flag. One reviewer called Real American Brew a “real American bummer”…Oh brother:  Barack Obama’s half-brother, Malik Obama, came out in support of Donald Trump’s White House run, according to reports last week, which Trump amplified on Truth Social this weekend….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! With Tuesday’s high stakes presidential debate on the horizon, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan suggests that if Donald Trump wants to win over undecided centrists voters, he must demonstrate he’s “sane enough” for a second spin in the Oval Office.  Noonan sets a low bar which The Donald lately trips on with frightening frequency…Kudos to PJ Media’s Stephen Green who wondered in yesterday’s column, “What the hell is wrong with Tucker Carlson?” He wrote the article after Tucker’s sit down with  Hitler apologist Daryl Cooper.  Green calls out Cooper as either a “loon or a fraud.”  Carlson described him as the “best and most honest popular historian in the United States"…Lost in the weeds: Conservative commentator Ben Kew blames marijuana consumption for at least half of the mass shootings in this country, according to his Wednesday tweet…Right wing influencers for outlets such as Blaze Media were duped into working for a Russian psych-ops operation aimed at increasing political upheaval in the U.S. (Associated Press)...How will folks on all sides of the aisle react to the new Abraham Lincoln documentary Lover of Men? The documentary, which opens today, claims Honest Abe, who fathered four sons with Mary Todd Lincoln, swung both ways…Weekend Watch: Apple+’s Slow Horses.  Season 4 just dropped and I’m happy to report it’s still as engrossing as ever.  Gary Oldham as the seedy, flatulent master English spy Jackson Lamb steals every scene. I particularly like that it’s available less than a year after the conclusion of Season 3 making it easier to remember all the well-wrought characters and narrative threads…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard