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Trump Reveals His Antisemitism, Says He’s Done More for Israel “Than Any Other Person,” Attacks “Jewish Governor” Josh Shapiro

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Trump Reveals His Antisemitism, Says He’s Done More for Israel “Than Any Other Person,” Attacks “Jewish Governor” Josh Shapiro

Yes, Donald Trump is grasping at straws.

While the Democrats flew high tonight at their Convention, Trump went low as usual. He attacked Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro with a backhanded antisemitic swipe in a post on his Truth Social.

Trump also claimed he’d done more for Israel than any other president, or any other person. Again, “any other person.”

It must have really thrown Trump that Tim Walz’s son went to the convention tonight and erupted in tears and applause for his father when he was on stage. Trump’s son, Barron, didn’t even attend his convention or sit through his speech.

Trump must be shaken, too, by the clear signal of family sent by the Democrats this week. The Bidens, the Emhoffs, and the Walzes have shown deep wells of love and compassion for each other and America. The couples are all devoted to each other and their children and vice versa. Trump has an AWOL wife, two divorces, a judgement against him for a sexual attack, and another judgement for covering up an affair with adult porn star.

As for the antisemitism, Trump immediately calls out Shapiro as the “Jewish governor of the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” This can’t be considered a dog whistle antisemitism. It’s a bugle call. Every Jewish person from Pennsylvania should see this for what it is. Trump hates Jews, particularly as political or business rivals.

As for Trump doing more for Israel “than any other person,” he’s delusional of course. He might be around number 5,000. Let’s just start with Golda Meier, Moshe Dayan, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, and so on. Trump has done far less for Israel than millions of American Jews over the last 70 years. So let’s start there.

Trump Says Barron College in “Empire State” — NYU? Or Will He Be Stashed Upstate Somewhere?

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Trump Says Barron College in “Empire State” — NYU? Or Will He Be Stashed Upstate Somewhere?

Donald Trump has just said that son Barron, 18, will be going to college in “the Empire State.”

That means New York, but doesn’t specify which school or where it is.

Will Barron attend New York University? Their freshman orientation begins at the end of the week.

Or does it mean somewhere upstate? Syracuse maybe? Or a small liberal arts school?

It’s hard to imagine Barron bunking in a college dorm room, unless it’s very posh. For one thing, at six foot seven he’d need a custom bed.

If he is going to NYU, then he could live at home in Trump Tower with his mother, and be close to his other home in Bedminster, New Jersey. That would make the most sense, although his presence in Washington Square would create a traffic and security nightmare.

New York also seems an odd choice for the son of avowed conservative who hates the city and everyone in it. Trump just sent a veiled threat to Gov. Kathy Hochul on social media today. He said he was most offended by her comments last night at the DNC. You’d think he’d want Gov. Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams to be on his side if his son is going to under public scrutiny in their town.

What about a liberal arts college upstate? It’s hard to imagine Barron going anywhere with the word ‘liberal’ involved. Having only gone to schools for rich white kids, he would have to adjust to accept a wide variety of people who would never be invited to Mar-a-Lago. That would be a jolting change to his life.

So we’ll wait and see where young Barron begins his formal education.

Trump Posts Veiled Threat Against NY Governor Hochul, Warns What Will Happen If He’s Re-elected

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Trump Posts Veiled Threat Against NY Governor Hochul, Warns What Will Happen If He’s Re-elected

In a post that seems like a veiled threat, Donald Trump goes after NY Governor Kathy Hochul this morning.

He warns that she was the worst person who spoke last night during the DNC. He says should be nicer considering he might be president again. He also claims to have paid a lot of taxes (this is not true). Also that’s he’s built so many great buildings. (Actually, others including the Chinese did. His name is off most of those buildings. Trump Tower and Trump Plaza were there before he got to them.)

Trump, in what seems like a bit from “SNL,” refers to himself as “your favorite president, me.” James Austin Johnson must be LOL.

But the threat: “the very distinct possibility I will win the Presidency, wouldn’t it be better for the people of New York State to have a Governor who got along with the President? Adversarial relationships are not good in politics”

I;m sure Hochul is shaking in her boots.

