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VOLUME 27, NO. 19

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, may 10, 2018

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Comedy Central Star At Pitman’s

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Marching To War In The Spring of 1861 — The 2nd NH Volunteer Regiment —

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Contributing Writer

discharged on August 2nd without being involved in any fighting.

It was a different story for New Hampshire’s Second Volunteer Regiment which had an enlistment period of three years and saw plenty of action during the war. It should be known, how-

ever, that many of the men who served in the First Regiment re-enlisted and served in other regiments.

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The coming of spring in New Hampshire in the 1800’s would ordinarily be a time to plant and to build, but the Spring of the year 1861 was different for many New Hampshire men as they

left the State and headed south because it was a time of war.

The First New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment, being the first from the State to serve during the Civil War, left Concord on May 25th to serve their 90 day enlistment period and were

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Surgeon George H. Hubbard and staff - 2nd NH Infantry. (L to R). Mr. Leach, a civilian; John C. W. Moore, Co. B.; James W. Blake, Co. D; John Sullivan, Jr., Co. E.; George H. Hubbard; Israel Thorndike Hunt, Co. D.; William Wesley Wilkins, Co. 1.; Charles A. Milton, Sergeant from Co. B.; Mrs. Mary A. Marden, nurse.

Comedian Myq Kaplan will bring his act to Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia on Saturday, May 12th.

With two Comedy Central specials, a one-hour Netflix Special, television appearances on The Tonight Show, Letterman, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Conan O’Brien, and Last Comic Standing, where he was a finalist, national act Kaplan has credentials that are the envy of most comedians working today.

Tickets are $20 and may be purchased in advance by calling Pitman’s at (603) 527-0043 or at the door the night of the show if not sold out in advance. Pitman’s is a “bring your own food and drinks venue.”

“We have been hoping to bring Myq to Pitman’s for some time,” said Michael Smith of New Hampshire based Laugh Riot Productions which, for the past six years has been booking the comedy shows and comedy fundraising nights at Pitman’s.

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*A FLATLANDER’S OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE

A Good Idea

by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

As the perennial candidate for governor of New Hampshire under the Flatlander Party banner, I have been continually taken to task for not ever having a real platform to stand on.

At first, I thought this was merely a small and sturdy wooden box that I could step on so that I could be seen and heard a little better amongst the crowds.

So, I bought one.

It wasn’t long after that I found out a platform wasn’t a real box at all; it’s actually a list of made-up promises that you say to crowds of overly zealous supporters that you know you will never be capable of keeping once elected.

It’s the way campaigning works and what people expect.

Once I came around to this realization, I thought I would try something different; I would tell the truth. I told people that I was only running for the money (one hundred grand a year sounded good to me). And that, even if I did a lousy job, I couldn’t be fired for at least two years.

There were many other things on my list, like how I hear the governor’s bathroom is pretty glorious and that would be cool, and on and on.

But, the truth didn’t seem to resonate with folks. They don’t want to hear about reality, they want to hear a laundry list of promises that even

they knew are impossible to keep. More importantly, there must be that one really big false promise that serves as the benchmark for one’s campaign.

This year, I think, I finally have that promise.

For years New Hampshire has been having a cold war with our neighbor to the south, Massachusetts. People from our southern neighbor have been crossing the border into New Hampshire for years to escape the misery of their homeland.

Being a Flatlander from New York, I appreciate their desire to cross over. Still, natives of New Hampshire are reluctant to let this migration continue. They welcome them in the summer months but then, once the leaves have fallen from the trees, want them to return from whence they came.

Still, it’s basically impossible to control the border and many Massachusetts natives steal across the New Hampshire line in the dead of night in order to set up residence here.

Many natives, who now are actually outnumbered by these new residents, have been up in arms over how things have changed. More resources being used, more traffic than normal and even an assault on their language and culture.

The animosity between the two states has become grown to epic proportions and only gets worse day by day and things are surely about to come to a head sooner than later.

As candidate for governor, I will promise that I will work hard to end that animosity; to bring both states together once and for all., to divert that imminent catastrophe, My first order of business, as outlined in my faux campaign platform,

will be to set up a summit between myself and the governor of Massachusetts.

We will meet at the border of our two states.

I will take a step from Salem to Methuen and then invite my colleague to step from Methuen to Salem in a show of solidarity, to show the world that even though we are of two different states, we are united as part of the Northeast. We even speak the same language (sort of).

Then I will invite their governor to join with me at a Dunkin’ Donuts on the New Hampshire side and discuss our differences. We might even plant a tree or something.

When all is said and done, I will tell my followers on the campaign trail, we will reach a new understanding and will be closer to a peaceful coexistence with our neighbor.

I feel this will resonate on the campaign trail not only with natives who are tired of the fight, but also with those from Massachusetts who now live here and are still having issues assimilating.

Yes, it is a daring promise and could change Flatlander/Native relations forever. But none of that matters because, after all, it’s just a campaign promise to get votes and will never actually happen.

I think it’s a great idea.

Join Brendan at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia on Wednesday, May 16th at 7:30pm as he hosts a StorySlam to benefit Camp Resilience and their work in helping our veterans. For more information on this fun event see the ad on page 36. You can also visit his website BrendanTSmith. com

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To The Editor: Am I alone in feeling a deep personal sadness at the demise of the Man Of The Mountain? Its presence is something I have taken for granted, yet on the morning of May 3rd, 2003, the granite ledges that had formed this famous profile collapsed.

Just goes to show you change is inevitable. “The Man� was definitely part of my childhood.

My grandfather built his first home on Lake Ossipee in 1948 and on trips into Wolfeboro stopping at Black’s Paper Store, I’d see him everywhere; on postcards, stationary, replicas, book covers. He was famous. To me and many others he was a part of the grandeur and uniqueness that is part of the spirit of New Hampshire.

Talking with a friend, we were reminiscing about the first time someone pointed out “The Man� to us and how we weren’t sure we could see him but with a closer look, there he was! And how we were looking forward to similar trips with our children and grandchildren.

Well‌ do we have to take this lying down? What about finding another symbol of our wonderful Granite State. We will always cherish memories of “The Old Manâ€? but we can heal our broken hearts by looking forward.

