{"id":15864,"date":"2015-08-18T11:31:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15864"},"modified":"2015-08-18T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:31:58","slug":"open-thread8182015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/18\/open-thread8182015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/18\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

I arose early this morning to do some cooking, before the sun came up, so I don\u2019t have to turn on hot things on a 100\u00b0+ day.  I have some volunteer work to do, but I\u2019m extremely tired and hope to hunker-down as soon as Store to Door calls to take my grocery order.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:18 (average 5:22).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>This man cannot be president. <\/p>\n

I am not exaggerating what happened here.<\/p>\n

If a mother was going to give up her child for adoption, the conservative legislature–supported and signed by one Jeb Bush– she was required to PUBLISH HER ENTIRE SEXUAL HISTORY in a major newspaper.<\/p>\n

The idea behind it was… actually, I don’t know what the hell the idea was except to publically shame the woman.  (Publically shaming unwed mothers, by the way, is something JEB! actually loudly and proudly called on people to do<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

All I know is that it passed under our wacko bird GOP legislature.<\/p>\n

It was called the Scarlet Letter law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click through for more. When it comes to misogynist "slut shaming", Strike Three is worse than Rush Limbarf.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>The Nebraska chapter of the ACLU is threatening to sue one of the state’s public school districts over its invocation, for the first time in decades, of a McCarthy-era state law that requires employees to sign an oath of "love and devotion" to the United States.<\/p>\n

Dating back to 1951, the law<\/a> requires "all persons engaged in teaching in the public schools of the State of Nebraska and all other employees paid from public school funds" to sign the pledge of loyalty. The oath includes the following language (emphasis added):<\/p>\n

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I acknowledge it to be my duty to inculcate in the hearts and minds of all pupils in my care, so far as it is in my power to do, (1) an understanding of the United States Constitution and of the Constitution of Nebraska, (2) a knowledge of the history of the nation and of the sacrifices that have been made in order that it might achieve its present greatness, (3) a love and devotion to the policies and institutions that have made America the finest country in the world in which to live, and (4) opposition to all organizations and activities that would destroy our present form of government<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While on the books for over half a century, this year is the first time in recent decades that public school administrators have asked teachers to sign the pledge.<\/p>\n

Of course it is unconstitutional, but when you stop and think about it, this thing could cut both ways. If applied literally, rather than mythically, teachers would be swearing opposition to SCROTUS (Republican Constitutional VD).<\/font><\/p>\n

From Right Wing Watch<\/a>: <\/font>Yesterday, WorldNetDaily editor Joseph Farah wrote that he is always surprised when he gets accused \u201cof being an apocalyptic doomsdayer\u201d because, after all, people who believe in climate science are \u201cthe real doomsdayers in our world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The very same day, WorldNetDaily published an article claiming that this September will see a huge, cataclysmic event, a prediction that touched on the \u201cblood moon\u201d prophecy that the far-right outlet has been promoting for years. (Farah once starred in a WorldNetDaily movie about how blood moons signal the Last Days, and took offense when President Obama made a joke about Rep. Michele Bachmann\u2019s claim that his presidency ushered in the End Times).<\/p>\n

And just a few days ago, WorldNetDaily also posted this column, \u201cForeshocks of Armageddon,\u201d which seems to contradict everything Farah just said by alleging that the Rapture and emergence of the Antichrist are just around the corner\u2026 [multiple links to World Nut Daily delinked<\/em>]<\/p>\n

What hypocrites! Earth to Republicans! Earth to Republicans!! Hello?!!? Is there anyone with a working brain in that bubble machine of yours? No? I thought not!!<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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