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

DID SOMEONE SAY WALL? – FROM FOX:   In what could be a "told you so" moment for Donald Trump, the U.K. on Tuesday announced plans to build a "big new wall" at a border port in France to prevent migrants in nearby camps from sneaking aboard vehicles heading to Britain.  Robert Goodwill, minister of state for immigration, announced the plan for a wall in Calais, France, at a Home Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, saying it would be in addition to an already existing fence.  “We’re going to start building this big new wall very soon,” Goodwill said. “We’ve done the fence, now we’re doing a wall.”  Maybe they could get Trump's company to build it.  Discounts available.

A TWO-POINT RACE – FROM REALCLEARPOLITICS:  The RealClearPolitics poll of polls, the averaging of all major polls, now shows Hillary Clinton ahead by only 2.1 points.  Essentially, given the margin of error, that's a dead heat.  But now that the formal campaign has begun, and with the first debate only two and a half weeks away, anything can happen.  Both candidates are disliked, neither has run stellar campaigns thus far, and one slip can change the dynamics.  Also, we note again that the RCP figures reflect national polling.  On election day we vote by state, and it's almost universally believed that Trump has a tougher road to victory in the states than does Clinton.  A great deal, perhaps everything, will depend on the debates.

OH DEAR, ANOTHER NAUGHTY BIT – FROM TRUE PUNDIT:   Hillary Clinton was sporting a mini earbud wired to receive stealth communications from her campaign handlers during Wednesday’s Presidential Forum carried live on NBC from New York City, True Pundit has learned.  While Clinton was fielding questions from NBC’s Matt Lauer and the public Wednesday night on live television, a quiet buzz started circulating in New York law enforcement circles about Hillary’s left ear. NYPD sources involved with the NBC forum’s security detail confirm Clinton was wearing an "inductive earpiece," the same technology employed by almost all lead Broadway actors to receive forgotten lines and stealth off-stage cues from directors. The flesh-colored earbud is easily concealed. There are no wires running directly to the ear like you see with the units employed by Secret Service protection detail personnel.  The skin-tone piece Clinton was wearing, however, was somewhat different from the standard issued stealth earpiece and is much different in appearance from a hearing aid. This unit is considered a “micro” earbud which contains all the technology but is a fraction of the size with a very high price tag.  We cannot confirm this independently.  If true, I think Trump can make a very big deal out of the incident.  It is cheating, and plays to Hillary's image among the majority of Americans as not honest or trustworthy. 

September 7,  2016