Greetings!  And welcome to a special Debate Disaster edition of TheRighting.  Let’s start on a positive note for Joe Biden: The debate dispelled ugly gossip that Biden would be on performance-enhancing drugs to spark his mojo.  Shame on those of you who swallowed that rumor.  In fact, it seemed more plausible that Jill accidentally slipped POTUS a Klonopin before he shuffled onto the stage instead of an Adderall...Where was the State of the Union Joe Biden who impressed the world with his March speech?  Last night, he projected confusion while Trump projected strength, despite the torrent of lies and his unwillingness to answer direct questions…There were so many low moments in the evening, but the sophomoric exchange about golf handicaps was cringy especially as war rages in Ukraine and Gaza. And discussions about The Donald’s  weight were more suited to a high school locker room….Dept. of Irony: just before the debate started, Trump launched a new website Fact Check Biden ….Pundit Ryan James Girdusky had one of the night's funniest tweets: “I hope the final question is to draw a clock”…Movie suggestions for Dem operatives this weekend: Trainwreck and Titanic…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Cynical guy asks: anything worth watching tonight on TV?...With all the Presidential Debate Smackdown hoopla, let’s not forget that July 11 is the date we find out whether The Donald is going to the slammer. Meanwhile, on July 1, Steve Bannon may be on his way to the big house, for a four-month incarceration sabbatical  courtesy of U.S. taxpayers…The generally stuffy  Washington Free Beacon has a satirical piece today about a supposed leaked document containing the questions that CNN moderators will  ask tonight.  Here’s just one cringy question from the fictional list for Donald Trump: “You probably didn't notice that Barron is no longer in the audience. That's because our colleague Jim Acosta is holding him hostage at an undisclosed location and will only release him unharmed if you agree right now to drop out of the race. What do you say?”…Right wing Hollywood in Toto describes the Santa Monica Film Festival – now in its 18^th year – as the “subversive film festival” because it celebrates “free speech and diversity of thought.” One major film from last February’s festival  was “Shot Dead,” a documentary about an 18-year-old woman who died after receiving a Covid injection…The Federalist offers up the worst list of summer beachside books I have ever seen. Natch, all the tomes lean right. The list includes The Smear, by Sharyl Attkisson and Big Intel, by J. Michael Waller.  Even The Federalist admits they’re not  “light reads”…Big thanks to all who donated to TheRighting yesterday.  That will help fund keep us until 2025, and who knows what our world will look like then …If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard