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10876 [lbo-talk] New York, New York! (was Chuck Hagel for President!) -- rank: 1000

On Mar 23, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > Polls at this point suggest that it is likely to be Rudy vs. HRC. Polls at this point are pretty useless. Early frontrunners almost always fall.

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Date:	Fri Mar 23 12:01:51 PDT 2007

10877 [lbo-talk] My date with a billion dollar company -- rank: 1000

On Mar 23, 2007, at 3:03 PM, Chuck wrote: > I'm sorry if I've been quiet lately and deprived people who are > fans of > my regular rants. Yeah, I'm one of those. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 23 11:56:59 PDT 2007

10878 [lbo-talk] subprpime suburbs -- rank: 1000

On Mar 23, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Chuck wrote: > I think that main reason why most poor people don't pursue cooperative > hosuing is ignorance. I hate to say it, but I'll bet a lot of them also hope of making money on the house. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 23 09:30:34 PDT 2007

10879 [lbo-talk] ? & the Mysterians benefit -- rank: 1000

[96 Tears is one of the great songs of all time - from "Roctober- Jake," whoever that is] In January Question Mark, lead singer of the legendary garage rock group ? AND THE MYSTERIANS, lost everything in a tragic house fire that left him homeless, destpryed ALL his possesions, and killed his dogs (x-ref: www.96tears.net). The benefit concert this Saturday, which is headlined by QUESTION MARK AND THE MYSTERIANS themselves (plus Detroit superstar Danny Dollrod, local rock goddesses ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 23 09:22:09 PDT 2007

10880 [lbo-talk] subprpime suburbs -- rank: 1000

On Mar 23, 2007, at 10:05 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > One thing that really defies my understanding of this country is > why on > earth even the poorest schmuck insists of individual home ownership Roediger has an interesting chapter on that issue in his latest whiteness book - owning a house was an important part of the whitening process for the southern and eastern European immigrants in the early 20th century. It often meant a tremendous financial sacrifice, but they didn't ca ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 23 07:25:36 PDT 2007

10881 [lbo-talk] Naomi Klein on Conrad Black -- rank: 1000

On Mar 23, 2007, at 5:56 AM, Colin Brace quoted Naomi Klein: > Conrad Black is on trial in a nation that loathes its elites Naomi Klein is a very smart person, but her Canadianness is showing here. If only this were true... Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 23 06:56:59 PDT 2007

10882 [lbo-talk] Chuck Hagel for President! (was David Ehrenstein -- rank: 1000

On Mar 23, 2007, at 1:00 AM, Jim Straub wrote: > Hagel isn't electable tho. Most anti-war D's aren't willing to > vote for another R for president Hagel is otherwise quite conservative, with an 85 lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union <http://www.acuratings.org/ 2006all.htm#NB>. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 23 06:14:49 PDT 2007

10883 [lbo-talk] David Ehrenstein on Obama -- rank: 1000

On Mar 22, 2007, at 8:46 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > I would guess the best hope for > getting out of Iraq is McCain. That's certainly a contrarian opinion, since he's been strongly in favor of Bush's "surge," which is hurting him in the polls. On what do you base this? Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 19:10:58 PDT 2007

10884 [lbo-talk] Spiegel interviews Sharpton -- rank: 1000

On Mar 22, 2007, at 9:56 PM, W. Kiernan wrote: > By "lumpen," I think he means me before I got married, stopped taking > drugs, and bought a house. Hmm, well, I've gotten married. Twice. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 18:46:47 PDT 2007

10885 [lbo-talk] Spiegel interviews Sharpton -- rank: 1000

On Mar 22, 2007, at 3:32 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > I > am trying not to succumb to them by finding counterexamples - in > case you > missed that part. Doesn't the need to find a "counter-example" itself depend on the stereotype? Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 12:43:48 PDT 2007

10886 [lbo-talk] breaking news: American public opinion growing less cretinous -- rank: 1000

<http://pewresearch.org/pubs/434/trends-in-political-values-and-core- attitudes-1987-2007> Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007 Political Landscape More Favorable To Democrats March 22, 2007 Increased public support for the social safety net, signs of growing public concern about income inequality, and a diminished appetite for assertive national security policies have improved the political landscape for the Democrats as the 2008 presidential campaign gets underway ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 12:21:04 PDT 2007

10887 [lbo-talk] Spiegel interviews Sharpton -- rank: 1000

On Mar 22, 2007, at 2:31 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > hearing from various lefty types that the dysfunction and > barbarism that I see around me is actually a good thing and that it > is my > life style that is a problem I've spent much of the last 20-25 years in & around the American left. And while I've heard some people say some version of what you say here, it's not many of them. Where are you getting this from? Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 11:45:49 PDT 2007

10888 [lbo-talk] Don't exaggerate climate dangers, warn scientists -- rank: 1000

On Mar 22, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > LM's > health writer, Dr Michael Fitzpatrick ...is a man who gives very sensible (personal) advice on the science of drinking during pregnancy. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 10:44:17 PDT 2007

10889 [lbo-talk] Spiegel interviews Sharpton -- rank: 1000

On Mar 22, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > "lumpen" > supporting messes a'la Sharpton. Sharpton is an extremely smart, well-informed, and witty guy, who could crush almost any brand-name politician in a debate. Yeah, his hairdo is a little odd, and he used to wear tracksuits many years ago, but I really don't get how he can be characterized as some sort of spokesperson for the lumpenproletariat. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 09:56:33 PDT 2007

10890 [lbo-talk] Spiegel interviews Sharpton -- rank: 1000

On Mar 22, 2007, at 11:57 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > Actually, > I pretty much appreciate the fact that he is fairly liberal yet avoids > pandering to the lumpen- and criminal loving fringe that Mr. > Sharpton tends > to do. Could you provide some evidence that Sharpton does that? Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 22 09:28:27 PDT 2007