SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

WEAK KNEES – FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER:  The first poll of NFL fans following this weekend's moves by dozens of players to take a protest knee during the playing of the National Anthem finds that most want the pros to stand and they are also turning off the games as a result of politics.  The survey from Remington Research Group found that 64 percent want players to stand for the national anthem.  Of the 51 percent who have watched less football this season, 69 percent cite player protests as the reason.  And 60 percent believe that players should find another place to protest the flag, President Trump, race, and other issues.   The results are not surprising.  Now let's see how this plays out as the NFL and club owners are hit in the pocket.

SCHOLARS AT WORK – FROM COLLEGE FIX:   Students at Reed College are protesting a required humanities class for freshmen that focuses on texts from the great thinkers of ancient Greece and Rome, saying that “forcing students to take a mandatory Western Civilization course is really harmful.”  The self-named “Reedies Against Racism” student protest group began their efforts against “Humanities 110 – Introduction to Humanities: Greece and the Ancient Mediterranean” last September, claiming the class should be “reformed to represent the voices of people of color” in a list of 25 demands.  The protest continued this school year, as students interrupted the lecture, got in screaming matches with students, boycotted classes, and vowed to have silent protests during every lecture. The student activists have also brought in mental healthcare advocates for students who have reported having “panic attacks” due to the course material.  What pathetic creatures.  Even calling them students is a stretch.  The college should firmly reject their absurd demands and offer them transfers to less-demanding schools.

ALABAMA RESULT – FROM FOX:   Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was projected to soundly defeat Sen. Luther Strange in Tuesday's Senate primary runoff, overcoming heavy GOP establishment support for the incumbent, including from President Trump himself.  The hard-fought Alabama runoff battle had pitted Trump against some of his most loyal supporters including former chief strategist Steve Bannon, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and a slew of House conservatives who all backed Moore. Despite his outsider image, Moore seemed to have the edge over Strange from the start.  With 92 percent of the precincts reporting, Moore led Strange by 55 percent to 45 percent, a margin of more than 41,000 votes. State officials estimated a low turnout of between 12 and 15 percent of eligible voters.  Moore had the support of many religious conservatives.  He will be a colorful senator, someone who defies authority and gets himself into trouble easily.  He is always controversial. 

September 26,  2017