By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — At this week’s Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton will officially become the first female candidate to head a major party ticket for president of the United States, despite controversy over her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. Among the thousands of emails written […]
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Photo essay by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — You expect super heroes to do super things, like fly through walls, or jump from building to building, or stop a speeding truck just by grabbing its rear fender. But Comic-Con cosplay can really throw you off when you see superheroes, supervillains, and other cartoon and
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Shor M. Masori, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Republican National Convention Wrap Up By Laurie Baron Trump delegate Al Baldasaro of New Hampshire reiterated his belief that Hillary should be “put in the firing line and shot for treason.” Forget about fact checking. He needs tact checking. * Jerry Falwell Jr. praised Donald Trump as “America’s blue-collar billionaire,” but failed to mention
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Mayor Faulconer Is ‘Capt. Kirk of Starship San Diego’ as Comic-Con Opens Mayor Kevin Faulconer applauds as Councilman Todd Gloria (in blue) addresses Comic-Con welcome. Photo by Chris Stone By Ken and Chris Stone Times of San Diego Wearing a “Star Trek” shirt circa 1966, Kevin Faulconer introduced himself at a Comic-Con press conference Thursday morning
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San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & SatireGOP Convention Update By Laurie Baron The Republican Convention is turning out to be a succession of summer reruns and spinoffs: The GOP Lacks Talent: Where else could you see the dwarf star talent and mind of Scott Baio on display. Remember Scott? His last television show was the Nickelodeon series Sam and Cat in
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Photos and captions by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — It was preview night Wednesday at the annual Comic-Con and no matter where you looked, there was something fascinating to see. Especially if you are a geek, or a nerd, like me.
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San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Republican Convention Update By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–On the first evening of the convention, Melania Trump delivered a speech, parts of which were flagrantly plagiarized from Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech to the Democratic Convention. The initial response of the Trump campaign was either that the charge of plagiarism was unfounded or that Hillary Clinton was
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The Republican National Convention By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The convention logo is supposed to symbolize the GOP elephant standing on an electric guitar from Cleveland’s Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, but if you cut off the guitar’s tuning headstock, it profiles a big weasel getting ready to bite the elephant. * Make
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Responding to some Jewish religious concerns that photographs of women constitute immodesty, Adam’s Apple Electronics has developed a high-tech, gender-sensitive camera that cannot photograph females. The sophisticated new device has a tiny, built-in sensor that, as soon as it detects the two X chromosomes that make females female, automatically closes the shutter. A company spokesperson (male) said that
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Leading up to this week’s Republican Convention in Cleveland, the Republican Platform Committee under RNC Chair Reince Priebus has been finalizing details of the official party platform, covering such issues as reforming government, women in combat, coal as a clean energy source, and religious liberty. According to Michele Bachmann,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Although Bernie Sanders finally endorsed Hillary Clinton, some of Bernie’s diehard supporters say they will vote for Trump rather than Clinton. My advice to them: after you have felt the Bern; you’re far safer feeling the lukewarm than playing with fire. * Next week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland will
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Once a month at White Sands, I need to move my car out of the garage so the floors can be cleaned. This time, as I drive my car back to its regular parking spot, I notice I have a flat tire. I contact my insurance company for
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Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Donald Trump has shocked the political world once more by “confiding” in a series of Tweets that he is seriously considering asking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be his running mate for Vice President. He acknowledged that the Justice has a long record of liberal opinions, but said that
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — A Spanish matador was fatally gored this week in Spain, the first time this has happened since 1985. Though not widely known, there was a gay Jewish man who was born in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 1903 who went on to become a matador. He fought in
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