{"id":38229,"date":"2019-11-19T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T17:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38229"},"modified":"2019-11-19T09:32:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T17:32:10","slug":"open-thread-11-19-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/19\/open-thread-11-19-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 11\/19\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a very busy day, here in the CatBox, and I&#8217;m very tired, as I have not recovered from medical mayhem.&nbsp; However, I should be back in the saddle, until my Cardiologist appointment on Friday.&nbsp; Pooped hugs 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 4:48 (average 6:42).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-11-19-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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1119Cartoon.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The faces change.&nbsp; The Republican Reich remains the same.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here&#8217;s the news from <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our own Fantasy Football League<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"11Scores\" 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=\"11Scores\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11Scores.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Congrats to WWWendy, Squatch and Vivian for winning their games.&nbsp; Kudos to WWWendy for the league high score.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"11Standings\" 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=\"11Standings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11Standings.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\"><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Kudos to Vivian and WWWendy for leading the league.&nbsp; Congrats to the Squatch for ranking ahead of the Puddy Tat.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/trump-warns-republicans-that-if-they-vote-to-impeach-he-will-campaign-for-them-like-he-did-in-louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Delivering an ominous threat to members of his own party, Donald J. Trump warned congressional Republicans on Monday that if they vote for impeachment he would come to their states and campaign for their re\u00eblection.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of intimidating, early-morning tweets, Trump made it clear that if Republicans wobble on impeachment, \u201cI will hold rallies in your state and support you with everything I\u2019ve got.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Making it clear that his threat was far from hollow, Trump tweeted an image of a \u201cKeep America Great\u201d banner and warned, \u201cI used these in Louisiana and Kentucky. Don\u2019t think I won\u2019t use them in your state!\u201d  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dang Andy! If that isn&#8217;t Jury Tampering, what is?&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mAF0Jxt1NDY\" 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>Why House Dems Have New Questions Over Whether Trump Lied To Mueller  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mAF0Jxt1NDY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">As much as House Democrats want to keep it simple, the breadth of impeachable crimes by Putin&#8217;s Pervert make that one damn tall order!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hz64hWng2vM&amp;list=PLvCvQKDJNRNY8rTuYvAEnereF4AGQf9hs&amp;index=140&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">The Kinks &#8211; Tired of Waiting<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Hz64hWng2vM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Ah\u2026 the memories!&nbsp; <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, and I&#8217;m very tired, as I have not recovered from medical mayhem.&nbsp; However, I should be back in the saddle, until my Cardiologist appointment on Friday.&nbsp; Pooped hugs to all! 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