{"id":15059,"date":"2015-04-16T12:11:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T19:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15059"},"modified":"2015-04-16T12:11:11","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T19:11:11","slug":"open-thread4162015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/16\/open-thread4162015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;4\/16\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Spring is sproinging!!&#160; Today I have the first of six forecast sunny days with a high over 70\u00b0.&#160; It\u2019s definitely time for some kitty basking.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 2:59 (average 4:32).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2015-04-16-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; 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.upworthy.com\/when-a-man-asks-people-to-translate-a-hate-message-hes-received-their-response-is-unforgettable\" target=\"_blank\">Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>When a man asks people to translate a hate message he&#8217;s received, their response is unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qNX1256eVw8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This video illustrates how people naturally react to the hatred Republicans embrace. Here, Republicans continually bombard people with media designed to make them fearful of others in a way that evokes such hatred.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2015\/04\/14\/1377728\/-Coffee-shop-puts-a-ban-on-anti-gay-lawmakers\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Fargo, North Dakota, coffee shop owner Joe Curry does not appreciate the 56 North Dakota legislators who voted against a bill that would have protected <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com\/davidbadash\/fargo_coffee_shop_bans_anti_gay_lawmakers_who_voted_against_nondiscrimination_bill\" target=\"_blank\">LGBT people from discrimination.<\/a> Curry put up a sign:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;Ban effective immediately. The listed Men &amp; Women are now banned from entering this establishment.* This is based solely on age, gender, race, beliefs, color, religion &amp; disability.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>That asterisk points to this statement:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Unless accompanied by a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer, Intersex or Asexual person.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Curry&#8217;s coffee shop is the <a href=\"http:\/\/redravenespressoparlor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Raven Espresso Parlor.<\/a> His intention is not to discriminate.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Kudos to Joe Curry. I would love to have coffee un the Red Raven!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/tea-party-and-right\/8-nightmare-scenarios-would-come-pass-if-gop-presidential-speeches-became\" target=\"_blank\">Alternet<\/a>: <\/font><strong>Shred Safety Nets<\/strong>. Christie thinks he\u2019s being bold by giving a big <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/metropolis\/2015\/04\/14\/n-j-gov-chris-christies-speech-on-proposed-changes-to-social-security\/\">speech<\/a> on the safety nets for the elderly and poor. \u201cDemocrats believe entitlements are a sacred cow that cannot be honestly discussed, perpetuating a dangerous fantasy to the American people,\u201d he said. As noted above, Christie\u2019s solutions are not honest as they would push millions into poverty. Like the others, he doesn\u2019t touch fair tax increases to fortify social insurance programs or greed in the health care system. And that takes him to attacking Obamacare. \u201cThere is no question that America would be better off with a market-oriented, more flexible, more pro-consumer-choice health care system than the one that was jammed down our throats by this President,\u201d he said. All of the GOP 2016 wannabees not only want to repeal it, on tip of cutting safety net spending because of their obsession with the federal debt. None are asking what people need.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This is just one of eight nightmare scenarios that will come to pass if Republican campaign speeches become reality. Click through for the other seven and to see what life would be like under a Republican Reich.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"0416Cartoon\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"0416Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/0416Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is sproinging!!&#160; Today I have the first of six forecast sunny days with a high over 70\u00b0.&#160; It\u2019s definitely time for some kitty basking. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today\u2019s took me 2:59 (average 4:32).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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