{"id":6314,"date":"2011-11-08T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/08\/open-thread1182011\/"},"modified":"2011-11-08T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T08:00:17","slug":"open-thread1182011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/08\/open-thread1182011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/8\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I did not feel well.  There was no specific complaint.  I just felt lethargic all day.  Sleeping most of the day has not helped.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Today I have everything scheduled for yesterday to get done.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:41 (average 4:31).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From AFP\/Google<\/a>: <\/font>The number of Americans living in poverty grew Monday to 49.1 million, or 16 percent of the total population, under a new US Census Bureau methodology that gave more weight to day-to-day expenses.<\/p>\n

Officially, some 46.6 million people in the United States, or 15.2 percent, live under the poverty line, but that figure is rooted in statistical methods dating back to the 1950s and based on pre-tax income.<\/p>\n

Thanks RepubliCorp!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Irish Central<\/a>: <\/font>Israeli commandos have been accused of abusing 14 Irish citizens, after they stormed a boat attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.<\/p>\n

Two of the 14 Irish citizens awaiting court cases and deportation have revealed the full extent of the horrors they suffered at the hands of the Israeli military.<\/p>\n

I understand they turned high pressure water hoses on defenseless unarmed people in their control.<\/font><\/p>\n

From MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>Obama continues to run ahead of the Republican presidential front-runners in hypothetical general-election match ups \u2014 leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by six points and former businessman Herman Cain by 15 points. <\/p>\n

While polls so far out from election day are virtually meaningless, the oft repeated claim from the right that that the Republican contenders are outpacing Obama are hogwash.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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