{"id":5144,"date":"2011-06-19T00:48:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T07:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5144"},"modified":"2011-06-19T00:48:54","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T07:48:54","slug":"open-thread6192011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/19\/open-thread6192011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/19\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I slept most of the afternoon.  Today I need to go out to run errands.  I\u2019m current on replies.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:52 (average 5:16).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Last week, 41 Senate Democrats wrote letters to President Obama urging him to resist the Republican effort to sharply cut and transform Medicaid, the joint federal and state health program that primarily benefits poor children and pregnant women, disabled adults, and nursing home residents.<\/p>\n

41?  That\u2019s ALL? \ud83d\ude41<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>A President Barack Obama impersonator won cheers and laughter Saturday at a gathering of Republican activists with an often off-color routine that mocked the real Obama’s mixed-race parentage.<\/p>\n

Actor Reggie Brown’s routine to the Republican Leadership Conference here drew groans and was ultimately cut short after he savaged the crowded field Republican of candidates eager to deny Obama a second term.<\/p>\n

I get it.  Racist Obama remarks were great entertainment, but criticizing the Reich got him the hook.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Gawker<\/a>: <\/font>The office of Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is claiming that Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is a confidential adviser whose interactions with the governor should remain secret under New Jersey’s executive privilege. <\/p>\n

What further proof do we need that Faux Noise<\/em> is the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"19Cartoon\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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