Perhaps the visage of a Native American in honor of tribes such as the Abenakis of the Penacooks that have inhabited

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our lands long before us.

Consider the American Eagle; the face or rack of a white-tailed deer, our state animal; the purple finch, our state bird; lilacs, our state flower or the image of a famous personage. I know it has been considered to put the Old Man back together again, but this is not good. It has to be a natural phenomenon.

A shout-out to Amy Patenaude. I’ve read about your many wonderful climbs this winter. How about climbing again in

quest of a new emblem.

Seriously mountaineers, is this just my wishful thinking or a real possibility? Do I have to keep seeing replicas of the “Old Man Of The Mountain� and hope that personification of our beautiful state is not just “by-gone days?�

To keep things interesting, how about a contest to see who can find the most interesting state symbol in a rock outcropping.

Susan Goodnough Meredith, NH.

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The ‘Uncle Tom’ Card Is Dead Here is a short list of prominent conservatives and independent thinkers who’ve been accused by their critics of being an “Uncle Tom” or some other vitriolic variaby Michelle Malkin tion on the Syndicated Columnist overplayed left-wing theme of being a traitor to their race or gender (“Aunt Tomasina,” “Uncle Juan,” “Aunt Jemima,” “Uncle Wong,” etc.): --White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders.

--U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley.

--HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

--Rapper Kanye West.

--Lt. Col. Allen West.

--Former Louisiana GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal.

--Attorney Miguel Estrada.

--Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

--Judge Janice Rogers Brown.

--Author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza.

--Author and CRTV host Deneen Borelli.

--ACT for America founder and author Brigitte Gabriel.

--Former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.

--Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

--Attorney and author Ann Coulter.

--Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke.

--Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. --Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

--Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. --Economist Thomas Sowell.

--Economist Walter Williams.

--Scholar Glenn Loury.

--Turning Point USA activist Candace Owens.

--Conservative radio talk show host Larry Elder.

--Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson.

--Author Erik Rush.

--Actress Stacey Dash.

--Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain.

--Former University of California regent and businessman Ward Connerly.

--Former ambassador and GOP presidential candidate Alan Keyes.

--Conservative activist Niger Innis.

--Tea party organizer Lloyd Marcus.

-Author and columnist Star Parker.

--Author Shelby Steele.

--Social media stars Diamond and Silk.

--ESPN’s Sage Steele.

--Radio host Charlamagne tha God. --Me. Surveying this short list, you’ll notice that all of us public enemies of the progressive diversitymongers possess an incredibly diverse array of life and work experiences.

We are black, white, brown, native-born citizens, immigrants and naturalized Americans.

We are Republican, libertarian, moderate, hard-right and unaffiliated.

We are politicians, diplomats, academicians, writers, economists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, lawyers, doctors and pastors.

Like I said, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Pretty much any “person of color” who doesn’t adhere militantly to Democrat Party orthodoxy has or will face the barbed charge of self-loathing or tribe betrayal.

And legions of women, famous

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Oh, Say Kanye Sees It’s easy to dismiss K a n y e West.

It’s easy to dismiss him because he’s nutty. This is a fellow

by Ben Shapiro who tweets Synidcated Columnist about antique fish tanks and fur pillows. This is the guy who calls himself Yeezus (after Jesus) and suggested that thenPresident George W. Bush didn’t care about black people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He isn’t exactly known for his bouts of emotional stability.

And in our celebrity-driven culture, we shouldn’t pay too much attention to those who haven’t spent a lot of time studying policy.

That’s how we end up with celebrity politicians, emotion-driven policy and reality television substituting for news.

With that said, Kanye West did something deeply important over the last two weeks: He opened up the debate.

Stung by the gratuitous censorship of the left, West began tweeting that Americans ought to think for themselves. He even tweeted a picture of himself wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. And suddenly, the left went nuts, too.

Kumail Nanjiani, co-writer of “The Big Sick,” tweeted, “This was the worst twitter day in twitter history.” Op-eds ran at The Root and The Washington Post claiming that West had been suckered.

But surprisingly, West didn’t back down. He soon released a track with fellow rapper T.I. debating the merits of coming out as pro-Trump, with T.I. tearing into him as out of touch and West defending himself as thinking outside “the plantation.” West met with conservative activist Candace Owens and tweeted quotes from Thomas Sowell.

Now, none of this means that West should suddenly be considered for leadership of The Heritage Foundation. But it does mark a break in the solid leftist wall of Hollywood and the music industry, and in the intersectional co-

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Korean Summit; Great Expectations?

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- Amid startling twists, turns and tribulations, the United States is preparing for a once improbby John J. Metzler able Summit Syndicated Columnist meeting with North Korea to defuse Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile threat.

Earlier in the year the “experts” and those who instinctively know better were predicting a probable war between the U.S. and North Korea. The narrative was that a rhetorically volatile Trump Administration in Washington would militarily counter the blatant and rising military threat from Kim Jongun to attack Hawaii or the U.S. mainland.

The bellicose and blustering “Little Rocket Man,” as he was dubbed by the President, seemed to have painted a big target on himself and his quaintly titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

What happened? A reality check on all sides. Despite the heated and dangerous rhetoric, sober reality set in. China did not want a war. Needless to say neither did neighboring South Korea nor Japan. A judicious combination of American military deterrence and behind the

scenes diplomacy with Beijing and our East Asian allies in Seoul and Tokyo stopped the ticking doomsday clock.

Since the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea, there’s been a discernible political thaw in the once glacial standoff between both sides of the divided peninsula.

First came Kim’s unexpected secret trip to the Chinese capital. In a scene reminiscent of the “Godfather” movie, China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping, North Korea’s longtime political enabler, summoned Kim to Beijing for a little chat. Basically play nice; China does not want a regional war which would be decidedly bad for business.

Then former CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a clandestine visit to Pyongyang to meet with Kim and sound out the North Koreans on the Summit.

The South/North Summit at Panmunjom at the DMZ followed in April. Both dictator Kim Jong-un and his democratically elected South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, met as fellow Koreans, not as leaders of the estranged Korean nation.

