Greetings! Veteran GOP consultant Karl Rove gives Donald Trump some unsolicited advice choosing a running mate: “Don’t sweat it because it doesn’t matter that much,” he opines in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Nonetheless, my money is on The Donald selecting Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) because of her epic beat down of the elite college presidents last December. Many voters are discouraged by campus protests, and Stefanik’s anti-elitist vibe might resonate with millions and could be a plus for Trump…New York’s Celebrate Israel Parade is scheduled for June 2 with revelers marching up Manhattan’s posh Fifth Avenue. The parade is considered the largest confab in the world supporting Israel. Sad to say, but it seems like an inevitable target for pro-Palestinian protesters.…Conservative political consultant and scribe Ryan James Girdusky’s National Populist weekly Substack newsletter is gaining fans on the right…She may have a point: On her hit podcast, Megyn Kelly blasts Stormy Daniels’ sex romp courtroom testimony, according to the NY Post. On her podcast, Kelly calls it “bullshit #MeToo revisionism.” I’m glad Daniels is pulling back the covers on her alleged tryst with Donald “you remind me of my daughter” Trump, but her courtroom recollections made it seem darker and more sinister than previous descriptions over the past several years….Weekend Watch: The Netflix series, A Man in Full, based on the bestselling Tom Wolfe novel about an unsavory Atlanta real estate developer, got slammed by critics. I’ve watched four episodes and I beg to differ…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard
May. 10, 2024