THE LIGHTER SIDE

God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The Los Angeles Times weighed in on Sunday’s Oscars, declaring that “Black Panther” deserves to win the Oscar for best motion picture. Critics say the revenue of Los Angeles movie studios is now way too dependent on heroes with superpowers. My Los Angeles superpower is that I can eat gluten.

The Wall Street Journal says Americans are moving slowly toward a cashless society in which most goods and services are purchased by debit or credit cards. A new survey says one out of four Americans never carries any cash at all. They are known as arts and science degree graduates.

The White House was slammed by Democrats after President Trump declared a national emergency to build more wall. He must’ve enjoyed how powerful it felt. Trump now wants to declare a national emergency to force Chick Fil-A to stay open on Sundays.

Kamala Harris said that when she was in college she smoked weed and listened to Tupac and Snoop Dogg. They hadn’t recorded anything yet when she was in college. Admitting you once smoked pot is not enough; we have our first candidate who smoked so much weed she could hear music from the future. Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and entertains groups around the country. E-mail him at Argus@ArgusHamilton.com.