{"id":25514,"date":"2016-12-19T12:26:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25514"},"modified":"2016-12-19T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:26:56","slug":"open-thread-12192016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/19\/open-thread-12192016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 12\/19\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Although I caught a nap yesterday afternoon, I slept poorly last night and feel tired today.&#160; Unfortunately I have a community meeting here in the building during my normal nap time this afternoon.&#160; The bad weather is forecast to end at noon.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 4:25 (average 5:00).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2016-12-19-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1218Broncos3-Patriots16\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1218Broncos3-Patriots16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1218Broncos3-Patriots16.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"100\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dqw9-RjSdm4\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheYoungTurks\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">TYT Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Elizabeth Warren Paving Way To Impeach Trump<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/dqw9-RjSdm4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I fully agree that this law &quot;has to happen&quot;, but before the Republican Criminal Congress would do it, Satan&#8217;s demon team will win the Stanley Cup in a home game. The Constitution is about to become more violated than a $2.00 hooker.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpopularvote.com\/sign-petition\" target=\"_blank\">National Popular Vote<\/a>: <\/font>Please Sign the White House Petition Asking President Obama to Support a National Popular Vote for President Before He Leaves Office.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I predict that, as soon as the results are certified on Friday, the uselessness of the Electoral College will have been proven.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/putin-to-sing-at-trump-inauguration\" target=\"_blank\">New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>After having difficulty persuading prominent entertainers to participate at the event, the Trump transition team announced on Sunday that the Russian President Vladimir Putin would sing at Donald J. Trump\u2019s Inauguration next month.<\/p>\n<p>In a brief statement from the Kremlin, Putin said, \u201cI will be most delighted to perform for my comrade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The choice of Putin raised eyebrows in Washington, since the Russian, while famous for invading neighboring countries and imprisoning political opponents, is not particularly well known as a singer.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway pushed back against such criticism during an appearance on CNN. \u201cIf we limited ourselves to people who had talent and experience, that would disqualify half of our Cabinet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Andy, Will Putin (R-RU) be accompanied by the KKKhorus Girls?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1219Cartoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1219Cartoon\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1219Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1219Cartoon_thumb.jpg\" width=\"654\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I caught a nap yesterday afternoon, I slept poorly last night and feel tired today.&#160; Unfortunately I have a community meeting here in the building during my normal nap time this afternoon.&#160; The bad weather is forecast to end at noon. 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