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Former Buncombe County Sheriff arrested
ecthompsonmd December 14, 2007

When a public officer uses his office to further his/her political career, that is sad. When you use the office to gamble and cover personal expenditures that’s sick and twisted. Yesterday, former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford was arrested. ——– From ACT: Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford commanded an illegal gambling operation that moved as much as $5,000 at a time through his sheriff’s department office, federal authorities said Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office unsealed an indictment that made sweeping charges against Medford, including that he funneled money from illegal video gambling to cover campaign expenses and $54,000 lost at

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Former WH Press Secretary Ari Fleischer on the stand
ecthompsonmd January 29, 2007

The Libby trial continues.  It gets more fun every day. (David Corn has the low down.) Update from David Corn.com (David Corn was one of the first reporters to jump on this story.  On this blog I have praised the book that he wrote with Michael Isikoff – Hubris.): Taking the witness stand in the Scooter Libby trial on Monday, Ari Fleischer, President George W. Bush’s former press secretary, could not rely on his old friends, spin and deny. Instead, he shared an account that harmed Libby’s defense, that spared the White House a new embarrassment, and that created a riddle. Testifying

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Where’s the Outrage? 10/21/06
ecthompsonmd October 29, 2006

Oh, there’s plenty to talk about. The Republicans are cranking up their lying machines. So, I have to counter than with the truth. George Bush is meeting with Generals about Iraq. Shouldn’t that have been done 3 years ago? I bring it real with some GREAT guests. Former Majority Leader Tom Daschle is in the HOUSE!! We discuss the Center for American Progress and the Patriot Act. I also have Steven Freeman author of Was the 2004 Election Stolen? This is a rough cut polished gem!! I’ll edit it a little more later. Remember I’m on iTunes on several other podcasting

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time 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.

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