{"id":37907,"date":"2019-10-12T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37907"},"modified":"2019-10-12T10:57:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T17:57:15","slug":"open-thread-10-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/12\/open-thread-10-12-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/12\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a busy day, here in the CatBox, but it was supposed to be a lazy day.  It seems that everything I try to do takes longer.  Weekend hugs to all.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:50 (average5:51).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"1012Cartoon\"<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>After learning that two of Rudy Giuliani\u2019s associates had been charged with federal campaign-finance crimes, millions of Americans expressed their stunned disbelief that Giuliani had associates.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy \u2018associates,\u2019 do they mean people who actually associate with Giuliani?\u201d Carol Foyler, who lives in St. Louis, said. \u201cThis whole story doesn\u2019t add up.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI read that these quote-unquote associates of Giuliani\u2019s were actually business associates,\u201d Tracy Klugian, of Butte, Montana, said. \u201cIf that means he was paying them a lot of money to associate with him, that could explain everything.\u201d <\/p>\n

Nope! Andy, I’m not buying it. I’m not sure what those thugs are. They may be Putin associates working to keep Rudy and his Fuhrer in line! RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Former Ambassador Excoriates Corruption Of Trump Acolytes<\/font> <\/p>\n