{"id":9062,"date":"2012-10-08T11:29:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T18:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=9062"},"modified":"2012-10-08T11:29:12","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T18:29:12","slug":"open-thread1082012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/08\/open-thread1082012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;10\/8\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Yesterday I enjoyed the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, if not the results.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow is a prison volunteer day, but I may be able to get articles up before I leave.&#160; It\u2019s more likely to interfere with the following day.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:16 (average 4:27).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-10-08-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Religious Agony<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\" title=\"1007-Broncos21-Patriots31\" alt=\"1007-Broncos21-Patriots31\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1007-Broncos21-Patriots31.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:\/\/front.moveon.org\/what-if-everyone-saw-this-clip-of-robert-reich-exposing-7-gop-lies\/?rc=daily.share\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>What If Everyone Saw This Clip Of Robert Reich Exposing 7 GOP Lies?<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mM5Ep9fS7Z0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">If this is so, than why are Republicans telling us the exact opposite? They represent greed exclusively.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/article\/20121008\/PC16\/121009346\/1006\/pastor-challenges-irs-urges-romney-vote\" target=\"_blank\">Post and Courier<\/a>: <\/font>A local pastor urged people to vote for Mitt Romney during the Sunday morning church service, despite Internal Revenue Service guidelines that forbid tax-exempt organizations from endorsing candidates or campaigning in church.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IRS is not going to be the sermon content manager for this pulpit,\u201d the Rev. Dr. Kevin Baird, pastor of Legacy Church in West Ashley, told about 150 members, who responded with a round of applause.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">His congregation has 501(c)(3) tax exempt status because they requested it understanding and agreeing to abide by the political restrictions that come with it. If they are going to renege on their voluntary agreement, they should lose the tax exemption that comes with it.&#160; Violating your word is for Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians, not authentic ones.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/climate\/2012\/10\/07\/971651\/keystone-kops-during-pipeline-protest-texas-woman-arrested-for-trespassing-on-her-own-property\/\" target=\"_blank\">Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>The <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/climate\/2012\/09\/19\/874661\/protests-and-civil-disobedience-against-construction-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-continue\/\" target=\"_blank\">recent protests<\/a> against the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline have reached a new height in Texas.&#160; On Thursday, Eleanor Fairchild, a 78-year old great-grandmother, was <a href=\"http:\/\/tarsandsblockade.org\/darylandeleanor\/\" target=\"_blank\">arrested<\/a> for trespassing after she stood in the path of bulldozers and machinery on her 300-acre ranch outside of Winnsboro, Texas that were tearing down trees to make the way for pipeline construction.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WKqs7Fc45XM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">She&#8217;s absolutely right! Only in Texas can we expect a woman to be arrested for trespassing on her own land.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline\" title=\"8Cartoon\" alt=\"8Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/8Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">And Republicans took notes.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I enjoyed the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, if not the results.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow is a prison volunteer day, but I may be able to get articles up before I leave.&#160; It\u2019s more likely to interfere with the following day. 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