{"id":2320,"date":"2010-07-20T01:55:06","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T08:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2010-07-20T01:55:06","modified_gmt":"2010-07-20T08:55:06","slug":"open-thread-7202010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/20\/open-thread-7202010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 7\/20\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I felt tired from lack of sleep and napped without my CPAP device most of the day, but I still stayed up to date and should today as well.  After today, my week will be very busy with volunteer work, so I\u2019ll be falling behind again.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:45.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From CBS<\/a>: <\/font>A House committee has approved Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann’s proposal to create an official House Tea Party Caucus.<\/p>\n

Wacky-doodle-do!!  So far only Mike Pense has joined the Teabagger caucus.  I\u2019m sure more of the most dangerous racists, machine gum mavins, and hate-mongers will follow.<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Tea party conservatives are not happy with former Majority Leader-turned-lobbyist Trent Lott who ripped the movement over the weekend, saying: "We don’t need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples. As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them."<\/p>\n

These Teabaggers are so stupid that the do not realize that the GOP will throw them under the bus, even when a leading Republican comes right out and admits it.<\/font><\/p>\n

From ABC<\/a>: <\/font>Authorities in California said today they have opened an investigation into Goldline International, a company that pioneered the practice of weaving its sales pitches into broadcasts by popular conservative political personalities — including two former presidential candidates and Fox News host Glenn Beck — to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold every year. <\/p>\n

"There are two main types of complaints we’re seeing," said Adam Radinsky of the Santa Monica City Attorney’s office, which has launched what it described as a joint investigation with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. <\/p>\n

"One is that customers say that they were lied to and misled in entering into their purchases of gold coins," he said. "And the other group is saying that they received something different from what they had ordered."<\/p>\n

There it is.  The companies that Beck panders are every bit as crooked an the propaganda Beck imparts.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>: from Cagle.com<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

\"20matson\"<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

Tuesday is a good day to fight right wing insanity.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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