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

OUTED – FROM FOX:   The Congressional intern who hollered “Mr. President, f--- you!” across the Capitol Rotunda last week during a presidential visit has been identified.  Sources tell Fox News the woman in question is 21-year-old Caitlin Marriott, who is interning in the office of Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.
Fox News is told she has not been terminated and will continue to work there through August.  Congressional authorities were finally able to identifiy Marriott and speak with her to determine if she posed a threat to the president, sources said. She raced from where she heckled Trump, forcing U.S. Capitol Police to put out a “be on the lookout” over their radios.   After deciding Marriott didn’t pose a threat to President Trump, authorities decided there was no other action they could take. However, Fox News was told that Marriott will be confined to her duties in Hassan’s office on the third floor of the Hart Senate office building and earned a week-long suspension.  Well, at least there was some punishment.  I was concerned she'd receive a medal from the Democratic National Committee.

GIVE THE GUY THE LETTERS – FROM FOX:   The NFL reportedly denied a request from Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif after he asked the league if he could put the letters “M.D.” on the back of his jersey.  Duvernay-Tardif finished up his medical degree at McGill University in May. He was drafted by the Chiefs in 2014 and managed to finish his classes during his offseasons to earn his degree.  He told the Kansas City Star in February that he had conversations with the league about putting “M.D.” on the back of his jersey since he would be the only active NFL player with a medical degree. The move would have been similar to players putting “Sr., Jr., or roman numerals” on their jerseys.  The NFL apparently didn’t think the move was a good idea, according to Quebec’s TVA Sports.  Duvernay-Tardif reportedly still hopes that the buzz around his graduation could convince the league to reverse the decision.  Come on, NFL, make a good decision for a change.  Let the guy put the degree on his uniform.  He's a good role model.  It'll make positive news for a league that needs it.  And if someone gets hurt, they'll know immediately which player can help.

BLUNDER – FROM COLLEGE FIX:  The University of North Carolina Black Congress is taking advantage of the student newspaper’s efforts at discovering racism by — you guessed it — issuing a set of demands.  A little over a week ago, intrepid Daily Tar Heel reporter Maddy Arrowood dug up several “offensive” tweets made by UNC Student Body President Savannah Putnam while she was in high school. Arrowood wanted to see if any “high profile” UNC students had said anything objectionable on social media given several notable instances that had occurred at UNC other campuses.  Among the distasteful tweets: “Like dang all a n***a wanna do is play monopoly with her main thots,” and “That is so ghetto.”
Putnam took issue with the report, noting “I don’t think journalism should involve pulling quotes from 12-year-olds who obviously have a lot to learn about the world. This obviously isn’t something that I stand by, as evidenced by a platform centered around inclusivity.”  If you want to know what McCarthyism actually looks like, this a great example – going back in time and pulling a quote from someone, or noting attendance at a meeting years ago, completely ignoring what that person is today.  Is it really that important to harass a student leader who said dumb things as a 12-year-old?  How about trying to save black children's lives in American cities, or improving the status of fathers?  Maybe there's not enough in that for the corrupt black leaders.

June 25, 2018