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13396 [lbo-talk] new radio product -- rank: 1000

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 16:39:52 PDT 2006

13397 [lbo-talk] Macacawitz -- rank: 1000

[at first I thought this was one of those Andy Borowitz attempts at satire] Washington Post - October 5, 2006 Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz' A field organizer for Democratic congressional candidate Al Weed resigned yesterday after it was discovered that she referred to Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) as "Macacawitz." In an e-mail sent last night, Meryl Ibis asked Democratic supporters to protest "George 'Macacawitz' Allen" during a Republican rally ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 13:06:49 PDT 2006

13398 [lbo-talk] good night, Ned -- rank: 1000

On Oct 5, 2006, at 3:35 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > One Wellstone does more for > the right than 20 Liebermans. Carrol, you undermine a useful point with hyperbole like this. By the standards of American politics, Wellstone was a decent guy who tried to do some good things. You don't think that were there 20 Wellstones in the Senate and just 1 Lieberman, things might be a tad different? Can nothing happen until the transformative revolution, whose arrival we can't even imagine? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 13:01:34 PDT 2006

13399 [lbo-talk] Hastert: the Foley thing is George Soros' fault -- rank: 1000

<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-061004foley, 1,3257472.story?page=1&coll=chi-news-hed> When asked about a groundswell of discontent among the GOP's conservative base over his handling of the issue, Hastert said: "I think the base has to realize after awhile, who knew about it? Who knew what, when? When the base finds out who's feeding this monster, they're not going to be happy. The people who want to see this thing blow up are ABC News and a lot of De ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 07:11:00 PDT 2006

13400 [lbo-talk] good night, Ned -- rank: 1000

[from a new Reuters/Zogby poll] CONNECTICUT - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (news, bio, voting record), running as an independent, has a 53 percent to 33 percent lead on Democratic anti-war challenger Ned Lamont.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 06:43:56 PDT 2006

13401 [lbo-talk] livre noir? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 5, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Andy F wrote: > I just sold a book on Half.com for $10, and sent it to somebody with > the title "Purchase Order #blah" and the same address and suite in > Brooklyn as livre noir, a web-based bookseller. They list the same > book for some $90, even though it's available in quantity for what I > sold it at Half.com and Amazon. Anybody understand what's going on? Attempted arbitrage.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 06:19:57 PDT 2006

13402 [lbo-talk] Re: Studds -- rank: 1000

On Oct 5, 2006, at 6:37 AM, Robert Naiman wrote: > Which is another way of saying: the issue is hypocrisy. > > Americans don't care if you're gay, as long as you're straight > about it. It also depends on your constituency - Studds & Frank from Mass, Foley from Fla. Dem voters are less likely to care, while many Reps think queers should burn in hell. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 05:11:31 PDT 2006

13403 [lbo-talk] outrageous NLRB decision -- rank: 1000

On Oct 4, 2006, at 11:52 PM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > Dou's uncertainty about whether it iw more like that > we stop the assault on the New Deal or return to the > 19th centuty is pretty optimistic. In the 19th century > militant labor used thser strike as a powerful weapon, > and some unions like the Railway Woekers were headed > by reds like Debs. So, I think we'd be lucky to get > back to the 19th century. Except the workers mostly lost, and often got shot. There were ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Oct 5 04:55:30 PDT 2006

13404 [lbo-talk] Tom Frank on lobbyists: they dress like dandies -- rank: 1000

[after my revolution, everyone will have fine wine & cigars!] The New Republic - October 9, 2006 Descending into the ninth circle of Washington Hell. The Shadow Capitol by Thomas Frank You know you're getting close to the spectacular white office building at 101 Constitution Avenue when you start seeing lobbyists buzzing around like bees near a hive. With a little practice, the lobbyists are easy to distinguish from lesser drones: They are the ones who look like caricatures of prosperous ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Oct 4 21:35:05 PDT 2006

13405 [lbo-talk] Studds -- rank: 1000

On Oct 4, 2006, at 10:27 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > Once upon a time in America, a Congressman could have sex with a male > page _and_ get reelected five more times! He's a Dem, as is Frank. As was Clinton. Dems survive sex scandals, Reps don't. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Oct 4 21:39:57 PDT 2006

13406 [lbo-talk] ADL squashes Judt -- rank: 1000

From: Tony Judt Date: October 4, 2006 8:17:18 PM EDT To: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> Subject: Re: Fwd: ADL cancels Tony Judt Doug, I got the details 2nd hand from the person who was supposed to host me but cancelled after the Poles withdrew their Consulate for the meeting. What I sent to friends is what she told me. The ADL now swears they only 'brought the problem to the Poles' attention', and the Poles insist (see NY Sun this morning) that they made their own decision afte ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Oct 4 17:36:04 PDT 2006

13407 [lbo-talk] The Mojito's Seductive Charms (was, science, objectivity, truth...) -- rank: 1000

On Oct 4, 2006, at 6:58 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > So I decided to drop out, drink a mojito and listen to > some Satoshi Tomiie instead. Also, my wife demands I > cook her a delicious meal so time runs short. Ah, I love Satoshi - and he's great to cook to!

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Oct 4 16:17:33 PDT 2006

13408 [lbo-talk] outrageous NLRB decision -- rank: 1000

On Oct 4, 2006, at 4:56 PM, Jerry Monaco wrote: > It is part of the long assault on the New Deal and it will not end > until we make it end. Either that, or until they've brought back the 19th century. Not sure which is more likely. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Oct 4 14:03:23 PDT 2006

13409 [lbo-talk] outrageous NLRB decision -- rank: 1000

[this looks seriously bad, but it's gotten little attention, or so it seems] NLRB Redefines Union Eligibility By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: October 4, 2006 Filed at 11:07 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal panel has redefined which workers are supervisors exempted from legal protection to join unions, bringing cries of protest from organized labor and sharp criticism from a former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. The labor relations board ruled that nurses who regularly ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Oct 4 10:12:22 PDT 2006

13410 [lbo-talk] headline -- rank: 1000

[from Reuters] Democrats use strategy of ambiguity on Iraq: experts

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Oct 4 09:39:58 PDT 2006