By Laurie Baron
SAN DIEGO─ Donald Trump claimed that John McCain was not a war hero but only a soldier who was captured. John McCain retorted that Trump is not a politician but only a lout who is captivated by the sound of his own voice. Jeb Bush added that his brother never would have resorted to impugning the military record of a highly decorated veteran. John Kerry begged to differ.
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President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a Federal prison in Oklahoma. He chose Oklahoma over Texas because Governor Greg Abbott had issued a warrant for his arrest for ordering the Jade Helm plot to impose martial law on the state.
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New World Records: Critics of the Iran Nuclear deal have invoked the analogy with the Munich Pact of 1938 more times than Lyndon Johnson cited it as the reason why the United States escalated the war in Viet Nam and George Bush employed it as the rationale for invading Iraq. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu broke the speed reading record by denouncing the 159 page-long accord moments after it was announced.
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The head of the KKK chapter that held a protest against the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the capitol in Charleston told one of hundreds of people who participated in the counterdemonstration: “They take our flag; soon they’ll take your wife.” The counterdemonstrator responded, “In that case they’ll take your sister.”
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In 2014 Tennessee passed a law permitting Tennessee gun owners to keep loaded firearms in their vehicles even if they don’t have a state-issued handgun-carry permit. Am I the only person who sees the tragic discrepancy between the laxity of such gun control laws and the Federal ban on weapons at military recruitment and support centers?
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Baron is professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com . San Diego Jewish World points out to new readers that this column is satire, and nothing herein should be taken literally.