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

THE FLOP HEARD ROUND THE WORLD – I did not watch the Oscars.  But they apparently featured a full left-wing array of anti-Trump speeches, followed by the biggest blunder in Oscar history – the naming of the wrong film for the "best picture" award.  Warren Beatty told us it was "La La Land," and those associated with the movie came up and gave their acceptance speeches.  Then it was realized that Beatty, who gets paid for reading lines that other people write, had read the wrong thing.  The real winner was "Moonlight."  Overflow embarrassment, but somewhat symbolic of an industry more involved with left-wing politics than with getting its craft right.  Maybe the gods were issuing a warning. 

AMERICANS CATCHING ON TO PRESS BIAS – FROM THE HILL:   A majority of Americans believe news organizations are too critical of President Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Sunday.  Fifty-one percent of Americans said the media is too critical of Trump, while 41 percent think news organizations have been fair and objective.  The poll also found that Americans are becoming more optimistic about where the country is headed, with 40 percent saying it is headed in the right direction. In December, 33 percent felt that way, compared to 18 percent in July.   The country sent the elites a message by electing Trump in November.  Now it's sending the media a message:   Do it straight and get it right.  I don't think the message will be received favorably.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:    A GoPro drone crashed through a Manhattan woman’s 27th-floor window and landed just feet from her as she sat in her living room enjoying a quiet evening at home, police sources said Sunday.  The 66-year-old resident was working on her computer inside the East River high-rise when the hobby craft smashed through the window at around 5:45 p.m., according to the sources.  The 1-by-1-foot device — which has a 10-inch propeller and a camera — landed on the floor just 4 feet away from her, cops said.   “Poor lady. She’s lucky she wasn’t killed,” said Stephanie Bowden, 23, who was visiting her boyfriend’s apartment 11 floors below at the time.  Police on Sunday were investigating who owns the drone, a remote-controlled 2.2-pound GoPro Karma Quadcopter model, and where it came from.  The New York Times will speculate that it's either Trump or Cheney.

February 26,  2017