{"id":13939,"date":"2014-10-20T00:14:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T07:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13939"},"modified":"2014-10-20T00:14:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T07:14:01","slug":"open-thread10202014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/20\/open-thread10202014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–10\/20\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 182.  It\u2019s a thoroughly hectic day, so much so that the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb is staying in the background, until my Broncos come on this evening.  Tomorrow I have to leave home before 8:00 AM to go to a routine Urologist appointment.  God only knows when I\u2019ll be back.  I just know I\u2019ll be short on research and long on exhaustion. I hope they give me a cup with a Republican in it, so I can pretend I\u2019m a dawg<\/em>!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:01 (average 4:33).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"1019-Broncos42-49ers17\"<\/p>\n

I fell asleep vertical and missed most of it. \ud83d\ude41<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Rep. Louie Gohmert (of course), speaking to Glenn Beck (of course), is angry<\/a> that the CDC said the Texas nurses who contracted Ebola had violated protocols:<\/p>\n

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"It\u2019s a shame that the CDC head, Frieden, is apparently the new commander of the Democrats\u2019 war on women nurses," Gohmert told Beck. "Because, goodnight, they set them up, and then they throw them under the bus."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We could talk about how, in reality, Frieden called the nurses<\/a> "good, dedicated people" who violated protocol in part by wearing too much protective gear, something one obviously does with the best of intentions. And how, in reality, Republicans are always looking for ways to make nurses’ jobs harder and less safe. But coming from Gohmert, this isn’t about nurses. It’s about finding a way to connect Ebola and Democrats. <\/p>\n

Our own Inspector Goosestep is a cross between the Inspector Gadget cartoon and Louie Go-Go Goosestep Gomanic!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Democrats Unite<\/a>: <\/font>Not sure if you are going to vote this year? Here are 10 reminders taken from the Republican and Tea Party\u2019s \u201cLeast-Greatest Hits\u201d from the 2012 campaign cycle:<\/p>\n

1) \u201cOur nation needs to stop doing for people what they can and should do for themselves. Self reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.\u201d \u2013 Michele Bachmann November 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

2) \u201cHe who warned, uh, the British that they weren\u2019t going to be taking away our arms uh by ringing those bells and making sure as he\u2019s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be secure and we were going to be free and we were going to be armed.\u201d Sarah Palin June 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

3) \u201cI believe there is about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party.\u201d \u2013 Allen West April 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

There are three reasons to vote. Click Through for the other seven. Then GET OUT The VOTE!!!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a>: <\/font>Elizabeth Warren`s Assault on Wall Street<\/font><\/p>\n