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2251 [lbo-talk] Newt explains -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Jordan Hayes wrote: >>> Newt Gingrich, explaining his multiple past affairs, to >>> David Brody of CBN ... > > It's nice of the media to remind us of how quickly we can feel morally superior to Newt. Normally, I wouldn't give a damn what Newt does with his dick. But he's always going on about moral degeneration and such, so it's all fair game. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 09:01:34 PST 2011

2252 [lbo-talk] dreaming in public -- rank: 1000

On Dec 8, 2011, at 12:57 PM, shag carpet bomb wrote: > bady's kicking ass lately: ... > http://zunguzungu.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/a-defense-of-dreaming-in-public/ Actually Aaron Bady points out to me, via Twitter, that he didn't write that. It was a guest post by Christopher Miller. Doug

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2253 [lbo-talk] Newt explains -- rank: 1000

Newt Gingrich, explaining his multiple past affairs, to David Brody of CBN: "There's no question at times in my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate."

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2254 [lbo-talk] Britain's failed experiment -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 9:42 AM, James Heartfield wrote: > Oh, and since SA points to a reduction in public servants, about one in five, working Britons are public servants, six million altogether, which I am guessing is probably a bigger share than in the US. Gov employment is about 17% of the total in the U.S. - 2% federal (civilian, i.e. not including military), 4% state, 11% local. The federal share, by the way, is less than half what it was in the 1950s. The state/local share has barely chan ...

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2255 [lbo-talk] Britain's failed experiment -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 9:21 AM, James Heartfield wrote: > No, after inflation it is still an increase, though only just. How is a 1% nominal increase with 5% inflation a real increase? > Of course you are right to say that investors anticipate some substantial cuts and that has a consequence on their future investment decisions, but investors expectations are more based on the poor state of the private economy in Britain (and Europe), with the government only reflecting that. The government is ...

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2256 [lbo-talk] Britainīs failed experiment? -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 8:55 AM, James Heartfield wrote: > Since UK government expenditure *increased* in the 2010/2011 year (from sterling 669 to 691 billion), a decrease in government expenditure is not a very good explanation for the poor performance of the UK economy. Gov expenditure can increase "passively," because recession increases spending on income support and such, or actively, because of policy changes. What matters is the underlying structural shift - what the budget would ...

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2257 [lbo-talk] Britainīs failed experiment? -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 6:19 AM, Lenin's Tomb wrote: > On 09/12/2011 10:17, SA wrote: >> On 12/9/2011 3:52 AM, James Heartfield wrote: >> >>> as yet this is no Thatcherite assault on the public sector. > > That's reassuring. It's not, however, the way the Tories see it. Nor is it the way the OECD sees it. In their latest Economic Outlook, they describe the "fiscal consolidation" - austerity - as "ambitious." They quantify it as about 1.25% of GDP a y ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 05:31:16 PST 2011

2258 [lbo-talk] dreaming in public -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 6:40 AM, shag carpet bomb wrote: > I think the thing to do is to maybe be a lot less CERTAIN when you are > posting under such conditions. Words like "maybe" or "could it be" or > "i'm not sure, but it seems like..." Ah! And here I thought that your rhetorical style was one of high dudgeon, liberally seasoned with abuse and insult. But no, it's actually modest and provisional! You know, could it be, maybe, that I've read the article you l ...

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2259 [lbo-talk] dsk surveillance tapes released -- rank: 1000

On Dec 8, 2011, at 2:10 PM, SA wrote: > http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/l-affaire-dsk/20111208.OBS6256/affaire-dsk-minute-par-minute-ce-que-montrent-les-videos-du-sofitel.html > http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57339401/hotel-video-of-dsk-accuser-aired-in-france/ So, bullet points? My French kinda sucks.

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2260 [lbo-talk] dreaming in public -- rank: 1000

On Dec 8, 2011, at 12:57 PM, shag carpet bomb wrote: > bady's kicking ass lately: > > What I saw was the best of a generation, not because they took > themselves as representative of some vanguard, utopian future, but as > an integral part of the long, slow, and brutal work of remaking spaces > for democratic process. I'm tired of this disavowal of vanguard and utopia. It's not honest. Occupiers are leading the way, and hoping others will join them. And they're doing so with a ...

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2261 [lbo-talk] the beating heart of oakland commune: the kitchen -- rank: 1000

On Dec 7, 2011, at 5:39 PM, shag carpet bomb wrote: > Aaron Bady's piece is required reading: > http://www.possible-futures.org/2011/12/05/oakland-commune/ Jesus. We're at the Weathermen phase already? It's too easy to hate on the banks?

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Date:	Wed Dec 7 15:02:24 PST 2011

2262 [lbo-talk] feminism today -- rank: 1000

On Dec 7, 2011, at 4:29 PM, nathan tankus wrote: > i really enjoyed this piece, thank you. It's really good, isn't it?

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2263 [lbo-talk] feminism today -- rank: 1000

really interesting piece by Jenny Turner on feminism today: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n24/jenny-turner/as-many-pairs-of-shoes-as-she-likes

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2264 [lbo-talk] Robert Reich on the Obama we have been waiting for -- rank: 1000

On Dec 7, 2011, at 12:45 PM, ken hanly wrote: > In Salon Reich sees Obama as the same Obama that people hoped they were getting when they elected him but have been waiting for ever since. Another round of great rhetoric and dismal performance afterwards. Oh yes. You can already see The Nation greasing the rails to an endorsement. What they're relying on is that many people will say, "This guy sucks but the other guys are lunatics." The only question is how many? Doug

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2265 [lbo-talk] Posh as Fuck -- rank: 1000

You gloomsters - campuses are major hubs of OWS, and there are a lot of demands around universities. Making universities better - and less expensive (and preferably free) - are central to the movement. Why despair of political struggle to improve the things? It energizes a large and talented social force and can make the world a better place. "We can do better" seems more fruitful than just "this shit sucks," which it does sometimes but not always. Doug On Dec 7, 2011, at 11: ...

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