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News Roundup – Turkey, Syria, Paula Deen and more
ecthompsonmd June 22, 2013

For weeks, there have been huge demonstrations in Turkey. I really have no idea what they’re about. I have no idea what they’re trying to accomplish. Maybe I need to read some more about these demonstrations. I know that the neocons are upset that Obama has not bombed or invaded Syria yet but they’re still hopeful. As I see it, with young Arab men who seem to be desperate to shoot at or fight somebody pouring into Syria, it seems like a really good idea for us to stay out of there. Plus, it seems that weapons from Libya are finding

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Crazy, crazy and more crazy
ecthompsonmd August 22, 2012

So, a judge in Texas says that there might be civil war if Obama is re-elected. I have never heard such craziness. Why wasn’t there civil war when he was elected the first time? Why would there be civil war now? Could it be that Fox News is over-stoking conservatives with craziness? More from TPM: Texas Judge Tom Head is worried about what might happen if President Obama wins reelection in November. There could be riots, unrest or a “civil war, maybe,” he told a local television station this week. Because of that, the Lubbock County judge has decided the only

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Students are standing up!! (updated)
ecthompsonmd March 4, 2010

I really like this. Students have gotten the shaft in this country for 30 years. Reagan raised student loan fees and interest rates. The states followed and it has been open season on students ever since. Why is tuition so ridiculously expensive? From CNN: A movement born of $1 billion in budget cuts to California’s state university system has blossomed into a nationwide protest, as students and professors in 33 states will challenge administrators and state lawmakers to ante up. Most of Thursday’s demonstrations will focus on cuts to state-funded colleges and universities, which supporters say drive up tuition, limit classes and make

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