{"id":8770,"date":"2012-09-05T08:09:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T15:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=8770"},"modified":"2012-09-05T08:09:31","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T15:09:31","slug":"open-thread952012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/05\/open-thread952012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;9\/5\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday was the coolest forecast of the heat wave, and the temperature in my apartment dropped below 90\u00b0 a little after midnight, so I\u2019m pretty pooped.&#160; I actually have three articles today, but I will not have time to distribute the links before tomorrow, because of today\u2019s medical appointment. I\u2019m current with replies, albeit very briefly. Tomorrow I have to stay home, because my Medicare Advantage company is visiting for my annual O<sub>2<\/sub> check.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 4:17 (average 4:54).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-09-05-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/front.moveon.org\/all-men-are-created-equal-except-one-of-these-twins-apparently\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>All Men Are Created Equal. Except For One Of These Twins, Apparently.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LREpViJW8DU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I was happy to see the recurring theme last night at the DNC that marrying whomever you love is a basic human right.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-09-05\/bp-falls-as-u-s-reiterates-gross-negligence-charge-in-spill-1-.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg<\/a>: <\/font>BP Plc (BP\/), the owner of the Macondo well that caused the worst U.S. oil spill two years ago, declined in London after the Department of Justice reiterated it will pursue charges of gross negligence in the case. <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Good! It&#8217;s sad the wheels of justice move so slowly!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/local\/massachusetts\/2012\/09\/05\/mass-senate-hopeful-warren-address-dnc\/Ep3kr9p9moa7bSOTLDhkjO\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Globe<\/a>: <\/font>Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren will be looking to boost her campaign with a speech to the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>Warren is scheduled to be among those speaking to the delegates on Wednesday night. The Harvard Law School professor and consumer advocate is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who won a special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Go Warren!!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"5Cartoon\" alt=\"5Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/5Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the coolest forecast of the heat wave, and the temperature in my apartment dropped below 90\u00b0 a little after midnight, so I\u2019m pretty pooped.&#160; I actually have three articles today, but I will not have time to distribute the links before tomorrow, because of today\u2019s medical appointment. 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