{"id":30299,"date":"2017-11-16T12:39:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=30299"},"modified":"2017-11-16T12:39:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:39:53","slug":"open-thread-11-16-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/16\/open-thread-11-16-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 11\/16\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Each day I continue to improve, but my stamina remains horrid.&#160; The plan is to love my bed to avoid a relapse.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:47 (average 4:56).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2017-11-16-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/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=BJUEL6_xNjo\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1Z1i5ClfrJhyu9z1hlmDkQ\/videos?disable_polymer=true\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Rep. Jackie Speier on harassment in Congress<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BJUEL6_xNjo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I fully agree with her, but am sick of Republicans and biased media using Clinton as an endless equalizer for scores of Republican perverts. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/texas\/article\/Texas-sheriff-concerned-about-truck-with-12360916.php\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Chronicle<\/a>: <\/font>A Houston-area sheriff said Wednesday he&#8217;s concerned the driver of a truck displaying an expletive filled message against President Donald Trump and those who voted for him is creating a situation that could lead to confrontations with people offended by the sign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1116FTrump.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1116FTrump\" 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=\"1116FTrump\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1116FTrump_thumb.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Best window sticker I&#8217;ve seen! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/trump-warns-that-dumping-roy-moore-could-start-a-dangerous-trend-of-believing-women\" target=\"_blank\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Breaking his silence on Alabama\u2019s embattled Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that dumping Roy Moore could start a \u201cdangerous trend\u201d of believing women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we need to be very, very careful here,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cThis is not just about Roy Moore. This is about our country deciding that we are going to start believing women, something that we have never done before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very dangerous road we\u2019re heading down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump cautioned that, if instituted, a new practice of believing women would \u201ctotally destroy\u201d the system that the country already has in place. \u201cFor years we\u2019ve had a system of believing men,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s worked very well. It\u2019s done a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Kudos to Andy for channeling Trump perfectly! RESIST!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1116Cartoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1116Cartoon\" 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=\"1116Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1116Cartoon_thumb.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day I continue to improve, but my stamina remains horrid.&#160; The plan is to love my bed to avoid a relapse. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:47 (average 4:56).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? Short Takes: From YouTube (Daily Kos Channel): Rep. 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