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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Jul. 19, 2024

Greetings!  Wanna inside peek into Tucker Carlson’s Maine compound?  Then read the Wall Street Journal’s piece that  features a tour of the fallen Fox News host’s remote  home.  The WSJ’s Bojan Pancevski reveals that Carlson’s favorite band is the Grateful Dead, he wears Birkenstocks and he wakes up every morning and greets  his wife of 33 years by declaring; “I can’t wait to have sex with you”…I caught the last part of Carlson’s RNC speech last night on Fox. While I deplore his politics, I must admit the dude knows how to connect to viewers with a broad smile and a devilish twinkle in his eye.…In contrast, Eric Trump’s speech was much darker than Carlson’s, yet polished and well-delivered …The best speech of the convention may have been delivered by The Donald’s 17-year-old granddaughter Kai Trump, daughter of Don Jr.  The RNC could have done with more Kai and less Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock and UFC’s Dana White, who helped turn the evening into a bit of a clown show…Meanwhile, Trump appeared weary, his face sweaty and shiny, as he delivered  the longest nomination acceptance speech in history. The Wall Street Journal praised the first part of his speech when he described getting shot, but characterized the rest of his endless presentation as a “rambling, indulgent stump speech.” The National Review concurs as do I…And finally, RIP Lou Dobbs, my former boss and colleague, who unfortunately took a sharp turn to the hard right this century tarnishing his reputation as a celebrated cable news pioneer…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard