{"id":29813,"date":"2017-10-10T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=29813"},"modified":"2017-10-10T13:17:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:17:14","slug":"open-thread-10102017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/10\/10\/open-thread-10102017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 10\/10\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s another busy day for me with lots of planning, scheduling and bookkeeping work to do.&#160; I also ordered groceries from Store to Door.&#160; Tuesday is Saguaro suppositories for Republicans day.&#160; Tell them to open wide!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:42 (average 7:09).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2017-10-10-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here are the latest results from our own fantasy football league, <a href=\"http:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\" target=\"_blank\">Lefty Blog Friends<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"5Scores\" 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=\"5Scores\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5Scores.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Whew!&#160; I almost became a toe jamb!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"5Standings\" 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=\"5Standings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5Standings.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Congrats to Wendy, Pam, and Seth, who lead the league.&#160; Condolences to Squatch and Jack.<\/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=QTNZg_iVYLQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GQVideos\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">GQ Channel<\/a>): <\/font>The Truth About Pence\u2019s Despicable NFL Stunt<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/QTNZg_iVYLQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Into what they will turn this nation, if we don&#8217;t stop them, is a totalitarian, plutocratic, theocratic, white supremacist Republican Reich! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/poll-americans-hope-trump-follows-pences-example-and-leaves-early\" target=\"_blank\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>A poll taken after Vice-President Mike Pence made headlines on Sunday with an abrupt early departure reveals that a broad majority of Americans hope that Donald Trump follows Pence\u2019s example and leaves early, as well.<\/p>\n<p>In a striking result, the poll shows that Trump\u2019s early exit would be approximately a thousand times more popular than the one Pence participated in on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>While Pence defended his decision to leave early on Sunday by saying that he did it out of patriotism, a substantial majority of Americans agreed that a premature departure by Trump \u201cwould be, by far, the most patriotic thing he could ever do for his country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while the price tag of Pence\u2019s departure on Sunday, estimated by some to be approximately a quarter of a million dollars, raised eyebrows across the country, poll respondents overwhelmingly said that they do not care how much Trump\u2019s departure costs, as long as he leaves.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Andy, what can I say? AMEN!! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/09\/opinion\/harvey-weinstein-lena-dunham-silence-.html\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>This past week, reports that Harvey Weinstein had sexually harassed women for years came to light, making it crystal clear that not every woman in Hollywood has had the chance to walk our path. Abuse, threats and coercion have been the norm for so many women trying to do business or make art. Mr. Weinstein may be the most powerful man in Hollywood to be revealed as a predator, but he\u2019s certainly not the only one who has been allowed to run wild. His behavior, silently co-signed for decades by employees and collaborators, is a microcosm of what has been happening in Hollywood since always and of what workplace harassment looks like for women everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">In spite of his support for many progressive causes, I hope that he is severely punished for his abuse of women, and is, in the process, given the therapy he needs to learn that women are individuals to be respected, not objects to be used. Republicans have been saying Democrats are hypocrites because we cover-up for Democratic abusers. This is not so. The only difference in my attitude between Weinstein and Resident Pussy Grabber is that there is no need to impeach Weinstein, who deserves to be treated like a Republican, because he is acting just like one. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1010Cartoon\" 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=\"1010Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1010Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s another busy day for me with lots of planning, scheduling and bookkeeping work to do.&#160; I also ordered groceries from Store to Door.&#160; Tuesday is Saguaro suppositories for Republicans day.&#160; Tell them to open wide! Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:42 (average 7:09).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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