{"id":21989,"date":"2016-05-22T14:51:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21989"},"modified":"2016-05-22T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T21:51:41","slug":"open-thread-5222016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/22\/open-thread-5222016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 5\/22\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday’s activities must have really tired me out, because despite oversleeping this morning, I still needed to snag a Lona nap, even before finishing my research.  Tomorrow I have a bi-annual appointment with my Pulmonologist, so please expect no more than a Personal Update.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:27 (average 4:46).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a> (classic 11\/2015):  <\/font>The resident Republican blowhard on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough, has staked out his post as the network’s voice of rightist disinformation. He commands his three hour block of airtime like a junta leader, ordering the topics of discussion and interrupting his guests incessantly.<\/p>\n

This morning Scarborough appeared to have a severe cognitive collapse during a segment about the Republican Party’s debate-o-phobia (video below). Like most of his ideological allies, he is suffering from the delusion that the American media, owned by a handful of megalithic, multinational corporations, is dominated by liberals. Scarborough set off on a rant about the absence of conservatives on nightly news programs, Sunday shows, and in the executive suites. He badgered his guests to come up with examples of Republicans in those roles, and insisted that they could not do it.<\/p>\n

Barf Bag Alert!!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n