{"id":15107,"date":"2015-04-24T13:02:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15107"},"modified":"2015-04-24T13:02:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T20:02:32","slug":"open-thread4242015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/24\/open-thread4242015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/24\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

The elevator is now working, but basking in the rain doesn\u2019t quite cut it.  However, I have had a couple power naps and do have some interesting content.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:50 (average 5:50).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Media Matters<\/a>: <\/font>ABC News reported that it "uncovered errors" in Peter Schweizer’s upcoming anti-Clinton book, Clinton Cash. Schweizer has a long history<\/a> of sloppy research and reporting — earlier this week, ThinkProgress revealed<\/a> that the conservative author cites a hoax press release in the book.<\/p>\n

On April 23, ABC News explained<\/a> that their independent review of the source material used for Clinton Cash "uncovered errors in the book, including an instance where paid and unpaid speaking appearances were conflated." The book purports to reveal connections between Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state, donations to the Clinton Foundation, and paid speeches given by the Clintons, but Schweizer reportedly admits<\/a> in the book he cannot prove his allegations.<\/p>\n

In this Republican pseudo-scandal there is no quid pro quo<\/em>. The quid<\/em> and the quo<\/em> exist, but the Republican propagandist is uses the post hoc ergo propter hoc<\/em> deception and substitutes innuendo for the pro<\/em>. Of course, the Republican bubble machine accepts innuendo as absolute proof.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>In this visually beautiful and mesmerizing piece, 27 year-old Prince Ea<\/a> apologies to future generations for what we are doing, and not doing, to the planet today. The six-minute video contains so many great thought-provoking quotes, it’s bound to be shared for many years. So far, in less than 48 hours, his video has garnered over 35 million views on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n