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2761 [lbo-talk] They're printing another trillion.... -- rank: 1000

On Oct 9, 2010, at 4:30 AM, Somebody Somebody wrote: > Michael Pollack: Monetary policy is not Taibbi's strong suit. It's one of those things that just doesn't into a predator template. > > > Somebody: It's kind of sad, really. If Matt Taibbi is this economically illiterate, what hope can we have for even the most progressive segment of the American populace? You would think we were suffering under 70's style stagflation! Taibbi doesn't really have worked out political view - a lot o ...

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Date:	Sun Oct 10 09:08:56 PDT 2010

2762 [lbo-talk] reavealed: Obama really really is a socialist, really -- rank: 1000

On Oct 8, 2010, at 1:08 PM, c b wrote: > CB: Obama ran promising to make socialist changes. I never said that! I said all along that he was a centrist Democrat in the DLC mold. He campaigned rather honestly in that fashion. Charles, I fear you're losing contact with Planet Earth. Doug

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Date:	Fri Oct 8 10:14:22 PDT 2010

2763 [lbo-talk] reavealed: Obama really really is a socialist, really -- rank: 1000

On Oct 8, 2010, at 12:06 PM, c b wrote: > CB: Isn't it you, Lou and the gang who pop up echoing from the left > all the right-wing stuff on Obama ? I can just hear y'all , " Oh, > shit Glen Beck just said the same thing we did". Are you kidding? Beck says the same things *you* do about Obama - that he's some sort of left-winger. We say he's an enthusiastic servant of capital and imperial power. If Beck said that, he'd lose his job. Doug

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Date:	Fri Oct 8 09:21:26 PDT 2010

2764 [lbo-talk] reavealed: Obama really really is a socialist, really -- rank: 1000

Check out this author photo of this bowtied doofus: http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/10/07/stealth-socialism-obama s-past-as-the-key-to-his-plans-for-our-future/ The nut graf: > It is still just barely, but still too early to say with certainty how successful Obama has been at dismantling the old America and replacing it with the new, greener, less assertive, much poorer, and much more regulated and conformist America of his dreams. The full damage report may be sharply revised c ...

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Date:	Fri Oct 8 08:42:51 PDT 2010

2765 [lbo-talk] Harvey in Berkeley -- rank: 1000

On Oct 8, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Alan Rudy wrote: > Who do you see Harvey competitively pissing against? I've seen him many > times and he's a kind and appreciative critique even when he's strongly > disagreeing with folks... I don't always agree with him but he's someone you > can disagree with, unlike other academics you and I both know. I couldn't agree more. He's totally admirable - he does really good work, and he's a friendly and gracious guy. And you should have seen the geezer da ...

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Date:	Fri Oct 8 07:50:29 PDT 2010

2766 [lbo-talk] Nation: Lou Dobbs, hypocrite -- rank: 1000

On Oct 8, 2010, at 2:20 AM, Bhaskar Sunkara wrote: > The article was ... competent. I'd love to see what the Taibbi's of > the world would've done with that material. Taibbi did a little writing for The Nation - during the 2004 campaign, I think. (Remember his schtick as the inexplicably neck-braced producer of Asian Ass Vixens 6?) His style did not prove a good fit, as they say. Doug

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Date:	Fri Oct 8 06:07:12 PDT 2010

2767 [lbo-talk] Arianna's buses -- rank: 1000

On Oct 7, 2010, at 10:22 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > If you were thinking about checking out this Jon Stewart/Colbert rally in Washington Why would anyone want to give them a body to count? Doug

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Date:	Thu Oct 7 19:35:33 PDT 2010

2768 [lbo-talk] parody lost -- rank: 1000

On Oct 7, 2010, at 3:13 PM, shrill.polemic wrote: > Link to an online petition from Faithful America: > > "Dear Mr. Colbert, > > As a self-described person of faith and Sunday school teacher, you > should know one of the central messages of your faith tradition is be > not afraid. > > We urge you to stop the fear-mongering immediately and join us in > being Driven by Faith, Not by Fear. > > http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2518/p/dia/action/public/? ...

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Date:	Thu Oct 7 12:20:15 PDT 2010

2769 [lbo-talk] Obama deports nearly 800,000 immigrants -- rank: 1000

[more change we can believe in!] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100607232.html U.S. deportations reach record high By Shankar Vedantam Thursday, October 7, 2010 The Obama administration announced Wednesday that in the past year it has deported a record number of unauthorized immigrants - more than 392,000, about half of whom were convicted criminals. Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said removals during the fiscal year that ended Sept ...

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Date:	Thu Oct 7 11:51:21 PDT 2010

2770 [lbo-talk] Free digital issue of The Nation -- rank: 1000

On Oct 6, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > FWIW, they're giving it out free What can I say?

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Date:	Wed Oct 6 17:00:08 PDT 2010

2771 [lbo-talk] Moe confirms -- rank: 1000

On Oct 6, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > At 10:58 AM 10/6/2010, Doug Henwood wrote: > >> Ever hear her song about working at Wal-Mart? It's pretty righteous. > > What's it called? Lately I've been listening to her cover of Waiting for the Man and it's great. "Spam Again," on Life In Exile After Abdication (1999).

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Date:	Wed Oct 6 11:52:02 PDT 2010

2772 [lbo-talk] Moe confirms -- rank: 1000

On Oct 6, 2010, at 1:21 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > I guess three decades in non-metro Georgia can wear on you: > > > http://www.nme.com/news/the-velvet-underground/53316 > > Moe Tucker has confirmed that it is her in a news report featuring supporters of US pressure group the Tea Party. Ever hear her song about working at Wal-Mart? It's pretty righteous. Doug

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Date:	Wed Oct 6 10:58:30 PDT 2010

2773 [lbo-talk] Is Europe committing suicide? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 6, 2010, at 12:31 PM, Wojtek S wrote: > Doug: "I think the Euro-elite has envied the wealth and power of their > American counterparts" > > [WS:] But that has always been true, no? But it did not have much > impact on Euro states in the past. So why has that changed now? The growing power of the EU and the euro. Creating the euro removed a lot of economic policy making from the national sphere, which is a great convenience for politicians, who can always blame ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 6 09:40:36 PDT 2010

2774 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Who'll Fight for Us Nov. 3? -- rank: 1000

[man, these guys will take anything and come back for more] From: "Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO" <peoplepower at aflcio.org> Date: October 6, 2010 12:30:31 PM EDT To: dhenwood at panix.com Subject: Who'll Fight for Us Nov. 3? Reply-To: peoplepower at aflcio.org Make Your Voice Heard in Election 2010 *Volunteer Today* [ http://aflcio.org/issues/politics/labor2010/volunteer_form.cfm ] [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrX9uBr_-X0 ] *Find out why Michelle, Mike and others are L ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 6 09:28:46 PDT 2010

2775 [lbo-talk] Is Europe committing suicide? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 6, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Wojtek S wrote: > So if Hudson's argument is true, it means a rather dramatic change of > not just policies, but also the entire governance mode - a course that > may wreck not just the working class but also certain groups of > capitalists (e.g. manufacturing.) This, in turn, begs the question > how such a dramatic turnaround has been accomplished in a system that > was designed for muffling conflicts, balancing opposing class > interests , and ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 6 08:30:35 PDT 2010