Watch: Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Plays Off How “The Godfather” Was Panned At First

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Watch: Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Plays Off How “The Godfather” Was Panned At First

The trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”

Acknowledging that the film already has negative press and reviews, Coppola has made a trailer that starts with negative reviews for “The Godfather.”

Of course, that movie went on to be regarded as the greatest film since “Citizen Kane.”

The reviews are from the top reviewers of the time, from Vincent Canby to John Simon to Rex Reed and more.

So maybe “Megalopolis” is better than you’ve heard?

We won’t know until we’ve seen it, but it looks like an Italian opera. There’s no discernible plot but there is that light sabre of a T square, and Adam Driver with short hair.

As a trailer, there’s something odd: I’m not digging the voice over at all. Not the right sound.

Still, looking forward to seeing this maybe a couple of times.

DNC Night 2 Was So Good Even Meghan McCain Liked It: “Blows the RNC’s Roll Call Out of the Water”

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DNC Night 2 Was So Good Even Meghan McCain Liked It: “Blows the RNC’s Roll Call Out of the Water”

It was a magical night 2 for the Democratic National Convention.

The roll call, assisted by DJ Cassidy, was so inventive and cool that even Republican Meghan McCain, daughter of the late John McCain, fan girled over it.

She wrote: “I’m sorry but this #DNC2024 roll call with DJ Cassidy, themed state music and party/club atmosphere is blowing the RNC’s roll call out of the water. It looks like a giant party and celebration and everyone in that room looks like they’re having a blast.”

I’ve been to three conventions in my life, but this one looks like the one I should have gone to. The DNC has turned the convention into a party. It’s light and breezy. Everyone is happy to be there. I’d like to start a drinking game for every time I’ve heard the word “joy.”

She’s so right. I love the roll call every four years. You see how diverse this country really is, cool people from all walks of life contributing the American dream. I love the people from the non-states, especially: Guam, Puerto Rico, the Marianna Islands, the Virgin Islands. They are depending on us to make the right decisions.

The main speeches were all home runs. Doug Emhoff sure knows what he’s doing. By the time he finished talking his blended family, taking the bus to Hebrew School, and his daughter getting private time with Kamala, he had the audience eating out of his hand.

But the big deals were Michelle and Barack Obama. Her speech was like a hit single that wins the Grammy and stays at number 1 for weeks. That speech may go down in history for its shape and humor. Her delivery deserved an award.

Her hand off to Barack was so full of love, it was hard to imagine what Melania Trump was thinking at home (if she was even listening). She has no relationship to her husband. The Obamas, the Emhoffs, and the Walzes are rare examples of great couples families.

Then Obama’s speech was like a Grammy winner Album of the Year, but a concept album, like “Dark Side of the Moon.” It had so many hits woven by interstitial moments of greatness. It was a spectacular composition that landed with a charge.

As for DJ Cassidy, whom I’ve known since he was starting out, wow: what an effort he put into scoring the whole roll call. He had music bits for every state. He knew when to turn down the volume so we could hear the speakers. But it was choices that were so spot on.

I loved it when used The B52’s “My Own Private Idaho” for Idaho. That was amazing. I was surprised that he didn’t use Aretha Franklin for Michigan — he moved her to Maryland. But then Eminem was his Michigan choice. Aretha wouldn’t be happy, but it all worked out.

Production of this DNC is Emmy winning considering that a month ago there were different candidates.

Media disappointment: the big three networks still running crap until 10pm, missing all the good stuff. Fox News insisting on trying to instigate a riot out front, putting the police on the screen. Fox News is unerring in managing to miss the real news. But MSNBC and even CNN did a fine job. I was impressed with Ari Melber’s rap knowledge. He really loves it!

Trump Says: “You can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread, you get shot, you get mugged, you get raped”

Roger Friedman
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Trump Says: “You can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread, you get shot, you get mugged, you get raped”

What world is Donald Trump living in?

Today he said, “You can’t walk across the street to get a loaf of bread, you get shot, you get mugged, you get raped.”

