{"id":25473,"date":"2016-12-16T13:58:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25473"},"modified":"2016-12-16T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:58:09","slug":"open-thread-12162016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/16\/open-thread-12162016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 12\/16\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wendy made it yesterday, and I felt most relieved.  It’s amazing how much more foul I felt after one extra day.  She did some light housekeeping and also brought burgers, so by the time she left, I was purrrring.  We have another Winter Storm Warning tomorrow with more snow forecast.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:51 (average 5:05).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Big changes are coming<\/a> to the White House press corps, Reince Priebus suggested in an appearance on Hugh Hewitt\u2019s radio show. Starting with daily press briefings:<\/p>\n

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"I think that it\u2019s important that we look at all of those traditions that are great, but quite frankly, as you know, don\u2019t really make news and they’re just sort of mundane, boring episodes," Priebus said. […]<\/p>\n

Priebus said the White House team is currently discussing how to change things up, including where the press sits in the White House briefing room.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You really can\u2019t say White House press briefings never make news\u2014remember Jeff Gannon<\/a>? If they\u2019re looking to change the seating chart and increase the amount of news made by the daily briefing, though, putting Breitbart News and Stormfront in the front row should help.<\/p>\n

Not only will the Fuhrer be putting Nazis in the front row, but we also may get a rerun of the Jeff Gannon\/James "Bulldog" Gluckert fiasco. It really freaks out Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians, when their family values icons turn out to be gay prostitutes.<\/font><\/p>\n

\"1216gannonbush\"<\/font><\/p>\n

From NPR<\/a>: <\/font>A jury in Charleston, S.C., has found Dylann Roof guilty on all 33 counts of federal hate crimes he faced for murdering nine people and attempting to kill three others in the basement of a historically black church.<\/p>\n

As the sentence was read, Roof stood emotionless, reported Alexandra Olgin of South Carolina Public Radio<\/a>, who was in the courtroom. The charges<\/a> included murder, attempted murder, damage to religious property, obstruction of religious belief and weapons charges.<\/p>\n

This creates a difficult situation for the Fuhrer. Trump will have to pardon this Republican, before he can appoint him to a post in civil rights oversight.<\/font><\/p>\n

From MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>Obama vows action against Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Obama said Thursday "we need to take action and we will" against Russia for interference in the election. Russian pro-democracy leader and famed chess champion Garry Kasparov joins Lawrence, saying he doesn’t need "intel" to verify Putin’s nefarious role.<\/p>\n