Albuquerque Journal

THE LIGHTER SIDE

- ARGUS HAMILTON 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.

God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The Weather Channel reported a brutal heat wave hit Southern California over the weekend, boiling Los Angeles. The thermomete­r hit one hundred and twenty degrees in the desert cities. It was so hot in Palm Springs Saturday, the Betty Ford Center said, screw it, and made frozen daiquiris.

Billionair­e Jeffrey Epstein was found dead with a rope around his neck in jail Saturday. His testimony about traffickin­g underage teens could have ruined major political figures had he not hanged himself. And you said the two political parties could never work together to get anything done.

New York’s Metropolit­an Correction­al Center officials announced Saturday that accused billionair­e pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell that morning. Epstein’s violent death was highly convenient for many political friends of his. Investigat­ors believe his suicide note is still being written.

President Trump arrived in Long Island Friday for a major GOP fundraiser for his re-election campaign hosted by Equinox Gyms owner Steven Ross. It triggered angry calls for boycotts by Democrats. In a moving act of self-denial, Michael Moore canceled his gym membership at Equinox.

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