{"id":16869,"date":"2015-10-24T08:24:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T15:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16869"},"modified":"2015-10-24T08:24:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T15:24:36","slug":"soineedanames-open-thread-for-10242015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/24\/soineedanames-open-thread-for-10242015\/","title":{"rendered":"SoINeedAName\u2019s Open Thread for 10\/24\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I’m filling in for a fellow filler-inner, as Lynn <\/strong>is unfortunately felled with the flu.  Me?  I’m feeling fit as a fiddle … for now.<\/p>\n

PUZZLE <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t do the puzzles, but Lynn was kind enough to send me the Link to today’s jigsaw.  It took her 3:16, and the average is 5:19.  (If I did them, my times would be measured in hours … or maybe even DAYS!)<\/em>  But you nimble-fingered folks can do it here …<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2015-10-24<\/a><\/strong>
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SHORT TAKES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

HURRICANE PATRICIA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The lead story on all the news channels this morning has been the monster storm, Hurricane Patricia<\/strong>.  And on that front (no pun intended), there’s some good news from the Weather Channel <\/a>site:<\/p>\n

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Former Hurricane Patricia <\/strong>was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday morning just 13 hours after becoming the strongest hurricane ever known to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But still there will be people in dire need of help, so here are a few reputable donation sites <\/strong><\/em>– and feel free to add any more you’re familiar with:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/secure2.oxfamamerica.org\/page\/content\/emergency_patricia_em?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=FY16_HurricanePatricia&utm_source=FY16_Oct_HurricanePatricia<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/shelterboxusa.org\/involved.php?page=113<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/donate\/donation<\/a><\/p>\n

RACHEL MADDOW INTERVIEWS HILLARY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fresh off her 11-hour grueling marathon grilling by Trey Gowdy<\/strong> and his band of ___________<\/strong> (since this is a family-friendly site, I’ll let YOU fill-in the blank)<\/em>, Hillary Clinton<\/strong> sat down with Rachel Maddow<\/strong> for a wide-ranging and informative interview last night.  And it wasn’t just about the Benghazi hearing – it covered issues from the Middle East to veterans to her husband’s (“Big Dog”) record.  Since WordPress doesn't permit MSNBC embeds, you can read about it AND watch it here …<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/hillary-clinton-calls-goper-impeachment-pledge-pathetic<\/a><\/p>\n

And for those of us with hearing impairment, the transcript is here …<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\/transcript-rachel-maddow-interviews-hillary-clinton<\/a><\/p>\n

JEB BUSH – MAYBE NOT THE TITANIC YET … BUT TAKING ON WATER<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We learned that Jeb!<\/strong>’s campaign is not doing well <\/a>– in either poll numbers or raising money – so he is cutting way back … on EVERYTHING!<\/p>\n

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Bush's advisers, under pressure from their donors and from falling and stagnant poll numbers, came to the conclusion that a course correction was essential.  Jeb! … cut payroll by 40 percent <\/strong>and … also cutting back 45 percent of its budget<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Word is out that in order to save some advertising dollars, Jeb has revamped his logo:<\/p>\n

Jeb!<\/em><\/strong> becomes Jeb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And for our Spanish-speaking friends:<\/p>\n

¡Jeb!<\/strong> beomces Jeb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Personally, I would have gone with one of these:<\/p>\n

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OR maybe even more apropos …<\/p>\n

\"Jeb-Logo_Turd-Shit\"<\/a><\/p>\n

OBAMA CALLS REPUBLICANS “GRUMPY CAT”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Man, I am SOOO <\/em>going miss having Pres. Obama<\/strong> around.  Especially now that it’s clear that he just does NOT have any more “gucks to five”.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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“Why is it that Republican politicians are so down on America? Have you noticed that? I mean they are, they are gloomy. They’re like Grumpy Cat<\/strong>,” Pres. Obama<\/strong> said Friday as he made a Grumpy Cat <\/strong>face. “Everything’s terrible according to them. ‘We’re doomed!’<\/em>”<\/p>\n

“It’s like the twilight zone and according to their story, their narrative, everything was terrific back in 2008 when unemployment was skyrocketing and uninsured rates were rising and folks were losing their homes and their jobs and we were engaged in two wars and Bin Laden was still at large,” he said. “If you were listening to them, those were like the good old days, the golden years and then I came in and the Democrats came in — but according to them, that’s when everything all went to heck.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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SAY TREY – HOW’S THAT HORSE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN BEATING?  STILL DEAD?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And if you didn’t believe that the GOP is obsessed with Hillary and BENGHAZI, I think these charts will quickly disabuse you of that notion.  And you can read the details at ThinkProgress.<\/a><\/p>\n

(Sorry – forgot where I got the third one)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since I’m just filling in for a fellow filler-inner, I have found a fitting Tag for the final fling …<\/p>\n

So I’ll just thank Trey Gowdy et al<\/strong> for allowing me to close with a snapshot of Hillary <\/strong>sending a text to Trey following that old Proverb, “She who laughs last, laughs longest”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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