{"id":2423,"date":"2010-08-02T01:44:56","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T08:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2010-08-02T01:44:56","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T08:44:56","slug":"open-thread-822010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/08\/02\/open-thread-822010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 8\/2\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I kept up with replying to comments and returning visits.  Today should present no problems doing the same, except that my COPD has acted up the last couple days.  Tomorrow and Wednesday will be busy though.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Yesterday it took me 4:35.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How dod you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Because it was clear that we will not get enough players, and CBS will not let us publish the league to get players from the general pool, I moved the league to Fox Sports, because they will let us go public.  I have sent an email initiation to everyone who was in and two have responded, so far.  If you would like to play, sign into Fox Fantasy Football with any MSN ID.  The League ID is 1023560.  The Password is nogop<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The Grand Forks Herald<\/a>: <\/font>Teabaggers claim they\u2019re a new political movement, but there\u2019s nothing new about them. Their ignorance and reactionary self-righteousness are as old as humanity.<\/p>\n

There were teabaggers in ancient Israel; they were known as the Pharisees. There were teabaggers in the Spanish Inquisition; they burned witches at the stake. There were teabaggers in South Africa; they imprisoned Nelson Mandela for 28 years. There even are teabaggers in the animal kingdom; they\u2019re called parrots.<\/p>\n

That paper sure knows about Teabuggery!! \ud83d\ude42<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Target donated $150,000 to a group called MN Forward, a pro-business group backed by the state Chamber of Commerce, and which is actively supporting the very conservative Emmer. As a result, they’ve come under fire from gay rights organizations, due to Emmer’s support for a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, and his close associations with the religious right.<\/p>\n

Any company that takes advantage of the Citizens United Decision<\/em> does not deserve our business, especially when they support bigots like Emmer.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"2cam\" <\/font><\/p>\n

OGIM!!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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