{"id":9521,"date":"2012-11-18T08:10:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T16:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=9521"},"modified":"2012-11-18T08:10:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-18T16:10:48","slug":"open-thread11182012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/18\/open-thread11182012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;11\/18\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It looks like I\u2019ll be done in plenty of time for my Church of the Ellipsoid Orb meditation between my Broncos and the Chargers.&#160; The down side is that a COPD flare-up is why I woke up so early.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow appears routine.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:23 (average 5:17).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2012-11-18-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\/jon-stewart-on-papa-johns-and-what-watching-fox-news-is-easier-than\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>Jon Stewart On Papa Johns And What Watching Fox News Is Easier Than<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #000000; width: 368px\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"293\" src=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:417883\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"360\" target=\"_blank\"><\/iframe>      <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 12px; padding-top: 4px\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/watch\/tue-august-14-2012\/it-s-not-delivery--it-s-d-economies-of-scale\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Show<\/a><\/b>         <br \/>Get More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/full-episodes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Show Full Episodes<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indecisionforever.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Political Humor &amp; Satire Blog<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyshow\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Show on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">There are alternatives. For coverage more relevant than Faux Noise, we could substitute comic books that have been sitting in an outhouse since the 1950&#8217;s. The RepubliCare alternative to ObamaCare would increase the demand for tombstones. Yours would cost $14 more.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/politics\/sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-barberbre8ag0kh-20121117,0,6608705.story\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Tribune<\/a>: <\/font>Democratic U.S. Representative Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords who was wounded alongside her in a deadly 2011 shooting, has won a full term in Congress after defeating Republican Martha McSally in a closely contested race.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Good. I&#8217;d hate to see Republicans benefit from Sarah Palin\u2019s bulls-eye on Gabby Giffords.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2012\/11\/18\/obama-on-asia-trip-first-pays-visit-to-thailand\/1712041\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>President Obama on Sunday launched a three-day Southeast Asia tour, hailing alliances with countries such as Thailand as cornerstones of the administration&#8217;s deeper commitment to the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I can&#8217;t help remembering how Potomac Pinocchio and Dead-eye Dick used to have to hide from the locals, when traveling abroad.<\/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=\"18Cartoon\" alt=\"18Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/18Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">InsaniTEA isn\u2019t so new after all.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like I\u2019ll be done in plenty of time for my Church of the Ellipsoid Orb meditation between my Broncos and the Chargers.&#160; The down side is that a COPD flare-up is why I woke up so early.&#160; I\u2019m current with replies.&#160; Tomorrow appears routine. 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