Tag: thoughtful analysis

Conservatives Cry Foul Over ABC Infomercial
ecthompsonmd June 22, 2009

An editorial from Friday’s Investor’s Business Daily states that, “ABC crosses the line from journalism to advocacy in turning its coverage of health care over to the White House.”  The Drudge Report chimes in my noting that ABC has “ignited an ethical firestorm.”  Hot Air ain’t happy either. Really?  I think that these folks are missing the point. Merriam-Webster defines journalism as “an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium.”  ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox News, with just a few exceptions, haven’t presented the American people with objective news in over

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Updated: Sixth Straight Month of Job Losses
ecthompsonmd July 3, 2008

You can get out your protractor and pocket calculator and try to tell me that we aren’t in a recession because of this or that, but the fact is, we are in a recession. I wonder, though, how ugly this market going to get. Senator Obama calls on President Bush and Congress to do more. However, Senator McCain has stated that people are hurting and let’s not do anything. I found some thoughtful analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. Update: GM shares have dropped below $10 per share. Update II: From EPI – The job market is clearly in recessionary territory.

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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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