{"id":6254,"date":"2011-11-02T00:10:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T07:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/02\/open-thread1122011-2\/"},"modified":"2011-11-02T00:10:52","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T07:10:52","slug":"open-thread1122011-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/02\/open-thread1122011-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/2\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I spent most of my free time collecting the data for today\u2019s Monthly Report.  In addition, I did housework, prepared a keyboard for RMA, and catching up on business on the phone.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow I\u2019ll be home most of the day waiting for an O2<\/sub> delivery and a UPS pickup.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 4:08 (average 4:49).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Here\u2019s the latest from out fantasy football 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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hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

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ManOnDogSantorum<\/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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33.90<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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Texans Will Rise Again<\/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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48.86<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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116.22<\/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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7-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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W3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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5-3-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.625<\/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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902.44<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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825.44<\/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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4-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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4-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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

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

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877.16<\/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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4-4-0<\/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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2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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822.98<\/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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0-8-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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L8<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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

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

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1010.74<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m coming up in the world.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Reuters<\/a>: <\/font>After Oakland emerged as a new center for the Occupy Wall Street movement — largely because an Iraq war veteran was seriously injured in a clash with police — local protest leaders decided on a tactic with a storied history in the city: a general strike.<\/p>\n

The strike, scheduled for Wednesday, aims to disrupt commerce, with a special focus on banks and other symbols of corporate America. Protesters will also try to shut the city’s port, one of the nation’s largest, in the late afternoon.<\/p>\n

Local labor leaders, although generally sympathetic to the Occupy movement, say their contracts prohibit them from proclaiming an official strike. City officials say government offices are scheduled to be open; it’s unclear whether many businesses will heed the call to close down for the day.<\/p>\n

I fear that they may have called a general strike too soon to get the participation needed to be effective.  Nevertheless, I support them 100% and pray that I have to admit I was wrong.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>A favorite<\/a> conservative<\/a> pastime<\/a> since the financial crisis of 2008 struck is to try and deflect blame away from Wall Street and its excesses and onto Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and government housing policy. No matter how many times the theory that the government mortgage giants caused the crisis gets debunked, it keeps on coming back to life.<\/p>\n

The latest political figure to join this parade was New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I), who responded to a question about the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests by saying that the protesters\u2019 grievances are \u201cunfounded,\u201d since \u201cit was not the banks that created the mortgage crisis<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

Horse feathers!  What are we supposed to think, that the mortgage crisis was caused by Obama\u2019s great-great-great grandparents\u2019 Kenyan conspiracy, hatched before the South won the war?<\/font><\/p>\n

From AP\/Google<\/a>: <\/font>Canada is joining the U.S. in cutting off funding for the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO because it approved a Palestinian bid for full membership.<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Tuesday the decision is not in the best interests of peace in the Middle East, so Canada is freezing all future voluntary contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.<\/p>\n

Canada contributes about $10 million a year to the agency.<\/p>\n

Canada is supposed to follow the the US when we do something right, not when we screw up, big time!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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