The Summit while prompting Style over Substance measures, produced a positive narrative.

That’s important.

Yet the legacy of high level of Korean negotiations and Summits is precisely that; High Level Hype followed by a slide back to the status quo. This happened

on a number of occasions most especially following the historic 2000 Sunshine Summit between both sides, where Seoul’s massive economic inducements

supported humanitarian aid to the North.

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Propaganda Networks Why does American journalist Abby Martin do propaganda for socialist murderers?

Y o u ’ v e heard about Russian

by John Stossel propaganda.

Syndicated Columnist Martin once worked for RT, Russia’s state-run news network.

Now she’s got a similar gig at teleSUR, an anti-capitalist, prosocialist news network funded

by Latin American leftists.

I’d never heard of teleSUR before researching this week’s YouTube video. But teleSUR matters because its videos get millions of views. Latin America stays poor because people believe socialist propaganda.

One teleSUR video lists countries where “capitalism failed”: Canada, Mexico, England, Peru, Panama, Switzerland, the United States...

Another says that “Trump is killing our brains with Nazi-era chemicals.”

Few viewers know that teleSUR is funded by the tyrants who control Cuba and Venezuela.

Venezuela, once rich, has been bankrupted by its socialist rulers. More than a million Venezuelans have fled to neighboring Colombia and Brazil.

Those who don’t flee go hungry. One study found Venezuelans have lost, on average, more than 20 pounds. Hundreds of children have died of starvation.

But when other countries and philanthropists offer help, Venezuela’s rulers refuse it.

Instead, they spend their dwindling funds on teleSUR propaganda videos.

One shows a picture of Warren Buffet’s son while telling viewers, “Philanthropy is a scam that al-

lows the super rich to influence global affairs ... as if capitalism were the solution, not the cause of world problems.”

Excuse me? Capitalism is a solution. In the last few decades, capitalism has lifted billions of people out of miserable poverty.

By contrast, in Venezuela, many store shelves are empty.

How can teleSUR put a positive spin on that? They hire “useful idiots,” as Communists once called naive leftists who spread tyrants’ propaganda. Today, one person they pay is former Californian Abby Martin.

Martin produced a teleSUR video that shows Venezuelan store shelves filled with goods.

Martin narrates, “We just went to about five different supermarkets and the shelves were fully stocked ... (W)hile it is true there are shortages, it seems like you are very able to find things for everyday life, no problem.”

I wanted to interview Martin, but she didn’t respond to my interview requests.

Back when Martin worked for RT, at least she criticized Russia for invading Ukraine.

But she also used her RT airtime to praise tyrants like Hugo Chavez.

“It is undeniable that under his leadership the poorest in the country were empowered,” Martin said on RT. Empowered? By starving?

Shortages? Rampant inflation?

Government troops suppressing protestors?

I wish Martin were as principled as her former RT colleague Liz Wahl. On RT, Wahl said: “I face many ethical and moral challenges ... I cannot be a part of a network funded by the Russian government.” Then she quit, on-air. She got a job with a legitimate news network.

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For Her to Relax Almost nothing beats the few minutes moms get to relax during the day. This Mother’s Day, give your mom something that can help her find her inner-Zen like a diffuser, which can help her escape to her own oasis. With quiet, portable options that feature adjustable lighting, this gift can leave a fresh garden mist in any room.

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by Tim Moore Contributing Writer

Ice-out on Lake Winnipesaukee is determined when the Mount Washington cruise ship can safely navigate to all of its ports on the lake. It’s a highly anticipated event for many New England residents, including the angling and recreational boating community, myself included. There are contests online to guess the exact ice-out date, which is declared by Emerson Aviation. This year, ice-out was declared at 5:40pm on Thursday April 26, and I couldn’t have been happier to dump my boat in the lake and watch the first landlocked salmon come over the rails.

My plan was to launch Mark and Kara took advantage of some early-season salmon the following Saturday fishing. where I usually do, at Roberts Cove Basin Mari- Wolfeboro Bay. The thick I have done well in the na, but I was informed the fog made it impossible past. The trouble was, night before that launch to see just how big the the wind had picked up maintenance was tak- floating sheet of ice was, and pushed the ice into ing longer than expected and I was forced to decide shore making it imposand I would be unable to which direction I would go sible to troll through. We launch there until later to skirt it. If I chose inside finally cleared the ice and in the week. My clients along shore, I may have I was able to get the first were planning on meet- been forced into shallow lines into the water. I noing me at the marina, so water, potentially dam- ticed that the water temI planned to launch my aging my boat. If I chose perature was much colder boat in Wolfeboro and outside, there was no tell- than I like to see, most pick them up at the Ba- ing how far out of my way likely due to the presence sin. When I arrived at the I would have to drive, or of all the ice, so I made a Wolfeboro town docks, I how late I would be pick- turn and headed into a was greeted with pea soup ing up my clients. I chose bay to seek out warmer fog as expected, seeing inside and luckily only water.

We no sooner rounded how the air temperature encountered loose slushwas in the 40s and the ice that I was able to push a point and entered the water temperature was in through no problem, ar- bay when one of our lines the high 30s. This meant riving to pick up my cli- began to sing with a fish on it. I handed the rod it was going to take me ents right on time.

