Where’s the Outrage?

Like most Americans, I watch swimming once every four years. I used to swim for exercise so I know how hard the sport is. Michael Phelps has won eight gold medals. This brings up the question that everyone has been asking, or will ask: Is Phelps the greatest athlete of our time?

Update: One of my good friends reminded me of Carl Lewis and Edwin Moses who ran the hurdles undefeated for over 10 years. Then Keith Olbermann, a sports historian, reminded everyone of Jim Thorpe (see the video below). Okay, so Michael Phelps isn’t the best ever. He is still extremely good and he will be very rich, very soon.

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Join Errington for the latest in national politics and sports! Topics include Russia-Georgia conflict and the response of the US…what is going on? Isaac Hayes, and more! This week, I decide that I would like to review the famous August 6th Presidential Daily Brief and the Downing Street Memo. I invite 2 great guests to discuss these important papers Greg Mitchell from Editor and Publisher and Faiz Shakir at thinkprogress.org. Also, note how I freeze when Faiz gives me a compliment. I’m not use to that. Great show. Enjoy!

 

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I have talked about Jerome Corsi’s latest pack of lies, Obama Nation, on a couple of posts (here and here). Rachel Maddow hosts Countdown. She briefly discusses a couple of Corsi’s lies. She then discusses the Obama response with Democratic Strategist Chris Kofinis.

Tags: Countdown, Election 2008, Party Politics by ecthompson
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