{"id":11146,"date":"2013-09-17T01:13:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T08:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=11146"},"modified":"2013-09-17T01:13:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T08:13:40","slug":"open-thread9172012-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/17\/open-thread9172012-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/17\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing for tomorrow, day 95, I\u2019m about to leave for my medical appointment.  My Podiatrist will cut a recurring growth from my left foot.  It\u2019s not as bad as it sounds, hurting no more than it now does to walk.  Afterwards, I\u2019ll have relief from the pain for another few weeks.  Because of the time, this is today\u2019s only article.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:23 (average 4:29).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Truthdig<\/a>: <\/font>Nina Davuluri [Miss America] isn\u2019t just American, she\u2019s from New York, the country\u2019s front door, but her brown skin has inspired some reprehensible tweets, including one from a Fox Newser.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe liberal Miss America judges won\u2019t say this,\u201d wrote Fox News and Commentary host Todd Starnes, \u201cbut Miss Kansas lost because she actually represented American values.\u201d<\/p>\n

To which @TaePhoenix replied, \u201cValues like being white and blonde?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"17MissAmerica\"<\/p>\n

Kudos To @TaePhoenix for putting that racist Republican host from the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise<\/em>, in his place! I think she’s gorgeous.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>An ABC News panel on Sunday could not contain their laughter at a Republican congressman’s straight-faced assertion that his party would be doing President Barack Obama a "favor" if it was successful in delaying the ability of millions of Americans to receive healthcare through the Affordable Care Act. <\/p>\n

ABC host George Stephanopolous told Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) that the president had indicated he was not willing to let Republicans hold the debt ceiling hostage in order to defund his health care reform law.<\/p>\n