Where's the Outrage?Where's the Outrage?Progressive, thoughtful commentary on politics, music and sports. As a trauma surgeon my view of life is unique and critical. 
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Sometimes politics is really funny
2008-05-12 04:05:00 So, I’m reading Richard Wolffe’s article on Barack Obama and his team in Newsweek. Wolffe is doing a good job in saying that John McCain and Barack Obama are getting ready for each other. Barack is getting ready for an onslaught from the Right. The article is going along nicely until I ... More About: Politics , Funny , Election 2008
Hillary supporters argue for Hillary
2008-05-12 01:54:00 Update below Throughout the 70’s when the Dallas Cowboys were clearly the best team in the NFL, Cowboys fans let losses roll off our backs. We were able to do this because we knew that the Cowboys were always the best team on the field. They just didn’t play up to their potential. ... More About: Hillary , Argue , Supporters
Senator Clinton Fighting for Something
2008-05-11 07:50:00 I’m not sure what Senator Hillary Clinton truly believes. Does she truly believe that she can win the nomination? Or, as we have learned in the last several days, does she believe that she may be fighting on in order to be in a better position to negotiate her withdrawal. In spite ... More About: Fighting
Madonna: Four Minutes
2008-05-11 07:37:00 Madonna released her first single in 1982. Her first album, Like a Virgin, came out in the following year. Twenty-four years later (and 20 or 30 hits later), Madonna is dancing around the Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. I think that this is a testament to what a great performance artist she truly is. ... More About: Madonna , Minutes
What Happened to the USS Cole Investigation?
2008-05-11 07:33:00 When I read this, I couldn’t believe it. I thought that the guys who plotted the attack on the USS Cole were caught, sentenced, and now behind bars. I guess I missed something. Some of those who were caught were thrown in jail only to be later released. So, what kind of cooperation ... More About: Bush administration , Al Qaeda , Investigation
The Errington Thompson Show 5-10-08
2008-05-11 05:18:00 So, now what? Myanmar is looking worse by the minute. Jenna Bush is proving that neither she nor daddy are elitists in her designer wedding dress. During most of the show, I discuss the North Carolina primary and where the Democratic race goes from here. Fun show. Enjoy. More About: Show , Thompson
The Disaster That is Myanmar
2008-05-10 00:40:00 How can the news of more than 50 thousand dead be any worse? Well, have a military government that is trying to stay in power– that’s how to make a bad situation worse. The government has taken U.N. aid for itself, not the affected citizens. As a result, the U.N. is pulling out. ... More About: Disaster , Myanmar
Alan Jackson
2008-05-10 00:25:00 Alan Jackson has turned his struggling career into a blockbuster. One of his first singles was a cute little tune about a river that runs just outside of Atlanta then Chattahoochee. Nice tune. More About: Alan Jackson , Alan
Today?s Worst
2008-05-09 05:19:00 Dick Morris of Fox “News” who used the Manchurian candidate reference Mark Penn, the former chief strategist for Senator Hillary Clinton, couldn’t remember that Democrats don’t have winner take all primaries Cindy McCain for telling a reporter and/or truly believing that Senator John McCain doesn’t believe in negative campaigning More About: Today , Countdown
Myanmar?s Disaster
2008-05-09 05:13:00 The more I hear about Myanmar , the worse the news is. More About: Disaster
Hazy Images
2008-05-08 19:50:00 I took this picture of the Mississippi River last week from the window of an airplane. The picture came out hazy. Looking at the Mississppi River got me thinking about the Mark Twain biography that I’m currently reading. While Twain’s riverboat days were only a small portion of his life, I find them interesting. I think part ... More About: Books , General , Images
Where to go from here?
2008-05-08 06:17:00 The MSM is now returning to the theme that Hillary Clinton needs to find an exit strategy. My question is why? The math in this race for the Democratic nomination has not really changed in over 8 weeks. Hillary Clinton needed to have large victories since Texas and Ohio. (Do you ...
The Errington Thompson Show 4-26-08
2008-05-08 05:52:00 Sorry I’m so late posting and it is out of order. :-( This is a great Show . I cover this week’s news– the good and the bad. Paul Waldman of Media Matters joins me and we discuss his new book, “Free Ride: John McCain and the Media.” More About: Thompson
A victory in a big State
2008-05-07 03:54:00 Barack Obama speaks. Less than 200 delegates away from the nomination. What Barack said (I added emphasis): You know, some were saying that North Carolina would be a game-changer in this election. But today, what North Carolina decided is that the only game that needs changing is the one in Washington, DC. I want to start ... More About: Victory , State
Obama wins NC, Indiana too close to call, yet
2008-05-07 03:48:00 Wow, I thought that North Carolina was going to be a win for Obama . I was thinking by 8 points. While the votes are still being counted, it appears that Barack Obama will beat Hillary Clinton by more than 15 points. As I said before, this doesn’t change anything. Hillary Clinton ... More About: Indiana , Close , Call , Wins
Burma Cyclone
2008-05-07 03:46:00 Cyclone Nargis has killed at least 22,000 people in Burma . There is fear the death toll will reach 50,000. The country is also known as Myanmar. (The photo is from the Agence French Presse.) A cyclone is the same as a hurricane. Here are many cyclone questions and answers. The storm did the greatest damage in the Irrawaddy Delta area of ... More About: Environment , Foreign affairs , Cyclone
What have we learned?
