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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Jul. 17, 2024

Greetings! I usually have many bones to pick with the Washington Free Beacon’s political coverage, but this headline today put a smile on my face: Bearded Vance Overcomes Century-Old “Fur Ceiling” with VP Nom.  Any guesses on who will be the first Oval Office occupant with a tattoo?…The National Review suggests that public schools can combat declining patriotism, which the Republican 2024 platform identifies as a significant problem…Trump’s Truth Social stock skyrocketed 30% after the weekend assassination attempt.  So, Trump is not only lucky, he’s richer (ABC News)…After watching Nikki Haley’s speech at the RNC last night, I couldn’t shake the feeling that’s she’s running for president in 2028…Bloomberg’s Devin Leonard used TheRighting’s exclusive research on declining traffic to news websites (especially on the right) to form the backbone of this story that was posted Monday…”Twisters,” is the big blockbuster movie opening Friday featuring killer tornadoes and dare-devil stormer chasers.  What it doesn’t have is a climate change message and that’s OK with FrontPage. According to writer Daniel Greenfield, “How and why did ‘Twisters’ avoid the same woke gutter as so many other movies? Maybe the producers decided they wanted to make money. Who knows?”PS: the trailer looks awesome and it should hit box office gold… In case anyone cares: I’ve called my big sister “JD” well before JD Vance hit my radar.  I like her politics way better…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard