{"id":29724,"date":"2017-10-03T13:33:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=29724"},"modified":"2017-10-03T13:35:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T20:35:41","slug":"open-thread-1032017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/10\/03\/open-thread-1032017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 10\/3\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I&#8217;m back in the saddle after my appointment, and if you missed it yesterday, both my eyes are in fine shape.\u00a0 I think I made the right choice when I chose lens replacements, whose best focal distance is the distance from my screen, since that&#8217;s where I spend most of my time.\u00a0 I have reading glasses for close in and distance glasses for out and about.\u00a0 My new glasses will be progressive.\u00a0 (I wouldn&#8217;t dream of wearing Republican glasses!!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Today&#8217;s took me 2:45 (average 5:00).\u00a0 To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2017-10-03-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here are last week&#8217;s results from our own fantasy football league, <a href=\"http:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lefty Blog Friends<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Scores:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"4Scores\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4Scores.jpg\" alt=\"4Scores\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Every week, I need more Vaseline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Standings:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"4Standings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4Standings.jpg\" alt=\"4Standings\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Congrats To Pam, who still leads the league.\u00a0 I play the Squatch this week.\u00a0 Players, have your lineup set by Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yBQcpRE4JS8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GQVideos\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GQ Channel<\/a>): <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trump\u2019s \u201cCondolences and Sympathies\u201d Won\u2019t Cut It<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/yBQcpRE4JS8?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I could not agree with Keith more. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In sharp contrast, here is part of the Republican view.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b4H4XrRz5uM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/RWWBlog\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RWW Channel<\/a>): <\/span>RWW News: Dave Daubenmire Says Vegas Shooting Was &#8216;The Wrath Of God&#8217; On A Wicked Nation<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Barf Bag Alert!!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/b4H4XrRz5uM?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Republicans love to use Republican Supply-side Jesus (the polar opposite of the real Jesus) to justify their terrorism. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Ks6LUHabjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/karinmoveon\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MoveOn Channel<\/a>): <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ari Berman on Egregious Gerrymandering<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/1Ks6LUHabjQ?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I&#8217;m hopeful, but given the current makeup of SCROTUS (Republican Constitutional VD), I&#8217;m not making any bets. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; 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