{"id":2610,"date":"2010-08-20T01:20:05","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T08:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2010-08-20T01:20:05","modified_gmt":"2010-08-20T08:20:05","slug":"open-thread-8202010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/08\/20\/open-thread-8202010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 8\/20\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

After yesterday\u2019s first appointment, I could not be more pleased to report that one of  the worst experiences in my medical history is over.  My pulmonologist agreed that I am CPAP intolerant.  During the last two months that horrid contraption has cost me around sixty hours of sleep.  After this ordeal I\u2019m almost looking forward to the doctor with the 20 foot camera for where no man has gone before<\/em>.  My second appointment was to return the CPAP machine.  I waited over an hour for that one.  That thing was going back mo matter what the pulmonologist said.  I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders.  Then I had to go to the radiology lab for a chest X-ray.  All this took most of the day, so I still have not replied to comments or retuned visits.  The only thing on tap for today is a trip to the grocery store, so I should be able to at least put a dent in the comments.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:24.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From AP\/Google<\/a>: <\/font>A lot of the crude that spewed from BP’s ruptured well is still in the Gulf of Mexico, but it’s far below the surface and invisible. And it’s likely to linger for months on end, scientists said Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume of oil from the disaster.<\/p>\n

As I have said all along, the effects of the GOP Gusher will linger for years.<\/font><\/p>\n

From TPM<\/a>: The number of Americans who say President Obama is a Muslim has nearly doubled since March 2009, according to a new poll from Pew out today. The poll finds that 18% of Americans say the president — who, it should be said for the record, is a practicing Christian — is a Muslim. That’s up from 11% who said the same thing in March of last year.<\/p>\n

The most ludicrous thing about this is that the people spreading this lie are the same people who were making the big sting about Rev. Jeremiah Wright during the campaign.  And the same sheeple who believed that, now believe this.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>The ironically named Dove World Church \u2014 whose pastor, Terry Jones, has written a book called \u201cIslam Is Of The Devil,\u201d which is also emblazoned on a sign outside the institution \u2014 is planning to host \u201cInternational Burn A Quran Day\u201d on September 11. But the radical church ran into a new roadblock yesterday as Gainesville city officials \u201cdenied a burn permit\u201d for the church for the event, effectively telling them doing so would be illegal. The church, undeterred, sent out an e-mail to supporters promising to hold the burning event anyway.<\/p>\n

During Jesus\u2019 lifetime the Republican religious right, aka Pharisees and Sadducees, condemned Samaritans in the same way that they condemn Muslims today.  Jesus demonstrated that he refused to go along through the Parable of the Good Samaritan.  This right wing hate is NOT authentic Christianity.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"20fitzsimmons\" <\/font><\/p>\n

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

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