Greetings!  Breakfast cereal of the day for fans of Kamala: Special K…I expect this is a minority opinion, but I thought former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave one of the most important speeches of the DNC’s closing night. Delivered by a public servant with a distinguished career, it wasn’t filled with razzle dazzle phrases, yet  it was an illuminating discourse on the challenges facing the nation.  When Panetta talks, it pays to listen (see it here)…The NY Post’s Douglas Murray hands out “Oscars” to the Democrats who deserve applause contributing to the “fake all-an-act convention.”  Recipients include Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton…Donald Trump sat down for an hour-long interview with comedian and Joe Rogan-wannabe Theo Von (see it here).  Hollywood in Toto says the Trump/Von gabfest should scare the Dems because it humanized The Donald in a way that will have a positive impact on independent voters...The Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedyard estimates that the media is giving  Kamala Harris more positive coverage than any presidential candidate in  modern history.  Bedyard  bases his analysis on data from the  conservative Media Research Center…Conservatives rejoice! The feature film “Reagan,” starring Dennis Quaid as the GOP icon, opens theatrically August 30.  Penelope Ann Miller plays Nancy Reagan (see trailer here)…If  you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! A rollicking DNC is keeping Donald Trump busy at the keyboard. Last night, the Madman of Mar-A-Lago posted yet another list of 30 of “the most radical, extreme, and outrageous moments from day three of the DNC disaster.” And in his trademark “I know you-are, but what am I-style,” Trump dissed Bill Clinton for repeatedly mispronouncing Kamala’s name.  (DonaldJTrump.com)…Dept. of Sticks & Stones: Star DNC Night 3 speaker Oprah Winfrey, was described this morning by FrontPage as a “portly talk show racist.”  That’s a low false blow even for this ultra-right fringe outlet…Breitbart’s Joel Pollak’s new  tome The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days. includes a foreword from incarcerated felon Steve Bannon.  That tells you all you need to know about the book… Kamala Harris is a “financial illiterate.” That’s the claim of one Scott Bessent, the founder and CEO of Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm. Bessent told Breitbart that Kamala will  crash the economy if she takes the White House.…Hot Air  seems true to its name when it makes a tepid case that Joe Biden is plotting some kind of revenge at the DNC…The Wall Street Journal calls Kamala Harris “the least known presidential nominee in modern times.” Maybe, still it’s hardly like she’s a complete unknown (in the immortal words of Bob Dylan) after four years as Veep.  Also, where’s it written into law that the public needs 18 months of presidential campaigning  to “know” a candidate.”  Three or four months is plenty for me…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard