{"id":21538,"date":"2016-05-03T18:21:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T01:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21538"},"modified":"2016-05-03T18:21:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T01:21:45","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-03052016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/03\/squatchs-open-thread-03052016\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch’s Open Thread — 03\/05\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I completed the Alzheimer's Walk for Memories on Sunday 01\/05\/2016 but managed to do in my knee.  It was swollen to the size of a grapefruit and I managed to mess up my hamstring where it connects to my left knee on the lateral side.  I was scolded by my physio for overdoing it, but the walk was only 2 km.  I did raise $1,645 and our little team raised $8,000.  So I am happy!  Not only did our fundraising go over the top, but so did the temperatures.  It was about 27 C (80 F) and yesterday was just as bad.  I am using my laptop more but have not figured out how to highlight something for copy\/paste.  Copy\/paste is no big deal using the keyboard commands.  Another nice part of the laptop is the touch screen.  I'll have to remember to never eat a sticky cinnamon bun while using the laptop.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Huffington Post<\/span><\/a><\/strong> — Mark Salter, who served as chief of staff to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and worked as an adviser on both of McCain’s presidential campaigns, says he’ll be supporting Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump this fall. …<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a January Esquire<\/a> essay, he [Salter] described the candidate as “a cartoon villain, a fake, a cheat, a liar, a creep, a bullying, bragging, bullshitting, blowhard kind of asshole.”<\/p>\n

How's that for a ringing endorsement?<\/span><\/p>\n

Raw Story<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — <\/span>An online petition to boycott Target over the store’s policy that transgender individuals can use the bathroom corresponding with their gender identity has gathered more than 1 million signatures. Conservative activists said they are worried that men will take advantage of the policy and enter women’s restrooms.<\/p>\n

It turns out they may be right that some men are taking advantage of the policy — but those men are the conservative activists.<\/p>\n

This really is getting rather ridiculous in my view.  When I think back to my pre-teen years, there were no cautionary signs on the doors that men could not enter, yet I am sure there were transgendered people then too.  If a man wants to enter a women's bathroom for other than peeing, he will find a way.  What are the bathroom police going to do to monitor this? . . . stand at the door and say to everyone to "drop your drawers" before they can enter??  And lest I be seen as sexist, what about predatory females in the men's restroom?  What about pedofiles in either bathroom?<\/span><\/p>\n

Truthdig<\/span><\/a><\/strong> — In this stand-up bit from his 2005 show “Life Is Worth Losing<\/a>,” Carlin explains the way America works and why politicians don’t have much power<\/a>.<\/p>\n