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Doug Thompson published his first story and photo at age 11 -- a newspaper article about racism and the Klan in Prince Edward County, VA, in 1958. From that point on, he decided to become a newspaperman and did just that -- reporting news and taking photos full-time at his hometown paper, becoming the youngest full-time reporter at The Roanoke Times in Virginia in 1965 and spent most of the past 55+ years covering news around the country and the globe. He spent a short sabbatical as a political operative in Washington in the 1980s but returned to the news profession in 1992. Today, he is a contract reporter/photojournalist for BHMedia and owns Capitol Hill Blue and other news sites.
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Sunday, June 6, 2021
Trump shuts down his latest failure: A blog few read Without Twitter or Facebook to repeat his lies, disgraced and defeated Donald Trump thought blogging would get his delusions out to his dwindling list of supporters to raise money and bring an outcry from misinformed for a run for the presidency in 2024.
Sunday, June 6, 2021Trump shuts down his latest failure: A blog few read Without Twitter or Facebook to repeat his lies, disgraced and defeated Donald Trump thought blogging would get his delusions out to his dwindling list of supporters to raise money and bring an outcry from misinformed for a run for the presidency in 2024.
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Sunday, September 20, 2020
A Tsunami of Republicans fed up with Trump's lies and excesses mounting wave to take back their party Former Homeland Security Official Taylor says Trump "has governed by whim, calculation and self-interests." Want to really make America great again? Dump Trump, before it is too late.
Sunday, September 20, 2020A Tsunami of Republicans fed up with Trump's lies and excesses mounting wave to take back their party Former Homeland Security Official Taylor says Trump "has governed by whim, calculation and self-interests." Want to really make America great again? Dump Trump, before it is too late.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Americans say they've had enough of Trump's lies America's reality show president is failing to sell his lies to the American public and even his "base" is shrinking as they face the consequences of his failures.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020Americans say they've had enough of Trump's lies America's reality show president is failing to sell his lies to the American public and even his "base" is shrinking as they face the consequences of his failures.
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Saturday, December 28, 2019
Trump: The grinch who stole America's Christmas spirit On Christmas Eve, after a quick teleconference call with troops overseas, Trump returned to form with tweets blasting Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for the impeachment that hangs over his head.
Saturday, December 28, 2019Trump: The grinch who stole America's Christmas spirit On Christmas Eve, after a quick teleconference call with troops overseas, Trump returned to form with tweets blasting Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for the impeachment that hangs over his head.
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Sunday, December 22, 2019
Who in hell named Trump "anointed one"? Donald John Trump, the liar who would be king, now says the evangelicals who have backed him and ignored his immoral hedonistic behavior, says they broke "the deal" he had with them when a prominent magazine of the religious right called for removal of the president from office.
Sunday, December 22, 2019Who in hell named Trump "anointed one"? Donald John Trump, the liar who would be king, now says the evangelicals who have backed him and ignored his immoral hedonistic behavior, says they broke "the deal" he had with them when a prominent magazine of the religious right called for removal of the president from office.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
House documents Trump's bribery, abuse of power, obstruction The official report of three House committees investigated the misdeeds of embattled and scandal-scarred Donald Trump, charge him with abuse of his office, bribery and more as the impeachment inquiry enters a new phase.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019House documents Trump's bribery, abuse of power, obstruction The official report of three House committees investigated the misdeeds of embattled and scandal-scarred Donald Trump, charge him with abuse of his office, bribery and more as the impeachment inquiry enters a new phase.
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Monday, November 11, 2019
Nativist Trump spews hate, encourages violence As long as a racist bigot like Donald Trump remains president, America remains under attack from the violence-prone nativists who revere him.
Monday, November 11, 2019Nativist Trump spews hate, encourages violence As long as a racist bigot like Donald Trump remains president, America remains under attack from the violence-prone nativists who revere him.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Donald Trump is killing America Under the control of a debased, corrupt Donald Trump, the con man who claimed he would "make America great again," the once land of the free and home of the brave has become the toxic swamp of a madman, wannabe dictator who plunders and loots at will.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019Donald Trump is killing America Under the control of a debased, corrupt Donald Trump, the con man who claimed he would "make America great again," the once land of the free and home of the brave has become the toxic swamp of a madman, wannabe dictator who plunders and loots at will.
