Yesterday I felt pretty wiped out by the time I returned from my perishables run, but I forced myself to stay up so as not to mess up my sleep schedule. Bad idea. I had forgotten that the annual Portland Rose Festival was kicking off last night with the Starlight Parade. Because my place is right at the middle of the parade route, police and news helicopters stationed themselves directly over my building, and I got to listen to the very loud whup-whup-whup-whup for hours, until well after midnight. I’m short on sleep, and since it’s a slow weekend, I’m limiting today to this Open Thread. I’m current with replies. Tomorrow should be normal.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:03 (average 4:47). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From MoveOn: A Scary Fact About Your Food That Will Have You Running For The Farmers’ Market
I have found many contraindications for and against GMO foods, and despite strong suspicions, have yet to form an complete opinion about them. However, to deny people their right to know whether or not a product contains GMOs is unconscionable.
From NY Times: In a display of political muscle, Elizabeth Warren overwhelmingly won the state Democratic Party’s endorsement on Saturday for the United States Senate seat held by Scott P. Brown, a Republican. With the size of her victory, she avoided a party primary in September.
Ms. Warren, whose campaign had appeared to be flailing over the past month under questions about her American Indian heritage, won 95.7 percent of the vote of the 3,500 delegates attending the state party convention here. Because the only other Democrat running, Marisa DeFranco, failed to capture 15 percent of the vote, Ms. DeFranco lost the chance to mount a primary challenge.
I wish Marisa DeFranco well, but am thrilled that Elizabeth passes this milestone with such ease.
From MSNBC: How did Republicans get so extreme?
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I agree with Michelle Bernard. Part of it is that Obama committed the crime of governing while black. In addition, Republicans have driven their moderates out of office. Also, Republicans have embraced a panoply of hate groups from the most extreme fringes of the right in their lust for power.
Cartoon:
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I am surprised that the religious fundamentalists and conservatives are not against GMOs. After all, it is science undoing, or redoing, what god has already done. What’s next? Will they grow people with a third arm to make them better workers? Fundamentalists and conservative UNITE! Beat back the GMO corporations….Oh wait. Corporations….Money….Power…..Oh yeah. We only want to go after people…not corporations.
Never mind!
You’re the champ today! 3:52
You both beat me. 🙁
Supply-side Jesus can be bought.
Jerry, you’ve got a good point about GMOs and the religious rightwing nuts! Hmmmmm…..
Sorry for your loss of shut eye.
I think GMO foods should at least be labled.
Congrats Obama – he’s gonna slaughter Myth in the general!
Thanks Lisa.
Agree.
From your fingers to God’s ear.
I am toptally against GMO foods. I have been signing petitions for years just to get our governmnet to label foods as such and they won’t do it. We have made some inroads with some of the crops and the salmon. They are small steps but theyy’re a start.
Hooray for Elizabeth Warren!!!
How dare Pres. Obama govern while black! That was enough to send most RepublicanTs over the edge no matter how much they insist they are not racists.
Good for you.
Amen!
Really!!
MoveOn — Looks like Canada is playing ‘follow the leader’ again, this time on the GMO front! No ban, no labelling required. Mess with Mother Nature and she can get a little testy! Jerry has a good point about GMOs and the religious rightwing nuts.
NY Times — Now it is time to kick some Brown ass! Go Elizabeth Warren!!!!! Oh, and if people are getting upset about the circumstances of American Indian heritage, perhaps they should look at some of the yahoos in government and law enforcement now — Boehner and his martini’s, Joe Walsh and his deadbeat dad status, Joe Arpaio and his posse of birthers, etc etc ad mauseum!
Republican Extremism — TC — “Part of it is that Obama committed the crime of governing while black. In addition, Republicans have driven their moderates out of office [think Luger as an example]. Also, Republicans have embraced a panoply of hate groups from the most extreme fringes of the right in their lust for power.”
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head, TC!
Cartoon — A day when hope began to grow! Considering that the Democratic primary was between Clinton and Obama, had Clinton won, she would have faced a difficult time because she is a woman. I do think Obama though was marked from the beginning by the Republican/Teabaggers.
Lynn, Supply-side pseudo Christians usually believe what they are told to believe.
Amen!
Thanks!
Had Clinton won, government would be further right, too.