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20041 [lbo-talk] SS: 2/1 against W; The Beadle worried -- rank: 1000

[links in orig <http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238>] Social Security: USA Today's Susan Page looks at spate of key issues for President Bush and Congress and the latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll, which shows that nearly twice as many Americans oppose President Bush's plan to overhaul Social Security as support it, and the public's sense of urgency for the revamp is dissipating. And while Democrats remain united, divisions are showing among Republican members of Congress ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Apr 25 07:26:06 PDT 2005

20042 [lbo-talk] "Speed kills" was "Thanks to all the little people" -- rank: 1000

John Adams wrote: >Followed by, "I like big people," if memory serves. 'Course, that's >that same album where he went off on the reviewers: "All the >assholes, right up front." I don't think he detailed any of them but >Christgau: "Work for a fucking year on a fucking album and you get a >B-plus from some asshole in the Village Voice." God, I love that >album--it's proof that speed kills. The whole thing is hilarious. It's enough to make me go repl ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Apr 25 07:21:09 PDT 2005

20043 [lbo-talk] dregs and drugs -- rank: 1000

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: >Poor people tend to dress up well I certainly see lots of poor people in New York who pay lots of attention to their dress. And lots of better off people, mostly men, who look like hell. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Apr 25 07:07:11 PDT 2005

20044 [lbo-talk] The Suicide of New Left Review -- rank: 1000

Joseph Wanzala wrote: >http://www.zmag.org/suicidenlr.htm > >The Suicide of New Left Review >by Boris Kagarlitsky Isn't this piece 4 or 5 years old? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Apr 25 06:33:00 PDT 2005

20045 [lbo-talk] "Thanks to all the little people" -- rank: 1000

As Lou Reed once said, in response to Barbara Streisand's thanking all the little people at the Oscars - "fuck all the little people." Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 24 20:31:38 PDT 2005

20046 [lbo-talk] Taibbi reviews T.L. Friedman -- rank: 1000

Matt Taibbi's book, Spanking The Donkey, about the 2004 pres campaign, is just great. It was supposed to publish in May, but it got into the stores a little early, so pick up your copy now! I interviewed him about the book on April 14 <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#050414>. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 24 05:51:30 PDT 2005

20047 [lbo-talk] Bush: 'the more corn there is, the more energythere is' -- rank: 1000

Jordan Hayes wrote: >I don't know who these dudes are, but they say that the average corn >farmer can make about 38% more energy from ethanol than he puts in, and >that super farmers can do about 109%. > >http://www.carbohydrateeconomy.org/library/admin/uploadedfiles/How_Much_Energy_Does_it_Take_to_Make_a_Gallon_.html Hmm, 1995. But from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which is a leftish back to the local kind of place. Definitely not shills for ADM. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Apr 23 18:13:25 PDT 2005

20048 [lbo-talk] Bush: 'the more corn there is, the more energy there is' -- rank: 1000

Michael Perelman wrote: >No. I recall that Barry Commoner did some numbers on this about a decade ago. That's just it - the numbers may be obsolete. Doug

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Date:	Sat Apr 23 18:11:10 PDT 2005

20049 [lbo-talk] Bush: 'the more corn there is, the more energy there is' -- rank: 1000

Michael Perelman wrote: >The president is a very intelligent man. I'm sure he meant to say, >"the more corn there >is, the more energy there is [expended]." I'm sure that a man of >his intellect knows that >it takes several BTUs of energy to make a BTU of ethanol. I saw some right-winger recently debunking that as passe. Is it? Doug

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Date:	Sat Apr 23 17:39:01 PDT 2005

20050 [lbo-talk] Bush: 'the more corn there is, the more energy there is' -- rank: 1000

Jimmy Kimmel features Bush's reflections on Earth Day: <http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/04/22.html#a2581>. Video at <http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Jimmy%20Kimmel%20Live-.wmv>.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Apr 23 15:57:38 PDT 2005

20051 [lbo-talk] dregs and drugs -- rank: 1000

snitsnat wrote: I'm not interested in embarassing people on this list, people who often mean well, so I'm not going to recite examples. Whatever thoughts people might harbor or not, it's irrelevant. IT's a fact of life, just as racism and sexism is. Surely you'd agree that people on this list harbor sexist and racist thoughts, even about people on this list. IT's not likely people on this list have shed status bigotry. I'm not sure what your point is. The retail status hierarchy is real; everyon ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Apr 23 15:36:41 PDT 2005

20052 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Andre Gunder Frank -- rank: 1000

Dear friends and colleagues of Gunder’s, We are writing to let you know that Gunder died early this morning. He fought cancer with great courage, and was still working until two weeks ago, though in recent weeks he worked fewer and fewer hours every day because of pain and exhaustion. He worked with more strength and determination than we have the words to tell - until his body gave up. In the last couple of days, all he could do was to hold our hands. In the last three days, we have received mo ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Apr 23 08:18:24 PDT 2005

20053 [lbo-talk] My Last Contact With Red Squares -- rank: 1000

snitsnat wrote: >god. i really feel like a total, low-class loser. i never knew, >really, 'til reading this list what a low down scumbag I must be in >everyone's eyes. You don't really believe that, do you? You're not a low-down scumbag, and you're not perceived that way in any set of eyes that I know of. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 22 14:11:51 PDT 2005

20054 [lbo-talk] Ugly housing starts stat -- rank: 1000

Miles Jackson wrote: >Inflation up, wages stagnant, housing starts down--I'm no economist, >but the economy looks pretty gruesome to me right now. Doug et al., any >indicators that point in a happier direction? Lots of indics turned sour in March - question is, anomaly or new trend? First clue will be the April employment report, due Fri May 6. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 22 14:07:49 PDT 2005

20055 [lbo-talk] volume -- rank: 1000

Quickly perusing the inbox I see lots of overposting going on. I'm back on a DSL connection in about 24 hrs, so I'll be paying lots closer attention, but until then...the limit is 3 a day! Doug

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Date:	Fri Apr 22 13:29:59 PDT 2005