As it turns out, Jerry Vale had it right!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Two moments from yesterday's presser: Having watched the whole of yesterday's presser, we'd say that Donald J. Trump wasn't quite as unhinged, on the whole, as some on our own side have said.

That said, we run an amateur bookie business on the side, just as a bit of a hobby. We've received a lot of play from these thoughtful remarks:

TRUMP (2/16/17): If we could get along with Russia, that's a positive thing.

We have a very talented man, Rex Tillerson, who's going to be meeting with them shortly, and I told him. I said, "I know politically it's probably not good for me."

The greatest thing I could do is shoot that ship that's 30 miles offshore right out of the water. Everyone in this country's going to say, "Oh, it's so great."

That's not great. That's not great. I would love to be able to get along with Russia.

Masterfully, Trump explained that starting World War III wouldn't be great. Despite what everyone else would say!

As part of our amateur betting service, we've been offering a May 1 over/under on when Donald J. Trump will use his first nuke. A lot of money moved yesterday after that comment by Trump.

Beyond that, let's consider the way we now live in two different worlds. The story starts with Trump assailing the guy who asked him about anti-Semitism.

The reporter in question was Jake Turx, an Orthodox Jew from Ami magazine. After explicitly saying that no one in his community is accusing Trump of anti-Semitism, Turx tried to ask what Trump plans to do about an alleged "uptick" in anti-Semitic incidents.

Trump interrupted Turx, insulted him in several ways and mischaracterized what he had said. Along the way, he answered a question he hadn't been asked:

TRUMP: See, he said he was gonna ask a very simple, easy question. And it's not, it's not, not—not a simple question, not a fair question.

OK sit down, I understand the rest of your question. So here's the story, folks.

Number one, I am the least anti-Semitic person that you've ever seen in your entire life. Number two, racism, the least racist person. In fact, we did very well relative to other people running as a Republican—

Quiet, quiet. Quiet!

See, he lied about—he was gonna get up and ask a very straight, simple question. So you know, welcome to the world of the media.

But let me just tell you something.

I hate the charge. I find it repulsive. I hate even the question, because people that know me—and you heard the prime minister, you heard Bibi Netanyahu yesterday, did you hear him, Bibi? He said, I've known Donald Trump for a long time. And then he said, "Forget it."

So you should take that, instead of having to get up and ask a very insulting question like that.

See, it just shows you about the press, but that's the way the press is.

At our own sites, we liberals have seen this reaction by Trump criticized. We thought you should see what conservatives saw on Fox.

Last night, conservatives saw Turx interviewed on Tucker Carlson Tonight. Ed Henry served as guest host. This is what conservatives saw Turx say:

TURX (2/16/17): I've worked with the president, his people throughout the campaign, throughout the transition.

So many times I've seen some of our colleagues in the media describe certain events as—in the way it relates to the Jewish community in a certain light that no one in our community saw it that way.

There were certain acts that were described as anti-Semitic, or certain people described as anti-Semitic. And the people in our community who know these people personally said, "That's not true." Why are people who aren't Jewish deciding what is considered anti-Semitism?

The president's relationship with the Jewish community—I've only seen it first time for the last two years, but he has done an unprecedented amount of outreach with the orthodox Jewish community. And so, we understand why this is so hurtful for him, to see himself being called anti-Semitic when this—

HENRY: You don't believe it.

TURX: Not just I don't believe it, I've seen him firsthand. I mean, there is—

HENRY: My point is, you feel it is unfair?

TURX: It is very unfair what's been done to him and I understand why he is so defensive. And I'm with him when it comes to being outraged about him being charged with this anti-Semitism.

At the presser, Trump insulted Turx in various ways and failed to address his question. We liberals have heard about that.

On Fox, Turx was bashing the media too! He praised Trump all up and down and said he understands his reaction. That's what conservative viewers saw.

As it turns out, Jerry Vale had it right.

"Two different worlds," the crooner sang. "We live in two different worlds..."

(To listen to Vale, just click here.)

Jerry Vale had a giant hit with his controversial claim. All these years later, the American people can finally see that Jerry Vale had it right.

Our newest betting line: We're now offering a May 1 over/under on Donald J. Trump's possible use of a nuclear weapon against journalist Jake Turx.