{"id":37623,"date":"2019-09-10T10:09:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T17:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37623"},"modified":"2019-09-10T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T17:09:29","slug":"open-thread-9-10-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/09\/10\/open-thread-9-10-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 9\/10\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a very busy Day, here in the CatBox.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a WWWendy day, and the rancid TomCat is especially stinky because of high humidity.&nbsp; Preparing the religious and fantasy reports takes time.&nbsp; So I&#8217;m running a bit behind.&nbsp; Barring unforeseen circumstances, I&#8217;ll be back in the saddle until Sunday.&nbsp; Happy Hump Day to all.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:32 (average 5:07).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-09-10-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><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\/2014\/09\/0910Cartoon.jpg\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"0909Broncos16-Raiders24\" 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=\"0909Broncos16-Raiders24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/0909Broncos16-Raiders24.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"80\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">And I stayed up late tor that?!!?&nbsp; Damn #$%!&amp; Orb!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here&#8217;s the latest from <a href=\"http:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lefty Blog Friends<\/a>, our own fantasy football league.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Scores<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1Scores\" 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=\"1Scores\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1Scores.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Congrats to the week&#8217;s leader, Patty Monster. Did WWWendy kick my kitty ass or what?&nbsp; Endthegop&nbsp; is an empty team.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Standings<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1Standings\" 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=\"1Standings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1Standings.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a sad day when everyone is ahead of me but the Sasquatch, and that because she isn&#8217;t really organized yet.<\/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=m499J5mYTr4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msnbcleanforward\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>President Trump Inclined For Turn Away Hurricane Dorian Evacuees<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/m499J5mYTr4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Only the Fuhrer would brag about representing the Republican Reich so accurately! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/mitch-mcconnell-blocked-millions-for-coal-miners-steered-funds-to-russian-backed-plant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Beast<\/a>: <\/font>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last month blocked a measure that would have used Treasury Department funds marked for Appalachian development to help pay for coal miners\u2019 health care and pensions in his home state of Kentucky. <\/p>\n<p>But just a few months earlier, McConnell successfully steered near-identical Treasury funds for Appalachia to bankroll a Kentucky aluminum plant connected to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Democrats on Capitol Hill have raised concerns for months about McConnell\u2019s connection to the aluminum plant. It\u2019s one of several reasons why McConnell\u2019s political opponents have tried to stick him with the nickname \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/mitch-mcconnell-whines-about-moscow-mitch-nickname-its-over-the-top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moscow Mitch<\/a>.\u201d But what\u2019s gone largely unnoticed as the sobriquet has become a social media trending topic is how McConnell worked to keep money out of coal miners\u2019 hands\u2014even as he maneuvered to steer federal funds to the Russian-linked plant.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch hates workers, as much as he loves Russia. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/09\/climate\/hurricane-dorian-trump-tweet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>The Secretary of Commerce threatened to fire top employees at the federal scientific agency responsible for weather forecasts last Friday after the agency\u2019s Birmingham office contradicted President Trump\u2019s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit Alabama, according to three people familiar with the discussion.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">In the Republican Reich, contradicting the Fuhrer is an unforgivable sin. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-weight: bold\" color=\"#0000ff\">Vote Blue!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a very busy Day, here in the CatBox.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a WWWendy day, and the rancid TomCat is especially stinky because of high humidity.&nbsp; Preparing the religious and fantasy reports takes time.&nbsp; So I&#8217;m running a bit behind.&nbsp; Barring unforeseen circumstances, I&#8217;ll be back in the saddle until Sunday.&nbsp; Happy Hump Day to all. 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