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26
Aug

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Monday morning laugh: Prize-winning sports columnist and novelist Mike Lupica posted on X that JD Vance is such a bad pick, he “can’t believe the Jets didn’t draft him.” If you’re a follower of the woeful NFL team, you’ll get the joke on the first bounce…Over the weekend, National Review posted two provocative pieces:  Friday, it dropped a truth bomb declaring that Trump trails Kamala for reasons other than the media hype behind the Veep’s White House run, but because of the electorate’s tiring of the Blowhard of Bedminster’s act. However, yesterday, in a piece more in line with conservative complaints about mainstream media, the publication shredded Axios and Politico.  The two outlets are accused by National Review of “producing election coverage that reads more like Democratic National Committee press releases. The combined coverage is consistently sycophantic, lowbrow, and gossipy”…Blaze Media charges that FDR and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter transformed the nation into a bureaucratic nightmare because the power duo “aimed to centralize government power in the administrative state”…Get ready for the September launch of a new streaming service for the “nonwoke.”  We the People is selling itself as a “wholesome, family-friendly entertainment” alternative to Netflix, Amazon Prime and company.  Among We the People’s offering is Tito Ortiz vs Sea Monster, a reality show featuring the MMA fighter fishing for some of the mightiest ocean monsters…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

RFK Jr. Chooses Democracy Over Democrats

source: FrontPage

Democracy, to Biden and many Democrats, isn’t the act of voting, but voting the right way. In his speech however RFK Jr laid out a different vision of democracy, not as outcome, but as process.

RFK Jr.’s Speech Wasn’t Republican or Democrat, It Was American

source: The Federalist

The reasons Robert Kennedy Jr. gave for limiting his campaign and endorsing Donald Trump aren’t matters of partisanship or policy, but a matter of survival for our constitutional republic.

RFK Jr. Grants Liberals Their Death Wish

source: American Spectator

RFK Jr. has turned the tables on the liberals who treated him with undisguised contempt.

Trump and RFK Jr. Signal the End of the Democrat Party

source: American Thinker

The un-Democratic party allowed itself to be taken over by radicals, now it’s going to destroy them.

Kamala and Her “Good Vibes” Campaign

source: European Conservative

Europeans should not be fooled. Here’s the truth behind the Democrats' attempt to transform Harris into Obama in a pantsuit.

Kamala’s “Joyful” War on Entrepreneurs

source: Wall Street Journal

When Democrats talk about boosting the middle class, what they mean is government employees.

How Kamala Lost Her Chance to Convince Voters

source: Newsmax

Voters who are undecided didn't get a rousing speech that would explain how Harris would make America better and stronger. She rattled off a list of ideas, but she didn't sell those policies. It was a squandered opportunity.

The DNC Featured a Pearl-Clutching Cult of Personality

source: NY Post

Policy-wise, genitals are top of the agenda. Hoo, it’s abortion city. Madam Prosecutor has made clear that she will write Roe v Wade “into law” the moment she gets into the White House, so — in the absence of almost any other hint of a policy — the convention has run with it in the only way American politics knows how: to terrifying extremes.

Maggots, Abortions and Wandering Adulterers

source: SteveGruber.com

A recap of the DNC Convention.

It Would Be Great If Walz Could Tell the Truth About Anything

source: PJ Media

One of the reasons that Walz was supposedly chosen to be Madame Veep's running mate was to add some folksy midwestern authenticity to the ticket. That's a tough trick to pull off given that he's one of the more inauthentic American politicians in recent memory. Walz struggles with veracity.

Dems Have Fired Their Best Shots and Trump Is Still Standing

source: Townhall

We may not be in the best position, but the good news is like a bloodied boxer who has taken a few punches yet isn’t finished yet, we’re still standing, and now it’s time for our side to launch a few of our own haymakers.

Biden Is on Vacation Again

source: Daily Wire

Who is running the country?

Time Magazine Pays the Price for Lost Credibility

source: NewsBusters

Last week, Time magazine glorified Democrat presidential nominee VP Kamala Harris in a major cover story. A week later, Time announced layoffs for 22 staffers, which could be seen as the consequences for Time for tilting so visibly for Democrats.

Covid-19: The Preventable Pandemic

source: Daily Signal

The global pandemic was “totally preventable,” in the words of Commissioner Dr. Robert Redfield, an experienced virologist. Had the Chinese government been more transparent and cooperative at the outset of the pandemic, millions of lives and trillions of dollars could have been spared.

Texas Ends Practice of Allowing Transgenders to Change Their Sex on Their Driver’s License

source: The Lid

Let’s hope this is the first move in this direction, one other states will follow.

Everyone Is Better Off When People Make Marriage a Priority

source: The Federalist

Will America become a majority-childless society? A new Pew Research Center survey suggest that sadly may be the case. Such a direction would have alarming consequences for not just individuals but also for our nation.
23
Aug

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

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

Kamala’s Collection of Clichés

source: National Review

The vice president delivered a serviceable convention speech, but she remains a complete cipher.