Wake Up Right - October 28, 2024

Welcome back, Wake Up Right fam! I usually pull up the Real Clear Politics polling average at the end of the week. But something HUGE happened over the weekend…

Donald Trump pulled ahead of Kamala Harris for the first time since early August, shortly after she deposed Sleepy Joe.

Trump is peaking at the right time.

  • 📊 44% favor Trump's economic policies, 30% Kamala

  • 📰 Washington Post won't endorse Kamala

  • 🐀 Chicago ranks as #1 rat-infested U.S. city

  • 52% say they're worse off than four years ago

  • 📣 Voters rank ‘free speech’ as 2nd most important election issue behind inflation

Sources: CBS News, ZeroHedge, ABC News, Gallup, NORC

MAGA Square Garden

Donald Trump took the stage for a historic campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in deep-blue New York City.

The guest list: The Trump campaign pulled out all the stops for this event, inviting high-profile allies like Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr, Hulk Hogan, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe [who we’ll discuss later], Dr. Phil, and many more.

The size: The roughly 20,000-seat arena was at max capacity hours before the event began on Sunday. Elon Musk added that “there were over 70,000 people just standing in support in the streets around MSG. The movement is MASSIVE!!"

Trump takes the stage: Former First Lady Melania Trump introduced her husband, who walked out to a live performance by Lee Greenwood of his iconic hit, ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ Here are a few stand-out moments:

  • Simple question: "I'd like to begin by asking a very simple question: Are you better off now than you were four years ago?"

  • Tax credit for family caregivers: "I’m announcing a new policy today that I will support a tax credit for family caregivers who take care of a parent or a loved one. It’s about time that they were recognized."

  • Death penalty for illegal murderers: “I’m hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or law enforcement officer.”

How was the left taking it? Poorly. The two pillars of left-wing nutjobbery, CNN and MSNBC, put their unhinged spin on the event:

  • MSNBC aired the rally with the banner: 'Trump MSG rally comes 85 years after pro-Nazi rally at famed arena'

  • CNN’s website featured the banner: ‘Trump loyalists spew racist, vulgar attacks at NYC rally.’

Fake Puerto Rico controversy: In an attempt to take attention away from the event’s massive success, the left put all its focus on one line delivered by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during his ten-minute speech, where he said, “[T]here’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

  • Reality check: He’s a comedian. In the same speech, he joked about Israel, Palestine, Russia, and Ukraine.

  • Hypocrisy: Over the weekend, left-wing comedian George Lopez made a joke at a Kamala campaign rally, suggesting Mexicans are thieves. This received zero backlash.

Big picture: The louder the left and its media allies shriek about nonsense, the more it should tell you we’re over the target. Trump dominating MSG terries them, and the only response they can muster is to scream about nonsense.

The last word goes to Elon Musk because I don’t want to leave you with the sour taste of Democrat tears. During the Tesla CEO’s speech, he shared an optimistic vision for a second Trump term, saying: “America's not just going to be great. America is going to reach heights that it has NEVER seen before. The future is going to be AMAZING!”

[You can watch Trump’s full speech here.]

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Iconic department store goes woke

Swanky department store Neiman Marcus has quietly removed the word 'Christmas' from its nearly 100-year-old annual gift catalog — and employees are blaming ‘woke’ policies pushed by the new CEO.

The details: In a press release, kicking off the 2024 Christmas season, Neiman Marcus unveiled its "seasonal campaign titled A Neiman’s Fantasy, its iconic Fantasy Gifts, and beloved Holiday Book."

  • In addition to the name change, this year's cover omits all Christmas season imagery, instead putting a model on the cover wearing oversized earrings and looking through a keyhole. [above, on the right]

Back up: Neiman Marcus first unveiled its Christmas Book in 1926 as a catalog for their top clients. In 1939, the annual publication was formally launched to all customers.

What is Neiman Marcus saying? A spokesperson for the retailer said the name change was “in the spirit of inclusivity as it welcomes customers of all backgrounds, religions and traditions to celebrate the season."

What their employees are saying: Veteran employees at the retailer's Dallas headquarters blame CEO Geoffroy van Reamdonck, with one telling the NY Post:

  • “If Geoffroy and his team put as much time into running the business as they did on expressing viewpoints about DEI, we would be buying Saks or launching an IPO.”

  • Another said: “The book didn’t need a name change. Personal opinions about inclusion, from Geoffroy and his leadership team, changed this.”

Big picture: This will be Neiman Marcus’s final year producing their Christmas Holiday Book, as their rival Saks 5th Avenue is finalizing a deal to acquire them for $2.65 billion. So this is how their 117-year run ends — with cowardice.

[Source: Breitbart]

🆘 A judge appointed by the Biden-Kamala regime ordered Virginia to reinstate the voter registrations of over 1,600 residents who had been removed after they self-identified as being illegal aliens. Read more.

A U.S. appeals court said it was illegal for states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, siding with Republicans. Read more.

💣️ Israel carried out “precise and targeted” airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for the barrage of missile strikes launched by Tehran earlier this month. Read more.

🚀 China is accelerating its buildup of nuclear weapons at more than double earlier estimates by U.S. intelligence. Read more.

🤡 Former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill went on an anti-White racist rant on X, calling White men "the worst thing in America for decades." Read more.

🇨🇳 Chinese hackers have targeted phones used by Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance. Read more.

🚍️ Six San Francisco public transport employees who were fired for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines have been awarded more than $1 million each. Read more.

🚸 The Biden-Harris regime granted “quiet amnesty” to millions of illegal immigrants by closing their immigration court cases, allowing them to stay in the country. Read more.

🍔 McDonald’s ruled out beef patties as a source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders, instead suggesting onions were to blame. Read more.

🫸 Joe Biden wants to campaign for Kamala Harris ahead of the election, but her campaign is hesitant to accept. Read more.

🎥 DESPICABLE: Kamala supporter screams in a baby's face. Watch.

🎥 San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa crashes interview wearing a MAGA hat. Watch.

🎥 NYC's Democrat mayor bucks his party, says Trump is not a "fascist." Watch.

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