After getting my guests to one of my clients and longer than anticipated to get to Roberts Cove by settled on-board the boat after a brief battle the fish boat. Luckily, I was early. and giving them the run- came loose. It was a disWhat I hadn’t antici- down on water (and ice) appointing start to a chilly pated was the giant sheet conditions, we set out to morning. Undeterred, we See moore on 32 of ice floating just outside a familiar shoreline where

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Ice-Out Dates

For Lake Winnipesaukee Earliest ice-out on record : March 18, 2016 1888 May 12 1889 Apr. 14 1890 Apr. 24 1891 Apr. 23 1892 Apr. 11 1893 May 10 1894 Apr. 20 1895 Apr. 26 1896 Apr. 23 1897 Apr. 23 1898 Apr. 14 1899 May 2 1900 Apr. 26 1901 Apr. 20 1902 Apr. 4 1903 Apr. 2 1904 Apr. 29 1905 Apr. 24 1906 Apr. 26 1907 Apr. 29 1908 Apr. 21 1909 Apr. 19 1910 Apr. 6 1911 May 2 1912 Apr. 23 1913 Apr. 17 1914 Apr. 15 1915 Apr. 24 1916 Apr. 16 1917 Apr. 28 1918 Apr. 24 1919 Apr. 14 1920 Apr. 24

1921 Mar. 28 1922 Apr. 17 1923 Apr. 24 1924 Apr. 18 1925 Apr. 10 1926 May 2 1927 Apr. 13 1928 Apr. 19 1929 Apr. 18 1930 Apr. 7 1931 Apr. 11 1932 Apr. 20 1933 Apr. 25 1934 Apr. 21 1935 Apr. 21 1936 Apr. 8 1937 Apr. 25 1938 Apr. 17 1939 May 4 1940 May 4 1941 Apr. 16 1942 Apr. 18 1943 Apr. 30 1944 May 3 1945 Apr. 1 1946 Mar. 30 1947 Apr. 24 1948 Apr. 10 1949 Apr. 6 1950 Apr. 20 1951 Apr. 14 1952 Apr. 20 1953 Apr. 3

Latest ice-out on record : May 12, 1888 1954 Apr. 16 1955 Apr. 19 1956 May 3 1957 Apr. 3 1958 Apr. 13 1959 Apr. 26 1960 Apr. 19 1961 Apr. 27 1962 Apr. 24 1963 Apr. 20 1964 Apr. 28 1965 Apr. 22 1966 Apr. 20 1967 Apr. 20 1968 Apr. 15 1969 Apr. 25 1970 Apr. 28 1971 May 5 1972 Apr. 22 1973 Apr. 23 1974 Apr. 17 1975 Apr. 25 1976 Apr. 17 1977 Apr. 21 1978 Apr. 27 1979 Apr. 25 1980 Apr. 16 1981 Apr. 5 1982 Apr. 29 1983 Apr. 10 1984 Apr. 20 1985 Apr. 14 1986 Apr. 16

1987 Apr. 12 1988 Apr. 16 1989 Apr. 25 1990 Apr. 22 1991 Apr. 8 1992 Apr. 21 1993 Apr. 22 1994 Apr. 23 1995 Apr. 15 1996 Apr. 17 1997 Apr. 24 1998 Apr. 7 1999 Apr. 8 2000 Apr. 10 2001 May 2 2002 Apr. 5 2003 Apr. 25 2004 Apr. 20 2005 Apr. 20 2006 Apr. 3 2007 Apr. 23 2008 Apr. 23 2009 Apr. 12 2010 Mar. 24 2011 Apr. 19 2012 Mar. 23 2013 Apr. 17 2014 Apr. 23 2015 Apr. 24 2016 Mar. 18 2017 Apr. 18 2018 Apr. 26

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Shenton Matchett Only a Number: A Love Story Amidst the Holocaust - A Tuesday, July 3, 7 - 8 p.m. documentary film presented by The Black Suitcase Mystery – A the film maker, Steve Besserman WWII Remembrance - Lecture and book signing by author Gail Note: This event will take place Elliot (Thomas) Downs in the Wolfeboro Town Hall’s Great Hall. Doors open at 6:00 Tuesday, July 17, 7 – 8 p.m. p.m.

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New Hampshire's Choice for Local & National News,Talk & Weather

by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer

AGING ATHLETES Following a recent column where I mentioned being at Fenway Park in 1973, a wisenheimer remarked that my column’s head-shot photo looked quite young for someone who went to a Red Sox game 45 years ago. The gadfly did have a point, as that photo was a few years old. So I submitted a new column head shot photo— only a few weeks old.

Time waits for no man.

Except maybe for New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady. He’ll be 41 years old in August when he embarks upon his 19th NFL season. Have the years taken a major toll on number 12?

Hardly. He was league MVP at age 40 and took the Patriots to the Super Bowl for an unprecedented eighth time, where he threw for a record 505 yards.

How does he do it? Some say it’s due to genetics.

Others credit his diet and exercise regimen. Or his wellness guru. Or his Super Model spouse. Or some combination thereof.

And Brady still has the same boyish look, despite having played several more seasons than did legendary quarterbacks Y.A. Tittle or Terry Bradshaw, who were bald, broken, and done at ages 38 and 35 respectively.

Precedents do exist for big league proficiency at an advanced age. George Blanda helped the Oakland Raiders win several games as a QB and a kicker at age 43. Gordie Howe played 80 NHL games

Gordie Howe played 80 NHL games and scored 15 goals to go with 26 assists at age 52. and scored 15 goals to go with 26 assists at age 52. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 16 pointsper-game as a 41 yearold NBA center. Pitcher Satchel Paige made the American League All-Star team at age 46. Tom Watson missed winning his sixth British Open by one stroke on the eve of his 60th birthday.

Astronaut-Senator John Glenn returned to space at age 77. Indeed, Donald Trump (72 on June 14) is the oldest man ever elected president. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill loved whiskey and cigars but lived to be 90.

There are many opinions with regard to what leads to longevity. The Dalai Lama credits longevity to showing kindness and having a “good heart.” (He never met Gordie Howe.)

But all the aforementioned are men. As James Thurber said, “No male can beat a female in the long run because they have it over us in sheer, damn longevity.”

Probably due to their kindness and good hearts.

Anyway, here’s hop-

ing Tom Brady keeps on going while maintaining that youthful demeanor.

Wouldn’t it be cool if he played until he was fifty, like Gordie Howe? That means he’d be good for another ten years.

Just like my new column head-shot photo.

SUCKER PUNCHES Alert reader Duane Johnson wrote to tweak some points re: the April 26 Sport-Thoughts column where I wrote that Yankee Mickey Rivers injured BoSox pitcher Bill Lee during a melee at Yankee Stadium in 1976.

But as Duane points out, “It was Graig Nettles who dislocated Lee’s arm, although Rivers was sucker punching people in the back of the head.

I remember it all very well. Nettles deliberately grabbed Lee’s arm and yanked it hard.”

