{"id":26641,"date":"2017-03-09T08:36:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T16:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=26641"},"modified":"2017-03-09T08:36:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T16:36:52","slug":"open-thread-392017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/09\/open-thread-392017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 3\/9\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I feel like crap.  This is today’s only article.  Hugs!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:49 (average 7:10).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>At a press conference on Tuesday morning, Ben Carson, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, told reporters that people who are pushed out of windows are \u201cextremely lucky\u201d because they get \u201ca once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly through the air.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since the dawn of civilization, mankind has been enchanted by the dream of flight,\u201d Carson said. \u201cPeople who get pushed out of windows get to realize that cherished dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what makes America a great country,\u201d he continued. \u201cPeople are pushed out of windows every day here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sorry Andy. I don\u2019t believe you. The link between getting pushed out a window and the brief similarity between falling and fl<\/font>ight is far too great an intellectual hurdle for Braindead Ben. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (GQ Channel<\/a>): <\/font>The Crisis of Trump’s Conspiracy Theories | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann<\/p>\n