{"id":23119,"date":"2016-07-19T13:38:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T20:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=23119"},"modified":"2016-07-19T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T20:38:46","slug":"open-thread-7192016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/19\/open-thread-7192016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 7\/19\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday’s trip to the doctor tired me thoroughly, and pain from the injection site in my hand interfered with my sleep.  I did manage a brief Lona Nap this morning, but pardon my brevity.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:27 (average 4:19).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>This is the absolute Insanity that\u2019s going on in the GOP these days. Fueled by Donald Trump\u2019s extremist rhetoric, fellow extremists like West Virginia lawmaker Michael Folk think tweets calling for a public hanging of Hillary Clinton are normal.<\/p>\n

I kid you not folks.<\/p>\n

www.cnn.com\/\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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On Friday, Folk had tweeted, "@HillaryClinton You should be tried for treason, murder, and crimes against the US Constitution… then hung on the Mall in Washington, DC."<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sadly, this extreme Rump Dump Rectumite might actually find agreement from the Regressive left.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>Stephen Colbert brought back his famous ‘The Word’ segment from his Comedy Central days for his first night of coverage of the Republican National Convention, and he did not disappoint. From ‘Truthiness’ to ‘Trumpiness’, Colbert explained that’s how far we’ve devolved in just a decade.<\/p>\n