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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Jun. 3, 2024

Greetings! Welcome to Pride Month. And the  response so far from the right?   A surprising collective yawn. In the past, June 1 marked open season on LGBTQ communities from right wing media. My take on nary a murmur of criticism from the usual suspects as June begins:  Donald Trump’s quick conviction on all counts in his historic election interference and hush money trial has become an all-consuming story for the media, right, left and center.  Let’s see if the anti-Pride voices return as we go further into the month …  In her latest column, Ann Coulter, praises  the new book Special Victim Status: The Era of Woke Journalism by Gregory E. Mantell. Coulter opines that the tome  “exposes how the media racializes and genderizes news coverage to fit its far left ‘progressive’ agenda-with bias baked into every aspect of news organizations”…Nonagenarian Nuptials News:  Over the weekend, multiple times married, conservative media media mogul  and apparently hot commodity in the 90+ dating market, Rupert Murdoch got hitched at his Los Angeles estate. Hopefully, the fifth time’s the charm for the charmless  billionaire…Personal News: Apologies for TheRighting’s occasional and sporadic publishing schedule during this most consequential news period of the year.  Last week, I had surgery, developed sepsis and have been in the hospital since Friday.  You might say I’ve had worse luck than a Trump trial lawyer. The docs say  I’ve turned the corner, but please be patient and forgive any errors.…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard