{"id":6189,"date":"2011-10-24T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/24\/open-thread10242011\/"},"modified":"2011-10-24T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T07:00:17","slug":"open-thread10242011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/24\/open-thread10242011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;10\/24\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday, worn out from laundry, I spent the day meditating on the wonders of the Ellipsoid Orb and was blessed.&#160; I\u2019m current on replies.&#160; Today I\u2019ll be doing prep for volunteer work later in the week.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today it took me 3:27 (average 4:32).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2011-10-24-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Religious Ecstasy<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\" title=\"1023-Broncos18-Dolphins15\" alt=\"1023-Broncos18-Dolphins15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1023-Broncos18-dOLPHINS15.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/International\/2011\/Oct-24\/152057-perry-and-bachmann-take-veiled-swipes-at-cain-in-iowa.ashx\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Star<\/a>: <\/font>Iowa: Republicans Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann took veiled swipes at surging presidential rival Herman Cain Saturday as six of the party\u2019s White House hopefuls courted social conservatives at an Iowa forum.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing separately before about 1,000 conservative activists, the Republican candidates all pledged to protect the unborn, defend traditional marriage, limit government and bring an end to the presidency of Democrat Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">If a Republican wins in 2012, ending Obama\u2019s presidency will be the only promise kept.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/karzai-if-the-us-and-pakistan-ever-went-to-war-afghanistan-would-back-neighboring-pakistan\/2011\/10\/23\/gIQAYTOZ8L_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said if the United States and Pakistan ever went to war, his country would back Islamabad, drawing a sharp rebuke Sunday from Afghan lawmakers who claimed the country\u2019s top officials were adopting hypocritical positions.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Obama needs to realize that Karzai not a friend and not worth the life of a single troop.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/2011\/10\/23\/UPI-NewsTrack-Entertainment-News\/UPI-47691319395240\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPI<\/a>: <\/font>Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has taken a job as a paid contributor on Fox News, the network has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Do you suppose he\u2019ll do a nature series on the beauty of the Appalachian Trail? \ud83d\ude09<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24Cartoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"24Cartoon\" alt=\"24Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24Cartoon_thumb.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, worn out from laundry, I spent the day meditating on the wonders of the Ellipsoid Orb and was blessed.&#160; I\u2019m current on replies.&#160; Today I\u2019ll be doing prep for volunteer work later in the week. 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