{"id":18578,"date":"2015-12-25T07:53:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T15:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=18578"},"modified":"2015-12-25T07:53:55","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T15:53:55","slug":"open-thread12252015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/25\/open-thread12252015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/25\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ho!  Ho!!  Ho!!!  Tell SantaCat whether you were naughty or nice!  I have friends visiting today, if they show up.  So for me, today will be a learning experience on how much I can do.  Merry Christmas or whatever greeting you prefer for lefties, centrists, and sane conservatives.  Happy Holidays for insane conservatives, aka Republicans.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a> (classic: 12\/1014): <\/font>Did Ayn Rand send Christmas cards?<\/p>\n

According to Scott McConnell’s 100 Voices: An Oral History of Ayn Rand she did indeed. Unfortunately, none are included in McConnell’s 656 page book.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, with a little help from the Ayn Rand Archives*, we’re able to present to you this exclusive, never-before-seen collection of Ayn Rand favorites.<\/p>\n

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Click through for 20 more examples of Republican Christmas love.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Media Matters<\/a>: <\/font>On The Bill Press Show, Media Matters’ Katie Sullivan Runs Down The Worst Of Fox News Sexism In 2015 <\/p>\n