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14506 Diminished Expectations (Re: [lbo-talk] plea from gay Iranian) -- rank: 1000

On Jun 29, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Angelus Novus wrote: >> That's why I think Venezuela should be the model for >> Iran and other countries > > Whatever happened to workers' councils and the > supression of the law of value? Hmmm, well, like the last 25-30 years of history? The workers' movement hasn't been racking up the victories of late. Doug

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 12:39:51 PDT 2006

14507 [lbo-talk] Luntz recants global warming skepticism -- rank: 1000

[from The Note] Luntz revisits his talking points: ABC News' Clayton Sandell reports that in a BBC documentary, Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster who shaped the GOP's talking points on the climate crisis, is distancing himself from a memo he wrote six years ago. LUNTZ: "It's now 2006. Now I think most people would conclude that there is global warming taking place, and that the behavior of humans are affecting the climate." QUESTION: "But the Administration has continued t ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 11:52:25 PDT 2006

14508 [lbo-talk] marketers learning from Bush campaign -- rank: 1000

Wall Street Journal - June 29, 2006 elling TV Like Tupperware By DIONNE SEARCEY and PETER GRANT June 29, 2006; Page B1 Deep inside the gated subdivisions of San Antonio, AT&T Inc. is reaching back to the past to market the future, hosting get-togethers reminiscent of 1950s Tupperware parties to show off its Internet- based TV service. At house parties throughout the area, neighbors gather in living rooms and snack on cheese cubes and finger sandwiches while they pass the remote control, ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 11:45:49 PDT 2006

14509 [lbo-talk] FOMC statement -- rank: 1000

[sounds a little on the hawkish side] <http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/monetary/2006/20060629/ default.htm> For immediate release The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to raise its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 5-1/4 percent. Recent indicators suggest that economic growth is moderating from its quite strong pace earlier this year, partly reflecting a gradual cooling of the housing market and the lagged effects of increases in interest r ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 11:27:19 PDT 2006

14510 [lbo-talk] plea from gay Iranian -- rank: 1000

On Jun 29, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > On 6/29/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: >> [cue to Yoshie to tell us why this is bullshit] >> >> <http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com/2006/06/gay-iranian-leaders-plea- >> toronto-vigil.html> >> >> Gay Iranian Leader's Plea: Toronto Vigil Help Needed >> >> This plea for help comes from our friend, the very brave gay Iranian >> leader Arsham Parsi, who recently move ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 11:08:21 PDT 2006

14511 [lbo-talk] sub to The Black Commentator -- rank: 1000

I've touted this before, and I will again - the excellent Black Commentator site needs paid subscribers to keep going, and there are few ventures out there as deserving as this one. Please pay up! <http://www.blackcommentator.com/> Doug

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 10:49:26 PDT 2006

14512 [lbo-talk] poetry -- rank: 1000

If Carrol wants to quote poetry, that's fine with me. And speaking of poetry, check out this verse commentary on The View brouhaha by none other than the appalling Rosie O'Donnell herself <http:// www.rosie.com/2006/06/28/my-view/>: my view patsy ramsey is dead she haunts me imagine living her life i cannot dr phil is yelling at 3 plus sized gals y all stop fighting they nod and cry they are very well dressed kelli bought me clothes for the cruise with matching shoes i have no sense of s ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 10:29:43 PDT 2006

14513 [lbo-talk] plea from gay Iranian -- rank: 1000

[cue to Yoshie to tell us why this is bullshit] <http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com/2006/06/gay-iranian-leaders-plea- toronto-vigil.html> Gay Iranian Leader's Plea: Toronto Vigil Help Needed This plea for help comes from our friend, the very brave gay Iranian leader Arsham Parsi, who recently moved to Toronto. He needs help organizing a vigil on July 19 in his new city. If you live in Toronto and can assist Arsham to get the ball rolling up there, please contact him directly. His email is a ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 10:16:14 PDT 2006

14514 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Hamas arrests planned weeks ago; G8: Move raises Concern, Ha'aretz] -- rank: 1000

Ha'aretz - 16:24 29/06/2006 Hamas arrests planned weeks ago; G8: Move raises 'concerns' By Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents and News Agencies The detention of dozens of Hamas lawmakers in the early hours of Thursday morning had been planned several weeks ago and received approval from Attorney General Menachem Mazuz on Wednesday. The same day, Shin Bet Director Yuval Diskin presented Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with the list of Hamas officials slated for detention. The ...

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 09:39:08 PDT 2006

14515 [lbo-talk] In complicity with Europe and the United States, Israel Overthrows the Palestinian Authority -- rank: 1000

On Jun 29, 2006, at 10:21 AM, Bryan Atinsky wrote: > In complicity with Europe and the United States, Israel Overthrows the > Palestinian Authority Was this a surprise? Had the intention to do something like this been bubbling under the surface for a while? Are most Israelis cheering it on? Doug

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Date:	Thu Jun 29 06:43:31 PDT 2006

14516 [lbo-talk] the awfulness of the Dems (cont.) -- rank: 1000

Someone who knows told me this story the other day... The New York State Assembly has long been controlled by Democrats, and the Senate by Republicans. A few years ago, a pretty good "progressive" Dem Senator, Eric Schneiderman, was running the Senate campaign, and wanted to take control of the house. The Dem leadership didn't like his aggressiveness, and essentially deposed him. So now, with the Dems almost certain to win the governorship, in the person of Elliot Spitzer, taking ...

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Date:	Wed Jun 28 13:52:06 PDT 2006

14517 [lbo-talk] The blood curdling rise of the blogofascists! -- rank: 1000

On Jun 28, 2006, at 3:00 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > Michael Berube writes: > > > <http://www.michaelberube.com/index.php/weblog/against_blogofascism/> This is a bit too inside baseball for me (though I note the reference to this esteemed list in Siegel's original). Berube makes fun of Siegel, but then Siegel is pinch-blogging for him? Could someone more fluent in the language please translate? Doug

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Date:	Wed Jun 28 12:23:13 PDT 2006

14518 [lbo-talk] stupid press release of the day -- rank: 1000

Begin forwarded message: > Dear Doug, > > > > The highly-anticipated movie, The Devil Wears Prada > opens nationwide this Friday, June 30th. The movie depicts a bully- > diva-like boss. She is constantly threatening, demeaning and raging > on her new assistant. Surveys suggest the # 1 reason people leave a > job is because of a bad boss. > > > > We work with leading workplace expert and business > consultant, Judith E. Glaser, au ...

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Date:	Wed Jun 28 12:07:51 PDT 2006

14519 [lbo-talk] McLemee on Sinclair -- rank: 1000

Scott McLemee's column has some interesting stuff today on Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (and the postmortem Derrida industry): <http:// www.insidehighered.com/views/2006/06/28/mclemee>.

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Date:	Wed Jun 28 11:59:15 PDT 2006

14520 [lbo-talk] issues that matter -- rank: 1000

Interesting piece from Pew at <http://pewresearch.org/obdeck/? ObDeckID=32>. It leads by pointing out that the public isn't clamoring for a flag-burning amendment (though with no other issue is there such a wide difference of opinion by educational attainment). Of 19 issues they polled about, flag burning was rated "very important" by 49% of the public - below the environment and the minimum wage, and 15 points above gay marriage. At the top of the list were some serious th ...

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Date:	Wed Jun 28 11:25:47 PDT 2006