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15706 [lbo-talk] Re: Fidel -- rank: 1000

On Dec 23, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Michael Pugliese wrote: > stultifying > Castroism I've never been to Cuba, I'm sorry to say, but people who have tell me it's not really stultifying at all. The cultural scene is lively, and while the spectrum of acceptable political discourse may not be all that broad, it's not the gulag either. Listen to my interview with Julia Sweig of the CFR <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/ Radio.html#061207> for a non-apologist POV. Or my interview with Ned ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 23 13:42:19 PST 2006

15707 [lbo-talk] "Critical Support" (Re: Fidel) -- rank: 1000

On Dec 23, 2006, at 2:00 PM, andie nachgeborenen wrote in response to one of Yoshie's "it doesn't matter what we think" messages: > Of course it makes no difference to Cuba. We are > totally irrelevant. I have no illusions about that or > any pretentions. But it makes a difference to us. And > since we care, it matters at least to us. It may matter to Cubans too. For all we know, there are sympathetic Cubans who'd like socialism without repression someday, and looking to ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 23 12:32:02 PST 2006

15708 [lbo-talk] when rehab fails... -- rank: 1000

New York Post [Page Six] - December 23, 2006 Nick Of 'times' DONALD Trump acted not a moment too soon to save Miss USA Tara Conner - her trip to rehab came just as an invitation arrived for her to participate in the Miss High Times Pageant. "We were all set to offer her an all-expense-paid trip to Negril for the festivities Jan. 13-15 when The Donald gave her a second chance," High Times associate publisher Rick Cusick told us. "We wish her the best of luck, but we would lik ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 23 09:26:53 PST 2006

15709 [lbo-talk] Media Censorship -- rank: 1000

On Dec 23, 2006, at 11:00 AM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > So it is overstating matters to say that this is > chilling censorship. THe associated explanatory article by the authors <http:// www.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/opinion/22precede.html> says: > Indeed, the deleted portions of the original draft reveal no > classified material. These passages go into aspects of American- > Iranian relations during the Bush administration s first term that > have been publicly discussed ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 23 08:20:31 PST 2006

15710 [lbo-talk] DAMN IT WILL PEOPLE USE PLAIN TEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- rank: 1000

On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:45 PM, ravi wrote: > when I have better access to the net (and hence Opera download) > than I do right now (14Kbps). My god, how can you stand it? Doug

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15711 [lbo-talk] Che vs. Xmas -- rank: 1000

[Love the Global Exchange reaction. I say, if it makes right-wing nuts like Mary Anastasia O'Grady mad, then there must be something good about it.] Che Guevara CD case pulled from shelves Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:53 PM ET By Michele Gershberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it had pulled a CD carrying case bearing Ernesto "Che" Guevara's image after an outcry by critics who label the Marxist revolutionary a murderer and totalitarian symbol. Target had touted a music dis ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 22 19:31:12 PST 2006

15712 [lbo-talk] Philosophy and Politics (was How to Deconstruct Almost Anything) -- rank: 1000

On Dec 22, 2006, at 4:14 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > Young Islamists vs. the Ethiopian Army backed by Washington. The > choice is easy for me. You clipped the bit about closing the schools to send kids to the front. Sorta like the Children's Crusade, except this time for real. And when there are two parties to a conflict, you don't always have to take sides. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 22 13:31:03 PST 2006

15713 [lbo-talk] Philosophy and Politics (was How to Deconstruct Almost Anything) -- rank: 1000

On Dec 22, 2006, at 3:34 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > Why are Islamists more interesting than Marxists in the > Middle East? Not because the former think better than the latter -- > though they can, depending on subjects -- but because some of them get > a third of their country out into the streets and know how to handle > Kalashnikovs. <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/world/africa/22somalia.html? _r=1&oref=slogin> [...] The Islamist fighters many of them lightly ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 22 12:55:35 PST 2006

15714 [lbo-talk] How to Deconstruct Almost Anything -- rank: 1000

Carrol, since I've been plenty hard on you in the past I have to say your posts on this topic have been terrific. Thank you. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 22 12:32:30 PST 2006

15715 [lbo-talk] testicles: so last week -- rank: 1000

<http://www.finelifesonoma.com/FL-2006/FL-120706/FL-Kathleen-120706.htm> Bourdain tries to be a good guest and not turn down offerings of his hosts around the world. If my host came out with a big steaming platter of puppy heads I might eat them. Testicles are so last week!

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Date:	Fri Dec 22 10:47:55 PST 2006

15716 [lbo-talk] Gallup polls Cuba, 2 -- rank: 1000

December 18, 2006 Just One in Four Urban Cubans Satisfied With Personal Freedoms But they are more likely to describe Cuban people as "equalitarian" than "democratic" by Jesus Rios and Steve Crabtree GALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ -- Cuban President Fidel Castro's illness has generated much speculation about possible social and political changes after his death. Castro's brother, Raul, has been Cuba's acting president since late July and would succeed his brother if Fi ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 22 10:11:46 PST 2006

15717 [lbo-talk] Gallup polls Cuba -- rank: 1000

December 19, 2006 Urban Cubans Optimistic About Schools, Not About Work Less than half say Cubans can get ahead by working hard by Jesus Rios and Steve Crabtree GALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ -- A recent Gallup Poll of Cuba, conducted with 1,000 residents of Havana and Santiago, offers a rare look at the island's understudied population. The findings represent a fascinating portrayal of a populace living with the paradoxes of a communist regime. One of the most striking examples can be se ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 22 10:10:03 PST 2006

15718 [lbo-talk] DAMN IT WILL PEOPLE USE PLAIN TEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- rank: 1000

On Dec 21, 2006, at 3:33 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > Below you'll find a collection of basic instructions > for sending mail as plain text from the following > applications: > > * Outlook Express (most recent version) > > * Outlook 2000 through 2003 > > * Mozilla Thunderbird > > * Yahoo! Web mail And while we're at it, Apple Mail: Choose Preferences, from the Mail menu In the "composing" tab, first option is "Message format" choose "Plain ...

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Date:	Thu Dec 21 12:44:21 PST 2006

15719 [lbo-talk] Rosie! Oh, Donald! -- rank: 1000

On Dec 21, 2006, at 2:20 PM, John Adams wrote: > I'm surprised Doug hasn't jumped on this latest gossip hilarity: > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16314036/ Sorry! I appreciated deeply all by myself, but I'm hurrying to prepare a radio show...thanks for pointing. I can't stand Rosie O'D, but Donald Trump makes her look lovable. Doug

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Date:	Thu Dec 21 12:15:04 PST 2006

15720 [lbo-talk] How to Deconstruct Almost Anything -- rank: 1000

On Dec 21, 2006, at 2:58 PM, Bill Bartlett wrote: > Perhaps, but at least I can understand what he says. Bill, why do you think that when you can't understand something, the fault is always on the speaker's end? Doug

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