{"id":14499,"date":"2015-01-13T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=14499"},"modified":"2015-01-13T00:01:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T08:01:21","slug":"open-thread1132015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/13\/open-thread1132015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;1\/13\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I&rsquo;m writing for tomorrow, day 69.&nbsp; Tonight Oregon Plays Ohio State in the inaugural BCS championship game.&nbsp; Then tomorrow is a prison volunteer day, so please expect me to be scarce for the next two to three days.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&rsquo;s took me 4:07 (average 5:00).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2015-01-13-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2015\/01\/01\/1355083\/-Obama-To-Disband-the-Marine-Corps\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font><strong>Fox News <em>just reported<\/em> that Obama is going to ban doughnuts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And not just doughnuts.&nbsp; Watch the report.&nbsp; Obama&#39;s jack-booted FDA is coming after (and they list these) popcorn, Christmas cookies (ohhh he hates Christmas!), crackers, frozen pizza, and canned frosting.&nbsp; Fox News host Clayton Morris actually said they would be prohibited!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/P_aLQEzUflA?rel=0\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Cenk is quite hilarious with this Republican lie. I wonder if Republican cops turned their back on de Blasio, because he&#39;s a Democrat, and they think he will help Obama take away their donuts. \ud83d\ude09<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xsXM5s3r_10&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>: <\/font><strong>Elizabeth Warren: Break Up the Banks to Restore Economy for All<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xsXM5s3r_10?rel=0\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">She is a glimmer of light in the dark ages.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2015\/01\/11\/Sen-Ted-Cruz-to-chair-subcommittee-that-oversees-NASA\/2451421008919\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPI<\/a>: <\/font>Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been made the chair for the Senate subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, which oversees NASA.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">OMG! Bend over! Republicans want to explore Uranus!! \ud83d\ude08<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"0113Cartoon\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/0113Cartoon.jpg\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"0113Cartoon\" width=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&rsquo;m writing for tomorrow, day 69.&nbsp; Tonight Oregon Plays Ohio State in the inaugural BCS championship game.&nbsp; Then tomorrow is a prison volunteer day, so please expect me to be scarce for the next two to three days. 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