{"id":21139,"date":"2016-04-07T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21139"},"modified":"2016-04-07T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T19:02:38","slug":"open-thread472016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/07\/open-thread472016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/7\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The A\/C came yesterday, but is still not installed.  It was warm enough inside yesterday night that I did not sleep well,  Tomorrow I have PT with Courtney.  Since no rain is forecast, I\u2019m going the take the regular bus.  The trip takes longer, but I spend such a shorter time waiting that my total time spent will be less.  Still, I\u2019ll be tired enough that I\u2019ll probably have just a Personal Update.  Later:  The A\/C is in and working great!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:45 (average 4:40).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Within hours of news Tuesday that PayPal had pulled the plug<\/a> on a 400-job facility in Charlotte because, it said, the state’s new law "perpetuates discrimination<\/a>," the Republican Party started a mad display of Yosemite-Sam style finger pointing.<\/p>\n

First, the state’s GOP Vice-Chairman Michele Nix questioned<\/a> whether PayPal was ever even worthy of North Carolina. <\/p>\n

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So after PayPal was forced to settle after violating economic sanctions on Cuba, Sudan, and Iran, and even processed payments for someone looking to buy nuclear-weapon technology on the black market, the California-based company now has a problem doing business in North Carolina? <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, we didn\u2019t want your nasty 400-job expansion anyway. Hurrumph. Now those are some serious biz-dev skills. Work it, Michele!<\/p>\n

My, how times have changed. Just a couple weeks ago, McCrory was singing PayPal’s praises<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cNorth Carolina is the ideal destination for innovation-based, worldwide companies like PayPal,\u201d said Governor McCrory. \u201cToday\u2019s announcement means that we can add another prominent name to the state\u2019s growing list of technology businesses with major operations here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kudos to PayPal!! May thousands of companies pull the plug on the Fascist Republican Theocratic Dictatorship of McCrorystan.!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>:<\/font><\/p>\n