<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Scrutiny Hooligans &#187; Open Thread</title>
	<atom:link href="http://scrutinyhooligans.us/category/misc/open-thread/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us</link>
	<description>If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. â€” Samuel Adams</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:17:17 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/18/friday-open-thread-35/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/18/friday-open-thread-35/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Moffitt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=30280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One year ago today at ScruHoo, &#8220;Moffitt Bill Passes&#8221;:
You will get to vote for only three of the newly expanded seven member County Commission. Your voting rights have been successfully attacked and taken from you without your consent.
Here&#8217;s your thread. You can use it to rant, woolgather, opine, castigate, or any number of things. Your [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/18/friday-open-thread-35/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/11/friday-open-thread-34/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/11/friday-open-thread-34/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=30150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A receptacle for your nuggets. Do what you will with it.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/11/friday-open-thread-34/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Primary Day Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/08/primary-day-open-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/08/primary-day-open-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sullivan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=30085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So get out and float vote already!
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/08/primary-day-open-thread/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Day Before The Day</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/07/the-day-before-the-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/07/the-day-before-the-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Board of Commissioners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buncombe County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cecil Bothwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NC Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NC-10 Congressional race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NC-11 Congressional Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presidential Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Register of Deeds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=30080</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the CW on who&#8217;s going to win all these races? Have you already voted? What do you think the GOP Presidential primary vote will look like? I&#8217;m guessing Romney doesn&#8217;t break 58% and that Ron Paul has his best southern state showing.
This would also be a great place to let everyone know where the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/07/the-day-before-the-day-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/04/friday-open-thread-33/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/04/friday-open-thread-33/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 18:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sullivan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The grousing is already in progress. You&#8217;ve got catching up to do. 
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/04/friday-open-thread-33/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tuesday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/01/tuesday-open-thread-3/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/01/tuesday-open-thread-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[May Day! One week until voting closes. Transit changes a&#8217;comin&#8217;. 27 homeless people housed in March alone. City of Asheville Budget hearing scheduled for May 22. 37 ballot styles in Buncombe County. Durn this biscuit is tasty. 
What&#8217;s on your mind?
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/05/01/tuesday-open-thread-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tuesday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/24/tuesday-open-thread-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/24/tuesday-open-thread-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have at it, people.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/24/tuesday-open-thread-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sunday Morning Music</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/15/sunday-morning-music-126/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/15/sunday-morning-music-126/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Muller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asheville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Board of Commissioners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buncombe County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Men wearing articles of women's clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NC Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunday Morning Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Moffitt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And now, for your Sunday Morning Music pleasure&#8230; here&#8217;s Councilman Gordon Smith (and the Barry Summers Trio) with that delightful Bossa Nova standard, Água de Beber.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/15/sunday-morning-music-126/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/06/friday-open-thread-32/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/06/friday-open-thread-32/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technical Crap]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since ScruHoo ported from Blogger to WordPress on April 1, 2007, there have been 4,326 posts, 30,634 comments, and Akismet has kept 37,587 spam comments from appearing. According to Sitemeter, there have been 749,219 individual hits to this blog since April 1, 2007 and 203,200 hits prior to that. Maybe we ought to start a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/06/friday-open-thread-32/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Business Development Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/05/business-development-open-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/05/business-development-open-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asheville City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buncombe County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NC Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NC Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Victory has a thousand fathers&#8221;, said John F. Kennedy, and this week has made it plain that, in Asheville&#8217;s economic development, this couldn&#8217;t be more true. 
Linamar, based in Canada but with 39 factories based in 11 countries, opened their plant yesterday in south Asheville. By the end of the year they&#8217;ll be employing 140 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/04/05/business-development-open-thread/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>63</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/30/friday-open-thread-31/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/30/friday-open-thread-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sullivan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Because if it was Thursday, it would be a Thursday Open Thread&#8230;
Have at it. 
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/30/friday-open-thread-31/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/23/friday-open-thread-30/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/23/friday-open-thread-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=29129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A fresh bucket for your frothy nuggets. Drop your knowledge herein.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/23/friday-open-thread-30/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pi Day Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/14/pi-day-open-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/14/pi-day-open-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=28908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have at it.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/03/14/pi-day-open-thread/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Leap Day Open Thread: Merkelserver</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/02/29/leap-day-open-thread-merkelserver/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/02/29/leap-day-open-thread-merkelserver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=28469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re a server. You&#8217;re serving beer to the Chancellor of Germany and her people. You spill five beers down Angela Merkel&#8217;s back. You think to yourself&#8230; ? 

This thread comes around every four years. Maximize it.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/02/29/leap-day-open-thread-merkelserver/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Presidents Day Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/02/20/presidents-day-open-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/02/20/presidents-day-open-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=28212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah, yes, it&#8217;s Presidents Day. Here&#8217;s a thread to opine on the executive or whatever else is in your brains.
&#8220;The holiday was established in 1800, when Congress declared February 22–George Washington&#8217;s birthday–a federal holiday. Still legally known as Washington&#8217;s Birthday, Presidents&#8217; Day has become a day to honor not only Washington, but Abraham Lincoln, the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/02/20/presidents-day-open-thread/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/01/27/friday-open-thread-29/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/01/27/friday-open-thread-29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=27597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bring the muchness.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/01/27/friday-open-thread-29/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friday Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/01/20/friday-open-thread-28/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/01/20/friday-open-thread-28/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=27374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some space to cluster your nuggets.
While I&#8217;ve got your attention &#8211; Scrutiny Hooligans are on the lookout for someone with excellent writing skills, keen political insight, interest in local politics, and some acquaintance with computer machines. I&#8217;d love to see lots more stories here, and I just don&#8217;t have the time to make it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/01/20/friday-open-thread-28/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Out With &#8217;11, In With &#8217;12 Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/31/out-with-11/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/31/out-with-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=26901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to all you Hooligans. Thanks for making this a place that remains fun, informative, intelligent, snarky, and relevant. Here&#8217;s hoping 2012 brings us all more peace, more prosperity, more justice, and more love.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/31/out-with-11/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Christmas-to-New Year&#8217;s Open Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/27/christmas-to-new-years-open-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/27/christmas-to-new-years-open-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sullivan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=26852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Share your holiday cheers and jeers.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/27/christmas-to-new-years-open-thread/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Open Thread: Blog Nog</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/22/open-thread-blog-nog/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/22/open-thread-blog-nog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Thread]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scrutinyhooligans.us/?p=26757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Tis the season to be wrapping up the office work and postponing the political work. Y&#8217;all do a good job of entertaining yourselves whilst we Hooligans sip sugar plum bourbon in our kerchiefs and caps.
Whether your celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Yule, or just getting a day or two off work because everyone else is celebrating [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/22/open-thread-blog-nog/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

