{"id":6006,"date":"2011-10-03T00:41:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T07:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=6006"},"modified":"2011-10-03T00:41:37","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T07:41:37","slug":"open-thread1032011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/03\/open-thread1032011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–10\/3\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I spent most of the day meditating on the mysteries of the Ellipsoid Orb, but I did spend a couple hours testing different smiley plugins.  Sadly, none worked so I\u2019ll have to prepare a smiley reference page.  I slept longer than normal and am running behind again.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Tomorrow I have volunteer work and housework to do.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:03 (average 4:21).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>One day after the funeral in Savannah, Ga., of longtime death row inmate Troy Davi<\/a>s, whose Sept. 21 execution<\/a> generated global attention<\/a>, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has published an opinion piece in the News in which he complains that death penalty supporters assume the criminal justice system cannot make a mistake.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s exactly right.<\/font><\/p>\n

From News Hounds<\/a>: <\/font>Bill Maher is a comedian who whose political satire is equal opportunity. His show is on HBO which is a pay for view channel. Yet, Fox Nation seems to have an obsession about him that belies the Fox Nation mission statement about being "opposed to intolerance." But inquiring minds want to know how the nomenclature of Bill Maher as "Pig Maher" (Incuding the most recent example, five<\/a> times) comports with their commitment to "observing the rules of civility and mutual respect."<\/p>\n

I do the same thing.  Crawford Caligula, Potomac Pinocchio, Texas Torquemada, ChickenHawk Cheney, Agent Orange, Blood-libel Barbie, Christine, O\u2019Dingbat, Obtuse Angle, Bought Bitch Mitch and more are all TC originals.  So what\u2019s the difference?  Fox claims to be a news channel that reports \u201cfair and balanced\u201d news.  They claim to \u201cobserve the rules of civility and respect\u201d at all times.  In truth they are the Republican Ministry of Propaganda, not news, unfair and unbalanced, factually inaccurate, and disrespectful to the left to the point of hate mongering.  I, on the other hand, am a commentator, not a reporter.  I wear my bias as a badge of honor, but fact check my articles faithfully.  When I\u2019m wrong, I do not double down.  I admit it.  I do not demand respect for public figures, only for people who comment here and me, regardless of political persuasion, and enforce that rule fairly.  I have lost friends for deleting personal attacks against people who left right-wing comments here.  So the difference is simple.  They are hypocrites.  I am not.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Speaking at an event hosted by a prominent gay advocacy group, President Obama on Saturday night chastised the his GOP presidential rivals for failing to speak up when some members of the audience at a debate last month booed a gay soldier.<\/p>\n

Also, for the first time, he publically called for the end of DOMA.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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