{"id":32131,"date":"2018-04-15T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T20:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32131"},"modified":"2018-04-15T13:16:57","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T20:16:57","slug":"open-thread-4-15-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/15\/open-thread-4-15-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 4\/15\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I twisted George’s foot, when I hit a snag crossing a street.  I shall have to go in for emergency repairs.  Pardon my rush.  Wendy is coming, and I overslept.  It’s later, and Wendy overslept too.  Tomorrow I’m meeting two prison volunteers and a former prisoner for a working lunch, so please e3xpect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:56 (average 4:32).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>\u201cI guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them,\u201d Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin (R) said to a reporter Friday. He claimed \u201chundreds of thousands\u201d of children were left home alone as the result of statewide teacher walkouts, and that predators would have used this knowledge to attack unattended children.<\/p>\n

He also \u201cguaranteed\u201d that a child ingested poison because their teachers were attending a protest and the child\u2019s parent wouldn\u2019t have enough money to take care of them. Bevin, who offered no evidence for his claims, said he was offended that caretakers would so \u201ccavalierly\u2026 skip work\u201d to attend the protest.<\/p>\n

It is considerably more likely that children were assaulted, because they had the misfortune to be born to Republican perverts. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (SNL Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Meet the Parents Cold Open<\/p>\n