{"id":31800,"date":"2018-03-17T12:59:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T19:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=31800"},"modified":"2018-03-17T13:16:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T20:16:16","slug":"open-thread-3-17-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/17\/open-thread-3-17-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 3\/17\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It&#8217;s another busy day here in the CatBox.\u00a0 The wheels for my chair arrives.\u00a0 Hopefully they will go on without difficulty.\u00a0 Keep your fingers crossed, please. Tomorrow, I may have no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.\u00a0 WWWendy planned to celebrate TC day with me, and we&#8217;ll have to spend quite a bit of time on the wheels.<\/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 3:17 (average 4:37).\u00a0 To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-03-17-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/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=Cg2d4nMPL3U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msnbcleanforward\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/span>President Trump Shows Disturbing Pattern With Officials Critical Of Russia (22 min.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Cg2d4nMPL3U?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I said that I thought Tillerson was fired, because he criticized Trump&#8217;s owner. Has Rachel developed that hypothesis, or what? <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b_OPOZAIkPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/oregoniannews\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregonian Channel<\/a>): <\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\">How to make a DIY Shamrock Shake<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/b_OPOZAIkPg?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">That one is Oregon High Test!! Republicans give us all a reason to drink! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/nra-proposes-having-second-armed-teacher-in-every-classroom-to-stop-first-armed-teacher-from-misfiring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/span>Hours after an armed teacher in a Northern California classroom fired a gun and injured a student, the head of the National Rifle Association proposed placing a second armed teacher in every classroom, to shoot the first armed teacher before he or she can do harm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad there been a second armed teacher in the classroom to shoot the first armed teacher, this regrettable incident would never have occurred,\u201d Wayne LaPierre said. \u201cThe only thing that stops a bad teacher with a gun is a good teacher with a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The N.R.A. executive vice-president said, \u201cIn a perfect world, you would have a third armed teacher, in case the second one messes up, but right now I\u2019d settle for two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dang Andy! I believe it. Does Wayne LaMerde call the spare the designated Ammosexual? <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; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"0317Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0317Cartoon.jpg\" alt=\"0317Cartoon\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s another busy day here in the CatBox.\u00a0 The wheels for my chair arrives.\u00a0 Hopefully they will go on without difficulty.\u00a0 Keep your fingers crossed, please. 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