{"id":5527,"date":"2011-08-04T00:58:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T07:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2011-08-04T00:58:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T07:58:46","slug":"open-thread842011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/04\/open-thread842011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/4\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I went first to my denturist for adjustments.  I can chew now, but using these things will be a learning curve.  I had to cut corn off the cob. \"Sad  Then I went to the grocery store for prescriptions and denture supplies.  They did not have the medicine, so I have to go back Friday.  All-in-all, I walked almost three miles.  Between the heat, lack of sleep, and this, I\u2019m pretty well wrung out, and need to take the day mostly off.  I\u2019m up to day on replies, but this will be my only article.  Today I\u2019m staying home for an oxygen delivery and resting.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:47 (average 4:36).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Children at risk of abuse, patients in need of long-term care, poor residents eligible for Medicaid \u2014 they all could have benefited from greater access to health care if Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) had accepted<\/a> millions of dollars in grants from the federal government. Instead, he followed the state legislature\u2019s \u201cwell-established policy<\/a> of not implementing any portion of federal heath care reform through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.\u201d <\/p>\n

And yet lawmakers were willing to forego that prohibition to accept over $2.5 million in ACA money<\/a> to fund abstinence-only sex education, even though the program offers students very little by way of health-related information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Translation: It\u2019s OK to take government money, as long as it can be diverted to Teabuggery, not used to meet real people\u2019s real needs.<\/font><\/p>\n

From MSNBC: <\/font>Bill Maher on the Ed Show with Michael Eric Dyson<\/p>\n

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

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

From Right Wing Watch<\/a>: <\/font>Back in June when Gov. Rick Perry announced that he was hosting his massive "The Response" prayer rally and inviting all of the nation’s governors to join him, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback immediately announced<\/a> that he would attend.  But now, with the event only three days away, it appears as if Brownback might be having second thoughts<\/a> and will no longer confirm him attendance.<\/p>\n

The event is being held at Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Houston Texans, which can seat 86,000 people, so obviously organizers had pretty grand plans for this event.  A spokesperson for the stadium said<\/a> they were expecting 30,000-35,0000 to attend … but with only a few days to go, the number of confirmed attendees stands at about one-tenth of the stadium’s capacity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More from Keith Olbermann on this and Romney too on Countdown<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n