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Happy Washington’s Birthday to everyone who wants to celebrate slaveholding, locating the capital city on the same river where you have a plantation and where you’ve invested in a canal, profiting from land stolen from the Native Americans, etc. For the rest of us, Wikipedia <\/a>says<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colloquially, the day is also now widely known as Presidents’ Day and is often an occasion to honor the incumbent president<\/strong> and all who have served as president, not just George Washington.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What should merchants put on sale today in order to honor Mr. Trump?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My friends on Facebook refer to him as “Cheeto” so perhaps Cheetos should be on sale? (always a happy day for me!) On the other hand, The Donald is not on record as being partial to this ultimate snack food. Diet Coke, on the other hand, is high on the list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boeing 757 and Citation X aircraft that Trump owns are no longer in production so they can’t be put on sale in a special Trump Edition. Sikorsky may not want to feature the S-76 so soon after the Kobe Bryant tragedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What non-food product would be Trump-related and fun for a Presidents’ Day sale?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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