Thanks Duane. Nettles should get the credit for the dislocation—or the blame!

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This article continues our ongoing publication of essays by English students at Tilton School, under the guidance of English teacher Darren Redman.

Tilton School is a prep school in Tilton, NH where many students go to fulfill their academic and athletic dreams. There has been a rich tradition here in the athletic program and that is the Girls Varsity basketball program.

Girls Varsity basketball competes in Class B. Class B in the NEPSAC is a promising league with lots of great players. Tilton girls basketball led by Coach Brisson has done a phenomenal job coaching this winning tradition, winning the last 5 out of 7 class B championships. It was time for them to level up to Class A. I asked Coach Brisson if she was forced to and she replied, “It was a combination of both. They asked if I’d be interested in competing in Class A. Being the competitor I am, I didn’t hesitate. I’ve always said to be the best, you have to beat the best, and that’s what I want this program to do�.

Knowing all of this happened and how success-

ful coach Brisson was, I wanted to see if things changed in terms of the little things like practice, recruiting, and understanding the level of play.

Coach Brisson is a very competitive coach and searches for perfection everyday her team steps onto the floor whether it’s for practice or games.

Coach Brisson let me know that her practices stay the same since the Class A change but “some of the ways we defended due to the level of talent, but not the items I value at each practice from each player�. The move up to Class A did not change her coaching values, which are “work ethic, toughness and unselfishness which should be consistent amongst your teams in order to build culture�. All of those things are important to a winning program whether its at the worst class, or best class (Class A).

The biggest change was clearly the competition.

Coach Brisson quoted that “You go from playing teams that have maybe 1 or 2 scholarship players to teams full of them.

The top 8 teams in class A have an abundance of high major basketball players�.

Competition leveled up but that only leads Coach

Brisson’s team to level up. Girls Varsity basketballs program did not leave victorious in their first year in Class A, but Coach Brisson is staying very confident. Next year “We will win. Mark my words. We took some time to get there this year, but next year we will be there. It will be mostly a new team all over again, but the returners will know what to expect from the level of play.�

Coach Brisson is looking forward to the 2018 - 2019 basketball season as she will seek her 1st championship in the NEPSAC class A.

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May Through June 17th “Memories of WWII: Photographs from the AP’s Archives” – On Display

Gogol’s “The Government Inspector” performed by Winni Players Community Theatre! Featuring an array of funny and diverse characters, the play presents a silly satire of small-town corruption. When the crooked leadership of a provincial village discovers that an undercover inspector is coming to root out their commonplace corruption, the town weaves a web of bribery, lies and utter madness.

Tickets range from $12-$20pp, and can be purchased online at www. winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org or by calling 279-0333

The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Mon. thru Sat. 10am to 4pm, and Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. See this moving tribute to an era in our nation’s history that continues to define the American character and experience. The exhibit consists of approx. 50 black and white photographs from the Associated Press Archives, including selections of the most iconic WWII images taken between 1939 and 1945. Some of the photos include: the German Army marching into Paris down ChampsElysees, Londoners in the underground train stations, Hitler after the invasion of Poland, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and much more. www.

WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212 Through Sat. 26th

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

Gov. Wentworth Arts Council’s Art Show & Silent Auction

Bullet for My Valentine with Trivium

The Art Place, Wolfeboro. The event is organized by the art council and will feature works from their many talented artists. The artwork will be on display at The Art Place during the above days, ending with a celebration of their 50th during Wolfeboro’s first Art Festival of 2018. Please stop by during store hours (Tues. – Sat. 9:30am-5pm) and place your bid on your favorite piece.

Announcements of the winners will be made on May 26th.

Through Sun. 20th

Happy Days – The Musical The Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. Tickets range from $12-$24pp. For show times and tickets, call 335-1992 or visit www.rochesteroperahouse.

com

Thursday 10th

Container Gardening Program

Wolfeboro Public Library, in the library meeting room, Wolfeboro. 7pm.

Marge Badois brings her timely and informative presentation, “Growing in Containers: A Great Way to Garden in Limited Spaces” to the public, for free! 569-2428

Free Event for Family Caregivers Comfort Inn and Suites, Dover. 2pm4:30pm. Family caregivers are invited to join this free event, where trained staff and volunteers from Cornerstone VNA will be able to provide on-site respite care, in a safe and welcoming environment for caregivers who wish to attend. To learn more, or to register, call 800-691-1133 x199 or visit

www.cornerstonevna.org Eric Grant - Acoustic

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Local favorite Eric Grant performs live, with 2-for-1 appetizers at the bar! www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841 Thurs. 10th – Sun. 13th

The Government Inspector – Live Performance by The Winni Players The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. See Nikolai

Friday 11th The Ossipee Mountain Boys Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043 for tickets.

Mike Delguidice and Big Shot

The Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casionballroom.com or 929-4100

Stargazing at The Castle with NH Astronomical Society Castle in the Clouds, 455 Old Mountain Road, Moultonborough.

8pm. Join NHAS for an exciting stargazing experience in this unique location. Learn about the wonders of the night sky at the talk, then make your way to the field by Shannon Pond to use a telescope to see the stars and more! Free to all, donations are greatly appreciated. www. castleintheclouds.org or 476-5900

Dueling Pianos!

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Prepare your friends for some serious fun as YOU pick the music and join in the show! www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Saturday 12th Wise & Wonderful Women – A Day to Inspire and Create Wellness within You

Meredith Community Center, Meredith. 9am-1pm. This event is meant to be an informational and educational forum and it’s goal is to provide the women in our community with local resources that support and empower them to be the very best they can! There will be no products or services sold, allowing a very relaxed experience. In addition to each business/service having a table and space for the attendees to see what each has to offer as well as meet one on one, there will be select 15-minute presentations or demonstrations throughout the event. Free and open to the public. 279-6611

The Wailers The Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casionballroom.com or 929-4100

2-Day Lidded Basket Weaving Workshop League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW

Highway, Meredith.

9am-4pm, second class is Saturday, May 19th, same time. Choose one lidded basket design to make and you will learn the fine craft of basket making using reed and hardwood. Ray Lagasse will guide you through the entire process.

