{"id":16259,"date":"2015-09-30T08:41:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T15:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16259"},"modified":"2015-09-30T09:05:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T16:05:31","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-30092015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/09\/30\/squatchs-open-thread-30092015\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch’s Open Thread 30\/09\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

In addition to teaching English to Lucia whom I have mentioned before, I also do some advocacy work for her.  That is how I started my day today. Then it was off to buy a bouquet of balloons . . . bright coloured mylars . . . and off to my mother's.  She gave me a big smile when she saw the balloons.  I passed on your greetings.  After feeding her lunch, we sat listening to some music.  She was the bell of the ball as people admired her balloons and wished her Happy Birthday, staff and residents alike.  As I left, she had fallen asleep.  I imagine she will sleep well tonight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzle<\/strong> — Today’s took me 3:19 (average 4:44). To do it, click here<\/a>. How did you do? For those that don't know, we always do the 48 piece classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Raw Story<\/span><\/a><\/strong> — In  a badgering and bullying performance that would have made House of Un-American activities interrogator Roy Cohn proud, a Republican congressman from Ohio interrupted the head of Planned Parenthood 19 times in five short minutes in a hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Appearing at the GOP-led witchhunt — coordinated between virulent anti-abortion extremists<\/a> and hard right conservatives — Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards repeatedly came under attack from the Republican-dominated committee.<\/p>\n