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On the other hand, rumor has it that Vladimir Putin will make a surprise appearance, shirtlessly flexing his muscles and rippling his chest for the edification of the audience.<\/p>\n
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While I\u2019m at it, permit me to say that Rep. John Lewis\u2019s claim that Donald Trump \u201cis not a legitimate president\u201d is both unhelpful\u00a0and constitutionally absurd. \u00a0And I say this as someone who was \u2014 as a few readers may have\u00a0noticed \u2014 not a Trump supporter during the primaries and the election campaign.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDemocracy,\u201d wrote H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), \u201cis the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
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