SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT: 

THE READING PUBLIC SPEAKS – FROM FOX:    Dr. Seuss’s books seem more popular than ever amid the controversy over a small selection of titles that will no longer be sold because they were deemed to have "insensitive and racist imagery."  Copies of the beloved children’s author’s most popular books were virtually flying out of Amazon and Barnes and Noble’s warehouses, with his most popular books making up 9 out of the top 10 bestsellers on both companies' lists as of Thursday evening.  "The Cat in The Hat," "Oh, The Places You'll Go" and "Green Eggs and Ham," three of Seuss’s best-known works, were all out of stock on Amazon but still available at a higher price on Barnes and Noble’s website as of Thursday evening.  Dr. Seuss Enterprises, which preserves the author’s legacy, announced this week six books - "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," "If I Ran the Zoo," "McElligot’s Pool," "On Beyond Zebra!," "Scrambled Eggs Super!," and "The Cat’s Quizzer" – would no longer be printed.  This is modern McCarthyism.  Michelle Obama read Dr. Seuss to the nation's children while first lady.  You'd think she'd have the courage to speak out against the current madness, but she doesn't.

MINNEAPOLIS TRIAL OF POLICE OFFICER TO BEGIN – FROM FOX:    As the Derek Chauvin trial is set to begin with jury selection on Monday, some Minneapolis business owners are cautiously bracing for potentially another round of unrest and mayhem after recently getting back on their feet from the criminal rioting last June that resulted in an estimated $500 million in damage in Minneapolis alone.   "The word I use is opportunist," business manager Jay Chau told Fox News. "They just found opportunity and they just took what they want."  Chau is a manager of a family-owned hair salon across the street from Minneapolis’ fifth police precinct. The salon was looted and flooded during the George Floyd riots and over the course of several months was replaced with all new materials. It just reopened in recent weeks.   The death of George Floyd, allegedly at the hands of Chauvin, was used as the torch to ignite nationwide riots and the tearing down of historic statues.  And yet, no one has yet been convicted in Floyd's demise.

March 5, 2021