“In twenty years, the word, “trump” will have evolved into a verb that means, “to ruin something beyond repair.” The World War Two generation often used its synonym: SNAFU.”

–Araceli Elizabeth Perez, Winner of two consecutive Phineas Gage Awards for political writing.

Letters to the Editor:

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Dear Sirs:

When I wrote about the meat packing industry, I didn’t realize how viscerally people would react to runaway disease in a meat packing plant.  Instead of emphasizing that people’s Spam contained dissolved person, I should have mentioned that there was also rampant TB, tetanus, and just about every other disease there, since the act of washing ones hands in the pork stockyards was about as extensive as its Kosher menu.    The best part is that my contacts in the Meat Cutter Union tell me that the crew working on the special order for the Whitehouse have made it policy to cough on every cut of meat on its way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  Eat hardy, President Bushwa.

Best to you,

Upton Sinclair

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Dear Madame/Sir:

I think that BA should investigate what Trump’s preoccupation is with “pulling out.”  He wants to pull out of the WHO.  He wants to pull American troops out of Germany.  He pulled out of the Iran Nuclear deal.  He pulled out of the Pacific Trade Accord.  I suppose if he had “pulled out” a few times earlier, the world would have been spared the antics of Ivanka, Eric, and Don, Jr.  I’m trained in science, so I’m willing to  lead this investigation myself.

Thank you for your time,

Angela Merkel