My letter to the Nashville Whole Foods management

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Friday August 14, 2009 · 9:19 PM PDT

2009/08/14 · 21:19

I am a Nashville area surgeon and a loyal customer of the Nashville Whole Foods ever since it first opened. This is true no longer. I was stunned and deeply disappointed to read Mr. Mackey's right-wing propaganda piece in the WSJ. He has his right to speak his point of view. I have the right to take my money elsewhere.

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Wednesday April 15, 2009 · 11:20 AM PDT

2009/04/15 · 11:20

As if we need another example of AP bias, this "news" agency is hard at work presenting the tea party protests as a sort of spontaneous grassroots movement. While this site and others have worked hard to expose the obviously astroturfed movement, apparently this has all sailed right over the head of Joe Biesk, AP journalist extraordinaire.

This latest garbage from the AP is particularly salient as someone at yahoo news, to their credit, woke up and replaced it with a less biased AFP article.

More below the fold....

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AFP

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Reuters

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BBC

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Xinhua

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The Second Press Conference: Now and 8 Years Ago

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Wednesday March 25, 2009 · 6:08 PM PDT

2009/03/25 · 18:08

Obama's second press conference was a virtuoso performance. You know that it was flawless when the best Matt Drudge and the right-wing media can come up with is that it was "boring," a ludicrous assertion in of itself.

Bush's second press conference was given on March 29th, 2001 in the context of escalating violence in Israel-Palestine after some initial neglect by the Bush administration. When watching the videos side by side, Obama's eloquence, understanding of the issues, intelligence, and off-the-cuff speaking are especially evident. On the other hand, Bush's delivery is awkward, his answers rambling, his jokes decidedly unfunny ("misunderestimate"), and the atmosphere chaotic. What you see is a man squirming, clearly over his head, a frightening foreshadowing of what we would have to endure for the next eight years.

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Thursday March 05, 2009 · 11:37 AM PST

2009/03/05 · 11:37

...if things continue the way they’re going, we’re going to find ourselves talking about how to mitigate the damage somewhere down the line.

Redstate is coming to the slow realization of what Rush looks like to the non-wingnut average American voter, and Emanuel's genius in tying him to the GOP. Their solution? For him to make rounds on TV talk shows and to debate dems! This article is filled with gems!

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Friday January 16, 2009 · 1:25 PM PST

2009/01/16 · 13:25

Much to my chagrin, the early part of Countdown last night consisted of Bush's farewell address to the nation. It was a predictable speech, emphasizing his few achievements and glossing over the major failures of his administration. I hadn't planned on watching it, but there was little else on and I took some small comfort in knowing that it would be buttressed by the commentary of Keith Olbermann and his guests. Chris Matthews' ensuing diatribe, however, would leave me stunned and angry.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 9:49 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 21:49

This is the funniest video I have ever seen. It makes me want to jailbreak my iphone. I hope they decide to put this in the App Store at some point.

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Monday September 29, 2008 · 1:57 PM PDT

2008/09/29 · 13:57

Right now, in the midst of an economic crises, there is a gaping power vacuum in Washington. Bush is too weak politically to pass a major bill. Congress is too divided to approve this questionable bailout package.

This is a chance for Obama to lead the way, and in the process, show what we at dKos already know--that he has what it takes to lead the country. He should stop "playing it safe" and take charge in this time of need.

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tread lightly and vote for this Bush bailout package

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tread lightly and vote for a revised Bush bailout package, which is in the same spirits as this current one

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help to engineer a new, bottoms up solution

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US: It's not OK to invade other countries... IN EUROPE

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Thursday August 14, 2008 · 11:57 AM PDT

2008/08/14 · 11:57

Hilarious Daily Show a couple of nights ago. You can zoom ahead to 3:40 to see Khalilzaid's statement in question, but the whole thing is worth watching.

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Sunday August 10, 2008 · 2:41 PM PDT

2008/08/10 · 14:41

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Sunday July 27, 2008 · 12:13 PM PDT

2008/07/27 · 12:13

Murdoch's Sunday Times UK has apparently gone to great lengths to track down Obama's half-brother Mark, who now resides in Shenzhen, China in an attempt to find dirt on the democratic nominee. This so-called hit piece is provocatively entitled "Barack Obama’s brother pushes Chinese imports on US" even though the article is not able to directly connect his brother with any sort of exporting. The article says his company "has provided corporate communications and website design to Chinese firms seeking customers in English-speaking markets" and that its website promotes "increased communication efficiency" to these firms.

So the guy helped make websites for Chinese firms, some of which might be in the export business? Is this the best Rupert can come up with after stalking Obama's somewhat estranged brother on the other side of the planet? Oh puhleeeaze......

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Wednesday July 02, 2008 · 12:46 PM PDT

2008/07/02 · 12:46

I entered the world of surgery with a desire to help those in need. Kings County Hospital is one of my hospitals, and a place where I thought I could do the most good. It is, after all, a public hospital smack in the middle of one of the poorest, most violent neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Therefore, the events of the last several days have been especially gut-wrenching for me.

The low point came when I was watching "Countdown" last night. Keith Olbermann came on television and called the psychiatric staff involved runner-up to the "worst person in the world," and this right next to Karl Rove of all people. As I stared at the screen in shock and disbelief, I thought to myself, can this hospital sink any lower?

But I should not be surprised. The problems at King's County Hospital have been festering for years.

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Saturday March 08, 2008 · 9:59 PM PST

2008/03/08 · 21:59

Daylight savings time is a complete and utter annoyance.

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US: It's not OK to invade other countries... IN EUROPE

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Keith Olbermann: This Is My Kings County

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