Greetings! Since Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, right wing media has engaged in a full-frontal assault on the Veep’s character and candidacy. Just one example from today:  FrontPage charges that Harris’s “anti-Israel advisors brought on the October 7 attacks''…Dept. Of Pretzel Logic:  According to a statement released by The Donald’s campaign, he won’t debate Harris for the following reason: “There is a strong sense by many in the Democrat Party - namely Barack Hussein Obama - that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat President Trump, and they are still holding out for someone ‘better’”…Wall Street Journal columnist and ex- George H.W. Bush speechwriter Peggy Noonan believes Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump. In today’s op-ed, Noonan implores the Trump campaign to cease showing images of the ex-POTUS  with blood dripping from his ear and face.  “Stop obsessing on the assassination attempt,” she writes. “It excites the unstable. I can do that too. The sick and the evil don’t need more inspirations”…Add one more clown to the circus:  If there’s a Trump-Harris debate ex-Major League Baseball star Jose Conseco has offered to moderate it…Happy birthday Mick Jagger, The age-defying Rolling Stones frontman turns 81 today, the same age as a certain White House denizen..  Hope that gives Joe Biden some  satisfaction…Weekend Watch:  Anything interesting happening in Paris?  In case the Olympics aren’t your cup of Beaujolais,  and you’re a fan of the great American summer pastime, check out the four-part HBO documentary Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose.  It’s a fascinating character study of an extremely talented, yet fatally flawed athlete …If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard

Greetings! Dept. of Irony: The National Association of Police Organizations endorsed convicted felon Donald Trump for president…Dept. of Sticks & Stones: In a Truth Social post yesterday, Trump referred to the ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos as “liddle George Slopadopolus.” Clever (for a 5th grader)…Dept. of Corrections:  Yesterday I erroneously wrote that “The Gateway Pundit claims to have one of the first images of Trump with a bandage on his ear.” I meant to say “without” a bandage on his ear….Speaking of damaged ears, David, a subscriber from Boston, suggests a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” episode where a bee stings Larry David in his ear the week after the Trump assassination attempt and he has to wear a  large white bandage to cover the wound.  Naturally, his liberal Tinseltown pals are appalled because they believe he’s a MAGA acolyte…Andrew Torba, founder of the right-friendly social platform Gab, suggests that suspected would-be assassin Thomas Crooks supported Biden’s policies. Torba points to several of Crook’s Gab posts as evidence…President Oliver?  And I don’t mean Emmy-award-winning political satirist John Oliver.  Notorious contrarian John Stossel, a veteran of ABC News and most recently Fox Business News, thinks 38-year-old fellow Libertarian Chase Oliver could be a viable candidate for president this November ...And  finally, podcasters and social media influencers Jake and Logan Paul have offered The Donald  $12 million for the hat he was wearing during the attempt on his life. (Outkick)… If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard