{"id":15886,"date":"2015-08-21T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T16:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15886"},"modified":"2015-08-21T09:50:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T16:50:30","slug":"open-thread8212015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/08\/21\/open-thread8212015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/21\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

I actually feel a little chilly.  I LOVE it!!  Unfortunately two days of 90\u00b0s weather starts tomorrow.  I have a pants-load of things to get done today, while I can.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:19 (average 5:03).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?  I already know that getting out the horseradish sauce is pointless.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Media Matters<\/a>: <\/font>Iowa radio host and influential conservative kingmaker Jan Mickelson unveiled an immigration plan that would make undocumented immigrants who don’t leave the country after an allotted time "property of the state," asking, "What’s wrong with slavery?" when a caller criticized his plan.<\/p>\n

On the August 17 edition of his radio show, Mickelson announced that he had a plan to drive undocumented immigrants out of Iowa that involved making those who don’t leave "property of the state" who are forced into "compelled labor," like building a wall on the US-Mexican border. Listen (emphasis added in transcript [click through<\/em>]):<\/p>\n

Audio Barf Bag Alert!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n