{"id":5558,"date":"2011-08-08T00:10:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T07:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5558"},"modified":"2011-08-08T00:10:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T07:10:34","slug":"open-thread882011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/08\/open-thread882011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/8\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I did some housework and rested.  It was not a particularly hot day, but it was so humid and sticky as to prevent sleep, so I am feeling quite tired.  I am current on replies.  Tomorrow\u2019s schedule is open.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:51 (average 5:04).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The Examiner<\/a>: <\/font>The death of Kelly Thomas, the 37-year old Fullerton, California resident described as a gentle, homeless, "gravely" mentally disabled young man, who cried for his father<\/a> as six police hog-tied, repeatedly tazed, and beat him to death, reported and posted on Youtube<\/a> by CNN Thursday, is increasing outrage across the nation, part of the aim of a new citizen human rights defenders group demonstrating compassion in an internet<\/a> campaign. Chalked up as lack of police training according to<\/a> The Washington Post Friday, the police department put the six officers on administrative leave<\/a>, the FBI and district attorney\u2019s office are investigating, and California residents are protesting Saturday morning at 8:00 at the police station.<\/p>\n

I found the CNN report posted on You Tube, which cannot be embedded, shocking and disturbing.<\/font><\/p>\n

From CNN<\/a>: <\/font>Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is staying put, the Obama administration announced Sunday.<\/p>\n

"Secretary Geithner has let the president know that he plans to stay on in his position at Treasury," a Treasury spokeswoman said in a statement. <\/p>\n

He now plans to stay on through the 2012 election.  I\u2019m sorry to be the bearer of such bad news.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Salon<\/a>: <\/font>During the last two weeks, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, by most accounts on the brink of a presidential candidacy, has reversed himself on the question of the proper venue for dealing with the two of the hoariest cultural issues in American politics, same-sex marriage and abortion.<\/p>\n

First, at a Republican governors meeting on July 22, he referred [Faux Noise delinked] to the recent decision by the New York legislature to legalize gay marriage as something that was "fine with me," and said further: "That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment, stay out of their business." But then, in a matter of days, he was performing what can only be described as a public act of penance<\/a> on Christian right potentate Tony Perkins\u2019 radio show, trumpeting his support for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage nationally.<\/p>\n

For tenthers, everything should be up to the states, except for what they want not to be.  What a hypocrite.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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