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5491 [lbo-talk] Leninists find Jesus -- rank: 1000

On Jan 29, 2009, at 11:59 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > Given a choice between having to accept Christianity or 2009-vintage > Leninism, I would take the former. Ok. Given a choice between hanging and a firing squad, which would you take? Doug

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5492 [lbo-talk] bipartisanship: the view from the other side -- rank: 1000

[from The Note] That s a goose egg in the first inning of bipartisanship -- at least as recorded on Obama s scorecard. (The GOP spin, in unison, is that Republicans were the bipartisan ones, having grabbed 11 Democrats in voting against the bill.)

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5493 [lbo-talk] Leninists find Jesus -- rank: 1000

On Jan 29, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > Are you losing your sense of humor? :) Yeah. Too much Jesus does that to me.

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 08:55:54 PST 2009

5494 [lbo-talk] more stim politics -- rank: 1000

[from Mike Allen] PUNDIT PREP: The Republican shutout is a slap at the president in the short term but poses a big risk for Republicans in the long run. The president met privately with House Republicans at the Capitol, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had a private White House dinner for House GOP moderates, and the president had members of both parties and both chambers over for cocktails last night but did not peel off a single House R. The tally took reporters by surprise aides had said ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 08:50:00 PST 2009

5495 [lbo-talk] Jeffrey Perry on Hubert Harrison -- rank: 1000

[Perry is going to be on my radio show this evening.] <http://www.alternet.org/story/122851/rediscovering_hubert_harrison,_a_major_influence_on_harlem_radicalism/?page=entire > Rediscovering Hubert Harrison, a Major Influence on Harlem Radicalism By Scott McLemee, Inside Higher Ed. Posted January 27, 2009. A new book brings to life the forgotten history of crusading black public intellectual, Socialist leader and activist from early 20th cent. Harlem. The most exciting and eagerly awaite ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 08:46:58 PST 2009

5496 [lbo-talk] Leninists find Jesus -- rank: 1000

On Jan 29, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > Stan Goff is running a Bible Study group: http://www.insurgentamerican.net/2009/01/14/apocalypse-now-small-group-introduction/ > > That's actually kind of cool. No it's not. It's depressing. Someone, I think it was Skid Roper, once did a song with the line, "Jesus was a groovy guy, uh-huh, oh yeah." I can agree with that. But take it any further and you're deep in the realm of superstition. Now I'll be the first to admit ther ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 08:35:07 PST 2009

5497 [lbo-talk] food politics -- rank: 1000

<http://gawker.com/5141472/obamas-invite-favorite-elitist-liberal-chef-to-cook-for-them-in-dc > FOOD WARS Obamas Invite Favorite Elitist Liberal Chef to Cook For Them in DC By Pareene, 5:25 PM on Wed Jan 28 2009, 5,207 views Hah, the Obamas brought their own personal home chef with them to The White House. And oddly that bit of crazy elitism will please all the hippies. Because Sam Kass who will just be one of their personal cooks, with White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford keep ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 28 18:27:02 PST 2009

5498 [lbo-talk] Labor Notes on SEIU's takeover of UHW -- rank: 1000

[A little birdie pointed out to me that Ray Marshall, author of the report that "justified" this smelly takeover, is on the board of the Economic Policy Institute, which gets big bucks from SEIU. Conflict of interest? You decide.] <http://labornotes.org/node/2043> SEIU Launches Takeover of United Healthcare Workers-West Mark Brenner The Service Employees internal battle broke wide open late Tuesday when International President Andy Stern put the dissident United Healthcare ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 28 18:04:20 PST 2009

5499 [lbo-talk] IBM CEO supports stimulus -- rank: 1000

[Some people have said that capital opposes the stimulus plan. Not this faction of capital.] <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9126950 > IBM CEO urges support for $825B stimulus bill Palmisano says a $30B broadband investment can create 1M jobs alone By Patrick Thibodeau January 28, 2009 (Computerworld) WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus package got an enthusiastic endorsement today from IBM Chairman ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 28 13:50:51 PST 2009

5500 [lbo-talk] Putin v. Dell -- rank: 1000

<http://valleywag.gawker.com/5141408/vladimir-putin-taunts-michael-dell> NERDFIGHT Vladimir Putin Taunts Michael Dell By Owen Thomas, 4:28 PM on Wed Jan 28 2009, 216 views Dude, Russia's not getting a Dell. That's a polite version of what Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia's testy KGB agent turned autocrat, told Michael Dell in Davos. Dell's sin? After Putin delivered a fiery 40-minute sermon about the doom of the West, Dell asked if there was any way his company could help Russia w ...

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5501 [lbo-talk] when the kitchen sink isn't enough -- rank: 1000

[this is very aggressive] <http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20090128a.htm> Release Date: January 28, 2009 For immediate release The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent. The Committee continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time. Information received since the Committee met in December suggests th ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 28 11:19:53 PST 2009

5502 [lbo-talk] weird list -- rank: 1000

On Jan 28, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: >> What's gaybeer? > > You posted it! > > http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/2003/2003-January/001293.html Hmm. Well, that was 5 years ago, otherwise I'd think my age is showing.

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5503 [lbo-talk] weird list -- rank: 1000

On Jan 28, 2009, at 12:49 PM, shag wrote: > you can totally thank me for about half this list! :p So what's "gaybeer"?

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5504 [lbo-talk] rewarding failure -- rank: 1000

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:08 PM EST U.S. bets execs can save banks, this time By MATT APUZZO and DANIEL WAGNER Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) It's one of the ironies of the U.S. financial bailout: The banking executives now managing billions in taxpayer money are the same ones who oversaw the industry's near collapse. At banks receiving federal bailout money, nearly nine of every 10 of the most senior executives from 2006 are still on the job, according to an Associated Press a ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 28 08:55:24 PST 2009

5505 [lbo-talk] more bipartisanship -- rank: 1000

[from Mike Allen] PUNDIT PREP -- A senior Democratic official, ahead of the House stimulus vote, with House Republican leaders urging their members to vote 'no': 'THIS ISSUE OF BIPARTISANSHIP IS A TWO-WAY STREET. The President is doing everything he can to reach out to Republicans, brought them to the White House, WENT TO THEM ON CAPITOL HILL AT A TIME WHEN WE DON'T NEED IT, and also made concessions ... . If the president does all that, and Democrats do all that, and the Republicans are ...

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