Trump: Cardboard Christian (August 14, 2016)

In the last two weeks Trump has made a renewed call to “the Evangelicals” for their support as he vows to protect and support Christian rights in the United States. This is not his first rodeo with the more explicitly political among their brothers and sisters, despite the large segments of this religious group who… Continue reading Trump: Cardboard Christian (August 14, 2016)

Trump’s Military Service Family History: A 50-Year Update (July 27, 2016)

We have added another 50 years to the Trump family military service history to extend the 100 years already chronicled earlier (June 6,2016). The saga begins with the birth of Donald Trump’s grandfather Friedrich Trump (1869-1918) in Kallstadt, Germany in 1869. It runs through four generations of men named Trump in this family through mid-2016.… Continue reading Trump’s Military Service Family History: A 50-Year Update (July 27, 2016)

Trump and Military Service: A 100 Year Family History (June 6, 2016)

Frederick Trump (1869-1918) m. 1902; Age (1898) 29 Fred Trump (1905-1999) m. 1936 c 1937, 1938; Age (1940) 35 Donald Trump (6/14/1046-present) m. 1977; Age (1964) 18 Military Service: Frederick (None), Fred (None), Donald (None) We have just celebrated Memorial Day for 2016, so military service to our country is freshly relevant.* In honoring America’s… Continue reading Trump and Military Service: A 100 Year Family History (June 6, 2016)

Trump: Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure (AKA Johnny Miller) (May 21, 2016)

Can you say John Cleland? Or, for those out there fond of word puzzles. Johnny Miller. Two proper names. Take the first name, drop the third letter. Change the first vowel to another vowel two alphabetic positions before. Change the first consonant of the first name to the sixth letter of the alphabet. Take the… Continue reading Trump: Memoirs of a Man of Pleasure (AKA Johnny Miller) (May 21, 2016)

Trump: Keep A Knockin’ But You Can’t Come In (May 13, 2016)

Trump has already shown his dedication to excluding undesirables from the Republican Party and the nation’s party as he tries to “Make America Great Again”. You know the list: illegal Mexicans, Temporary Muslims, Syrians who can’t prove they are Christians. No need to go on. But since his P.N. status has firmed up in the… Continue reading Trump: Keep A Knockin’ But You Can’t Come In (May 13, 2016)

Trump: Facts Are Stubborn Things (FAST) (May 3, 2016)

We all know what a fact is. From the Wikiquote entry on Fact: A fact (derived from the Latin factum) is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be proven to correspond to experience. That is the… Continue reading Trump: Facts Are Stubborn Things (FAST) (May 3, 2016)