{"id":5895,"date":"2011-09-21T00:03:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T07:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5895"},"modified":"2011-09-21T00:03:01","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T07:03:01","slug":"open-thread9212011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/21\/open-thread9212011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/21\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I had errands to run and volunteer work to do, although I was tired from preparing the review  of Obama\u2019s deficit proposal.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Today I need to rest as much as I can, because Thursday is a prison day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:43 (average 4:17).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the latest in our league, Lefty Blog Friends.<\/font><\/p>\n

Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n

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TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Playing without a helmet<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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152.92<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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93.72<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Progressive Underdogs<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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138.50<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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140.46<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ManOnDogSantorum<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Texans Will Rise Again<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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134.62<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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123.38<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Points<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rank<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Team Name<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W-L-T<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pct<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Streak<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Waiver<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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For<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Against<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1 (1)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Progressive Underdogs<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2-0-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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246.44<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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241.70<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2 (2)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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hugos renegades<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.500<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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269.46<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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257.64<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3 (3)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.500<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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256.12<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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199.70<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4 (4)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ManOnDogSantorum<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.500<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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251.80<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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254.34<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5 (5)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Playing without a helmet<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.500<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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201.20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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249.90<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6 (6)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Texans Will Rise Again<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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220.36<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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242.10<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Wooo Hooo!  I had the top score this week.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Elizabeth Warren has clearly had an extremely successful launch of her campaign. Her favorability rating in Massachusetts has risen from 21 percent favorable\/17 percent unfavorable in June to 40 percent favorable\/22 percent unfavorable now. Further, she is way, way ahead in the Democratic primary.<\/a><\/p>\n

Warren is also getting a boost from changing views of Scott Brown among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents. In June, his favorability rating among Obama voters was 35 percent favorable\/48 percent unfavorable. Now, it has dropped to just 27 percent favorable\/62 percent unfavorable.<\/p>\n

Great news!<\/font><\/p>\n

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>Georgia’s board of pardons rejected a last-ditch clemency bid from Troy Davis on Tuesday, one day before his scheduled execution, despite support from figures including an ex-president and a former FBI director for the claim that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989.<\/p>\n

The outlook is bleak, because Republican bloodlust is up.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Mediaite<\/a>: <\/font>In an interview<\/a> with Salon, Ralph Nader praised Sarah Palin\u2018s iconoclastic Labor Day speech<\/a> in which she railed against the \u201cpermanent political class\u201d that was cut off from the concerns of regular people. \u201cI think she\u2019s a lot smarter than most people credit her,\u201d said Nader. \u201cJudging by her comments, she is squarely in the camp of conservative populism, opposed to corporatism and its corporate state.\u201d<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t imagine why so many consider this man a progressive.  He was a populist in his youth, but he grew fat on Republican money, when he helped allow Bush to steal the 2000 election, and now he is lying, saying that Drill Baby Barbie is opposed to Corporatism.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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