Tuition is $155-$165, depending on the basket you choose. No additional materials fee. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. www.

meredith.nhcrafts.org/basketry or 279-7920

14th Annual Choose Community Day

Franklin

The event begins with a parade at 10am which will step off at Franklin High School and proceed downtown to end at Odell Park. This year’s theme is “Franklin Recreates and Recreates itself as a Recreational Destination”.

A fair will be held at Odell Park from 10am to 3pm and will include vendors, crafts, food, games, amusements and entertainment. 934-3108 ext. 4420 for Jan or 934-2118 for Krystal.

Bob Marley The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

Dorks in Dungeons – Improv Troupe Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 North Main Street, Rochester. 8pm. Dorks in Dungeons is an internationally renowned fantasy/ improv troupe, that first formed in 2012. Tickets are $15pp at the door.

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Appreciation

Castle in the Clouds, 455 Old Mountain Road, Moultonborough.

All Moultonborough residents get in FREE at the gate with proof of residency. www.castleintheclouds. org or 476-5900

Karaoke Night at Bristol Baptist Church Bristol Baptist Church, 30 Summer Street, Bristol. 6pm. The Little Corner Band will be leading the Karaoke Night, so bring your own karaoke music disc to share and enjoy this fun, family event! 744-3885

Birdwatching Walk Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 8am-10am. If you love birds, this is the program for you! No experience necessary, binoculars are available onsite. $12pp/advance, $10pp/members or $15 at the door.

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Sunday 13th Mother’s Day Brunch – 2018 Cruise Season Kick Off! Aboard the M/S Mount Washington, Weirs Beach. This special brunch offers two different times: 10am and 2pm. The Mother’s day cruise includes a two and a half hour scenic cruise, a complete champagne brunch buffet and live entertainment for $49/adults, and $24/children 5-12 (children 4 and under are free). www.cruisenh.com or 888-843-6686

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Wright Museum to host “Songs and Stories of WWII” On Tuesday, May 15th, a packed house is expected at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro for “Songs and Stories of WWII,” part of a year long Lecture Series sponsored by Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney.

In this lecture, award-winning songwriter and guitarist Curt Bessett and Jenn Kurtz, a well-known and respected harmony singer, will honor World War II veterans and their generation through stories and Bessett’s original songs. In addition to singing, they will present the historical background of each story or song as well as pay tribute to veterans from all wars.

Wright Museum’s 2018 Lecture Series takes place from 7 to 8 pm every Tuesday from May 8 to October 9. On select dates, a lecture may take place at Town Hall in Wolfeboro and begin at 6:30 pm.

Admission is $8 per person for non-members and $3 for Wright Museum members unless otherwise noted.

Due to limited seating, people are strongly encouraged to make reservations by calling (603) 569-1212. The Museum’s doors open one hour before the program begins. To learn more about the Lecture Series, or museum, visit www. wrightmuseum.org.

The Wright Museum of World War II is located in Wolfeboro, NH and open daily to the public for the 2018 season from May 1 through October 31. Museum hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 4pm, and Sunday from 12 to 4pm.

StorySlam To Benefit Camp Resilience “Real Stories North Of Concord” presents a “StorySlam” on Wednesday, May 16th at 7:30pm at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia as a fundraiser for Camp Resilience.

Twelve storytellers will be selected at random and have up to six minutes to tell their story. The theme for this Story Slam is: “Acts Of Kindness”. The Cocheco Times’ Brendan Smith will be emcee for the evening.

Tickets are $20 and all net proceeds will go to benefit Camp Resilience.

Those who are interested in telling a story can register in advance by sending their name to realstoriesnoc@gmail.com.

(Registering does not guarantee that you will be picked.) Everyone must have paid admission to be participate.

Seating is limited so call Pitman’s at 527-0043 for tickets.

Pitman’s Freight Room is a bring your own food and drinks venue. Pitman’s is located at 94 New Salem Street in Laconia.

Join Prescott Farm for a Birdwatching Walk

LACONIA - Prescott Farm will be hosting an adult bird watching walk, on Saturday May 12th at 8am to 10am to provide people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to go birdwatching. Their experienced naturalists will lead participants on a walk to locate and identify a variety of species of birds. Birdwatching is one of the fastest growing hobbies in North America. Over 50 million Americans participate in an excursion to observe wild birds each year.

No birdwatching experience necessary, binoculars are available onsite.

Cost is $12 /session ($10 Members); $15 at the door.

For more information and to register in advance visit www. prescottfarm.org. The NH Audubon Society will also be hosting a number of birdwatching events and walks across the state on May 12th. For a listing of all 15 Audubon trips with details and registration information, visit nhaudubon.org.

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center is located at 928 White Oaks Rd, Laconia NH.

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PROTECTION OF PRINCIPAL – As mentioned above, when you own stocks, you have no assurance that your principal will be preserved; there’s If you’re like most people, you’d probably say that, among other things, you no agency, no government office, guaranteeing that you won’t lose money. want to retire comfortably. Obviously, that’s a worthy long-term goal, requir- And even some of the investments best suited for short-term goals won’t ing long-term investing. But as you journey through life, you’ll also have come with full guarantees, either, but, by and large, they do offer you a short-term goals, such as buying a second home, remodeling your kitchen or reasonable amount of confidence that your principal will remain intact. taking a much-needed vacation. Will you need to invest differently for these LIQUIDITY – Some short-term investments have specific terms – i.e., goals than you would for the long-term ones? two years, three years, five years, etc. – meaning you do have an incentive To answer that question, let’s first look at how you might invest to achieve to hold these investments until they mature. Otherwise, if you cash out your longer-term goals. For these goals, the key investment ingredient early, you might pay some price, such as loss of value or loss of the income is growth – quite simply, you want your money to grow as much as posproduced by these investments. Nonetheless, these types of investments sible over time. Consequently, you will likely want a good percentage of are usually not difficult to sell, either before they mature or at maturity, growth-oriented vehicles, such as stocks and other stock-based investand this liquidity will be helpful to you when you need the money to meet ments, to fund your 401(k), IRA or other accounts. your short-term goal.

