{"id":24118,"date":"2016-10-08T13:36:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T20:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=24118"},"modified":"2016-10-08T13:36:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T20:36:32","slug":"open-thread-1082016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/08\/open-thread-1082016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/8\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is another very busy day, as I have three articles to write, a week’s supply of pills to restock, and a menu and grocery list to plan for a week’s meals.  Courtney changed all my exercises, because the way the surgeons constructed Stumpy, the old exercises were putting too much pressure on the end of the bone.  Until I become accustomed to the new set, they will tire me more than usual, and I took a nap this morning after completing my research.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:53 (average 5:29).  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>Republicans on Friday expressed bafflement that President Obama had garnered a record-high second-term approval rating despite having turned the United States into an economically devastated, crime-ridden hellhole.<\/p>\n

Appearing on \u201cFox & Friends,\u201d the Trump surrogate Rudolph Giuliani said he was \u201cdumbfounded\u201d by the disconnect between Obama\u2019s high approval rating and the President\u2019s near-total dismemberment of a formerly strong nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis country used to be a wonderful place to live,\u201d the former New York mayor said. \u201cToday, all you see is a hellscape of smoldering ruins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giuliani blamed the mainstream media for not properly informing the American people about the destruction and havoc Obama has wrought since his first day in office.<\/p>\n

Andy, where’s the humor? Hasn’t Rudy 911 (R-Dementia) said this very thing?<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a>: <\/font>New Rule: America Rules, Trump Drools | Real Time with Bill Maher <\/font><\/p>\n