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11281 [lbo-talk] A Raskolnikov Nursery -- rank: 1000

On Jun 5, 2007, at 7:39 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > men such as Robert Jensen What about him? Doug

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11282 [lbo-talk] Dallas could elect its first gay mayor -- rank: 1000

On Jun 5, 2007, at 4:46 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > I thought that the delusion of being persecuted, discriminated or > wronged in one way or another was a prerequisite of being a > radical, no? No. Sure there's some crude and silly identitarian stuff, though it was more popular 10-15 years ago than it is now. But what's delusional about discrimiantion by race and sex? How many white people has the NYPD shot by accident? How many white men suffer discrimination in pay and promot ...

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Date:	Tue Jun 5 14:00:07 PDT 2007

11283 [lbo-talk] LBO web -- rank: 1000

Two LBO-related announcements (the pub, not the list): * Just posted: "LBO At 20," reflections on the newsletter's 20th birthday, and the challenges of doing left politics in a hostile culture <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/LBOAt20.html>. * Coming soon: the complete run of LBOs, all 115 of them, on 2 CDs, with a subject index. Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 38 Greene St - 4th fl. New York NY 10013-2505 USA <dhenwood at panix.com> <http://www.leftbusinessobs ...

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Date:	Tue Jun 5 13:32:09 PDT 2007

11284 [lbo-talk] new radio product -- rank: 1000

BEHIND THE NEWS with Doug Henwood podcast: <http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/radio-feed.php> iTunes: <http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewPodcast?id=73801817> "Best Music on an Economics & Politics Radio Show" Village Voice Best of NYC 2005 Back after fundraising hiatus. Just added to my radio archive <http:// www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html>: May 31, 2007 RAJ NAYAK of the Brennan Center and RAJANI ADHIKARY of the Restaurant Opportunities ...

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Date:	Tue Jun 5 13:29:24 PDT 2007

11285 [lbo-talk] Dallas could elect its first gay mayor -- rank: 1000

On Jun 5, 2007, at 4:13 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: >>> They can be interpreted as disparaging only by those who believe >>> that the >>> underclass can do no wrong. > > yada, yada. This is oh so tiresome. I used to know a guy who talked to his stuffed animals - and, worse, imagined they talked back to him. What's it like living in a world populated by straw men of your own creation? Doug

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11286 [lbo-talk] hippest baby bling -- rank: 1000

<http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/24/style-gear-baby-forbeslife- cx_ls_0525baby.html> Style Feature Hippest Baby Bling Lauren Sherman, 05.25.07, 12:01 AM ET New mom Paola Canahuati didn't bat an eyelash when forking over nearly $1,000 for her Bugaboo stroller. That's because she believes certain high-end baby gear is worth the price, particularly when the baby is her own precious, albeit oblivious, 13-day-old, Aristotles. "For baby clothes, I've tried to be more economical," says ...

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Date:	Tue Jun 5 12:18:03 PDT 2007

11287 [lbo-talk] life imitates Fox News -- rank: 1000

<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277718,00.html> John Ramsey and Beth Holloway Twitty Are Dating Monday, June 04, 2007 In a match seemingly made in tabloid heaven, the father of murdered child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey and the mother of missing-in-Aruba teen Natalee Holloway are dating, FOX News has confirmed. John Ramsey, 63, and Beth Holloway Twitty, 46, have been romantically involved since January 2007, though the two met at a fundraiser last year. The couple has been spotte ...

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Date:	Tue Jun 5 11:26:30 PDT 2007

11288 [lbo-talk] Hillary: god got me through all those BJs -- rank: 1000

["good verses evil"? standards! standards!] <http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/05/democrats.religion.ap/ index.html?eref=rss_latest> Sen. Clinton: Faith got me through marital strife POSTED: 11:50 a.m. EDT, June 5, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a rare public discussion of her husband's infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God. Clinton ...

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11289 [lbo-talk] Dallas could elect its first gay mayor -- rank: 1000

On Jun 5, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > [WS:] In what way? Thatcher was the first British female PM and > made things > worse, not better. Edgar Hoover was gay, afaik. How will a > favorite pet > minority person in a high office make the world a better place? Uh, the point is that the people of Dallas - Dallas! - are likely to elect someone who's gay, not that being gay makes you a better mayor. Is that too opaque or subtle a point? Doug

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11290 [lbo-talk] Bloomberg talks sense on terrorism -- rank: 1000

<http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_155160642.html> Jun 5, 2007 10:37 am US/Eastern Bloomberg On JFK Plot: 'Stop Worrying, Get A Life' Marcia Kramer Reporting (CBS) NEW YORK While questions continue to arise about the alleged plot to blow up a fuel pipeline beneath JFK Airport and surrounding neighborhoods, some are questioning why New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't had a louder voice since the plot was foiled on Saturday. On Monday, Bloomberg finally weighed in, but hi ...

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Date:	Tue Jun 5 10:33:26 PDT 2007

11291 [lbo-talk] Alterman update -- rank: 1000

<http://gawker.com/news/real-life-altercations/eric-alterman-says-cnn- lies-265552.php> real life altercations Eric Alterman Says CNN Lies Nation screeder Eric Alterman, generally acknowledged (by us!) to be the biggest putz on the left or the right, has taken to the internets to explain away his recent arrest for refusing to leave the Spin Room during Sunday's Democratic presidential debate after attempting to cadge a few drinks at the open bar. (One can only imagine how many party h ...

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Date:	Tue Jun 5 06:53:54 PDT 2007

11292 [lbo-talk] postcards 4 Paris -- rank: 1000

Send Paris your thoughts, from a multiple-choice list: <http:// www.nypost.com/seven/06052007/photos/newyorkpost-postcard.pdf>.

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11293 [lbo-talk] Dems lose poll edge on Iraq; public doesn't know what to do -- rank: 1000

ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL: POLITICS AND THE WAR EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AFTER 5 p.m. Monday, June 4, 2007 Democrats Lose Leadership Edge As Frustration with War Grinds On The Democrats in Congress have lost much of the leadership edge they carried out of the 2006 midterm election, with lack of progress on Iraq the leading cause. Their only solace: George W. Bush and the Republicans aren't doing any better. Six weeks ago the Democrats held a 24-point lead over Bush as the stronger leadershi ...

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Date:	Mon Jun 4 14:28:53 PDT 2007

11294 [lbo-talk] Alterman: cops, CNN all wrong -- rank: 1000

<http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070618/connell>

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Date:	Mon Jun 4 13:24:39 PDT 2007

11295 [lbo-talk] Taibbi: Rudy, worse than bush -- rank: 1000

<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/14952564/ giuliani_worse_than_bush/1> Giuliani: Worse Than Bush He's cashing in on 9/11, working with Karl Rove's henchmen and in cahoots with a Swift Boat-style attack on Hillary. Will Rudy Giuliani be Bush III? Matt Taibbi Early Wednesday, May 16th, Charleston, South Carolina. The scene is a town-hall meeting staged by GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, only a day after he wowed a patriotic Republican crowd at a nationally televised ...

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