MEMO TO: ERICA KIRK, CEO/CHAIR OF THE BOARD, TURNING POINT USA FR: STEVE LEBLANG, NON-PARTISAN MEDIA CONSULTANT RE: ALL AMERICAN HALFTIME SHOW 2026 Hello, Mrs. Kirk. I trust you are faring somewhat better than the most recent time we saw your organization referenced publicly. I joined the millions of your ardent members and I … Read more
I’ve come to accept –albeit grudgingly–that no matter how much positive change I am capable of making I am simply never going to have even close to the life of a gifted athlete. Their G-d-given talent gives them a head start in every aspect of life–where they can go to school, who will employ them … Read more
Today marks an anniversary that few seem to be celebrating. ABC NEWS’ Mary Kekatos took note early this morning: Tuesday marks two years since the Israel-Hamas war began, bringing devastation across the region. The war — which started after Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed roughly 1,200 Israelis, and Israel … Read more
As if the news itself hasn’t been all that easy to digest lately, even for people who have way better stomachs than moi, the news about reporting the news just got a bit more DiGel-inducing yesterday when an update to a story that began to percolate weeks ago rebubbled. And in certain circles, it was … Read more
We’re in that time of year when the idea of spending time in a movie theatre is even less appealing than usual. The weather’s generally temperate, and in a good deal of the country days that fit that definition are about to become rarer for a good six or seven months. Kids are back in … Read more
Whenever I muse about a book that is commanding enough attention and/or sales–or comes from someone I know personally–that I deem it worthy for your attention I actually buy a copy (well, ok, sometimes the friends do gift me one). Which may not mean a lot to you, but if your net worth were like … Read more
It was downright ironic that on the 53rd anniversary of the premiere of three iconic daytime game shows (THE JOKER’S WILD, GAMBIT and the still-airing PRICE IS RIGHT) daytime television yesterday was dominated by a show that was about as far from comfort food and entertainment as that fondly remembered lineup once offered. At the … Read more
It was hard to keep a straight face when I saw this nugget that somehow qualified as breaking news in the cable industry come in from multiple sources yesterday. Even though it was written rather plainly, it was practically trolling that one such source was CNN’s Brian Stelter: As the cable news channel MSNBC splits … Read more
I spent a total of 15 years in the employ of companies owned by Rupert Murdoch, achieved some of the greatest professional success of my career and every single check I ever received cleared. I never worked directly for FOX News or The New York POST, perhaps two of the more notorious brands that he’s … Read more
I knew they had relocated DEAL OR NO DEAL to a tropical island. I had no idea they were doing new episodes on an Alaskan peninsula. When I staggered home yesterday to find Roomie perched in front of our communal TV eagerly anticipating the press conference that was to provide details for the Trump-Putin summit … Read more