{"id":23908,"date":"2016-09-17T13:03:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T20:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=23908"},"modified":"2016-09-17T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T20:03:13","slug":"open-thread-9172016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/17\/open-thread-9172016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/17\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday Megan put me on Cymbalta for nerve pain.  I took my first pill last night.  The effects were almost immediate and mixed.  The nerve pain is greatly improved.  However I’m feeling a bit shaky and a bit spacy.  My body does not quite feel like it is my own.  My sense of taste has changed, and I have no appetite.  Hopefully I will become accustomed to these, and the appetite thing is actually a plus, since Wendy’s cooking added six pounds to my fat ass in the last month.  Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, and the Colts will be visiting my Broncos.  May the Divine Orb bless your team, unless you like little horses better than big ones. \"Winking<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 5:56 (average 6:37).  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>Calling this \u201cthe greatest day of my life,\u201d a visibly moved Barack Obama held a news conference on Friday to thank Donald Trump for granting him U.S. citizenship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue of whether or not I was a U.S. citizen has been a dark cloud over my existence for as long as I can remember,\u201d a tearful Obama told the press corps. \u201cOnly one man had the courage, wisdom, and doggedness to make that cloud go away: Donald J. Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

The President, who had to halt several times during his remarks to compose himself, praised the Republican Presidential nominee for \u201cnever giving up\u201d in his quest to prove that Obama was born in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Andy, have you been smoking wacky tobaccey again?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Senator Claire McCaskill goes on Morning Joe and calls Trump and Dr. Oz ‘snake oil salesman’<\/p>\n