SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:52 P.M. ET: 

CAUGHT – FROM THE DAILY MAIL:   A Democratic operative campaigning for Hilary Clinton has resigned and another has been fired after a video surfaced purportedly showing members of their organization discussing ways to incite violence at Donald Trump rallies.  Robert Creamer — the husband of Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois — said he was 'stepping back' from his role after conservative activist James O'Keefe released footage appearing to show senior staffers plotting ways to undermined the Republican candidate's campaign events.   Isn't there a crime in there somewhere?  I want to see the law involved.

I LOVE IT – FROM PAGE SIX, NEW YORK POST:   President Obama’s Kenyan-born, half-brother Malik will be in the audience in Las Vegas Wednesday night when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton square off in their third and final debate.  Malik — an American citizen who lives in Washington, DC, when he’s not in Kenya — says he will be a guest of Trump, the Republican nominee he supports for president.  “I’m excited to be at the debate. Trump can make America great again,” Malik told The Post.  “I look very much forward to meeting and being with Malik,” Trump said. “He gets it far better than his brother.”  Must be some bad history between Barack and Malik.  Or they were after the same girl.

THIS IS SERIOUS – FROM THE DAILY MAIL:   Concerns over the age of child refugees from Calais intensified yesterday, as a second group arrived in London.  One migrant in particular, wearing a blue hoodie with stubble on his chin, was rated by a facial recognition program as having the features of a 38-year-old.
He was one of 14 to be bussed to Croydon from the notorious Jungle camp shanty town before it is demolished by the French authorities.   They followed 14 who arrived on Monday, as Britain works to reunite unaccompanied youngsters from war-torn countries with family members in the UK.  But it has emerged the Home Office has no way of verifying the migrants’ ages before they come to Britain, stoking concerns about adults posing as children to take advantage of the scheme.   Figures released yesterday reveal that two-thirds of ‘child’ refugees who were quizzed by the Home Office about their age were found to be adults.  Oh really?  And why were those adults trying to get into Britain, having originated in countries like Syria?  Anyone interested? 

October 18, 2016