However, the flip side of growth is risk. Stocks and stock-based investSTABILITY OF ISSUER – Although most investments suitable for shortments will always fluctuate in value – which means you could lose some, term goals do provide a high degree of preservation of principal, some of or even all, of your principal. Hopefully, though, by putting time on your the issuers of these investments are stronger and more stable than others – side – that is, by holding your growth-oriented investments for decades – and these strong and stable issuers are the ones you should stick with. you can overcome the inevitable short-term price drops.

Ultimately, most of your investment efforts will probably go toward your In short, when investing for long-term goals, you’re seeking significant long-term goals. But your short-term goals are still important – and the growth and, in doing so, you’ll have to accept some degree of investment right investment strategy can help you work toward them. risk. But when you’re after short-term goals, the formula is somewhat different: You don’t need maximum growth potential as much as you need to This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial be reasonably confident that a certain amount of money will be there for Advisor. Copyright © 2018 Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. All rights reserved. Member SIPC. you at a certain time.

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Wednesday 16th Polliwogs Pre-K Program – In the Garden Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10:30am-12pm. A fun group for the littlest explorers amongst us!

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Thursday 24th Eric Grant - Acoustic Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. Local favorite Eric Grant performs live, with 2-for-1 appetizers at the bar! www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

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Water Street. A historian who has been quoted by others wrote “The roll of the Second Regiment, during its organization, contained more than three thousand names.

It marched more than six thousand miles, participated in more than twenty pitched battles, and lost in action upwards of one thousand men.” An 1885 newspaper (Veteran’s Advocate) printed details of the trip of Company F of the Second Regiment from Laconia to Washington.

Some of those of the Second Regiment initially enlisted for three months and then reenlisted for three years when requirements changed. Such was the situation with David Clark of Lake Village (Laconia) who was the first of sixty men to enlist when William Wyman of Concord arrived in town via the railroad with a U.S. flag and blank muster forms. Clark was 23 years old when he enlisted on April 19, 1861 for three months in Company F and reenlisted for three years on May 22nd of the same year.

He was appointed to be a Corporal in June, 1961

Capt. Orsino A.J. Vaughn credited with saving hot-headed recruits from Laconia from severe punishment concerning cracker barrel incident. Later the editor of The Laconia Democrat. and given the rank of Sergeant in October of that year.

David Clark, according to war records, deserted his Company on October 4, 1862. By then the 2nd Regiment had participated in half a dozen

battles.

Early in the month of May the Company was carried to Portsmouth, NH to begin its service in the Civil War. Though they may have previously been involved in local militia musters the men

The Flags Of The Second. did not enter the Army as a well-organized, disciplined group of soldiers.

Taken to their barracks “within THE OLD ROPE WALK” in Portsmouth the newly enlisted soldiers were not happy with their improvised quarters and one after another began to complain about the situation. This resulted from some stern disciplinary measures by the officers, and, according to an 1885 letter, the discipline “…was not accepted with feelings of grace.” The supper of that first night apparently served to quiet the uneasiness of the recruits as they enjoyed a meal of “corn beef, brown bread, wheat bread, and a dipper of coffee. The quality was excellent, the quantity sufficient, and the men were satisfied.”

One good meal was not enough, however, to persuade the men to behave themselves like disciplined soldiers and there were continued incidents of breaking the rules, not the least being the smuggling of alcoholic beverages into the barracks.

One of the methods used was to fill a musket barrel with whiskey and to tightly cork it before carrying it into camp.

The day came when Company F was informed that they were to “fall in” and march to Newcastle where they were assigned to guard duty at Fort Constitution. Some recruits decided that this move was not to their liking and took the opportunity to show it when a baker’s wagon with two barrels of crackers attached to the back went by them. Some of the marching soldiers attacked the barrels with their bayonets and the crackers were scattered upon the road. The men were arrested but not without the threat that there would be a fight between the recruits and the officers. The cool response of Captain O.A.J. Vaughn of Laconia is said to have brought some calm to the situation and to have avoided a larger revolt.

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fort, and the rest of the company, upon reaching Fort Constitution, were made to understand that they were serving the United States and not the United States serving them. Fort Constitution proved to be a place of beauty and comfort for the New Hampshire men, particularly in light of what awaited them once they were engaged in the battle to preserve the union.

From Fort Constitution Company F of the First NH Volunteer Regiment traveled south through Boston to Fall River where they boarded a boat and crossed Long Island Sound on their way to New York City.

The men had been fed at Boston and the letter recording their movements recorded that seasickness was prevalent on the boat trip to New York and much of the food eaten at Boston “was unceremoniously ejected” as the men lined the outside rail of the steamer “trying to make terms with their

which can now be seen among those of other regiments sacredly enshrined at the State House at Concord.”

That flag was carried through all the battles engaged in by the Second NH Volunteer Regiment and became faded, rent and torn, “but it was never captured, deserted, or disgraced by those who Col. Gilman Marston - Officer of the marched and fought beneath 2nd Regiment it.”

The Company stomachs.” “It was a sea- went on through Harrissick picnic.” burg and Baltimore on Reaching land at Eliza- its way to Washington bethport, Company F and into the terrors of then travelled by box war. Before entering car to New York where Baltimore they stopped they were presented a to load their muskets in silk flag by the sons of anticipation of possible New Hampshire in that trouble. They marched city which, according to through the streets of that 1885 report , “the Baltimore and our unstaff and remnants of named reporter tells us

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2nd NH Infantry Monument - Peach Orchard, Gettysburg, PA. that they were disappointed. “Wanted to let our cartridge loose in the ranks of a Baltimore mob. Wanted to see chivalry , and learn ‘how the old thing worked.’ Wanted to become a martyr without much hard work.

Wanted to let daylight into a full-sized rebel.

Wanted to hear ‘em sing ‘My Maryland.’ Wanted to have Ben Butler give ‘em grape and canister.

Wanted to do something to win name and fame in short order. It is too bad to cut off a man’s glory so abruptly….’On to Washington” in disgust.”

