{"id":38426,"date":"2019-12-13T08:45:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T16:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38426"},"modified":"2019-12-13T08:45:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T16:45:21","slug":"open-thread-12-13-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/12\/13\/open-thread-12-13-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 12\/13\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a lazy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I want to get as much rest as I can, in spite of mild Republicosis.&nbsp; TGIF!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:55 (average 5:48).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-12-13-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\/2016\/12\/1213Cartoon.jpg\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>It&#8217;s That Day Again<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FridayThe13th.gif\"><\/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-named-person-of-the-year-by-popular-sociopath-magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>For the third year in a row, Donald J. Trump has been named Person of the Year by the magazine Popular Sociopath, the publication announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce a year, we at Popular Sociopath recognize the person who best epitomizes sociopathic-personality disorder, which manifests in antisocial behavior and a total absence of conscience and concern for others,\u201d Harland Dorrinson, the magazine\u2019s editor, said. \u201cWe are delighted to bestow this honor, once again, on Donald J. Trump.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Dorrinson said that Trump bested a daunting roster of competitors for the title, including the Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell; the Fox News host Tucker Carlson; and Trump\u2019s own son Donald J. Trump, Jr.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dang, Andy! He&#8217;ll never have trouble winning that one! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e2EiVJcRgXQ\" 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>Jerry Nadler Shocks GOP With Surprise End To Trump Impeachment Debate  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/e2EiVJcRgXQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I love it! John &#8220;Limp&#8221; Boner and Paul &#8220;Lyin'&#8221; Ryan did things like this to Democrats so many times that turnabout is fair play. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EbI0cMyyw_M&amp;list=PLCGcelpRfnj6NvkwlP1SD15Dlu6N-MvIj&amp;index=50&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): Creedence Clearwater Revival: Run Through The Jungle<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/font>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EbI0cMyyw_M\" 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 lazy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I want to get as much rest as I can, in spite of mild Republicosis.&nbsp; TGIF!! Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:55 (average 5:48).&nbsp; To do it, click here.&nbsp; How did you do? 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