THE LIGHTER SIDE

God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The U.S. Navy in Hawaii marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor today by hosting world leaders and international dignitaries for the ceremonies. Japan’s prime minister announced he is flying to Pearl Harbor. It was a big surprise, as always.

Broadway’s “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda said Donald Trump is welcome to see the show. It inspires the audience to improve their talents and achieve the American dream. In just a few years, Trump went from trading insults with Rosie O’Donnell to starting a war with China.

The Grammy Award nominations were announced on “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday. The best rock songs are sermons. The fact that there is a “Highway to Hell” but only a “Stairway to Heaven” tells us a lot about the anticipated traffic numbers.

Donald Trump conducted interviews in Trump Tower on Monday that included a long talk with Al Gore. It’s the least he could do. Trump has become a superstar on Twitter, and Hillary’s email scandal might have cost her the election, and Trump wanted to thank Gore for inventing the Internet.

■A Virginia school district pulled “Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” from their library because a parent complained about racial slurs in the book. They claimed their child read the slurs and repeated them. Don’t let the snowflake read “The Three Musketeers” or he could OD on candy bars.