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4066 [lbo-talk] Rundle on the Australian election -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 7:38 PM, Mike Beggs wrote: > The valuation-rent ratio is a more relevant factor. Hmm, interesting analysis. The price/rent ratio got way out of whack here - has that happened in Australia? Doug

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Date:	Wed Aug 11 17:34:06 PDT 2010

4067 [lbo-talk] the state of WBAI: a comment -- rank: 1000

A comment on my "blog" reacting to my WBAI post (I've reformatted somewhat): New comment on your post "The state of WBAI (dire)" Author : Stephen (IP: 68.174.70.174 , cpe-68-174-70-174.nyc.res.rr.com) Thanks for the letter. I briefly chaired the Community Advisory Board for WBAI. I asked the current iPD for the current broadcast guidelines and received no response, and LaVarn responded by canceling our meeting at a Bronx food coop (against CPB guidelines) and flapping her a ...

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4068 [lbo-talk] the state of WBAI -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Chuck Munson wrote: > Good luck! I have a zero tolerance policy for crackpots and it works > well for me. ;-) I mostly keep my distance from them. But now they're threatening the station's existence with this garbage. During a recent pitching session, one of the hosts said (according to a highly reliable friend): "Facts don't count. Facts are opinions. It's attitude that matters." Doug

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Date:	Wed Aug 11 11:12:40 PDT 2010

4069 [lbo-talk] Could the Professional Left on this list please stand up? ; -) -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 12:31 PM, c b wrote: > Gibbs should be glad of the criticism. He can use it to counter > Rightwing claims that Obama is a socialist. That might be the reason for his complaint. Since the "professional left" would never withhold its votes, it's something of a win-win for the admin. Doug

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4070 [lbo-talk] die-keure -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 10:40 AM, SA wrote: > Yup, but it was carefully planned. I think Bob Fitch talks about this in The Assassination of New York. I lived on Varick a block above Canal in 1997, and there were only a few vestiges left. Oh yes. Ad agencies yes, printers no. Furniture designers yes, furniture makers, no. Etc. Goes back to at least the 1913 plan. Doug

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4071 [lbo-talk] die-keure -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > I just got this message and wondered why a New York based magazine would be on a boat heading for New Jersey. Turns out the thing is printed in Belgium. There are no presses left in New York? The print industry is mostly gone. There used to be a whole printing district around Varick & Canal - priced out. I get my newsletter printed in Joisey. I don't think there are many high-quality art printers anywhere in the U.S. these days. Doug

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Date:	Wed Aug 11 07:30:54 PDT 2010

4072 [lbo-talk] Eagleton on Hitchens -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:43 AM, Max Sawicky wrote: > Came across this yesterday. A masterpiece of invective, though > it fades a bit along the way. > > http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2010/05/christopher-hitchens-iraq-self It's a nice piece, but since Hitchens is probably dying, I can't enjoy it as much as I might have. Doug

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Date:	Wed Aug 11 06:58:17 PDT 2010

4073 [lbo-talk] Could the Professional Left on this list please stand up? ; -) -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Max Sawicky wrote: > Schultz is the strongest. Olbermann is on-again/off-again; Maddow is > substantive but the least vociferous in tone. She might be the most > effective, however. I'm not her biggest fan, but she does have a higher IQ than the other two combined, doesn't she? Doug

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4074 [lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Michael Pollak wrote: > Marv, you're projecting backwards here. The majority of State and Defense were against recognizing Israel precisely because it would endanger US interests. General Marshall, the Secretary of State, had to be talked out of resigning over it. I thought the story was that the U.S. for pol/security establishment didn't fall in love with Israel until it kicked ass in the 1967 war. Doug

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Date:	Wed Aug 11 06:41:44 PDT 2010

4075 [lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine -- rank: 1000

On Aug 11, 2010, at 1:02 AM, Somebody Somebody wrote: > Sorry, it was Germany that perpetuated the Holocaust. You in a competition for irrelevant, offensive remarks? Doug

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4076 [lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2010, at 10:33 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > No, dominant factions are still factions. (Also I believe SA is arguing that you are overstating that -- that a lot "have a problem with it," but accept it as a fact of life. Just as a lot of economists have a problem with the home interest deduction, but accept it as a fact of life.) Economists are geeks. They're not the ruling class, really. > But to go back to the lobby terminology -- do you think there's anything essenti ...

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Date:	Tue Aug 10 20:32:01 PDT 2010

4077 [lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:42 PM, Angelus Novus wrote: > Michael Smith wrote: > >> The thought experiment is, what would American foreign policy look like if > there were no Israel lobby? > > Oh, American foreign policy without an Israel lobby is a veritable Utopia to pure Aryan types like yourself! Huh? Can you disagree with people without engaging in ludicrous caricatures? Doug

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Date:	Tue Aug 10 19:16:23 PDT 2010

4078 [lbo-talk] the state of WBAI -- rank: 1000

[This is a statement I just sent to Mitch Cohen, chair of the WBAI local station board, that will be read at tomorrow night's meeting of the board.] To Mitch Cohen and the WBAI local station board: I've been around WBAI for more than two decades. I started as a frequent interviewee on Samori Marksman's show in 1987, moved on to regular commentaries on his show a few years later, and then began doing the Thursday editions of his Behind the News in 1995. I've watched the station go through conside ...

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4079 [lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:15 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > a faction of elites But that's a hard argument to make. The faction of the elite would be the one opposed to the centrality of Israel. The overwhelmingly dominant portion has no problem with giving Israel a blank check. Doug

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4080 [lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine -- rank: 1000

On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:05 PM, Joseph Catron wrote: > I'm with Michael here. Wouldn't Doug's formulation also make the > agricultural, defense, pharmaecutical etc. industry lobbies something other > than lobbies? Not really, since they'd be "special interests" in the classic sense. They're not "constitutive" of the U.S. except insofar as the U.S. is constituted of a series of interests. But if the "Israel lobby" is at the heart of things in some constitutive ...

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