{"id":19107,"date":"2016-01-16T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T19:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=19107"},"modified":"2016-01-16T11:07:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T19:07:07","slug":"open-thread1162016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/16\/open-thread1162016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–1\/16\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is a relatively lazy day, and I\u2019ve needed one for a while.  My helper friend may come to sort clothes.  Today and tomorrow are high holy cays in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  Today the Chiefs visit the Patriots,and the Packers visit the Cardinals.  Tomorrow the Seachickens visit the Panthers, and the Steelers visit my Broncos.  May the holy Orb shine its blessed light on your team,, except the Steelers.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:27 (average 6:00).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Americans who watched Thursday night\u2019s Republican debate on the Fox Business Network expressed deep disappointment that the billionaire Donald J. Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz did not actually punch each other\u2019s faces in the course of the contest.<\/p>\n

In interviews with voters across the country, those who viewed the debate complained that their hopes had been \u201cunfairly raised\u201d that the two candidates\u2019 fists would come into contact with each other\u2019s faces, and said that they were extremely irritated when that did not occur.<\/p>\n

And Andy gets a big Amen!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Politico has a new piece<\/a> up last night discussing Elizabeth Warren and the role her endorsement could play in the Democratic primaries.<\/p>\n

Most striking among everything that was said is the sense that seems universal in Washington- Elizabeth Warren supports Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary, but has some difficult political calculations to go through as to when to make that public.<\/p>\n

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Democrats in Washington and New Hampshire \u2014 especially the ones supporting Hillary Clinton \u2014 want Elizabeth Warren to end the wait and endorse a candidate soon<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

New Hampshire Democrats know that Warren\u2019s support could be a boon for Clinton in the state where polls show a neck and neck race.<\/p>\n

Sanders and Clinton supporters are both hoping to get the endorsement, but no one wants to push Warren on the timing.<\/p>\n

If true, this will be the first time I’ve ever disagreed with Liz.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Even if he defeats Hillary Clinton in both Iowa and New Hampshire next month, Senator Bernie Sanders faces a daunting problem when the presidential race moves on to bigger, more diverse states: winning over black voters.<\/p>\n

Starting this weekend in South Carolina, he is trying to solve it.<\/p>\n

With a blitz of appearances, ads on black-oriented radio stations, a tour of historically black colleges and the help of well-known and not-so-well-known African-Americans, Mr. Sanders is racing to get the word out: He is a lifelong civil rights advocate who marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n

He talks substantively about issues vital to many blacks, like \u201cradically rethinking police procedures,\u201d even in front of all-white crowds. And the economic policies that he relentlessly argues would combat income inequality and injustice across the board, he says, apply all the more to persistent racial disparities in American life.<\/p>\n

The BLM activists who took over Bernie’s stage to gain publicity did a disservice to the African American community, because they left an impression that Bernie is not a viable candidate for black voters. When I worked on Vietnam Summer, Dr. King told us over and over that policies, like the war, that increased economic inequality, were most racist, because they effected the black community worst of all. Bernie’s stand for economic equality for all reflects his commitment to racial equality and Bernie is the best choice black people have.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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