{"id":12190,"date":"2014-02-14T00:42:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T08:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=12190"},"modified":"2014-02-14T00:42:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T08:42:44","slug":"open-thread2142014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/02\/14\/open-thread2142014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–2\/14\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, and although my COPD is severe, it\u2019s not as bad as it was for the last couple days.  I\u2019m in a bit of a rush, as I hope to get out to run errands.  I wonder id I shall be successful at giving myself away this year. \ud83d\ude09<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:54 (average 4:36).  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>Responding to the news that Washington Governor Jay Inslee had suspended the death penalty in his state, Texas Governor Rick Perry seized on the opportunity to urge Washington residents to \u201cvote with your feet and move to Texas, where the death penalty is thriving.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a hastily called press conference this afternoon, the Texas Governor made an emotional appeal to Washingtonians who might be disappointed by the sudden suspension of executions in their state: \u201cCome to Texas. The death penalty is alive and well here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy, are you sure this is satire?  Seriously, I do volunteer work with a coupled prisoners, who used to be on death row.  They will never breathe free air, but they have found meaning in their lives in prison by helping others learn how to avoid the mistakes they made in their downward spiral.  I believe they have helped save the lives of people who never became victims, because of the efforts of these men.  Had the state strapped them down and murdered them for revenge, the potential victims they saved would be dead.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Dear Advertisers: Please Stop Portraying Women Like This In Adverts. Regards, Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a fake advert. I repeat, it is satire, and fortunately for us, Swiffle isn’t a real product. But it may as well be because it rings so true to what we see depicted so often on our screens. These two women are ripping into those annoying cleaning supply commercials for their lazy stereotyping of women. <\/p>\n