{"id":10294,"date":"2013-04-21T01:25:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T08:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10294"},"modified":"2013-04-21T01:25:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-21T08:25:08","slug":"open-thread4212013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/21\/open-thread4212013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/21\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sadly the spring pollen is still playing hell with my COPD, and I am spending the days coughing up very thick phlegm, which keeps me from sleeping.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jog Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 4:42 (average 4:40).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>In a sweeping format change that marks the end of an era for the nation\u2019s first cable news outlet, CNN announced today that it would no longer air breaking news and would instead re-run news stories of the past \u201cthat we know we got right.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rebranded network, to d\u00e9but nationwide on Monday, will be called \u201cCNN Classic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBreaking news is hard,\u201d said the newly installed CNN chief, Jeff Zucker. \u201cYou have to talk to sources, make sure their stories check out O.K., and then get on the air and not say anything stupid. I, for one, am thrilled to be getting out of that horrible business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps, if they go back to the early 1990s, they can find a few things they got right.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Right Wing Watch<\/a>: <\/font>On his radio broadcast today<\/a>, Bryan Fischer renewed his call<\/a> for a ban on immigration from majority Muslim nations, claiming that our immigration policy should simply consist of the question "do you believe that the Quran is the holy book of God"?<\/p>\n