{"id":2338,"date":"2016-05-16T15:31:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T19:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2016-05-16T18:40:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T22:40:03","slug":"new-front-opens-in-potty-politics-fireplugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/?p=2338","title":{"rendered":"New Front Opens in \u2018Potty\u2019 Politics: Fireplugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/?attachment_id=2339\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2339\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gay_flag_svg2.png\" alt=\"Gay_flag_svg2\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gay_flag_svg2.png 800w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gay_flag_svg2-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gay_flag_svg2-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gay_flag_svg2-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gay_flag_svg2-600x370.png 600w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Gay_flag_svg2-487x300.png 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.&#8211;The U.S. Department of Justice has issued new guidance on the operation of fire hydrants. The guidance and proposed rulemaking were announced at a White House press conference called by Attorney General Loretta Lynch and attended by President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/?attachment_id=2340\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2340\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2340 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lynch-and-obama.jpg\" alt=\"lynch-and-obama\" width=\"231\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lynch-and-obama.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lynch-and-obama-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lynch-and-obama-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lynch-and-obama-394x300.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u201cWhile tasked primarily as an adjunct to fire-fighting activities, the U.S. government is cognizant that hydrants function as public accommodations for our canine companions, and as vital hubs of their communications infrastructure. This administration and the Department of Justice staunchly support the rights of dogs of any gender identity, cis or trans, neutered or spayed, gay or straight, to seek relief, unmolested and uninterrupted by overzealous antagonists,\u201d said Lynch, reading from a prepared statement. The new guidance is meant to clarify any ambiguities regarding public policy with respect to governmental interference in canids\u2019 bodily functions.<\/p>\n<p>Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump immediately took to Twitter to mock \u201cMangy\u201d Loretta and \u201cBarking\u201d Barack. Trump vowed to build a \u201ctall wall\u201d around standpipes to keep out horny Chihuahuas, and endorsed a \u201ctemporary ban\u201d on all Salukis and Sarabis, but claimed that he maintained \u201cthe utmost respect for bitches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some animal-rights activists were chagrined by the controversy surrounding the new guidelines. A highly placed source within the headquarters staff of the Norfolk, Virginia-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, speaking on condition of anonymity, since she was not authorized to comment publicly on the matter, declaimed, \u201cWhy is this even a thing?\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/?attachment_id=2341\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2341\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2341 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"hqdefault\" width=\"362\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reached for comment in Raleigh, embattled North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory locked himself in the recently-installed gubernatorial Porta Potty, and expressed solidarity with Texas Republicans seeking secession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.&#8211;The U.S. Department of Justice has issued new guidance on the operation of fire hydrants. The guidance and proposed rulemaking were announced at a White House press conference called by Attorney General Loretta Lynch and attended by President Barack Obama. \u00a0\u201cWhile tasked primarily as an adjunct to fire-fighting activities, the U.S. government is cognizant &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/?p=2338\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Front Opens in \u2018Potty\u2019 Politics: Fireplugs<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2342,"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338\/revisions\/2342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasseidman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}