2008-05-07 01:35:00 With Indiana and North Carolina, the largest cache of delegates before the convention in Denver, finished their voting process. What have we learned? Nothing. Nothing will be decided. Both candidates will have more votes and more delegates. Neither will drop out of the race. And so it goes. I have been trying to look for a ... More About: Learned
An Identity For Obama
2008-05-06 15:37:00 What identity could Barack Obama choose that would be both sincere and successful? Not long ago, people were asking if Mr. Obama was “Black enough.” Somehow maybe even Bill Clinton was more Black than Senator Obama. Once Senator Obama established his color, he then had to figure out how to present himself as a candidate who is also a Black man in ... More About: Jesse Jackson , Identity
Obama on Meet the Press
2008-05-06 12:50:00 Barack Obama and Tim Russert discuss the gas tax holiday on Meet the Press . More About: Election 2008 , The Press
Tired
2008-05-06 05:01:00 Man, I have been beaten like a rented mule at work- Tons of patients. Tons of sick patients. I have a couple of items to mention before I pour myself into bed. Vote. If you live in Indiana or North Carolina - Vote. Howard Kurtz has a very interesting article in the Washington Post today. ... More About: Tired
Is She Pandering?
2008-05-06 04:37:00 This is an excellent video put together by TPM media (I wish I had the staff to put this kind of stuff together). I think that it clearly shows that Senator Hillary Clinton is pandering for votes. The gas-tax holiday is bad on so many levels. These are clips from Senator Barack Obama and Clinton ... More About: Election 2008
Tom Hanks Endorses Obama
2008-05-06 03:56:00 I normally don’t care who grabs which celebrity. I don’t care who Britney Spears likes or dislikes for president. Then again, Tom Hanks isn’t your typical celebrity. This is worth watching. More About: Obama
Empire Strikes Barack
2008-05-06 03:47:00 I’m not sure who made this clip but it is funny. More About: Barack , Empire
More on the gas tax
2008-05-05 13:49:00 TCR has been blogging about the gas tax for several days. Yesterday, he seemed to put everything together. He said it better than I could or have. The gas tax holiday is really a window into Hillary Clinton and her campaign. It reflects that I will say anything and do anything to get elected mentality. ... More About: Election 2008
Vote Tuesday May 6th
2008-05-05 03:53:00 If you live in North Carolina or Indiana, vote. Whether you are democrat or republican or independent - vote. One of the major reasons that our government isn’t working for us is because we don’t vote. If you live in North Carolina - Have you voted yet? Although there was a huge turn-out for Early ... More About: Vote , Tuesday
New Obama ad on the gas tax
2008-05-05 03:42:00 I think that this ad on the gas tax should be effective. Barack Obama uses multiple sources to back up his facts. It isn’t flashy but it works.
Happy Rhode Island Independence Day!
2008-05-04 18:01:00 May 4th is Rhode Island ’s Independence Day. If you were a school kid in Rhode Island in 1976, you got the holiday off as as part of bicentennial observances that year. What a good day that was! Below is a little history ( Click here for the full link) — Rhode Island was a leader in the American ... More About: History , General , Happy
One Real Alternative to High Gas Prices
2008-05-04 14:31:00 This is what Senator Barack Obama was talking about. We don’t need to do squat about high gas prices; What we need to do is push alternatives. The government needs to pour money into these technologies. It will not help us today but it will help over the next three to ... More About: Alternative , Gas Prices , Real , High , Prices
Early Indiana Results
2008-05-04 04:42:00 Early voting in Indiana seems to favor Barack Obama. I’m sure that this means nothing but MSM has to cover every trivial meaningless detail. I have yet to see a great article in the MSM on the gas tax. The reporting is mostly he said, she said. Update: So, I ... More About: Results , Early
The Errington Thompson Show 05-03-08
More articles from this author:2008-05-04 02:06:00 5th Anniversary of Mission Accomplished. Guests: Congressmen David Price who has just endorsed Barack Obama and Jim Neal who is running for Senate . Great show. I can’t help it, I talk about the gas tax holiday which may be the single worse idea of this campaign. Enjoy. BTW, I was on Liberal ... More About: Podcasts , Show , Thompson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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