If they wanted to engage in conflict, the Second NH volunteer Regiment would soon become involved in plenty of it, beginning at Bull Run, Virginia on July 21, 1861.

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After a few photos the fish was released to fight another day.

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Fergus Hodgson, who reports on Latin America, says teleSUR is winning hearts and minds. “Even well-meaning people here in the United States, I see them sharing teleSUR material all the time,� he told me. “They should know that this is a media outlet that is funded by ... dictatorial communist or tyrannical rulers. (If you) share the material, you’re sharing the lies of these brutal people. You’re also sharing a media outlet that is funded by taking from the very poorest of the poor.�

He’s right.

Governments, especially socialist governments, like to present themselves as thinking only of “the people,� but they have agendas just like privatesector con artists trying to sell you goods.

Government sales pitches are harder to detect because they don’t sell products like cars or shampoos. But they still sell their bad ideas by showing only the worst aspects of the alternative, the private sector.

I’d love to hear Abby Martin’s explanation for why she chooses to help push that socialist propaganda. Ms. Martin, my invitation for a Stossel TV interview stands.

John Stossel is author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails — But Individuals Succeed.� For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.

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alition.

The entertainment industry can’t tolerate conservatives — when I wrote a book on political bias in Hollywood, several Hollywood insiders told me openly that they refuse to hire those on the right.

Shania Twain learned just a few weeks ago that signaling support for President Trump in any way means taking your career into your hands.

The same holds true in identity politics circles.

Those on the left who suggest that politics must innately follow immutable biological characteristics (i.e. black people have to be Democrats) felt deeply threatened by West’s comments. After Chance the Rapper tweeted out that black Americans don’t have to vote Democrat, the left’s pressure snapped into place so rigidly that he backed off and apologized.

But West hasn’t.

What’s happening? It’s doubtful that West started reading Edmund Burke. It may just be that West, like a lot of Americans tired of being told what to think by their industry and racialists on all sides, is getting tired of being told what to do. It’s possible that West, like most Americans, sees America as a place with problems but a place where individuals can think and achieve freely. And he’s clearly willing to take part in a political debate so many of his friends aren’t.

That makes West an important voice, at least for now. It does take courage to buck your entire cadre in order to publicly declare what you think. West deserves credit for that. And who knows? Perhaps some other prominent Americans might come forward to re-engage in a debate from which they have been barred.

Ben Shapiro, 34, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show� and editor-in-chief of DailyWire. com. He is The New York Times best-selling author of “Bullies.� He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.

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and obscure, wealthy and poor, have been labeled “female impersonators” or “Stepford Wives” for embracing everything from unborn life to gun ownership, high border walls, low taxes and local control.

According to the selfappointed arbiters of colorcoded and chromosomal fealty, if you marry outside your race, you’re a traitor. If you adopt your husband’s name, you’re a traitor. If you’re happy with stay-athome motherhood, you’re a traitor. If you straighten your hair, or culturally appropriate some other culture’s hair, or bleach your hair the wrong color, you’re a traitor.

Lord, what dreary killjoys these p.c. police be.

I catalogued my favorite malicious mutations of the Uncle Tom card for years on my blog, from “white man’s puppet” to “Tokyo Rose” to “Manila whore,” “Subic Bay bar girl,” banana, coconut and Oreo. Instead of dissuading me from espousing heretical opinions, these insults spurred me on. Now, the increasing exposure and public ubiquity of unapologetic and unorthodox women and minorities seems to have triggered the collectivists’ bile production at the highest levels.

Most recently, the White House Correspondents’ Association gave “comedian” Michelle Wolf a lofty platform upon which to denigrate Sarah Sanders’ womanhood by sniping: “I’m never really sure what to call Sarah Huckabee Sanders, you know?

Is it Sarah Sanders, is it Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is it Cousin Huckabee, is it Auntie Huckabee Sanders? What’s Uncle Tom, but for white women who disappoint other white women? Oh, I know. Aunt Coulter.”

Ultimately, the problem with the whinnying Wolf’s schtick isn’t that it’s mean and divisive. It’s that it’s boring, unfunny and ineffectual. When everyone qualifies as an “Uncle Tom” in the eyes of the left’s raging resistance, there will be no one left to pretend to laugh at their anemic jokes.

Michelle Malkin is host of “Michelle Malkin Investigates” on CRTV.com. Her email address is writemalkin@gmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators. com.

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earlier this year, are now acting as if a deal with the DPRK is somehow done. It’s not.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres applauded the “truly historic summit between the leaders” of the two Koreas. Through a spokesman he stated that “he looks forward to these gains being consolidated and advanced” in the upcoming U.S./ROK Summit.

Now expectations for an elusive deal are in political overdrive. Significantly President Trump has stated that IF the North Koreans don’t come clean on denuclearization and swerve off the Summit agenda on denuclearization, the Donald walks out. As President Trump stated of the upcoming event, “if the meeting when I’m there isn’t fruitful, I will respectfully leave the meeting.”

Expecting to walkout from the highly scripted diplomatic event may actually be part of President Trump’s wider strategy.

Despite such a high stakes sit-down, the President does not seek a deal for its own sake, but rather a security bond ensuring East Asia and the USA of Pyongyang’s verifiable disarmament.

It’s still a big gamble.

Naturally Kim Jong-un

will try to “play” the President and very likely create a negotiating position which the American side walks away from. Then the North Koreans will blame Washington for any collapse in the talks.

The mainstream media will join the chorus of recriminations.

Indeed Summit diplomacy is usually built upon great expectations if only to counter to the dark alternative of an inevitable clash. One of the biggest words in diplomacy is IF. And If the parties seriously sit down to draft and sign a Peace Treaty to replace the 1953 Armistice ending the Korean War, that would be a great step forward.

Denuclearization of North Korea is far more complicated. Essentially nukes are an insurance policy for the DPRK regime. While Kim will show some superficial flexibility, don’t expect a major breakthrough. The carrot and stick of easing UN sanctions may be employed.

Will the Donald use “The Art of the Deal” diplomacy to finally solve the 65 year old Korean crisis? If he does, South

Korea’s President Moon suggested that there’s a Nobel peace prize for President Trump. If… John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

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