{"id":5135,"date":"2011-06-18T01:43:22","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T08:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2011-06-18T01:43:22","modified_gmt":"2011-06-18T08:43:22","slug":"open-thread6182011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/18\/open-thread6182011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/18\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of us are looking forward to the return of Keith Olbermann on Monday.  I\u2019m sorry to report that there will be no embedded Countdown videos for a while.  Current TV videos auto-start, and having videos start every time the main page here loads is unacceptable.  There is a link in the player to turn off the auto-start feature, but it doesn\u2019t work.  I\u2019m in contact with Current TV, and they have not found a fix for it, yet.  I am current on replies.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today it took me 3:30 (average 4:33).  To do it, click here<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MSNBC<\/a>: Cenk Uygur says \u201cNo more excuses\u201d to Democrats.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

If Blumenauer were still my Congressman, I’d be tearing him a new asshole for being so damn evasive.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Boston Globe<\/a>: <\/font>The United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian, and transgender people for the first time yesterday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the United States and other backers and decried by African and Muslim countries.<\/p>\n

The declaration was cautiously worded, expressing \u201cgrave concern\u2019\u2019 about abuses because of sexual orientation and commissioning a global report on discrimination against gays.<\/p>\n

But activists called it an important shift on an issue that has divided the global body for decades, and they credited the Obama administration\u2019s push for gay rights at home and abroad.<\/p>\n

Excellent.  This would not have happened if a Republican were President.<\/font><\/p>\n

From San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>: <\/font>The bad economic news buffering the U.S. is being welcomed in at least one quarter: among the Republican Party officials and activists gathered in New Orleans to gear up for next year’s elections.<\/p>\n

Reflecting a renewed sense of hopefulness heading into the 2012 campaign, those attending the Republican Leadership Conference were optimistic that the recent wave of data showing a slowing recovery from the worst recession since the 1930s could add up to a victory for their party against President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

They caused it, and they have spared no effort to make it worse, screwing America for political gain.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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