{"id":10757,"date":"2013-08-02T02:24:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T09:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10757"},"modified":"2013-08-02T02:24:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T09:24:25","slug":"open-thread822013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/02\/open-thread822013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/2\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing for day 49, it\u2019s cooler, and I should have a few days of comfort, before the heat returns this weekend.  I\u2019m working harder than normal, because I have been collecting the data for our Monthly Report, and I\u2019m also still running on a bad sleep deficit, mostly because of heat and noise.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:28 (average 4:51).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>If you live in the south, you’re no doubt familiar with Bojangles.  The ubiquitous Charlotte, NC-based chicken and biscuit chain has 500 locations sprinkled across 11 states<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Until today, Bojangles had been a regular advertiser on the Rush Limbaugh Show, sponsoring traffic on WBT-Charlotte nearly every day during the controversial program.  And for months, the company had declined to respond to Flush Rush<\/a> pressure that they remove the ads.<\/p>\n

Kudos to Bojangles, although they should never have supported the philosophical head of the Republican Party at all.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>…Nearly 6 in 10 Republicans believe that they need to reconsider some positions, while just over a third believe that the party mainly needs to make a stronger case for its current positions…<\/p>\n

…But that\u2019s where things get tricky. Fifty-four percent believe that party leaders need to move in a more conservative direction, while only 40 percent believe that they need to move in a more moderate direction. <\/p>\n

MORE conservative?!!? One night as well tell Hitler to be more Nazi!<\/font><\/p>\n

From SPLC<\/a>: <\/font><\/p>\n

James Timothy Turner<\/a>, the president of the largest antigovernment \u201csovereign citizen\u201d group in the country, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison on Wednesday for tax crimes. Turner was convicted in March of every count he faced, including conspiracy to defraud the United States; six counts related to fake financial instruments; obstructing the Internal Revenue Service; and failing to file a tax return in 2009.<\/p>\n

In delivering the sentence, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson said he considered two factors \u2013\u2013 the vindictiveness Turner had shown in going after federal employees who had challenged his interpretation of the law and Turner\u2019s age. At 57, Turner will be an elderly man when he is released from prison, even if he is released early for good behavior.<\/p>\n

This is a sad day in the annals of TEAbuggery. However, I hope the man gets an opportunity in prison to learn about his dysfunctional thinking and that he takes that opportunity to become an authentic human being.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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