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Jewish World Review Feb. 5, 2019 The News in Zingers By Argus Hamilton
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President Trump will deliver his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tonight in the Capitol. He reportedly plans to start his speech with a call for national unity. This, with half the country thinking Trump's crazy and the other half saying that's what they love about the guy.
• President Trump hinted he intends to declare an emergency to claim funds to build the wall if the Congress cannot solve the problem in the three weeks they have to reach a deal. When on earth was the government EVER able to solve a problem in three weeks? The U.S. still has troops in Georgia.
• The White House summoned support for Venezuela's opposition leader who is trying to unseat dictator Nicolas Maduro who refuses to step down and has the army firmly on his side. Maduro opponents appear to be losing. Rarely is it good news when someone calls you from the trunk of a car.
• The National Geographic reported America's three million Muslims are thriving economically despite cultural differences. Last week, I met a Muslim street vendor who had the entire Koran on a single DVD, and I was so impressed I asked him to burn me a copy. That's when the trouble started.
• Democratic Senator Cory Booker announced he's running for president at a rally in Newark. What's one prospect more at this point? I predict the first Democratic debate will have so many presidential candidates, the debate stage will be so long it could double as the U.S. border wall.
• Virginia Governor Ralph Northam refused to resign after blackface photos surfaced from his college yearbook. He's not alone. On Sunday night I confronted my brother-in-law about thirty-year-old photos of him and a dozen of his buddies in blackface but apparently Navy SEALS get a pass.
• The Census Bureau cited the nation's low fertility rate of Millennials in their Thirties who are late getting married. Nowadays before young people get married they have to ask themselves one question. Is this the person I want to spend the rest of my life watching them look at their cell phone?
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