{"id":40154,"date":"2020-06-14T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T18:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40154"},"modified":"2020-06-14T11:18:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T18:18:52","slug":"open-thread-6-14-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/14\/open-thread-6-14-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/14\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a tired day, here in the CatBox.  I overslept and still feel a bit groggy.  Oh God, it\u2019s Monday!<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 6:04 (average 8:57).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0614TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 2,143,177
Deaths: 117,538
Recovered: 854,106<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

Recognition at Last<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Although my justly deserved peerage would never be confirmed by the Republican Reich in this country, at least the UK has given me the recognition I deserve.<\/font><\/p>\n

\"LordTomCatCertificate\"<\/font><\/p>\n

From now on, you may address me as Sir TomCat or Lord TomCat.  Either would be purrrrfect!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: In his latest attack on the nation\u2019s sixteenth President, Donald Trump boasted on Saturday that his television ratings were \u201cmuch higher\u201d than Abraham Lincoln\u2019s.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you put my TV ratings side by side with Lincoln\u2019s, there\u2019s no comparison,\u201d Trump told Fox News. \u201cHonest Abe would want me to be honest about it, and, honestly, his ratings were terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump argued that Lincoln\u2019s television ratings were especially poor \u201cwhen you consider that he didn\u2019t have to compete with Netflix and Amazon, like I have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAbraham Lincoln had zero competition and he still couldn\u2019t get a decent number,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe might have been O.K. at some other things, but he was a total loser on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n

Theorizing about Lincoln\u2019s poor ratings performance, Trump mused that \u201cit might have been the beard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dang Andy! If criminal Fuhrer Trump* traded places with Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth would be a national hero.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (Elizabeth Warren Channel<\/a>): Elizabeth Warren On Why We Need To Rename Confederate Military Bases<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n