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2896 [lbo-talk] Tea Party: less than meets the eye -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:35 PM, SA wrote: > On 11/3/2010 5:07 PM, Doug Henwood wrote: > >> On Nov 3, 2010, at 4:55 PM, SA wrote: >> >>> The bottom line is that *the TP has already succeeded*. You have to put your head in the sand not to see it . On the one hand, they've elected scores of people to Congress (though not some of the fringiest ones). >> But this was an entirely predictable midterm result: normal losses plus premium for shitty economy. The TP extremists m ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 15:02:44 PDT 2010

2897 [lbo-talk] "Capitalism Tool" Forbes adverts / signs? -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:09 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: >> >> On Nov 3, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: >> >>> I remember seeing on-line photos of some big signs for Forbes >>> magazine, with "Capitalism tool" written in big letters. >> >> Capitalist Tool. It was their slogan in the late 1990s. > > Thanks Doug!, and Jordan for a link to a pic. ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 14:24:39 PDT 2010

2898 [lbo-talk] Tea Party: less than meets the eye -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 4:55 PM, SA wrote: > The bottom line is that *the TP has already succeeded*. You have to put your head in the sand not to see it . On the one hand, they've elected scores of people to Congress (though not some of the fringiest ones). But this was an entirely predictable midterm result: normal losses plus premium for shitty economy. The TP extremists mostly lost. How is this so extraordinary? > Go back and read what the pundits were saying. The centrist Broder types belie ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Nov 3 14:07:09 PDT 2010

2899 [lbo-talk] "Capitalism Tool" Forbes adverts / signs? -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: > I remember seeing on-line photos of some big signs for Forbes > magazine, with "Capitalism tool" written in big letters. Capitalist Tool. It was their slogan in the late 1990s.

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 14:04:53 PDT 2010

2900 [lbo-talk] the Charlie Brown presidency -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Miles Jackson wrote: > Just in terms of political strategy, I don't get Obama's position here. The Repubs have publicly stated that their primary political goal is making Obama a one-term president. When O responds like this, it just makes him look naive and weak. Why does he do this? Because he's a pathetic tool of a capital that prefers a stronger tool? Doug

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 13:17:34 PDT 2010

2901 [lbo-talk] reality sets in -- rank: 1000

Heard on the Street, by David Reilly from The Wall Street Journal Republicans will have to tread carefully on the fate of Fannie and Freddie. They must live up to their own calls for a serious debate of mortgage-finance overhaul while tempering the rhetoric on issues like an abrupt end to government support. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575592611198164060.html?mod=djemheard_t

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 13:00:38 PDT 2010

2902 [lbo-talk] the DLC's analysis -- rank: 1000

THE MORNING AFTER After a brief two years in power, few Democrats feel we deserved quite the beating we got last night. On the morning after, our temptation will be to write it off as the inevitable result of a terrible political landscape. But we urge a different response. The public has given our party a rebuke; and we believe Democrats need to accept the verdict and make some changes. Before turning to these changes, a few bright spots: In particular, we are very pleased to congratulate Senat ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 10:39:06 PDT 2010

2903 [lbo-talk] the Charlie Brown presidency -- rank: 1000

POLITICO Breaking News: ----------------------------------------------------- President Barack Obama told a news conference that Tuesday's elections confirmed what he heard during the fall's campaign that "people are frustrated" - and he called for "an honest and civil debate" with Republicans to solve the nation s economic problems.

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 10:37:27 PDT 2010

2904 [lbo-talk] Sane and really dumb -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Chris Sturr wrote: > Wait a minute: people who either don't know what Keynesianism is, or who > misread the word as "Kenyan," on a sign intended to encourage that > misreading, are "morons"? The moronocity is in their taking aggressive offense to the suggestion rather than asking, "Uh, what's a Keynesian?" Doug

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 10:01:41 PDT 2010

2905 [lbo-talk] Tea Party: less than meets the eye -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:21 PM, Jeffrey Fisher wrote: > I got over KDVH a long time ago, but man her appearance on Colbert just made > me want to throw up. So frustrating. Oh? What'd she have to say? I noticed she stopped tweeting last night from about 9 til 2. I was stunned, and deprived of frequent apercus.

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 09:35:00 PDT 2010

2906 [lbo-talk] Sane and really dumb -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Max Sawicky wrote: > Posted with glee on a libertarian blog. > > http://tinyurl.com/2uvehj4 They've got a right to their glee. What a bunch of morons. Doug

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 07:15:03 PDT 2010

2907 [lbo-talk] Tea Party: less than meets the eye -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Marv Gandall wrote: > Frank Rich had a good piece on Sunday about the tea party Republicans, rightly observing that "whatever Tuesday s results, this much is certain: The Tea Party s hopes for actually effecting change in Washington will start being dashed the morning after... Actually it started last night. On Fox, even before the polls had all closed, Jim DeMint evaded questions about joining a TP caucus in Congress, saying that they're just going to expand ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 07:06:04 PDT 2010

2908 [lbo-talk] Tea Party: less than meets the eye -- rank: 1000

On Nov 3, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Alan Rudy wrote: > Also, Chip, given your position my sense is that the folks you need to worry > about are the Democrats, not the Tea Party Would you cc: the staff of The Nation on that too? Doug

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Date:	Wed Nov 3 06:02:15 PDT 2010

2909 [lbo-talk] Tea Party: less than meets the eye -- rank: 1000

On Nov 2, 2010, at 6:26 PM, SA wrote: > The thesis of the article is that the TP isn't serious because the local groups are more interested in bringing together likeminded conservatives than participating in election campaigns. For the Post, a "movement" only matters to the extent that it elects candidates to office. Less "politically active than previously thought" means less involved in electing Republicans. Well: > Lisante, from Miami County, Ohio, said his meetings ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 2 17:06:57 PDT 2010

2910 [lbo-talk] Another first for UC Berkeley: first public school to charge more than $50k/year! -- rank: 1000

On Nov 2, 2010, at 7:39 PM, Jordan Hayes quoted: > The price for in-state residents is only $27,770. "Only"? Was that meant to be droll?

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