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Bush's final address
ecthompsonmd January 15, 2009

Yes, it was nauseating. It was like taking a bottle of ipecac. Yet I felt I had to watch President George W. Bush’s last public address. The funny thing is I could’ve written that for him. Everyone who has followed his presidency knew what he was going to say. Bush has always tried to paint himself as a poorly understood tough guy who was never afraid to make decisions, which is exactly what he said in his address. He also had to tell us that the world is a different and dangerous place. Finally, somewhere in the speech, he had to

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Countdown – Final Push
ecthompsonmd February 4, 2008

The national polls as we have seen in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina are tightening. Barack Obama has closed the gap as more and more people look at who he is. 20 states are up for grabs. Thom Hartmann was playing the middle of the road today on his program. Ed Schultz was trying to see what is the difference between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. I’m sorry that’s all of the talk radio that I could stand today. Some days an hour is too much. In over 3 hours of listening, no one mentioned Iraq or the Iraq war

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Final Comment before Voting Starts
ecthompsonmd November 7, 2006

There are several of great progressive blogs and web sites.  This was from Jerome Armstrong’s MyDD. This site will be tracking electoral problems tomorrow:  http://www.protectourvotes.org/ Read it.  Know it.  Submit problems to it.   (Update, Jerome) Also, Common Cause has a voter hotline (1-866-MyVote1) that allows voters to call in and record their problems they’re having on Election Day. ————- Crooks and Liars has some great vids.  Daily Kos has a ton of last minute stuff. Finally, a prediction from The Left Coaster, a quiet thoughtful blogger. ———— I don’t have any secret words of wisdom.  Just vote and don’t let

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