{"id":10979,"date":"2013-08-30T00:47:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T07:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2013-08-30T00:57:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T07:57:57","slug":"open-thread8302013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/30\/open-thread8302013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/30\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m writing for tomorrow, day 77, before leaving to go to the doctor.  Unless I get a highly unexpected second wind, this will be tomorrow’s only article.  Tonight is the last of the pretend worship days in Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  Nevertheless I will be worshiping this evening, if I can stay awake for it.  Real worship starts next Thursday evening.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:51 (average 4:54).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Unless a handful of wavering Democrats change their minds, the Republican-controlled Missouri legislature is expected to enact a statute next month nullifying all federal gun laws in the state and making it a crime for federal agents to enforce them here. A Missourian arrested under federal firearm statutes would even be able to sue the arresting officer.The law amounts to the most far-reaching states’ rights endeavor in the country, the far edge of a growing movement known as “nullification” in which a state defies federal power.<\/p>\n

These damn fool Republicans refuse to admit that this issue was settled at Appomattox Courthouse.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Right Wing Watch<\/a>: <\/font>The Christian Broadcasting Network has embarked on a total and frankly embarrassing cover-up of Pat Robertson’s statement yesterday that gay people in San Francisco try to cut people’s fingers with special rings in order to infect them with AIDS<\/a>. After editing Robertson’s comments out of their online broadcast of the 700 Club and taking down their own YouTube video featuring the claims, CBN has now filed with a flimsy copyright complaint against Right Wing Watch’s copy of the video on YouTube, causing it to be temporarily removed.<\/p>\n

That’s right, CBN is going out of its way to get rid of all evidence of comments made by CBN’s own founder, who even released a statement<\/a> defending his assertions and insisted that he was once a target of a malicious gay AIDS ring plot. We have uploaded the video to Vimeo which you can watch here, unless CBN tries to take it down (UPDATE<\/strong>: Vimeo pulled the video, but you can now watch it on DailyMotion):<\/p>\n

Update: Since I wrote this the damn hate monger has had it removed from Daily Motion.  RWW moved it to Flickr.  God only knows how long it will last.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This should rate another Republicans on Parade award for this hate monger, but it's too soon.  This Republican can run, but he can’t hide.  I wish I could see the expression on his face, when he hears the words, “I never knew you.”<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>This is your Moment of Clarity #257 [from Lee Camp]: This is the good news episode. In it I cover Mr. Rogers, rainbows, puppets, and people standing up against the pillaging of the world.<\/p>\n