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. Articles
Unseen
2008-06-08 04:42:00 I’ve been reading The View From The Center Of The Universe by Joel Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams. One things this book discusses is the composition of the universe. Only a fraction of existence is solid and visible. The chart above offers some detail. The dark matter and dark energy that comprises most of existence does not react with light and is ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Unseen", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/07/unseen/" }); More About: Science , Relationships , Books
Livin? with a Hernia
2008-06-08 03:47:00 Weird Al Yankovic doing what ever he does. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Livin’ with a Hernia", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/07/livin-with-a-hernia/" });
The Errington Thompson Show 06-07-08
2008-06-08 03:34:00 Great show. Senate Intelligence Committee report. McCain, Clinton and Obama give speeches on the same night. One was a bomb. The other a head scratcher and the other was truly uplifting. I chat with Bill Scher and we discuss the news of the week. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Errington Thompson Show 06-07-08", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/07/the-errington-thompson-show -06-07-08/" });
Losing Jobs.
2008-06-08 03:28:00 The jobs picture in a word - sucks. ———— From EPI: The nation’s job market showed clear signs of recessionary conditions as the jobless rate leapt up a half percent in May, from 5.0% to 5.5%, according to today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This monthly increase was the largest since the mid-1980s, pushing unemployment to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Losing Jobs .", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/07/losing-jobs/" });
Hillary Clinton endorses Obama
2008-06-08 03:14:00 It took awhile (2 months) but Hillary Clinton finally endorsed Barack Obama . A couple of interesting points (they may mean nothing or everything) - Edwards and Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama up close and personal. They were part of his rally. Hillary Clinton did not. I don’t know if she didn’t want ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hillary Clinton endorses Obama", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/07/hillary-clinton-endorses-ob ama/" });
Destiny?s Child - Bootylicious
2008-06-07 05:54:00 I don’t think that you are ready for this jam. My body is too Bootylicious. Destiny ’s Child . A sweet jam. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Destiny’s Child - Bootylicious", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/06/destinys-child-bootylicious /" });
Champ Holyfield in housing trouble
2008-06-07 05:43:00 I have no idea how you can make so much money and lose it. First of all, I’m pretty sure that you don’t need a 56,000 sq foot house. Evander Holyfield’s house is being foreclosed. It seems the bank wants its money. 3 wives. 11 children. Add up to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Champ Holyfield in housing trouble", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/06/champ-holyfield-in-housing- trouble/" }); More About: Entertainment , Housing
The Tale of Lies by the Vice President and President
2008-06-07 03:28:00 We have known about the President and Vice President ’s web of lies which led up the war in Iraq for some time. The book Hubris, by David Corn and Michael Isikoff, does an excellent job of documenting what was wrong and why we knew them to be wrong. The Los Angeles ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Tale of Lies by the Vice President and President", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/06/the-tale-of-lies-by-the-vic e-president-and-president/" }); More About: Bush administration , Al Qaeda
Oil prices have largest single day hike
2008-06-07 01:37:00 There are times when I feel that I’m blogging about the same things day after day. Then there are days like today. News galore. I think that we will find out in the next 2 - 4 years that this was nothing. Just like the 70’s. This is artificial. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Oil prices have largest single day hike", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/06/oil-prices-have-largest-sin gle-day-hike/" }); More About: Single , Hike , Largest , Prices
Remembering Robert Kennedy
2008-06-06 05:18:00 I’m kind of surprised that Texas Liberal didn’t post on this ready. He is the resident history buff. Robert Kennedy died 40 years ago today. This is a nice summary of some the chaos that was the late 1960’s!!! Brian Williams mentions that some of this footage hasn’t been aired since 1968. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Remembering Robert Kennedy ", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/05/remembering-robert-kennedy/ " }); More About: General
Bobby Kennedy 40 years later
2008-06-06 05:09:00 I was too young to understand the importance of Bobby Kennedy . He is too overlooked in the history books. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bobby Kennedy 40 years later", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/05/bobby-kennedy-40-years-late r/" }); More About: Years
The View - Hillary?s Non-Speech
2008-06-06 04:22:00 My mother watches The View . I work. I talk with my mother frequently and she told me about The View’s discussion on the morning after Hillary Clinton’s non-concession speech. This is a very good discussion. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The View - Hillary’s Non-Speech", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/05/the-view-hillarys-non-speec h/" }); More About: Election 2008 , Whoopi Goldberg
Countdown - How did Obama win?
2008-06-06 04:12:00 Keith Olbermann talks with Chris Kofinis who was communications director of John Edward’s campaign. They discuss something that I have talked about on a number of occasions. How did Obama win? I have also talked about the flip side of the argument, how did Hillary lose? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Countdown - How did Obama win?", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/05/countdown-how-did-obama-win /" });
Nihilism/Democracy
2008-06-05 18:54:00 In Revolutionary Characters–What Made The Founders Different, author Gordon Wood says the following about Thomas Jefferson — Jefferson’s faith in the natural sociability of people…lay behind his belief in minimal government….Jefferson would have fully understood the Western world’s recent interest in devolution and localist democracy….For Jefferson, there could be no power independent of the people, in whom he ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Nihilism/Democracy ", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/05/nihilismdemocracy/" }); More About: Books
Remembering General Odom
2008-06-05 13:32:00 I didn’t know Lt. General William Odom . All that I know is that he was a warrior who fought against this war in Iraq. I have 3 references to him on my blog (here, here and here). The last reference was his testimony in front of the Senate a couple of months ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Remembering General Odom", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/05/remembering-general-odom/" });
When does this end?
