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1396 [lbo-talk] RTe: The revolution will not be televised -- rank: 1000

On May 30, 2011, at 2:52 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote: > The point of the song/rap was that the revolution is not about preserving the status quo & hence would not be televised. > > It was not meant to be a factual statement. It was also full of corporate names who would not be sponsoring the revolution. I doubt Carrol has heard the song. Doug

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Date:	Mon May 30 12:02:23 PDT 2011

1397 [lbo-talk] a test scorer's lament -- rank: 1000

On May 30, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > Indeed. And this is the major reason for the necessity to destroy capitalism before it destroys us. It is _the_ principle of the barbarism Luxemburg named. Innovation itself? When did Marxism become conservative? Doug

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Date:	Mon May 30 12:01:39 PDT 2011

1398 [lbo-talk] ROTC returns to Yale -- rank: 1000

This just in... United States Navy announces new ROTC Unit at Yale, returning Naval ROTC to Connecticut U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and University President Richard C. Levin signed an agreement May 26 to establish an ROTC unit at Yale, which will be the Navy's only ROTC unit in Connecticut. The Yale unit's first class of ROTC midshipmen will enter in the fall of 2012. In addition to Yale College students, the Yale unit will enroll students from other public and private universities in t ...

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Date:	Fri May 27 14:42:22 PDT 2011

1399 [lbo-talk] the evolution of David Brock... -- rank: 1000

On May 27, 2011, at 10:40 AM, // ravi wrote: > The idea that inaccuracy about foreign entities will count as a negative is so cute and endearingly Quixotic! You've got a point. They're all furriners and they don't like us. Fuck 'em.

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Date:	Fri May 27 10:44:56 PDT 2011

1400 [lbo-talk] the evolution of David Brock... -- rank: 1000

On May 27, 2011, at 9:57 AM, SA wrote: > They're going to drive poor MSNBC and all the DC liberal blogs out of business. Isn't "oppo research and tracking" all those outlets do, really? Heavens no. They'll provide raw material that MSNBC and the liberal blogs can broadcast. They'll be begging Brock for "scoops." They don't do much research on their own. Doug

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1401 [lbo-talk] the evolution of David Brock... -- rank: 1000

...from right-wing attack dog to Dem attack dog. From Mike Allen: > BEHIND THE CURTAIN - "American Bridge: the new Democratic oppo shop," by Kasie Hunt: "When Tim Pawlenty confused Iraq with Iran during a press availability in Washington, it wasn't a rival 2012 Republican campaign or Democratic Party operative who caught the mistake and blasted out a transcript to reporters on Thursday. It was a tracker for American Bridge 21st Century, the outside independent expenditure group ...

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Date:	Fri May 27 09:38:44 PDT 2011

1402 [lbo-talk] Carville: Obama is a 2008 Republican -- rank: 1000

[via Lou Proyect's Marxmail] http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/24/carville.obama.mideast/ Obama is looking like a 2008 Republican By James Carville, CNN Contributor May 24, 2011 4:01 p.m. EDT Editor's note: James Carville is a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, appearing frequently on CNN's "The Situation Room" as well as other programs on all CNN networks. Carville remains active in Democratic politics and is a party fundraiser. (CNN) -- As I sat wat ...

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Date:	Thu May 26 14:39:16 PDT 2011

1403 [lbo-talk] Sexist DSK had France in his pants -- rank: 1000

On May 26, 2011, at 11:48 AM, SA wrote: > [Sorry if this is of no interest, but I'm a connoisseur of this stuff and I have to share.] > > http://www.nypost.com/f/print/news/national/sexist_dsk_had_france_in_his_pants_RiAMAsbSsV9594enNROtqM > > Sexist DSK had France in his pants > By ANDREA PEYSER Yikes! I'd hate to find myself on the same side as her on just about any topic.

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Date:	Thu May 26 12:46:13 PDT 2011

1404 [lbo-talk] a test scorer's lament -- rank: 1000

Depressing piece on what it's like to score all the standardized test American kids are forced to take: http://monthlyreview.org/2010/12/01/the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-test-scorer

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Date:	Thu May 26 11:43:12 PDT 2011

1405 [lbo-talk] great moments in economics -- rank: 1000

On May 25, 2011, at 4:34 PM, SA wrote: > Just as today's contracts predict future quantities in Arrow-Debreu, today's individual wealth is a sign of future election in Calvinism. But how does this fit with the random walk?

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Date:	Wed May 25 21:55:44 PDT 2011

1406 [lbo-talk] Three days at the Hoover.... -- rank: 1000

On May 25, 2011, at 6:16 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote: > ...and not one itty bitty anecdote? Offices are very nice. Doug

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1407 [lbo-talk] Lack of left due to prescription drugs? -- rank: 1000

On May 25, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Michael Smith wrote: > Well, this is Harold Bloom we're talking about here. > Who knows why he said anything; and one wishes he hadn't "To say 'we' when one means 'I' is the most recondite of insults." - Adorno In this case, "one" is the functional equivalent of "we."

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Date:	Wed May 25 18:06:20 PDT 2011

1408 [lbo-talk] tornadoes explained (by a right-wing PR shop) -- rank: 1000

http://specialguests.com/guests/viewnews.cgi?id=EFpyFuyZyyvTlncwYb&tmpl=default DEVASTATION AFTER OBAMA MISTREATS ISRAEL: In Wake of Obama's Call for the Dividing of Israel and Jerusalem, Tornadoes Rip Through America's Heartland On Thursday, in a speech, Barack Obama called for Israel to return to 1967 Borders which included a divided Jerusalem while giving the Palestinians a contiguous state, which is another way of saying Israel must be divided. On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjami ...

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Date:	Wed May 25 17:52:27 PDT 2011

1409 [lbo-talk] great moments in economics -- rank: 1000

Full cite: Laurence R. Iannaccone, "Introduction to the Economics of Religion," Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 1465-1495 On May 25, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Catherine Driscoll wrote: > Thanks, Doug, that made my day. And we have a postgrad student working on religion who will love it. > > C > > [from a paper on the economics of religion by Laurence R. Iannaccone] > > Within this provocative model, individuals allocate their time and goods ...

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1410 [lbo-talk] Unemployment is a sign of strength... -- rank: 1000

On May 25, 2011, at 4:01 PM, James Leveque wrote: > Anybody ever ask one of these guys what good is being competitiveness if it > doesn't increase jobs? I mean, I know what I think it's for (profits), but > I'm just curious what they tell the hoi polloi when this contradiction gets > pointed out to them. Long run, man. Short-term pain, long-term gain. Of course the pain is always someone else's. Doug

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