{"id":11168,"date":"2013-09-20T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=11168"},"modified":"2013-09-20T00:45:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T07:45:00","slug":"open-thread9202013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/20\/open-thread9202013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/20\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 98.  Tonight I\u2019ll be meditating on the Ellipsoid Orb, even though my Broncos are not.  Stuck on stupid neighbor has a new trick.  He sits next door, and his girlfriend (and I use that term loosely) sits in her apartment on the third floor, and the two of them use the breezeway to fight.  It hasn\u2019t cost me any sleep so far, because they do it in the wee hours, and I\u2019m already up replying to comments, uploading articles, and distributing links.  Other neighbors aren’t too happy about it, though.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:52 (average 5:09).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Oh this is delicious. Yes, you read it right. Hate-radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, has been ousted from Fargo’s Talk 101.9 FM, and replaced with Rock 102, after listeners rebelled and ratings tanked (like in septic). <\/p>\n

Last March, only weeks after Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke, KFGO in the heart of Red state, North Dakota, joined the Hate Parade and switched from good old Rock & Roll, to angry, hateful, racist, homophobic, misogynist Rush. The listeners were not happy. According to Mike McFeely at KFGO<\/a> it was a bitter pill for the Rock 102 fans to swallow for a good while.<\/p>\n

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"Despite the adamant protests of Rock 102’s passionate fans, including the creation of a "Bring Back Rock 102" Facebook page<\/a>," Rock 102 entered a year and a half period of conservative talk programming which will be forever referred to as ‘in Limbaugh’"\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The people ultimately won and got their station back.<\/p>\n

When presented with Rock or Rush, the policy chief of the Republican Party, the choice is self-evident!<\/font><\/p>\n

From MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>Republicans are now owning the term RepubliCare<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

RepubliCare’s new features are more welfare for the rich, and more and welfare for Big Insurance, but it retains the RepubliCare Death Benefit for YOU! If you can\u2019t pay, you get to die!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>After historic floods<\/a> ravaged Colorado late last week, the state is now facing serious long-term consequences. The Denver Post reported<\/a> on Wednesday evening that at least 5,250 gallons of crude oil spilled from two tank batteries into the South Platte River. Anadarko Petroleum, the second-largest operator in the region, is working with local officials to contain the spill, but authorities are unsure when the spill occurred or exactly how much crude leached into the river.<\/p>\n

The incident is the first to confirm the fears of many Coloradans that the state\u2019s flooded oil and gas infrastructure is a major environmental catastrophe waiting to happen. As Think Progress reported<\/a> on Tuesday, the floods hit one of the most densely drilled areas in the U.S. and residents have expressed serious concern \u201cthat unknown amount of chemicals has leaked out and possibly contaminated waters, mixing fracking fluids and oil along with sewage, gasoline, and agriculture pesticides.\u201d<\/p>\n

I’m literally afraid to hear what else has happened, but it\u2019s not just a local event.  The South Platt will carry part of that crude all the way to the Mississippi, which will add it to the rest in the Gulf.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"20Cartoon\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Inspired by Bill Maher<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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