{"id":38392,"date":"2019-12-09T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T18:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38392"},"modified":"2019-12-09T10:11:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T18:11:33","slug":"open-thread-12-9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/12\/09\/open-thread-12-9-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 12\/9\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a tired day here in the CatBox. WWWendy sheared me quite well yesterday, and it&#8217;s wonderful to be able to scratch itches on my scalp again.&nbsp; I feel a bit tired, but I plan no trips out before my procedure a week from Tuesday.&nbsp; Oh God, It&#8217;s Monday!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:&nbsp; Today&#8217;s took me 4:11 (average 6:07).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-12-09-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\/2017\/12\/1209Cartoon.jpg\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Religious Ecstasy<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1208Broncos38-Texans24\" 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=\"1208Broncos38-Texans24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1208Broncos38-Texans24.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"80\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">When I first heard the score at halftime, I accused WWWendy&nbsp; of putting a hallucinogen in my coffee!<\/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=6Ev5T7XNTBQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CNN\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN Channel<\/a>): <\/font>North Korea calls Donald Trump a &#8216;dotard&#8217; again as tensions increase<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6Ev5T7XNTBQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Is this not typical of the foreign policy &#8220;successes&#8221; we see from the Republican Reich?&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fLqhxUUNL7I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUSySH2YjIwsDu2Hx6DWwTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesse Dollemore Channel<\/a>): <\/font>THE CULT HAS SPOKEN!!! In New Poll Republicans Say Trump is Greater Than Abraham Lincoln!<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#ff0000\"><strong>Barf Bag Alert!!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fLqhxUUNL7I\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Very well said, Jesse. Would someone please open Abe&#8217;s casket and clean out the excrement? If I were Lincoln, that Republican &#8220;truth&#8221; would have made me fill my pants too!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LcJm1pOswfM&amp;list=PLCGcelpRfnj6NvkwlP1SD15Dlu6N-MvIj&amp;index=34&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/font>Cant Take My Eyes Off You &#8211; Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons + lyrics<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LcJm1pOswfM\" 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 tired day here in the CatBox. WWWendy sheared me quite well yesterday, and it&#8217;s wonderful to be able to scratch itches on my scalp again.&nbsp; I feel a bit tired, but I plan no trips out before my procedure a week from Tuesday.&nbsp; Oh God, It&#8217;s Monday! 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