{"id":21924,"date":"2016-05-18T15:33:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T22:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21924"},"modified":"2016-05-18T15:33:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T22:33:55","slug":"open-thread-5182016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/18\/open-thread-5182016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 5\/18\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was a zoo.  I planned my fast so I would hit the ten hour mark when I arrived at 9:00 AM.  By the time they got the doctor’s order straight, and I got done, my blood sugar was down to 60, and I was feeling light headed.  Fortunately I had the foresight to pack a PB&J to as as soon as I was done.  T took the regular bus both ways, because the weather was nice.  On the way home, I stopped at my bank’s ATM in the mall near where I live.  Both machines were Reduplicated, so I had to power chair to the branch a quarter mile away.  It was my longest trip in the chair do date, but without money to pay Julie, I’d soon start to stink as bad as a Republican budget.  Today Julie came a bit late, because, she lost her phone.  I’m fluffed and buffed.  Safeway is delivering groceries, between now and 2:00, and I’ll need to put them away.  Tomorrow I have to go for an MRI on my hand, and Friday I have PT, so I may have nothing more that a Personal Update each day.  Later:  Groceries’R’Stowed.  I’R’Pooped!! <\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:23 (average 5:20).  To do it. click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>:  <\/font>President Obama handed the Republican Party a gift for the general election by making a series of offensive pro-knowledge remarks at Rutgers University over the weekend, a leading Republican official said on Monday.<\/p>\n

According to Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, the President\u2019s inflammatory comments, in which he offered full-throated praise for such controversial fields of knowledge as math and science, are sure to come back to haunt the Democrats in November.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf President Obama was trying to alienate millions of Americans in one speech, mission accomplished,\u201d Priebus told Fox News. \u201cWhen I watched him speak, I said to myself, \u2018Well, Christmas came early this year.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

While many Republicans expected Obama to walk back his ill-advised praise of knowledge, facts, and evidence, the White House as of Monday morning had refused to do so.<\/p>\n

Dang Andy! Barack had better be careful!! They might Republicate on him!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>One of the most talented and outspoken young actors in Hollywood today, Jennifer Lawrence, did not hold back when talking about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on The Graham Norton Show<\/a> this past week. When asked if she had met \u201cthe Trump,\u201d Lawrence said no, but the 25-year-old Oscar-winner admitted to trying to get up close and personal with Trump at a concert<\/a>.<\/p>\n