“I decide who is a Palestinian.”
V13 Jordan Michael Lockhart V13 Jordan Michael Lockhart

“I decide who is a Palestinian.”

Sound familiar? Close. Right? Actually, Trump said about Senator Schumer on March 18th from the White House, “As far as I’m concerned, he’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian.” The reason why I misquote Trump and, to this extent, fictionalize this statement by him is to point out its similarity to another statement.

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I Imagine My Family Singing Together
Fred Won't Move Out Richard C. Ledes Fred Won't Move Out Richard C. Ledes

I Imagine My Family Singing Together

My family when I was growing up lived on a dirt road in Katonah, a small town outside of New York City. Around a quarter mile from where we lived, the dirt road runs alongside a reservoir. The entire town of Katonah had been moved in 1897 to accommodate the expansion of the water system for New York City. Today beneath the water of the reservoir are the foundations of the old..

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