{"id":23069,"date":"2016-07-16T14:44:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=23069"},"modified":"2016-07-16T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T21:44:26","slug":"open-thread-7162016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/16\/open-thread-7162016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 7\/16\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m running way late today, because, after sleeping poorly last night, I overslept.  Then I did my research, and I needed a nap,.  After lunch, I restocked my pill box.  It took almost an hour, which is frustrating, as it was a ten minute job, when I could see well.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:09 (average 4:42).  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>Governor Chris Christie, of New Jersey, angrily refused to pick up Donald Trump\u2019s dry cleaning during a tense encounter between the two men on Friday, campaign sources confirm.<\/p>\n

The ugly scene unfolded at the billionaire\u2019s offices in midtown Manhattan, shortly after Trump revealed that his Vice-Presidential pick would be Governor Mike Pence of Indiana.<\/p>\n

According to Trump aides, Christie stomped into the presumptive Republican nominee\u2019s office and hurled a dry-cleaning ticket onto his desk, telling Trump, \u201cYou can pick up your own damn dry cleaning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New Jersey governor then stormed out, and has not been seen by Trump or his staffers since.<\/p>\n

Knowing PIGnocchio as we do, there is no reason to suspect Andy of using satire.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Media Matters<\/a>:<\/font>Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is still being paid by the presumptive GOP presidential nominee\u2019s campaign while simultaneously drawing a salary as a CNN contributor to discuss the candidate on-air, according to the network.<\/p>\n

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo and host Don Lemon noted that Lewandowski is \u201cstill receiving severance from the Trump campaign\u201d while introducing him in July 11<\/a> and July 12<\/a> segments.<\/p>\n

That takes media bias to an unprecedented level.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Within four hours of the attack on the French Riviera, Donald J. Trump<\/a> pledged to seek a rare declaration of war from Congress against Islamic terrorists and called for \u201cextreme vetting\u201d of immigrants and a complete ban on those from \u201cterrorist nations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minutes later, two finalists to be Mr. Trump\u2019s running mate began weighing in. Newt Gingrich proposed a loyalty test for American citizens who are Muslim and deporting those who believe in Shariah law, while Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, referring to terrorism, called for America to \u201cdefeat this enemy of civilization at its source.\u201d<\/p>\n

In my coverage of this yesterday, I also assumed it was a terrorist attack, like most of us did, but I acted responsibly. Instead of placing blame, before the facts were in, I suggested positive ways that the US can mitigate how we exacerbate the problem.  In stark contrast, the presumptive Rectum an d presumptive Vice Rectum of the Republican Party  blamed and called for retribution against all religious Muslims for the actions of a secular down-and-out loser.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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