Where's the Outrage?

Jennifer is back with Jennifer’s World. She examines the death penalty.  My guest is Bill Scher from Liberal Oasis. I’m thinking that I need to get Bill his own intro music. Anyway, Bill and I discuss the Take Back America conference. This conference is about strengthening progressive ideals. We then discuss the Immigration Bill. It is alive again, sort of. We talk about the destruction of the Golden Mosque. We talk about the complete and total failure of the neocons strategy to remake the Middle East.

The Errington Thompson Show 6-16-07 [ 53:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: Civil Liberty, Iraq, Podcasts, Race by ecthompson md
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In Iraq, I mean?

Those that want to paint a rosy picture of Iraq have always pointed to two areas that had been more stable, areas where normalcy was on the near horizon. The Shia-dominated south, largely patrolled by the British forces was on the mend, and the Kurdish north was another area where things were all peachy-keen. Well, the south has been less and less a model of civility as Shia infighting is on the rise and British troop withdrawals are moving forward. But at least we have the north….. right?

Au contraire, mon frere……

Turkish forces have been massing at the border, with the Turkish public, the Turkish military leaders and the leader of the main opposition political party in Turkey all itching to launch an invasion across the border into Iraq. The target? Kurdish separatist rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The PKK desires a Kurdish homeland, and we keep hearing about the Iraqi part of that, but Turkey’s southeastern provinces are also mainly Kurdish in population as well, and they are also part of the picture. Martial law has already been declared in three of those provinces because of fighting between the Turks and the PKK guerrillas.

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Tags: Foreign Affairs, Iraq by desertbug
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The sarcasm is dripping from the title of this post.  Fred Thompson who is “famous” for putting the Nixon White House’s feet to the fire during Watergate was actually a spy for the White House.  Nixon viewed him as not too bright.  It is really neat when you get a listening device and play it for a Republican. 

Thompson is trying to kindle his good-ole boy image (wasn’t that the image that Bush had?  Why would anyone want to walk in Bush’s shoes?).  Unfortunately, the fact that Fred Thompson was a high priced Lobbyist seems to be dulling that image somewhat.  A high priced lobbyist for the pro-choice group National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association.  Man, I find it hard to believe that this will play well with the Conservative base. 

Update:  It appears that Fred Thompson now has no memory of being a paid lobbyist for a family planning organization.  Sounds like the Watergate cop out – “Not to the best of my recollection.”

Tags: Election 2008, Party Politics by ecthompson md
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His Purple Badness.

Prince - Little Red Corvette [ 3:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Baseball fans may have noticed a 17 inning game in Houston Saturday evening. The Mets beat the Astros 5-3.

I was there from start to finish. It took just over five hours to play.

The only athlete I know of who has spoken out against the War in Iraq is Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado. Delgado hit a home run. I was glad to see it.

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The Digital Underground had a homerun with their first single out of the block.  The Humpty Dance was one of those cross over hits that bands dream about.  Everyone was playing the Humpty Dance.  You couldn’t have a party without it. 

Humpty Dance [ 5:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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