{"id":38932,"date":"2020-02-10T09:24:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38932"},"modified":"2020-02-10T09:24:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:24:19","slug":"open-thread-2-10-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/02\/10\/open-thread-2-10-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;2\/10\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It\u2019s a tired day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I woke up around midnight with an upset stomach, and could not get back to sleep. I held my breakfast down, but just barely.&nbsp; Oh God, it\u2019s Monday!<\/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 5:43).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-02-10-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; How did you do?&nbsp; I would have been faster, if I were a <em>dawg,<\/em> or if the hydrant were Trump*.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0210Cartoon.jpg\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2020\/2\/3\/1916304\/-Trump-s-Super-Bowl-ad-comes-in-dead-last-in-audience-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <font color=\"#000000\">Everyone loved Bill Murray reprising his role as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Everyone hated Trump.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today\u2019s Ad Meter, which tabulates consumer ratings, has been running its Super Bowl ad rankings since 1989. This year, Trump\u2019s campaign ad was ranked as the worst.<\/p>\n<p>The second-least favorite? <a href=\"https:\/\/admeter.usatoday.com\/commercials\/fixed-the-pretzel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This commercial<\/a> for pretzel Pop-Tarts. Yes, pretzel Pop-Tarts are more popular than the president of the United States. Not coincidentally, a pretzel Pop-Tart would also be a much better president, because it has more dignity and gravitas and doesn&#8217;t necessarily have to be thoroughly toasted before breakfast. (You know, because Trump sprinkles Adderall on his pancakes. Or so I\u2019ve heard.) <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I personally found this year&#8217;s Super Bowl commercials (something I usually enjoy) to be the worst in my memory. That criminal Fuhrer Trump&#8217;s* was the worst of the worst put a smile on my face. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rWL-nkjo3Kg\" 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 color=\"#000000\">Will New Hampshire Finish Joe Biden&#8217;s Political Career?<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rWL-nkjo3Kg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">What really upset me is to see Liz tied with Biden at fourth. I think that ABC\u2019s decision to give Pete and Amy more time than Bernie and Joe and way more time than Liz is at least partially to blame for that.&nbsp; As much as I&#8217;d love to see NH move Joe into well-earned retirement, I hesitate to count him out before SC, where Mayor Pete could be in big trouble.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hHgj1uQ5FH8&amp;list=PLzRPQ7C6mLH31ONSbbFwgEf8bKAhwaSYq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <font color=\"#000000\">Harry Nilsson narrates &#8220;The Point&#8221;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hHgj1uQ5FH8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I mentioned The Point yesterday. Here it is.&nbsp; If this clip does not auto-play the next six segments, click through for the playlist. Ah\u2026 the memories! Oblio is a Democrat!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><font color=\"#0000ff\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Vote Blue!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a tired day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I woke up around midnight with an upset stomach, and could not get back to sleep. I held my breakfast down, but just barely.&nbsp; Oh God, it\u2019s Monday! 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