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26806 [lbo-talk] Fake left (was More on the global capitalist crisis) -- rank: 1000

Tahir Wood wrote: >Joseph Wanzala quoted Loren Goldner: >>fake left >When I see this phrase I usually conclude the author has only a >tangential relationship with reality. What is this left currency >that's valuable enough to be worth counterfeiting? Who's being >tricked or co-opted? And where is the authentic revolutionary >alternative? >Doug > >Personally I can't remember ever having seen this exact phrase >before, but knowing Loren Goldner and his (to me) v ...

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Date:	Mon Dec 15 07:35:34 PST 2003

26807 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Do you favor or oppose gay marriage? -- rank: 1000

>From: American Family Association <actionalert at lists.afa.net> >To: dhenwood at panix.com >Subject: Do you favor or oppose gay marriage? >Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:59:00 -0600 > > >NOTE: If you have the option to do so, please add us to your >'approved', 'buddy', 'safe' or 'trusted sender' list to prevent your >ISP's filter from blocking future email messages from us. Thank you. > >Dear Friend of the Family, > >We would like to <http://www.marri ...

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Date:	Mon Dec 15 07:29:21 PST 2003

26808 [lbo-talk] re Hot Air Advisory! (Was: Tariq Ali) -- rank: 1000

Todd Archer wrote: >Carrol said: > >>But at a strategic level for the anti-war movement there simply is >>no alternative >>to this slogan of Out Now. > >Mmmmm. That's a pity. The imperialists and their mouthpieces could >easily wave this poll in the movement's face and say they really >don't care about Iraqis (wrt foreign troops "keeping order"). Of >course, this would only be one criticism in a string, but I think >this poll would resonate ...

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Date:	Mon Dec 15 07:02:30 PST 2003

26809 [lbo-talk] another reason the right hates Reuters -- rank: 1000

["The only difference is that Saddam would kill you in private, where the Americans will kill you in public..."] Saddam Arrest Cheer Fades Into Iraqi Ire at U.S. Mon Dec 15, 5:03 AM ET By Joseph Logan BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Joy at the capture of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) gave way to resentment toward Washington Monday as Iraqis confronted afresh the bloodshed, shortages and soaring prices of life under U.S. occupation. The morning after Iraq (news - web sites)'s U.S. governor reve ...

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Date:	Mon Dec 15 06:59:43 PST 2003

26810 [lbo-talk] MR -- rank: 1000

I got a pissy offlist note from Michael Yates accusing me of somehow trashing Monthly Review because of something someone said at their holiday party. That was certainly not my intention. I admire MR and personally like the people associated with it. Just because someone said something at their party that I didn't like has no bearing that. Doug

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 16:12:01 PST 2003

26811 [lbo-talk] Kathryn Lopez -- rank: 1000

Max B. Sawicky wrote: > > Ms. Lopez lurks here but never says anything. C'mon Kathryn, say >something! > >no shit? what in the world brings her here? Searching for material, we can only hope. Doug

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 15:59:15 PST 2003

26812 [lbo-talk] Neocons and the NichiBei "Empire" -- rank: 1000

Brad Mayer wrote: >Which means, basically, that American over-consumption is a global >state-financed enterprise. Well not exactly. The central banks are just recycling the dollars we send abroad when we buy imports. They take those and buy Treasuries, which allow us to buy more stuff, etc. Doug

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 13:55:44 PST 2003

26813 [lbo-talk] "Iraqis love very much Mr. Bush to be elected again" -- rank: 1000

mike larkin wrote: >http://www.antiwar.com/gancarski/gan121203.html > In which appears: >Kathryn Lopez, who oversees operations at National Review Online's >communal blog "The Corner," referred her readers to the blog of a >purported Iraqi by simply declaiming "It's Not All About Oil." Ms. Lopez lurks here but never says anything. C'mon Kathryn, say something! Doug

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 13:25:02 PST 2003

26814 [lbo-talk] Jobless Claims Up Unexpectedly Last Week -- rank: 1000

Jon Johanning wrote: >On Thursday, December 11, 2003, at 09:59 AM, Dwayne Monroe quoted: > >>Source URL - (Yahoo!) http://tinyurl.com/yre1 >> >[snip] >>A closely watched four-week average of claims, which >>smooths weekly volatility, rose 2,250 to 364,750. > >One thing I've always wondered about economic journalism, which the >economic gurus on the list might clear up for me: > >What exactly does "closely watched" mean? Somehow, I get th ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 13:06:22 PST 2003

26815 [lbo-talk] Kucinich endorsement -- rank: 1000

Thomas Seay wrote: >--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: >> The creatures of the forest endorse Dennis Kucinich >> ><http://kucinich.us/endorsements/endorsements/grandfather_twilight.php>. >> >> Is he trying to make sure no one votes for him? > >No. This is his campaign committee in Marin County. >It was not meant to be read by people who live outside >"THE" county. :) > >-Thomas And the perfect soundtrack for t ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 12:38:56 PST 2003

26816 [lbo-talk] Re: More on the global capitalist crisis -- rank: 1000

Joseph Wanzala quoted Loren Goldner: >fake left When I see this phrase I usually conclude the author has only a tangential relationship with reality. What is this left currency that's valuable enough to be worth counterfeiting? Who's being tricked or co-opted? And where is the authentic revolutionary alternative? Doug

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 12:15:48 PST 2003

26817 [lbo-talk] 60% of Americans now think that the war in Iraq was a good idea -- rank: 1000

<mullah_omar at email.it> wrote: >From: >http://www.newzmaniac.com/blog3.html > > >"Well, it's official: I am now deathly afraid of 60% of Americans. The >results of the latest USAToday/Gallup poll were released today, and 60% of >Americans now think that the war in Iraq was a good idea - and the main >reason given for this rise in their approval for the war was Bush's 2-hour >layover in Baghdad on Thanksgiving! > >Are you serious? Are there really 60% ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 11:59:37 PST 2003

26818 [lbo-talk] re Hot Air Advisory! (Was: Tariq Ali) -- rank: 1000

mike larkin wrote: >The trouble with Ali is that his Iraq stuff is a >tired rehash of left arguments you can get from other >left writers who challenge their readers' >preconceptions instead of just pandering to them. >People like Christian Parenti, for example. I've taken some heat for interviewing Richard Burkholder, who supervised Gallup's poll of Baghdad. A letter-writer said he couldn't believe he was listening to a progressive radio station - I should leave that stuff to NPR ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 13 11:31:29 PST 2003

26819 [lbo-talk] Black Commentator on Dean campaign -- rank: 1000

Chris Kromm wrote: >For all you Dean-lovers and Dean-haters out there -- this is a good piece >from The Black Commentator, a great progressive website. >http://www.blackcommentator.com/68/68_cover_dean.html I'm impressed. How about you, Chris? Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 12 11:36:53 PST 2003

26820 [lbo-talk] Kucinich endorsement -- rank: 1000

The creatures of the forest endorse Dennis Kucinich <http://kucinich.us/endorsements/endorsements/grandfather_twilight.php>. Is he trying to make sure no one votes for him?

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Date:	Fri Dec 12 11:08:10 PST 2003