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14716 [lbo-talk] Vote 2004: Why Kennedy and Rolling Stone Are All Wet -- rank: 1000

On Jun 4, 2006, at 9:39 AM, Hank wrote: > Warren Mitofksy's weak and handwaving response Mitofsky's behavior on the AAPOR listserv has been very curious - never shy with his opinions, he's been virtually silent on this issue. Doug

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Date:	Sun Jun 4 09:23:28 PDT 2006

14717 [lbo-talk] Rubin -- rank: 1000

Preliminary research indicates that Rubin was not opposed to the upper-bracket tax increase of 1993, and was "far better than Summers" on these matters. Doug

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Date:	Sun Jun 4 08:54:48 PDT 2006

14718 [lbo-talk] The Bird-Watching Businessman -- rank: 1000

On Jun 3, 2006, at 5:40 PM, Marvin Gandall wrote: > Mr. Paulson is a religious man of strong > character And it's no ordinary religion - it's Christian Science! Doug

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Date:	Sat Jun 3 15:53:38 PDT 2006

14719 [lbo-talk] AllofMP3.com obstacle to Russia joining WTO -- rank: 1000

On Jun 3, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Colin Brace wrote: > AllofMP3.com Hmm, funny you should mention this. I was pausing at the site the other day, tempted by their $2 album downloads, when I got nervous about giving some Russians operating at the margins of the law my credit card number. Anyone used this thing? Doug

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Date:	Sat Jun 3 14:20:20 PDT 2006

14720 [lbo-talk] Language of Contempt -- rank: 1000

On Jun 3, 2006, at 3:12 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: >> I don't know what wittol means ... > > Yeah, where's dictionary.com when you need it? Hmm, there are cuckolding fetishists, but I've never heard "wittol" used to describe them! Doug

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14721 [lbo-talk] The Bird-Watching Businessman -- rank: 1000

On Jun 2, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Paul wrote: > Doug H. writes: >> And he's [Treasury Secretary designee Paulson] not likely to >> pursue the same policies as Rubin - he's to the right of old Bob >> on fiscal and social issues. > > I can see the significant differences on social issues, etc. But > do you think there would be significant differences on *Treasury* > policy? [serious not rhetorical question] Well Rubin was the only member of BC'c cabinet who opposed wel ...

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14722 [lbo-talk] what do do in Iran? the WSJ asks the Shah's son -- rank: 1000

<http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008468> THE WEEKEND INTERVIEW Royal Democrat Reza Pahlavi says America should help Iranians who oppose the regime. BY NANCY DE WOLF SMITH Saturday, June 3, 2006 12:01 a.m. EDT It's been an agonizing week for Iranian patriots. On Monday, Washington's ambassador to the U.N., John Bolton, suggested that if Iran's ruling clerics abandon efforts to make nuclear weapons, they can remain in power. Thursday brought another jolt, when U ...

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14723 [lbo-talk] Re: Language of Contempt -- rank: 1000

On Jun 3, 2006, at 1:20 PM, John Mage wrote: >> The masculine equivalent of the word "slut" is "skirtchaser." > > bro, no-one has used that word (except as a joke) for two generations. Hey, it was used to describe the proclivities of E. Gerald Corrigan when he was shown the exit as president of the NY Fed in 1993. Doug

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Date:	Sat Jun 3 10:33:23 PDT 2006

14724 [lbo-talk] explaining Enron to kids -- rank: 1000

<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_24/b3988061.htm> The Lion, The Witch, And The Sale-Leaseback How would you explain Enron to kids? We asked Jeff Sonnenfeld and Bruce McCall With the convictions of former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling on May 24, the government closed the books on one of the biggest financial scandals in U.S. history. But compared with the Teapot Dome scandal of 1922, which was a straightforward case of bribery, or the Hun ...

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Date:	Sat Jun 3 10:23:28 PDT 2006

14725 [lbo-talk] Language of Contempt -- rank: 1000

On Jun 3, 2006, at 12:05 PM, joanna wrote: > The worst term of contempt for a man is "queer" or "homo" -- in the > straight community. The "Q.UOTE" of the day in Tom Heald's Pridelets email for May 14, 2006: > "To hear two American men congratulating each other on being > heterosexual is > one of the most chilling experiences - and unique to the United > States. You > don't hear two Italians sitting around complimenting each other > beca ...

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Date:	Sat Jun 3 10:17:39 PDT 2006

14726 [lbo-talk] Language of Contempt -- rank: 1000

On Jun 3, 2006, at 11:30 AM, Guest wrote: > I suggest "horndog" as a closer male equivalent of "slut" And there's always a touch of envy and admiration with "horndog," not the baggage of moral condemnation that comes with "slut." Doug

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Date:	Sat Jun 3 09:06:41 PDT 2006

14727 [lbo-talk] Context for 1984 Reagan campaign advertisement -- rank: 1000

On Jun 2, 2006, at 5:32 PM, Sean Johnson Andrews wrote: > Here is a link to the page of both campaigns: > http://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/election/index.php? > nav_action=election&nav_subaction=overview&campaign_id=173 > Bear ad: > http://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/player/index.php?ad_id=923 > Transcript for Bear Ad: > "ANNOUNCER: There is a bear in the woods. For some people the bear > is easy to see. Others don't see it at all. Some people ...

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Date:	Fri Jun 2 21:28:55 PDT 2006

14728 [lbo-talk] Re: lbo-talk Digest, Vol 30, Issue 14 -- rank: 1000

On Jun 2, 2006, at 6:10 PM, J wrote: > not insane. i saw 2 documentaries on this..that disinformation show > and this other..Frontline. the porn industry has become super > corporate > and spiraling into more and more extreme niche material like > parapalegic > midgets etc. i don't see it as a free speech issue...as a free > speech issue it > is utterly inconsequential. It's none of your damn business, or the attorney general's either. Doug

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Date:	Fri Jun 2 16:14:37 PDT 2006

14729 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Public Opinion on Homosexuality & Gay Marriage -- rank: 1000

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2006 > NEW STUDY FROM AEI: > > ATTITUDES ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY AND GAY MARRIAGE > Next week, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) plans to > introduce a Constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a > union between one man and one woman. AEI resident fellow Karlyn > Bowman(bio) has compiled a comprehensive collection of polls on > attitudes toward homosexuality and gay marriage. > Among the highlights of the study: > &g ...

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Date:	Fri Jun 2 14:03:48 PDT 2006

14730 [lbo-talk] Germans should stop feeling Holocaust guilt: Ahmadinejad -- rank: 1000

On Jun 2, 2006, at 3:08 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > A usable past Is a past supposed to be usable? That term always made me uneasy - like you're cherry-picking history for a tendentious purpose. Doug

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Date:	Fri Jun 2 12:31:49 PDT 2006