2008-06-05 04:49:00 Charles Rangel, a New York Democrat, who has been a strong supporter of Senator Hillary Clinton, correctly said, “We pledged to support her to the end. Our problem is not being able to determine when the hell the end is.” Could this be true? Could all of this be over? I’ll believe it when ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "When does this end?", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/04/when-does-this-end/" });
Worst Persons in the World
2008-06-05 04:20:00 - Dude in a Brazilian jail was found to have 2 refrigerators, a plasma TV and $172,000… his jail cell is better equipped than my house - Jed Babbon said that “Democrats don’t want to have a Black man and a woman on the same ticket for one reason. They are so racist and so ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Worst Persons in the World ", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/04/worst-persons-in-the-world- 6/" }); More About: The World , Countdown
Bushed!
2008-06-05 04:19:00 - FBI interview with Scooter Libby was just made available to the House. It might be possible that Vice President Cheney told Scooter Libby to leak Valerie Plame’s name. - The Judge residing over a Gitmo case has been removed. - It appears that Prime Minister Nouri-al Maliki has opened talks with Iran. Isn’t this ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bushed!", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/04/bushed-8/" }); More About: Countdown
David Brooks and Applebees
2008-06-04 20:12:00 David Brooks is an interesting right wing pundit. There are times when he actually makes sense. There are times when I agree with him. He isn’t like William Krystal who is wrong almost all of the time. So, you and I need to read his stuff carefully. Yesterday, on MSNBC, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "David Brooks and Applebees", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/04/david-brooks-and-applebees/ " }); More About: David Brooks , David , Election 2008 , Countdown
Huge boost of Supers Pushed Obama over the top
2008-06-04 07:02:00 As predicted, Barack Obama had a flood of SuperDelegates to his side on Tuesday. ——— From TPM Election Central: Obama’s haul of super-delegates is turning out out to be very heavy today — and that’s before any actual votes are counted from tonight’s primaries, increasing the likelihood that he will clinch the nomination imminently soon. ? Former President Jimmy ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Huge boost of Supers Pushed Obama over the top", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/04/huge-boost-of-supers-pushed -obama-over-the-top/" }); More About: Boost
Hillary Clinton?s New York address
2008-06-04 04:41:00 I was looking for Hillary Clinton to say something about losing or throwing in the towel. Nothing. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hillary Clinton’s New York address", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/03/hillary-clintons-new-york-a ddress/" });
And that?s the change we need
2008-06-04 04:33:00 Barack Obama has brought his A game. He is/was rockin’ the house. I’ll have the video as soon as it is available. The speech was too long. Still the passion was there. The themes that we will hear over the next 5 months are here. Iraq is going to be big. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "And that’s the change we need", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/03/and-thats-the-change-we-nee d/" }); More About: Change
McCain in Kenner
2008-06-04 04:05:00 There were so many inaccuracies in John McCain’s speech, it would take me most of the night to document all of them. Did you see the speech? There wasn’t a Black face in the crowd. If there was a Black face then there was only one. Now, compare that to Hillary ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "McCain in Kenner", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/03/mccain-in-kenner/" });
No To Clinton As VP
2008-06-04 01:28:00 I’ve always said that if Hillary Clinton were to be the nominee of the Democratic Party, I would vote for her. I said this even though the Clintons are somewhat centrist for my tastes, and even though I still resent the loss of Congress in 1994. Just what could these people do to make up for the damage of 12 years of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "No To Clinton As VP", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/03/no-to-clinton-as-vp/" }); More About: Election 2008
Are we almost done?
2008-06-03 04:27:00 Keith Olbermann is reporting that there are many, many signs that the Hillary Clinton campaign is folding up their tent. Staffers have been told to get their expense reports in by the end of this week. Hillary Clinton’s schedule is clear after Wednesday morning. Yet, I don’t know. I got a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Are we almost done?", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/02/are-we-almost-done/" }); More About: Countdown
Today?s Worst Persons
2008-06-03 04:12:00 Today’s Worst Persons in the World Gretchen Carlson of Fox”News” for threatening Scott McClellan Mike Gallagher for just being extremely clueless. Murdoch for his boldfaced lie. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Today’s Worst Persons", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/02/todays-worst-persons-2/" }); More About: Today
What?s going on - News Round Up
2008-06-03 03:52:00 Longtime Massachusetts senator Edward Kennedy underwent three hours of brain surgery today at Duke University to remove glioma. The surgeons called the procedure successful. My hopes and prayers go out to Senator Kennedy and his family. Conservative columnist William Kristol attempted to belittle Barack Obama and his speech that he gave at Wesleyan University. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What’s going on - News Round Up ", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/02/whats-going-on-news-round-u p-4/" });
Bo Diddley
2008-06-03 03:01:00 The Rolling Stone had a very nice tribute to this great Rock n’ Roll giant. I don’t think that he got the credit or the money that he deserved. The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton recognized Bo’s contribution to modern Rock n’ Roll. ————- From RS: Bo Diddley, one of the founding fathers of rock and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bo Diddley", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/02/bo-diddley/" });
Harold Ickes on MTP
2008-06-02 13:16:00 More spin from the Hillary Clinton camp. Popular vote. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Harold Ickes on MTP", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/02/harold-ickes-on-mtp/" });
How do you count the popular vote?
More articles from this author:2008-06-02 04:26:00 How do you count the popular vote? We’ve been hearing for months from the Hillary Clinton campaign that she is ahead in the popular vote. According to the blog 538, there are over 900 different ways to count the popular vote. All of them can be argued to be legitimately “correct.” ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How do you count the popular vote?", url: "http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpre ss/2008/06/01/how-do-you-count-the-popula r-vote/" }); More About: Popular , Vote , Count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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