{"id":2819,"date":"2010-09-09T02:05:26","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T09:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2010-09-09T02:05:26","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T09:05:26","slug":"open-thread-992010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/09\/09\/open-thread-992010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/9\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I fell further behind, because I co-facilitate a therapy group for former prisoners, so I have two of comments needing replies and visits needing to be returned.  I\u2019ll get on that today.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:10.  To do it click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Tonight is the first game of the regular season.  Players, check your line-ups.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Politico<\/a>: <\/font>Spending by conservative third-party organizations surged in August, as Republican-aligned groups plunged millions of dollars into key Senate races, potentially neutralizing the strong financial advantage Democrats have enjoyed this campaign season.<\/p>\n

Republicans have no shortage of corporate campaign cash.  They\u2019re just end-running it around Michael Steele.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Right Wing Watch<\/a>: <\/font>In February, four Religious Right activists in Michigan – Levon Yuille, Rene Ouellette, James Combs, and Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan – represented by the Thomas More Law Center filed suit against Attorney General Eric Holder over the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, claiming that protection for gays "creates a special class of persons who are \u2018more equal than others\u2019 based on nothing more than deviant, sexual behavior."<\/p>\n

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington dismissed the suit.<\/p>\n

A win for our LGBT friends. \ud83d\ude42<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: Why to vote.<\/font><\/p>\n

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People who do not vote deserve Republican government.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"9matson\" <\/font><\/p>\n

Opening night is a high holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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