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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

May. 22, 2024

Greetings! Right Wing Target of the Day: Veteran human rights attorney Amal  Clooney, who was part of the committee recommending that the International Criminal Court indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Hamas leadership, for  war crimes. Several conservative outlets expressed outrage at her stance.  The NY Post  wonders whether  hubby superstar George Clooney shares his wife’s opinion…Failed Hit Job of The Week: The Washington Free Beacon flops in its attempt to undermine MSNBC contributor and Puck columnist John Heilemann.  His sins, proclaims the Beacon, are that he drinks too much, hates Trump, is an atheist and “loves” Nicolle Wallace. That describes about half the working journalists in America, on both sides of the aisle….FrontPage gleefully claims that Kehinde Wiley, the respected  portrait artist who famously captured Barack Obama on canvas, has been accused of sexually assaulting another man.  Wiley has denied the accusation. Not surprisingly, FrontPage manages to take a gratuitous dig at Obama calling him “one of the worst men to ever squat in the White House.” Keeping it classy…. I agree! The National Review predicts that there would be no shortage of people wanting to serve in a second Trump administration.  “So long as the U.S. has an imperial presidency, lots of people will want to be close to the emperor,” writes Dominic Pino…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard