I can’t upload anything to the blog in spite of upgrading. The computer geeks are working on it. You’ll know when the problem is fixed. There will be great photos and video that is not embedded. (although I will still use some embedded video, I like the fact that I don’t have rely on someone else’s stuff to work.)
It is kind of amazing. 40 years ago. I was 7 years old. I was old enough to understand the feeling that hung over my house that day. The feeling that something terrible had happened.
There have been a lot of comparisons of Barack Obama and Martin Luther King. Although they were both Black men with extreme intelligence, they were both products of their environment. King grew out of the church. Obama has grown out of America’s educational system. They aren’t the same man. They are both leaders.
I’m looking forward to the special on the History Channel.
Here are one sentence reviews for the last five novels I have read along with a link to each book—
Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow—Too much testosterone for my tastes and not as good as its reputation.
The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud—First-rate story of the shortcomings of literary and Ivy League elite in days leading up to the of exploiting of America’s larger vulnerabilities on 9/11.
Augustus by John Williams—National Book Award winner from 1973 is story of first Roman emperor told by the well-researched imagining of personal and official correspondences.
The End Of The Affair by Graham Greene–At first I thought nothing would happen in this book, but in the end it read like a thriller.
Malgudi Days by R.K Narayan–A collection of short stories, it is an account of India that matches your best concepts of that country while remaining surprising and original.
I found The Emperor’s Children the best of this group. Though I would strongly recommend any of the above books with the exception of Henderson.
Why did Hillary lied? Why did she tell a James Bond like tail? Well, to be honest, she lied to cover up the lie. Her tale about her trip to Tuzla, Bosnia wasn’t credible. I mean, let’s think about it. We were supposed to believe that the President of the United States would send his wife and daughter into an active war zone with sniper fire. Really? The military would let that happen? The Secret Service? So, she spins this tale and CBS finds footage that completely and totally refutes her story. Her excuse is that she was sleep deprived. This is the same candidate who told us that she wanted to be the person to answer the phone when it rings at 3 a.m. in the morning. She’s trying to convince us that she’s the best person to answer that phone. Yet, with nothing on the line (pun intended), she spins a tale about being sleep deprived. Was she sleep deprived all three times she told this tale or just once?
I have a problem with someone who is supposed to be a liberal, a progressive, a Democrat using the politics of personal destruction. Nora Ephron, famed producer and writer, is having the same problem that I am.
———–
From HuffPost:
I would like to put myself among the growing chorus of people demanding that Hillary Clinton withdraw from the election. I don’t really think it’s fair to ask her to withdraw, and I certainly don’t believe she’s going to; she’ll hang in there till the last dog dies, or till she runs out of money, whichever comes first. I’m not asking her to withdraw because I prefer Obama, and I don’t think she should withdraw “for the sake of party unity,” or whatever current bromide is being flung at her to get her to pull out. I think she should withdraw because I’m losing my mind.
Don’t get me wrong, this primary election has been swell. Like Michelle Obama, I feel proud of my country for the first time in a long time. I loved Dennis Kucinich, and I had a big sneaker for Chris Dodd. But now that we’re down to two contenders, it’s turned into an unending last episode of Survivor. They’re eating rats and they’re frying bugs, and they’re frying rats and they’re eating bugs; no one is ever going to get off the island and I can’t take it any more. (more…)
Errington C. Thompson, MD, is a surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats...
