{"id":24153,"date":"2016-10-11T13:04:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T20:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=24153"},"modified":"2016-10-11T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T20:04:03","slug":"open-thread-10112016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/11\/open-thread-10112016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/11\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know about you, but I’m sufficiently burned out, that I felt an entertainment break is in order, so I’m serving-up all Andy Short Takes and a lead article that buzzes.  Enjoy!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:25 *average 4:23).  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Here’s the latest from our own fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends.<\/font><\/p>\n

Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"5Scores\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"5Standings\"<\/font><\/p>\n

I’m amazed that I won with most of my starters injured or bye, but Rob, Vivian, and Robb are way out in front.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>As the crisis at the top of their ticket deepened on Sunday, there were increasing calls from Republican officials to replace a man who hates women with a man who hates both women and gays.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe currently have a Presidential nominee who is consumed by his hatred of women,\u201d Harland Dorrinson, a longtime G.O.P. official, said. \u201cIt is time for him to step aside in favor of a man who has demonstrated a more even-handed loathing of both women and gays.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Republican official argued that a \u201cstellar performance\u201d in last week\u2019s Vice-Presidential was another reason to elevate the man to the top of the ticket. \u201cFor ninety minutes, he made no reference whatsoever to female genitalia,\u201d he said. \u201cThat showed he has what it takes to be President.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy, as I have long said, Trump is merely a symptom of the cancer that must be excised to save the US: the Republican Party.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Fearing that millions of foreign tourists might cancel their plans to travel to the United States, President Obama used his emergency powers to interrupt the broadcast of the second Presidential debate.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood evening, friends around the world,\u201d Obama began, in a reassuring tone. \u201cFor the past hour, many of you have been observing something that can only be described as nightmarish. I want to state in no uncertain terms: if you come to the United States, you will never, ever meet another man this horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can understand that many of you might greet my words with skepticism,\u201d he said. \u201cWell, you just have to believe me on this: I have met many, many, Americans and this is the worst guy I have ever encountered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy, should Obama really deceive the world like that? Bubba Bagger is as bad as Rump Dump, as is every Republican who votes for him.<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Calling the Republican nominee\u2019s behavior \u201ccompletely indefensible,\u201d the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, cancelled a joint campaign appearance with Donald Trump on Monday.<\/p>\n

Putin, who had been scheduled to campaign alongside Trump at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, said that he would make no joint appearances with the billionaire for the remainder of the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the father of two daughters, I cannot condone or defend Mr. Trump\u2019s behavior,\u201d the Russian leader said in a curt official statement.<\/p>\n

In addition to cancelling his appearance with Trump, Putin, who had been expected to spend thirty-one million rubles, or roughly five million dollars, on Trump campaign ads, is pulling those funds and will instead \u201cfocus on down-ballot races,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Andy, I don’t believe it. Putin (R-RU) has done so much for the Trump campaign already. I can’t see Putin abandoning his pet pup yet. I think he\u2019ll just try to teach Trump to stop crapping on the rug.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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