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Sunday, September 1, 2019
Trump's "war" with Fox News: Made for TV news hype? America's bombastic, and usually lying, president complains over and over that Fox News no longer works for him. "Fox isn't working for us anymore," Donald Trump says in one of his usual tsunami of Twitter "tweets." "We have to start looking for a new News outlet," he adds. "The new Fox News is letting millions of great people down."
Sunday, September 1, 2019Trump's "war" with Fox News: Made for TV news hype? America's bombastic, and usually lying, president complains over and over that Fox News no longer works for him. "Fox isn't working for us anymore," Donald Trump says in one of his usual tsunami of Twitter "tweets." "We have to start looking for a new News outlet," he adds. "The new Fox News is letting millions of great people down."
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Friday, June 7, 2019
Time to end Trump's terror campaign to destroy America Trump went to Britain and Europe this week not to remember the Americans and allies that fought and died on D-Day but to enrich his businesses, use taxpayer money to give his children a lavish vacation and tout accomplishments that don't exist and a presidency laid low by lies and dishonor.
Friday, June 7, 2019Time to end Trump's terror campaign to destroy America Trump went to Britain and Europe this week not to remember the Americans and allies that fought and died on D-Day but to enrich his businesses, use taxpayer money to give his children a lavish vacation and tout accomplishments that don't exist and a presidency laid low by lies and dishonor.
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Sunday, April 7, 2019
Donald Trump is a murderer Trump's actions result in unnecessary and needless deaths throughout America. Thousands of U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico died because Trump intentionally delayed needed rescue efforts during disasters. Thousands have been slaughtered by the heinous white supremacists Trump emboldened by his unwillingness to condemn their actions and called them, as Krugman noted, "very fine people."
Sunday, April 7, 2019Donald Trump is a murderer Trump's actions result in unnecessary and needless deaths throughout America. Thousands of U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico died because Trump intentionally delayed needed rescue efforts during disasters. Thousands have been slaughtered by the heinous white supremacists Trump emboldened by his unwillingness to condemn their actions and called them, as Krugman noted, "very fine people."
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Sunday, July 8, 2018
Donald Trump: Racist, bigot, hater and crook "When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas," claims an old saying. Those who endorse and support Trump should be scratching until their skin bleeds. Donald Trump is a racist, a bigot, a hater and a corrupt man who is looting America to serve his personal greed and massive ego.
Sunday, July 8, 2018Donald Trump: Racist, bigot, hater and crook "When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas," claims an old saying. Those who endorse and support Trump should be scratching until their skin bleeds. Donald Trump is a racist, a bigot, a hater and a corrupt man who is looting America to serve his personal greed and massive ego.
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Monday, December 26, 2016
So much for the Christmas spirit... Vandals spray painted "Trump nation. Whites only" on an Episcopal church in Maryland. In central Indiana, an anti-gay slur and "HEIL TRUMP" were spray painted on an Episcopal Church. The increase in such incidents shows too much anger, intolerance, hate, bigotry and racism still exists in America. It certainly does in Donald Trump's America.
Monday, December 26, 2016So much for the Christmas spirit... Vandals spray painted "Trump nation. Whites only" on an Episcopal church in Maryland. In central Indiana, an anti-gay slur and "HEIL TRUMP" were spray painted on an Episcopal Church. The increase in such incidents shows too much anger, intolerance, hate, bigotry and racism still exists in America. It certainly does in Donald Trump's America.
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Sunday, June 5, 2016
The fall of Trump's house of cards? Some people who have real money have been whispering for months that Trump is nowhere as rich as he claims and is debt up to his ass, paying overdue bills with money raised in fraudulent schemes like "Trump University" and by turning a run for President into an endless "infomercial" to hawk his "brand" by even using campaign press conferences to promote his wine, his steaks, water and even playing cards.
Sunday, June 5, 2016The fall of Trump's house of cards? Some people who have real money have been whispering for months that Trump is nowhere as rich as he claims and is debt up to his ass, paying overdue bills with money raised in fraudulent schemes like "Trump University" and by turning a run for President into an endless "infomercial" to hawk his "brand" by even using campaign press conferences to promote his wine, his steaks, water and even playing cards.
