Politics Plus

Yesterday I enjoyed the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, if not the results.  I’m current with replies.  Tomorrow is a prison volunteer day, but I may be able to get articles up before I leave.  It’s more likely to interfere with the following day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:16 (average 4:27).  To do it, click here. 

Religious Agony:

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From MoveOn: What If Everyone Saw This Clip Of Robert Reich Exposing 7 GOP Lies?

If this is so, than why are Republicans telling us the exact opposite? They represent greed exclusively.

From Post and Courier: A local pastor urged people to vote for Mitt Romney during the Sunday morning church service, despite Internal Revenue Service guidelines that forbid tax-exempt organizations from endorsing candidates or campaigning in church.

“The IRS is not going to be the sermon content manager for this pulpit,” the Rev. Dr. Kevin Baird, pastor of Legacy Church in West Ashley, told about 150 members, who responded with a round of applause.

His congregation has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status because they requested it understanding and agreeing to abide by the political restrictions that come with it. If they are going to renege on their voluntary agreement, they should lose the tax exemption that comes with it.  Violating your word is for Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians, not authentic ones.

From Think Progress: The recent protests against the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline have reached a new height in Texas.  On Thursday, Eleanor Fairchild, a 78-year old great-grandmother, was arrested for trespassing after she stood in the path of bulldozers and machinery on her 300-acre ranch outside of Winnsboro, Texas that were tearing down trees to make the way for pipeline construction.

She’s absolutely right! Only in Texas can we expect a woman to be arrested for trespassing on her own land.

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And Republicans took notes.

Yesterday I must still have been pooped, because after blogging, I slept through most of the day again.  It’s probably a good thing, because the last week of this month will be just like the last week of last month.  I’m current with replies.  Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:21 (average 4:48).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From MoveOn: This Businesswoman Tells Romney Where To Take His ”Personal Responsibility” Pep Talk

The real reason that Lord Willard and his Vulture Capitalist cronies hate the 47% is that they are not helping to pay Lord Willard’s and his Vulture Capitalist cronies’ fair share of the tax burden. We are not victims, but Lord Willard and the Republican Party want us to be their victims.

From NY Times: Early voting in Ohio the weekend before the election was restored for all voters on Friday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, giving President Obama’s campaign another victory in its legal battles with Republicans over voting issues.

The state’s Republican-led administration had imposed a measure that allowed voting that weekend only for members of the military and people living overseas, arguing that the state had to reduce the strain on the election system from statewide early balloting.

Democrats and Mr. Obama’s campaign had cried foul, arguing that the measure unfairly disenfranchised minorities and others who often wait until the last weekend. Those voters are considered likelier to back the Democratic candidates.

Woooo Hoooo!!!

From The New Yorker: Taking a victory lap after their candidate’s win in the first Presidential debate Wednesday night, Romney campaign insiders today attributed his success to his strategic use of relentless lying.

“We worked for hours on this during the practice debates,” said the campaign manager Matt Rhoades. “We were, like, ‘Mitt, if you find yourself on the verge of saying something true, bite your tongue.’ ”

Sadly, what makes this humorous is its perfect intersection with reality.

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I was late yesterday, as anticipated.  Today I will be late, because writing the debate article will take time.  I’m current with replies.  Tomorrow appears routine.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:57 (average 4:06).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From MoveOn: The Awesome Quote Going Around About Women’s Rights From Barack Obama

He’s spot-on and the exact opposite of the Republican Party.

From CBS: A House committee says a State Department officer told panel members there were 13 threats made against the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya during the six months before the Sept. 11 attack on the facility.

What the committee did not say is that there are hundreds of threats against US Embassies and Consulates around the world every day, so insulations that these should have been taken more seriously then the rest are bogus.

From LA Times: New polling continues to show a potential shift toward Democrats in the battle to control the Senate, while analysts say the race for the House majority maintains a tilt toward Republicans.

Democratic candidates are ahead in the battleground states of Ohio, Virginia, Florida and Wisconsin, states that have been key Republican targets as they try to wrest majority Senate control.

After last night we need some good news!

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Last night my COPD was sufficiently severe to keep me up coughing most of the night.  I finally got just enough sleep to get started over two hours late this morning, so I’m running behind.  I’m current with replies.  Tomorrow I have an appointment in the morning that may delay my blogging, bit should not prevent it.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 5:12 (average 5:48).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Fantasy Football Report:

Here’s the latest from our fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends.

Scores:

TomCat Teabag Trashers	MittsMagicJock
121.62	111.42
Texans Will Rise Again	hugos renegades
157.40	149.94
Progressive Underdogs	Playing without a helmet
78.26	100.26

Standings:

						Points
Rank	Team Name	W-L-T	Pct	Streak	Waiver	For	Against
1 (1)	hugos renegades	3-1-0	.750	L1	6	480.40	432.64
2 (2)	TomCat Teabag Trashers	3-1-0	.750	W1	5	436.26	422.18
3 (3)	Playing without a helmet	3-1-0	.750	W2	4	409.06	385.02
4 (4)	Texans Will Rise Again	2-2-0	.500	W2	3	411.98	477.60
5 (5)	MittsMagicJock	1-3-0	.250	L2	2	414.94	391.14
6 (6)	Progressive Underdogs	0-4-0	.000	L4	1	358.58	402.64

Losing to Lord Willard’s holder of nothing would have been sooooooo humiliating!!! 😉

Short Takes:

From MoveOn: The Greatest JFK Quote For Liberals

Republicans made liberal a dirty word with their lies. It’s time to take it back with our truth.

From Seattle Times: A judge postponed Pennsylvania’s controversial voter identification requirement on Tuesday, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year’s presidential election but allowing it to go into full effect next year.

That’s a huge win for the good guys. If Republicans want to steal PA they’ll have to find another way.

From The New Yorker: With the first Presidential debate just two days away, G.O.P. nominee Mitt Romney has been working intensively on two skills that have eluded him throughout the campaign: talking and thinking.

What a hopeless cause!

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