{"id":14364,"date":"2014-12-24T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14364"},"modified":"2014-12-24T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T08:00:16","slug":"open-thread12242014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/12\/24\/open-thread12242014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;12\/24\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 49, and Christmas eve.&#160; I\u2019ve been quite busy preparing for the holiday, but I was able to eke out material for articles.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 2:06 (average 4:22).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2014-12-24-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here\u2019s the latest from our own fantasy f<\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">ootball League, <a href=\"http:\/\/lbf.league.fantasy.nfl.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lefty Blog Friends<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"16Playoffs\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto\" alt=\"16Playoffs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/16Playoffs.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"1250\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I\u2019m pleasantly surprised to be alive and in the championship game.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/pfaw.org\" target=\"_blank\">PFAW<\/a>: <\/font><strong>All of us here at People For the American Way wish you happy holidays and a very happy and healthy New Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We know there are major challenges to face in the year ahead, but we look forward to meeting those challenges with you by our side.<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment to check out a video about just some of what&#8217;s in store with next year&#8217;s incoming Congress:<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sAzyfMaXvYA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Kudos to PFAW for providing excellent information!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2014\/12\/22\/1353665\/--Go-Kill-a-Cop-chant-a-Fake-Duplicitous-Editing-Job-by-Fox-Affiliate\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Remember the march to protest police brutality in Washington DC?<\/p>\n<p>Remember the outrage on right wing radio and news outlets picked up a chant saying clear as day- &quot; Kill a Cop&quot;? I had my Facebook timeline filled with outrage after the New York shootings linking the double police homicide with the &quot;evil&quot; chants from Washington DC\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Baltimore Fox Affiliate Fox 45 Took the audio of the chanting and made a cut to make it seem like protesters were chanting &quot;Kill a Cop&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">What really happened.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZfbrItDvrU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda edit<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibeZCkHwb-I?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Totally despicable! Typically Republican!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2014\/09\/23-reasons-why-jeb-bush-shouldnt-run-president\" target=\"_blank\">Mother Jones<\/a> (Hat-Tip Lynn Squance):<\/font> On December 16, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/jeb-bush\/a-note-from-jeb-bush\/619074134888300\" target=\"_blank\">via Facebook<\/a>) that he plans to &quot;actively explore the possibility of running&quot; for president in 2016. It&#8217;s the first step toward formally entering the race.<\/p>\n<p>But there are plenty of reasons why Bush should think long and hard before subjecting himself (and his family) to the ruthless scrutiny of a presidential campaign. His history is an opposition researcher&#8217;s dream\u2014clouded by embarrassing family episodes, allegations of philandering, offensive comments to black voters, and dubious business dealings.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these past deeds and misdeeds will no doubt be put under the microscope should Bush run in 2016. Here are 23 reasons why he might want to take a pass\u2014and it&#8217;s only a partial list:<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This an excellent resource for the dirt on Strike Three. Click through.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1224Cartoon\" style=\"display: inline\" alt=\"1224Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/1224Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 49, and Christmas eve.&#160; I\u2019ve been quite busy preparing for the holiday, but I was able to eke out material for articles. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today\u2019s took me 2:06 (average 4:22).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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