It’s not just the crime statistics, which are way down. But Trump hates the idea of cities, populated by diverse people, and only knows to instigate fear. None of this is true. American cities are thriving.

Popular? Democrats Trump Republicans in First Night of Convention TV Ratings

Popular? Democrats Trump Republicans in First Night of Convention TV Ratings

Roger Friedman
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Popular? Democrats Trump Republicans in First Night of Convention TV Ratings

Nielsen ratings is reporting that last night was huge for the Democrats.

Their convention scored 20 million viewers over all networks including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and all the broadcast channels.

That’s higher than any of the first three nights of the Republican convention. The fourth night of the RNC scored 25 million. That could be eclipsed this Thursday.

Last night’s DNC was a lovefest, with one great speaker after another. Highlights included Hillary Clinton, Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Jill Biden, and of course the powerful and emotional speech from Joe Biden.

The show ran from 10pm to 12:30am on the East Coast.

The Democrats didn’t stop in their accurate attacks on Trump and the GOP. But they did something the Republicans didn’t: they offered hope, a path forward, and used the word “joy” as much as possible.

Unlike the GOP, the Dems do not think we live in a ruined third world country where everything has gone to hell. They believe in the future. It was a reassuring night of TV about America.

Tonight comes Barack Obama, who should send the ratings soar.

RIP Bennifer 2.0 as JLo Files For Divorce from Ben Affleck, Says It Ended Back in April

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RIP Bennifer 2.0 as JLo Files For Divorce from Ben Affleck, Says It Ended Back in April

TMZ reports that JLo has finally filed for divorce from Ben Affleck.

Lopez says in the filing that the marriage ended back in April. This was their second time around, but first marriage.

According to the site, there was no prenup and there’s still no settlement. They each have untold millions so there won’t be too much trouble extricating them from this thing.

During the marriage, Affleck has produced several hits. But Lopez lost $20 million of her own money gambling on an album and longform video that fizzled.

The album and the documentary, all about their love story as told by Lopez, seems to have preceded the end of the marriage by 10 weeks. The album was called “This is Me…Then.” The film was called “The Greatest Love Story Never Told.”

Their only collaboration was a Dunkin Donuts commercial.

Lopez has spent the summer shedding the whole ordeal, traveling to Europe and then to Hamptons. I was told that someone in the Hamptons is driving the highest-end Porsche with license plated “Ben Jen.”

They bought a $60 million mansion. Did they ever hear the doors creak? Swat a mosquito? Clean up the kitchen? Check the sprinklers?

And so it goes.

Sign o’ the Times: Hot Movie Star Glen Powell Already Going for TV Series, on Hulu

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Sign o’ the Times: Hot Movie Star Glen Powell Already Going for TV Series, on Hulu

Glen Powell has been the hot movie star of 2024. He’s had huge hits with “Anyone But You” and “Twisters.” His own “Hit Man” was a Netflix hit and could have done very well at the box office.

But Powell is part of a new generation. In the old days, movie stars only took TV series when their careers on the big screen were waning. It’s all different now. Movies are a big gamble. So Powell is headed to the small screen.

Powell will play a big college football star who loses his luster in some kind of scandal, changes his name and moves to a small town, where he’ll play for a local team. Call it “Ted Lasso,” because you know he will save the team.

Or call it “Coach,” with a twist.

Powell is 35, so it’s unclear how long his title character, “Chad Powers,” has been out of work. Steve Zahn co-stars in this comedy co-created and executive produced by Powell and Michael Waldron.

“Chad Powers” will be on Hulu, which has quickly become the hot streaming platform.

James Taylor Speaks Out After Getting Bumped from the DNC Show Last Night (Watch Here)

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James Taylor Speaks Out After Getting Bumped from the DNC Show Last Night (Watch Here)

James Taylor got bumped from last night’s DNC show when it ran late.

He can blame Joe Biden, who got a five minute ovation prior to his speech and four minutes more after.

Taylor was supposed to sing Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend.” But on the East Coast it was so late, convention organizers pulled the plug. Maybe Taylor will get a rain check for the inauguration. Thanks to Susan Page for taking some video of the rehearsal and posting it to Twitter.

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