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

Greetings! Who will write the first book on the tumultuous final year of the Biden presidency?  My preference is John Heilemann, who co-authored the terrific 2010 best seller Game Change, about the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain.  The  HBO movie drawn from “Game Change” didn’t reach the heights of the book, still it’s worth a watch for Julianne Moore’s stellar performance as Sarah Palin.  I’m not ready to fully cast a Biden movie, but my leading candidate to play Joe from Scranton is “Mad Men’s” John Slattery…Help wanted:  the Secret Service is hiring two public affairs specialists, which states loud and clear the agency's major image issues.  The Wall Street Journal reports the position pays $140K, more than double the starting pay of  $64K that Secret Service agents make…Dept. of Low Blow Laughs:  The Washington Free Beacon just unveiled a Kamala Cackle Button… Dept. of Good Timing: Nancy Pelosi, a key figure in the push to get President Biden to step aside, has a new book available on August 6.  The Art of Power – perhaps the most accurate book title of the summer – tells Pelosi’s journey from housewife to House Speaker.  And her skills as a housewife surely rivals her political abilities because she appears to have done a first-rate job cleaning up the mess in the Oval Office…The Gateway Pundit claims to have one of the first images of Trump with a bandage on his ear…Number of unwanted political text messages I received yesterday: 10.  Anyone else being bombarded? Anyone else annoyed?…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard