{"id":32162,"date":"2018-04-19T12:25:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T19:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32162"},"modified":"2018-04-19T12:25:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T19:25:31","slug":"open-thread-4-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/19\/open-thread-4-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 4\/19\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a warm sunny day here at the CatBox.&#160; The sun just hit my wall, so I&#8217;ll probably have to turn on the A\/C before long.&#160; Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.&#160; I have an appointment with my Prosthetist for George repair.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today;s took me 3:43 (average 5:20).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-04-19-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=1IGgFXXokvo\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msnbcleanforward\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>President Donald Trump Warned Michael Cohen Will Flip If Charged<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/1IGgFXXokvo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I am waiting for Cohen to start his canary imitation. I suspect that Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten is filling his pants in anticipation. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/nation-shocked-to-learn-of-possible-bias-at-fox-news\" target=\"_blank\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Millions of Americans were stunned and incredulous on Monday after learning of a possible incident of bias at Fox News Channel.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when so many American institutions have been under attack, the possibility that Fox, one of the nation\u2019s most respected news organizations, might be susceptible to hidden agendas was too much for many to take.<\/p>\n<p>In interviews across the country, Fox viewers expressed disappointment, confusion, and shock that a news network known for its exacting standards had imperilled its hard-earned reputation for fairness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m devastated by this,\u201d Carol Foyler, a viewer from Scottsdale, Arizona, said. \u201cIf we can\u2019t trust Fox News, who can we trust?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Klugian, a viewer from Akron, Ohio, said that he had been \u201cwalking around in a state of disbelief\u201d since he learned of possible bias at the network. <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dang Andy! Bias at the Republican Re<\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">ichsministry of Propaganda, <em>Faux Noise<\/em>?!!? Who would have thunk it. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/laura-ingraham-enrique-morones-advertiser-boycott-9673e312ec72\/\" target=\"_blank\">Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>During a panel discussion on Wednesday\u2019s edition of the The Ingraham Angle, immigrant activist Enrique Morones taunted host Laura Ingraham for <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/laura-ingraham-is-taking-an-easter-break-but-advertisers-keep-taking-a-permanent-break-from-her-b1493f6fd9d1\/\" target=\"_blank\">the recent exodus of her show\u2019s sponsors<\/a> after she mocked Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/laura-ingraham-mocks-david-hogg-parkland-fox-news-c9ab91e7b396\/\" target=\"_blank\">for being rejected from college<\/a>. Morones was promptly kicked off the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">Barf Bag Alert!!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WLXX9CRDc7Q?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Hogwash! It&#8217;s time to get more sponsors to dump that evil bigot. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/0419Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a warm sunny day here at the CatBox.&#160; The sun just hit my wall, so I&#8217;ll probably have to turn on the A\/C before long.&#160; Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.&#160; I have an appointment with my Prosthetist for George repair. 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