SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:29 P.M.  ET: 

MAJOR FASHION CRISIS – FROM FOX:   A man is accusing a Chicago pizza joint of racial discrimination after he was denied entry because his pants were apparently “too street.”  The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday that Antar Jackson and his wife Christina Jacobson were looking for a place to watch the second game of the NBA Finals back on June 5. The couple settled on Parlor Pizza, but was eventually turned away because an employee told Jackson his pants were “too street.”  The couple told the paper that the pants were black herringbone wool trousers made by the Vince fashion brand. The couple claims they were victims of racial discrimination.  Parlor Pizza said in a statement Thursday that the dress code policy is displayed at the facility’s entrance and on their website. They said the policy is enforced “uniformly.”  It is high time our president spoke out against Pantsgate, a scandal of our time.

UH, I KINDA WONDER – FROM THE COLLEGE FIX:   If your son went to prison for rape, you as a parent are responsible for rape culture, or something.  That’s the muddled message peddled by protesters at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Minn., a campus where 97 percent of undergraduates are women, the Star Tribune reports.  They blasted the school’s “toxic rape culture” at a Monday protest where they marched with signs including “Rape culture is here” and “We will not be silenced.”   A toxic rape culture at school were 97 percent of the undergrads are women?  At what point do we demand some maturity in discussing this important issue?

REMARKABLE, AND GOOD – FROM FOX:   The Orlando terror massacre has members of the LGBT community around the nation coming out – for Donald Trump and the Second Amendment.  Some among the reliable Democratic constituency were not persuaded by President Obama’s post-attack call for new gun control measures and renewed warning against painting Islam in a negative light.  Trump’s counter message that Americans – including those in the LGBT community - must protect themselves against the hatred of radical Muslims struck a chord with Stephen Zieman.  “I knew I had to fully support Trump because he called out the threat for what it was -- radical Islamic terrorism,” the 23-year-old from Schaumburg, Ill., told FoxNews.com. “He stood up for the LGBT community and called himself a friend. It's something we all needed and he was there — Hillary was not. She was making excuses for the religion and calling for gun control, which is not what I needed to hear.”  Fascinating.  I don't know if this is just a small boomlet, but you never know.  I've always wondered how long traditional Democratic constituencies will put up with being sold out.  There's a story there.  Don't look for it in The New York Times.

June 18,  2016