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Obama is simply better at everything
ecthompsonmd June 20, 2026

Comparing Barack Obama to Donald Trump simply isn’t fair. It is almost laughable.Yet because Donald Trump lashes out so often, it’s hard not to compare the two men. Barack Obama is a family man. He loves his wife. His wife loves him. That was more than evident in her speech at the new presidential library. Her speech was so good and so touching that it made me cry. I don’t need to say anything about Trump and his wives. I have no idea if any of them loved him. I would like to simply focus on being President. Let’s just zero

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Iran
ecthompsonmd June 22, 2025

We have joined Israel in attacking nuclear facilities in Iran. To understand what’s happening, we need to understand the history between the US and Iran. We have been spitting in Iran’s Fruit Loops since the early 1950s. We helped overthrow their duly elected government back in the mid-50s. The Immediate Aftermath of the Revolution (1979-1981): Years of Conflict and Proxy Wars (1980s-2000s): Nuclear Program and Shifting Dynamics (2000s-Present): I have no idea what the future holds. I feel very confident that this is not over. Iran is likely to devise a countermeasure. I think that they are going to feel compelled

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News Roundup – John Oliver, Trump, Bowling Green, Yemen
ecthompsonmd February 4, 2017

I didn’t watch the Last Week Tonight show after the election. John Oliver was exactly right. This is NOT normal. Trump is not normal. We have no idea what Trump is going to do. This is a leaky White House. I really, really want to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, but I still believe that he does not have the intellectual curiosity to be a good president. Remember, we had a long national discussion about Bush and his lack of being curious. He just accepted information that was given to him. You simply can’t do that. Great opinion piece

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