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13681 [lbo-talk] On Tuesday, economic populism had a good night -- rank: 1000

On Nov 10, 2006, at 12:19 PM, mike larkin wrote: > http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/ > 000/000/012/931hiavy.asp > > ....In their emphasis on the relative conservatism of the incoming > House Democratic freshmen, reporters have glossed over a bigger > story: To the extent that many of these Democrats are conservative, > they are conservative in a vaguely "Buchananite" sense, which means > they tend to be noisy economic populists..... Ah, that ...

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13682 [lbo-talk] Re: Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 10, 2006, at 12:29 PM, BklynMagus wrote: > Dear List: > > Jesse writes: > >> I'll take the judgment of the feminist lists where this > material is circulating and producing horrified responses. > Keep those cards and letters coming. > > Could you give me information on how to join these lists > or how their public archives can be accessed (if they have > them)? Yes, Jesse, what are these lists? And who are the outraged responders? This side of the conv ...

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13683 [lbo-talk] Jewish supporters of Rabbi Meir Kahane praise Gaza killings as 'holy' -- rank: 1000

On Nov 10, 2006, at 9:05 AM, Bryan Atinsky wrote: > "Thanks to him today large protests exist today and we saw how they > (gay > groups) are retreating more and more. That's what rabbi Kahane > taught us > self-sacrifice," right-wing activist Noam Fderman said. That's one way to put it, though it seems they're more interested in sacrificing others. This business about a "death curse" is something else. Doug ---- Financial Times - November 7, 2006 Gay Pride p ...

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13684 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 10, 2006, at 11:51 AM, Jesse Lemisch wrote: > I'll take the judgment > of the feminist lists where this material is circulating and producing > horrified responses. Please forward some for our collective enlightenment. Doug

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13685 [lbo-talk] EU Draws Line in the Lebanese Sand -- rank: 1000

On Nov 10, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Carl Remick wrote: >> Eh? Is France going to shoot down an Israeli plane? Fat chance. > > [Apparently that chance has slimmed down:] > > French troops almost fired at Israel jets: minister As the landlord of John Mage's building said back in the 1980s (as quoted in the Village Voice), after a chunk of ceiling fell and almost hit a tenant's infant daughter: "Almost doesn't count." Doug

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13686 [lbo-talk] Gates -- rank: 1000

[bounced for excessive length - since there's a url, I've just included the first few paragraphs] From: "Michael Givel" <mgivel at earthlink.net> Date: November 10, 2006 10:08:47 AM EST To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>, <progchat_action at yahoogroups.com>, <map at pencil.math.missouri.edu> Subject: Defense Secretary Nominee Robert Gates Tied to Iran-Contra Scandal http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/09/1444242 Thursday, November 9th, 2006 Defense ...

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13687 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 10, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Jesse Lemisch wrote: > there has been hideous rant here, over-the-top stuff Ok, it's beyond all reasonable doubt now - you're delusional. Doug

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13688 [lbo-talk] Call the Decorum Police!!! [was Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 9, 2006, at 11:56 PM, Gar Lipow wrote: > If you want an example of an attack obit, there is the famous Mencken > obituary for William Jennings Bryan > > I'm not going to forward the whole thing. but here is the link > http://www.peeniewallie.com/2005/06/h_l_menckens_ob.html [And there's this one, from The American Mercury <http:// purple.niagara.edu/chambers/mencken.html>. Quoting Mencken will, no doubt, confirm Jesse Lemisch's worst suspicions.] Has it been marked b ...

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13689 [lbo-talk] NYT Willis obit -- rank: 1000

New York Times - November 10, 2006 Ellen Willis, 64, Journalist and Feminist, Dies By MARGALIT FOX Ellen Willis, the noted journalist, feminist and cultural critic, whose work ranged seamlessly through politics and religion, sex, film and rock 'n' roll, died yesterday at her home in Queens. She was 64. The cause was lung cancer, said her husband, Stanley Aronowitz, the well-known sociologist and progressive activist. At her death, Ms. Willis was a professor of journalism at New York Universi ...

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13690 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 10, 2006, at 2:09 AM, Jesse Lemisch wrote: > What a vile gang The Bush administration is a vile gang. We're just people who, sadly, don't live up to your high standards. Doug

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13691 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 9, 2006, at 9:36 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > Most on the list are 60 or under -- so you all ought to have a > chance to > comment on me sometime in the next decade. I'd say you were a cantankerous prick sometimes, but I always liked having you around, and would miss your posts, since you kept us on our toes and offered the occasional gem from Pound or Austen. Doug

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13692 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 9, 2006, at 8:07 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > the alleged disrespect of Ellen > Willis Weirdly, Jesse ignored the praise and only saw the criticism. Pretty funny to impose this sanctimonious standard on someone who was as ruthlessly critical as she. Doug

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13693 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 9, 2006, at 6:20 PM, Jesse Lemisch wrote: > These posts are so amazing that they cry out to be forwarded to > feminist > listservs. Is there any rule against that, or are these posts, as I > assume, > public? Everything is archived publicly. The address of the archive is in the header of every post. Doug

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13694 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 9, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > I've never read Ellen Willis but intend to now because of the good > things people I trust have said about her here. The Tom Frank piece is the best piece I've read by her in a long time. Doug

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13695 [lbo-talk] Ellen Willis dies -- rank: 1000

On Nov 9, 2006, at 5:32 PM, Jesse Lemisch wrote: > It is, quite simply, rage by males on a gender issue. This wasn't intended as self-description, was it? Doug

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