{"id":16656,"date":"2015-10-20T12:34:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16656"},"modified":"2015-10-20T12:38:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:38:08","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-20102015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/20\/squatchs-open-thread-20102015\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch\u2019s Open Thread 20\/10\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

For me, today has been hectic.  When I finally arrived home about 5 pm, I wanted to check on election results but that had to wait until I indulged in one of Lona's cat naps.  And what would a cat nap be without furry critters purring away?  Now, if I could only convince the critters not to shed!  But at least Canadians shed the Harper government!!!  Today's thread is a little longer with the Canadian election results included.  To say the least, I am a happy Canuck!!!  Too bad Harper wasn't defeated in his own constituency though.<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzle — <\/strong>Today’s took me 2:34 (average 4:45). To do it, <\/span>click here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. How did you do? For those that don't know, we always do the 48 piece classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Huffington Post <\/strong><\/span>— No, John Oliver's not going to a Canadian jail. He can also keep that $5,000 he was apparently ready to dish over to Canadian authorities.<\/p>\n

The comedian devoted a segment to Canada's election on his HBO show, "Last Week Tonight," which culminated in mockery of a law forbidding foreigners from influencing Canadian elections.<\/p>\n

He ridiculed its maximum six-month prison penalty and $5,000 fine. Oliver's seeming desire to fight the re-election of Stephen Harper was apparently so great that he was willing to risk it all, tossing money at the camera and practically daring Canada to arrest him.<\/p>\n