{"id":14253,"date":"2014-12-03T00:16:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T08:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14253"},"modified":"2014-12-03T00:16:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T08:16:17","slug":"open-thread1232014-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/12\/03\/open-thread1232014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/3\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 28.  It\u2019s a busy day, but that describes any day I write a Monthly Report, I also had to go out in the cold to run errands.  The temperature did not reach 32\u00b0, F until after I returned, so needless to say, it\u2019s also a bad air day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:15 (average 5:08).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the latest from our own fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"13Scores\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"13Standings\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Oh how the mighty hath fallen!  Because this coming week is the last before our playoffs begin, our resident sasquatch, Lynn Squance, a Canadian woman, is invincible for the regular season title  Congrats and kudos to Lynn and her Size 9 Stompers.  In two weeks the playoffs begin and everyone has a chance to win.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Republican congressional aide Elizabeth Lauten said on Sunday morning that she \u201cdeeply regretted\u201d her attack on Sasha and Malia Obama because it \u201ccompletely overshadowed the vicious insults I hurled at their parents.\u201d <\/p>\n

Appearing on Fox News, Lauten said, \u201cIf I had to do it over again, I\u2019d leave the girls out of it so that the horrible things I said about their parents would have had a chance to shine through. I\u2019m kicking myself about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saying that she had \u201clearned my lesson\u201d from the incident, she added, \u201cI put a lot of work into crafting malicious insults about Barack and Michelle Obama, and those insults have largely been ignored. That\u2019s the real tragedy here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dang! What will it take to get Andy back to comedy? But seriously, I bet she quit to parley her fame for hatemongering into cash.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>How Walmart\u2019s owners give thanks and give back<\/p>\n

\"1203billionaire_giving\"<\/p>\n

Could anything be more clear?  This is the Waltons\u2019 Republican vulture philanthropy to go with their Republican vulture capitalism.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Kim Jong Un Would Really Hate For You To Watch This, Which Is Exactly Why You Should.<\/p>\n