SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:54 P.M. ET:

VETS TAKE ON THE ACADEMIC LEFT – FROM WWLP.COM:    Amherst, Mass. (WWLP) – At least one thousand veterans gathered in Amherst this afternoon to protest the removal of the American flag at Hampshire College. 22news spoke to protesters about why they strongly disagreed with the college’s decision.  Freedom is not free. That’s the lesson that hundreds of veterans, their families and friends and other local residents hoped to teach students at Hampshire College Sunday afternoon.  Jerry Maguire, Veteran said, “They took down my flag, they have a right to that, I’m here to defend their right to do that but I want them to understand how bad that hurts me.”  Hundreds gathered to show their support of the American flag and what it stands for after the College removed the flag on campus earlier this week following the presidential election results. A decision by the college that outraged many.   Hampshire is one of the most left-wing colleges in the country.  I'm glad the vets took them on. 

BRITS UPPING ANTI-TERROR OPERATIONS – FROM SKY NEWS:   Anti-terrorism police patrol units are hitting the streets of London in an attempt to spot people carrying out "hostile reconnaissance" and other criminal activity.  Lambeth and Wandsworth will be the first areas to see the new patrol units of uniformed and undercover officers from today, and are due to be extended to other boroughs in the coming months.  Scotland Yard stressed the move was "not in response to a specific threat".  Operation Servator, as it is known, is a tactic of policing already used by other forces including City of London and British Transport Police.  There are repeated warnings that ISIS will soon strike in Europe and Britain.  France last week arrested a group of ISIS plotters who were preparing an attack in France. 

ANOTHER DISPLAY OF COMMON-SENSE AMERICANISM – FROM DAILY CALLER:   Miami Dolphins fans mercilessly booed San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick Sunday afternoon in Miami.  Kaepernick has been in the news recently after a tense exchange over the merits of recently deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro with a local Florida reporter. Miami, which has a large Cuban population, didn’t let Kaepernick forget about it.  As he took the field the stadium broke out into an insane amount of booing.  I generally don't like booing, but it was justified this time.  Kaepernick goes out of his way to offend, and a little razzing won't hurt him.  He's a pathetic fool who really believes Fidel Castro was a man of the people.

November 27, 2016