{"id":2437,"date":"2010-08-03T01:49:48","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T08:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2010-08-03T01:49:48","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T08:49:48","slug":"open-thread-832010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/08\/03\/open-thread-832010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 8\/3\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I managed to stay current with replying to comments and returning visits.  Today I have a meeting, and I don\u2019t know how much time I will have.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:56.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did 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 Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Tamara Scott, the state director for the conservative Concerned Women of America, told the NOM rally crowd that \u201cpart of the country\u2019s current economic downturn was to blame on the social costs of the threatened traditional family unit through the legalization of gay marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lady, the idea that the Republican Recession had anything to do with gay marriage is nuts!  Are you going to blame gays for the GOP gusher too?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>The Republican National Committee will invite Andrew Breitbart to its rescheduled "big donor" fundraiser in Southern California, which had been set to feature the conservative columnist and online-media mogul, along with numerous California Republican politicians.<\/p>\n

I had hoped they would keep them.  He\u2019s a walking definition of who they are.<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has come out in support of congressional hearings into the matter of whether the US Constitution grants citizenship to every person born in the United States — so-called ‘birthright’ citizenship.<\/p>\n

As we have learned in our Constitutional study, there is nothing for hearings to investigate.  All people born here are citizens.  Mitch \u201cBought Bitch\u201d McConnell has joined the Republican \u201canchor babies\u201d meme, proving that GOP racism goes all the way to the top.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"3matson\" <\/font><\/p>\n

What\u2019s up?<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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