{"id":9037,"date":"2012-10-06T09:52:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T16:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=9037"},"modified":"2012-10-06T09:52:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T16:52:15","slug":"open-thread1062012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/06\/open-thread1062012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–10\/6\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I must still have been pooped, because after blogging, I slept through most of the day again.  It\u2019s probably a good thing, because the last week of this month will be just like the last week of last month.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:21 (average 4:48).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>This Businesswoman Tells Romney Where To Take His ”Personal Responsibility” Pep Talk<\/p>\n

\"6businesswoman\"<\/p>\n

The real reason that Lord Willard and his Vulture Capitalist cronies hate the 47% is that they are not helping to pay Lord Willard’s and his Vulture Capitalist cronies’ fair share of the tax burden. We are not victims, but Lord Willard and the Republican Party want us to be their victims.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Early voting in Ohio the weekend before the election was restored for all voters on Friday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, giving President Obama\u2019s campaign another victory in its legal battles with Republicans over voting issues.<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s Republican-led administration had imposed a measure that allowed voting that weekend only for members of the military and people living overseas, arguing that the state had to reduce the strain on the election system from statewide early balloting.<\/p>\n

Democrats and Mr. Obama\u2019s campaign had cried foul, arguing that the measure unfairly disenfranchised minorities and others who often wait until the last weekend. Those voters are considered likelier to back the Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n

Woooo Hoooo!!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Taking a victory lap after their candidate\u2019s win in the first Presidential debate Wednesday night, Romney campaign insiders today attributed his success to his strategic use of relentless lying.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked for hours on this during the practice debates,\u201d said the campaign manager Matt Rhoades. \u201cWe were, like, \u2018Mitt, if you find yourself on the verge of saying something true, bite your tongue.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Sadly, what makes this humorous is its perfect intersection with reality.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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