Humoring the Headlines: October 2, 2019

Foecabulary: Donald’s Dictionary of Demonization
Lawrence Baron

SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump released the latest edition of his Dictionary of Demonization. Here’s some of the new entries:

Spy=a whistleblower who follows protocol in filing a report.

Presidential Harassment=Constitutional Congressional Oversight over the Executive Branch.

Perfect=Incriminating.

Scum=Fake News wasn’t sufficiently polarizing.

Coup=Impeachment Inquiry.

Favor=Extortion.

A Civil War Fracture=Incitement to armed revolution if the president is impeached.

Hearsay=Secondhand account that hews closely to “transcript” of call to Ukraine’s President.

Deep State=Civil Servants.

Bullying=Subpoenaing.
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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.