{"id":25156,"date":"2016-12-03T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T18:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25156"},"modified":"2016-12-03T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T18:45:14","slug":"open-thread-1232016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/03\/open-thread-1232016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 12\/3\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m quite pleased that the start of month rush is past.  I think I can safely say that the summer heat waves are also over, at least until February, and I need to adjust my thermostat, something that requires a long, difficult reach, even with George on.  The low is forecast at 25\u00b0 F on Tuesday  night.  I have no appointments scheduled next week, so I’m looking forward to a restful time.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:10 (average 6:02).  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>A once-prominent political career came to a shocking end on Friday as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was arrested for keying the limo of President-elect Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n

The incident, which rocked political circles in Trenton and Washington, happened in full view of the midtown-Manhattan crowds outside of Trump Tower, where the vandalized limo had been parked.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuddenly, this guy broke through security, whipped out his keys, and made a gigantic gash along the side of the limo,\u201d said Harland Dorrinson, a tourist from Missouri who witnessed the incident. \u201cPolice started wrestling him to the ground, and I was, like, \u2018Holy crap, that\u2019s Chris Christie.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow-Republicans reacted to Christie\u2019s arrest with sadness and sympathy. \u201cThis whole transition period has been tough on a lot of folks,\u201d former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said.<\/p>\n

Sorry Andy! You can’t fool us into believing that PIGnocchio has the cojones to do such a gutsy thing.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font><\/p>\n

Trump knows very well about voter fraud.<\/a> His people and the party he represents work diligently on suppressing the vote, while also engaging in some voter fraud themselves. Case in point: Brandon Michael Hall. The 27-year-old Trump supporter was convicted yesterday on 10 counts of election law fraud.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old Grand Haven resident, author of the West Michigan Politics blog and self-admitted political junkie, said the verdict wasn\u2019t a surprise. Hall said that he had resigned himself to that possibility after the Michigan Supreme Court<\/a>, during this past summer, determined his case should be tried as a felony.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In 2012, Hall forged signatures on a bunch of petitions in the hopes of placing a judicial candidate\u2014Chris Houghtaling\u2014on the ballot for Ottawa County District Court judge. Hall was done in when his cohort in the fraud Zachary Savage was granted immunity and agreed to spill the beans in court. Hall has a history of being a low-level corrupt little individual.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hall had previous dealings with the law when he was convicted in 2010 for stealing from a school fundraiser while he was a member of the Grand Haven school board. He served two years of probation and performed 60 hours of community service.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When it comes to election fraud, Republicans are not only doing all the complaining about it, but also, committing all the fraud.<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Donald Trump Voter Lost Her Home, Blames Trump’s Pick For Treasury Secretary<\/p>\n