{"id":36222,"date":"2019-04-15T09:49:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T16:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=36222"},"modified":"2019-04-16T03:47:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T10:47:27","slug":"open-thread-4-15-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/15\/open-thread-4-15-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 4\/15\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It&#8217;s a chilly day here in the CatBox.\u00a0 Happy Infernal Revenue Day.\u00a0 If you just filed and it was so painful that you can&#8217;t sit down, a gay friend recommends Butt Butter.\u00a0 Oh God it&#8217;s Monday!<\/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 3:16\u00a0 (average 4:32).\u00a0 To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-04-15-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Short Tales<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B8TqEQTXb7U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msnbcleanforward\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/span>Rep. Mike Quigley Expects DOJ To Reveal \u201cAs Little As They Possibly Can\u201d In Redacted Mueller Report<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/B8TqEQTXb7U\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mueller set a &#8220;very high bar&#8221;. To combat that, Trump and the Republican Reich set a very low Barr, or should I say Barrf? <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2019\/apr\/15\/bernie-sanders-fox-news-town-hall-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a>: &#8230;<\/span>Bernie Sanders will finish a four-day tour of Trump Country on Monday, with a town hall on the president\u2019s favorite network: Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>It is an unexpected partnership, between a self-described democratic socialist and a media outlet that dedicates primetime to pundits who rail against a purported \u201ccreep\u201d of socialism.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be staged in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a state Trump won by less than 1%, and it will be moderated by Fox anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders is the first Democratic presidential candidate to appear on the network for such an event. He says it is a way to speak directly to Trump supporters, to make the case that the president is a \u201cpathological liar\u201d who has misled the working class. The booking is also important for Fox News, which was banned from hosting a Democratic primary debate.<\/p>\n<p>Among Democrats, the booking has drawn criticism. Progressive groups are urging presidential contenders to boycott the network whose stream of pro-Trump commentary has led critics to liken it to unofficial \u201cstate TV\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">As much as I detest the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, <em>Faux Noise<\/em>, I&#8217;m trying to remain open minded about this. The huge number of voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin get all their propaganda from Faux Noise. That may be the only way to expose them to truth about their Fuhrer. Nevertheless, I won&#8217;t be watching it. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternet.org\/2019\/04\/cnns-john-avloncnns-john-avlon-busts-years-worth-of-trump-lies-in-under-3-minutes-does-he-know-we-have-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alternet<\/a>: <\/span>CNN\u2019s John Avlon on Monday ran down years\u2019 worth of President Donald Trump\u2019s lies in a short three-minute video.<\/p>\n<p>During his \u201cReality Check\u201d segment titled \u201cDoes Trump know we have video of his speeches?\u201d, Avlon took the president and his White House to task for constantly reversing positions they\u2019ve held in the past \u2014 and then shamelessly lying about it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8pc_gun3gUs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I&#8217;d make a two-faced graphic of Trump, except for one thing. No barf bag is big and strong enough to contain the response. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/0415Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a chilly day here in the CatBox.\u00a0 Happy Infernal Revenue Day.\u00a0 If you just filed and it was so painful that you can&#8217;t sit down, a gay friend recommends Butt Butter.\u00a0 Oh God it&#8217;s Monday! Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:16\u00a0 (average 4:32).\u00a0 To do it, click here.\u00a0 How did you do? 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