{"id":12809,"date":"2014-05-19T02:32:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T09:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=12809"},"modified":"2014-05-19T02:32:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T09:32:15","slug":"open-thread5192014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/19\/open-thread5192014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/19\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow and enjoying another lazy day, except for some house cleaning, although my extended late night car nap last night is interfering with sleep today.  I hope you  had a great weekend and are ready to survive Monday.  Day 28.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:16 (average 5:09).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>RotaCare Tacoma, a free clinic serving some 150 people with chronic, serious illnesses like diabetes and hypertension in Washington state, closed its doors in January. This clinic closing, though, was a cause for celebration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ObamaCare is working for people. RepubliCare worked for the grim reaper.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>N.H. police chief calls Obama the n-word, refuses to apologize saying he meets his "criteria for such.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another week, another revolting old white racist raises his lizard-like head. Sometimes two a week. Donald Sterling hasn\u2019t even exited the stage yet, when along comes a police chief in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, who was overheard calling President Obama the \u201ceffen n-word.\u201d When residents demanded a retraction and his resignation, by golly, 82-year-old Robert Copeland up and refused.<\/p>\n

His answer was this:<\/p>\n

"I believe I did use the ‘N’ word in reference to the current occupant of the Whitehouse [sic]" Copeland wrote in an email to the residents, as quoted by local TV-station WMUR. "For this, I do not apologize\u2014he meets and exceeds my criteria for such."<\/p>\n

Chased down by a crowd and a reporter after the meeting demanding his head, Copeland called the reporter a \u201cskunk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolfeboro has 6,300 residents, and 6,280 of them are white, including, coincidentally, Mitt Romney, who has one of his summer homes there.<\/p>\n

Soon, no doubt, Copeland will go on the interview circuit to declare he is not a \u201cracist\u201d because he does after all have \u201ccriteria\u201d for calling blacks racist terms, and also he is not a \u201cskunkist.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is just one of the nine vilest Republican moments from last week alone. Click through for the other eight. Republicans are "skunkist" by definition.  I bet Little Lord Willard helped him get elected.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Right Wing Watch<\/a>: <\/font>Operation American Spring took place today as Tea Party-inspired organizers gathered for a \u201cgigantic, massive rally\u201d<\/a> of up to \u201c30 million people<\/a>\u201d who claimed they will not leave Washington D.C. until President Obama resigns from office<\/a> or is forced out in a coup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event followed in the footsteps of other right-wing demonstrations that likewise aimed to flood the capital with millions of supporters<\/a> and disrupt commerce<\/a> until Obama was ousted, only this time rally organizers guaranteed that a \u201cverified\u201d minimum of 10 million people<\/a> would show up.<\/p>\n

Attendees took turns speaking to the crowd, including one man from New Hampshire who said it was a \u201cdisgrace\u201d that \u201conly \u201cfour or five hundred people showed up\u201d (by our count, just over one hundred people were present).<\/p>\n

Just like Rove Rat on election day!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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