The headlines on Drudge say that people will be “fighting for food,” and venomous snakes will invade towns when Hurricane Florence hits the Carolina coast this weekend.

Even though there is no mention yet of aliens or zombies, I would not rule them out in the Florence narrative.

TV news already has a variety of reporters clad in polo shirts and windbreakers patrolling the beaches; pointing out that soon giant waves will approach. Will vicious sharks accompany those waves? Maybe. It happened in Sharknado.

All of this hype is to secure ratings and finally get away, at least for a few moments, from the numbing Russian collusion story. But it is entirely possible that Putin is somehow behind the storm and Trump has bought in. Rachel Maddow may be working on that angle even as you read this.

I hope Hurricane Florence is not that bad. I am rooting for the good people on the coast not to get hurt. This sets me apart from many TV news executives who very much want a replay of Katrina.

Does that sound cynical? Good. It’s the truth.

Tonight the noose seems to be tightening around some FBI and CIA officials who leaked false information about the Trump campaign. We will have honest, No Spin analysis beginning at 7.

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