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Sunday, April 10, 2016
Trump: Poster boy for white trash Republican presidential wannabe and class clown Donald Trump is a pompous, vulgar, obscenity-spouting liar who grunts and waves his arms like a phony "professional" wrestler, inflames domestic tensions and scares the hell out of just about anyone with common sense or an IQ above that of an average plant.
Sunday, April 10, 2016Trump: Poster boy for white trash Republican presidential wannabe and class clown Donald Trump is a pompous, vulgar, obscenity-spouting liar who grunts and waves his arms like a phony "professional" wrestler, inflames domestic tensions and scares the hell out of just about anyone with common sense or an IQ above that of an average plant.
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Friday, April 4, 2014
America's fruitless search for a real leader As President, Obama is not a leader and has lost much of his celebrity luster. He promised "the most transparent administration" in recent years but has delivered just the opposite, concealing actions, fighting freedom of information requests and misusing the "national security" excuse to hide many documents and issues.
Friday, April 4, 2014America's fruitless search for a real leader As President, Obama is not a leader and has lost much of his celebrity luster. He promised "the most transparent administration" in recent years but has delivered just the opposite, concealing actions, fighting freedom of information requests and misusing the "national security" excuse to hide many documents and issues.
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Sunday, November 3, 2013
Can, or should, America be saved? While I agree that America as a nation is in trouble and most likely headed for even more problems, I cannot subscribe to the theory that the end is near. We've been down before. We've faced crisis and even the threat of oblivion before but this nation is a collection of stubborn types who refuse to give up and who, somehow, find a way to survive.
Sunday, November 3, 2013Can, or should, America be saved? While I agree that America as a nation is in trouble and most likely headed for even more problems, I cannot subscribe to the theory that the end is near. We've been down before. We've faced crisis and even the threat of oblivion before but this nation is a collection of stubborn types who refuse to give up and who, somehow, find a way to survive.
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Friday, October 25, 2013
Yes, I worked for Republicans but, thankfully, I never became one I cannot, and will not, ever consider my time as a GOP political operative a career highlight or something for which to be proud. What I learned about the political process in more than a dozen years serves me well as a journalist. It taught me that political corruption is not limited to a single political party and that no party or political organization puts America ahead of its own interests or selfish agendas.
Friday, October 25, 2013Yes, I worked for Republicans but, thankfully, I never became one I cannot, and will not, ever consider my time as a GOP political operative a career highlight or something for which to be proud. What I learned about the political process in more than a dozen years serves me well as a journalist. It taught me that political corruption is not limited to a single political party and that no party or political organization puts America ahead of its own interests or selfish agendas.
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Lots of people lost but did anyone win in the government shutdown? Did the tea party learn its lesson in the debacle that technically ended last night with votes in the Senate and House? Based on public statements by the hard-core TP types who genuflect to falsely-claimed values, the answer is "no way" and the group has shown little ability to learn from its many past mistakes. But when all is said and done, the biggest loser was America itself and those who call this nation home.
Saturday, October 19, 2013Lots of people lost but did anyone win in the government shutdown? Did the tea party learn its lesson in the debacle that technically ended last night with votes in the Senate and House? Based on public statements by the hard-core TP types who genuflect to falsely-claimed values, the answer is "no way" and the group has shown little ability to learn from its many past mistakes. But when all is said and done, the biggest loser was America itself and those who call this nation home.
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
John Boehner: When drunks lead Congress, disaster is the only option Most of those who hold public office are drunk with the intoxication of power. Republicans, we are learning more and more, are led by a Speaker of the House who is not only drunk from power but also, based on his actions and the smell that accompanies him, is blasted from the effects of too much booze.
Thursday, October 10, 2013John Boehner: When drunks lead Congress, disaster is the only option Most of those who hold public office are drunk with the intoxication of power. Republicans, we are learning more and more, are led by a Speaker of the House who is not only drunk from power but also, based on his actions and the smell that accompanies him, is blasted from the effects of too much booze.
