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

A POSSIBLE FUTURE CANDIDATE? – FROM TRUTH REVOLT:   In light of 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s outrageous accusation that the United States is a country that oppresses people of color, it's worth noting that NBA legend Charles Barkley gave an interview recently to a local Philadelphia radio station in which he stated that “unintelligent,” “brainwashed” African-Americans, not whites or cops, are the ones keeping successful blacks down.  As Blue Lives Matter reports, Barkley was posed a question on the radio show Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis about a rumor that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was being accused by his teammates of not being “black enough.” Barkley responded this way:  “Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful, not because of you white people, but because of other black people. When you’re black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It’s a dirty, dark secret; I’m glad it’s coming out.” I'm sure Barkley will be warned about his "treason."  But of course he's not alone in his views.  It's pretty clear that problems within the black community play a disproportionate role in the black tragedy.

POOR HILLARY, SO CONFUSED – FROM TRUTH REVOLT:   On Friday, just before a long holiday weekend, the FBI released the notes from its interview with Hillary Clinton over her e-mail scandal. The revelations couldn’t be more problematic.  Even NBC News couldn’t defend Clinton: "Documents reveal that Clinton, who as secretary of State bypassed her State Department email and installed a private email server at her home in Chappaqua, New York, was not aware of the challenges, questions and problems that could result from a high level U.S. official sidestepping security and archival guidelines.  But they also show Clinton's lack of understanding or acknowledgement of basic standards that govern government officials, especially those with top security clearances. For instance, she was unaware of what a 'c,' short for classified, meant next to some paragraphs in notes and memos."   Why, she's just a little girl from Little Rock.  How could little ole her know?  If a Republican woman acted this way, she'd be called pre-feminist and hopeless.  But Hillary gets the Clinton family pass.

WHY ARE CHURCH GROUPS SO SILENT? – FROM FOX:    The Obama administration hit its goal this week of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees -- yet only a fraction of a percent are Christians, stoking criticism that officials are not doing enough to address their plight in the Middle East.  Of the 10,801 refugees accepted in fiscal 2016 from the war-torn country, 56 are Christians, or .5 percent.  A total of 10,722 were Muslims, and 17 were Yazidis.  The numbers are disproportionate to the Christian population in Syria, estimated last year by the U.S. government to make up roughly 10 percent of the population. Since the outbreak of civil war in 2011, it is estimated that between 500,000 and 1 million Christians have fled the country, while many have been targeted and slaughtered by the Islamic State.  The indifference to the genocide of Christians is sickening.  It reminds me of the indifference toward the Holocaust in World War II.  Where are the church groups?  Why aren't they screaming?

September 4,  2016