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7276 [lbo-talk] BHO & working-class whites -- rank: 1000

On May 14, 2008, at 7:45 AM, James Heartfield wrote: > It says two things to me: that attitudes on race have softened a > lot; and that the yearning for leaders who are different from the > old set up is pretty strong. On the first, there's been a pretty strong generational shift. West Virginia has the third-highest median age of any state; Pennsylvania is fifth. An important part of Hillary's base has been older white provincials in areas of economic decline. As ugly as their sentim ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed May 14 05:05:09 PDT 2008

7277 [lbo-talk] BHO & working-class whites -- rank: 1000

Did Langer say he wouldn't? On May 13, 2008, at 10:21 PM, Max B. Sawicky wrote: > Phooey. I've got $20 says Obama wins Pennsylvania in November. > > Doug Henwood wrote: >> <> >> >> <http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/2008/05/obama-and-worki.html> >> >> Obama and Working-Class Whites >> Gary Langer >

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed May 14 04:41:51 PDT 2008

7278 [lbo-talk] new members of the Obama bandwagon -- rank: 1000

[via Mike Allen] WSJ A7, "Obama to Receive Endorsement Of 3 Former SEC Chairmen," By Christopher Cooper and Kara Scannell: " Three former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission will publicly endorse Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's bid for the presidency Wednesday, including one who served under President Bush. William Donaldson, who was SEC chairman for about 2½ years from early 2003, along with Clinton and Reagan appointees Arthur Levitt and David Ruder, will joi ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed May 14 04:33:22 PDT 2008

7279 [lbo-talk] American alienation deepens -- rank: 1000

Approval of Congress has dipped below 20% for only the fourth time in Gallup history, tying the record low of 18%. President Bush s 29% approval rating is only one point above his personal worst approval scores, recorded in April and earlier in May. Read more at GALLUP.com. <http://www.gallup.com/poll/107242/Congress-Approval-Rating-Ties- Lowest-Gallup-Records.aspx>

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed May 14 04:18:53 PDT 2008

7280 [lbo-talk] more racist hijinks -- rank: 1000

<http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/05/barack-obama-curious- george-mike-norman-cobb-county.php> OBAMA-CURIOUS GEORGE TEE AN INSTANT COBB COUNTY CLASSIC Non-racists in Cobb County, Georgia, must be so proud of their national media hits, especially when one involves a Marietta bar owner hawking a T-shirt depicting Barack Obama as a monkey. No word whether its creator, Mulligans proprietor Mike Norman, got the idea to adorn a mock Barack shirt with the image of Curious George fro ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 17:03:06 PDT 2008

7281 [lbo-talk] in which I'm accused of repressing the reptilian brain -- rank: 1000

On May 13, 2008, at 4:41 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > Did you get C.Phil.? You're in good company with those, like Mike > Davis. Nope. I didn't get nuthin' but ABD.

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Date:	Tue May 13 13:51:22 PDT 2008

7282 [lbo-talk] in which I'm accused of repressing the reptilian brain -- rank: 1000

On May 13, 2008, at 4:18 PM, John Gulick wrote: > A good many Ph.D. theses don't get done because the cost-benefit > ratio seems skewed to those who rightfully wonder about their job > prospects relative to the grueling nature of the writing process > and the > sometimes impossible task of having to please a three-headed > committee. I never wrote mine. I thought, I'd only get a sucky job, so why bother? I do wish I had those magic letters after my name, but I can live with t ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 13:30:12 PDT 2008

7283 [lbo-talk] in which I'm accused of repressing the reptilian brain -- rank: 1000

On May 13, 2008, at 3:40 PM, wrobert at uci.edu wrote: > My comment is in reference to diagnosable mental illness, rather > than 'bad > ideas.' The comment about the NASCAR debate was meant to indicate > that by > inference. To be honest, I was referencing a comment from a friend > about > studies he read, but I'm pretty sure that he is referencing APA > standards > around mental illness, but I could ask if you're interested. I read once in some reputable source that ...

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Date:	Tue May 13 12:47:45 PDT 2008

7284 [lbo-talk] in which I'm accused of repressing the reptilian brain -- rank: 1000

On May 13, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > the most mentally fucked up posters on this list Hmm, wonder who they might be.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 12:13:36 PDT 2008

7285 [lbo-talk] it feels like thinking (cont.) -- rank: 1000

Yeah, he says he's not a Muslim but he really is! <http://gawker.com/389976/old-white-people-know-the-truth-about- barack-obama>

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 11:11:32 PDT 2008

7286 [lbo-talk] Milton Friedman etc. at Brecht Forum -- rank: 1000

The Brecht Forum 451 West Street New York, NY 212-242-4201 www.brechtforum.org Wednesday, May 14 7:30 pm Milton Friedman's Latin American Legacy Markets, Crises, Torture, and Terror Greg Grandin, Doug Henwood, Forrest Hylton & Gregory Wilpert This discussion is being organized as a corrective to the Cato Institute's "Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty"--an award of $500,000 being given to Venezuelan opposition student Yon Goicoechea on May 15, at the Waldorf-Astoria. Sl ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 11:02:50 PDT 2008

7287 [lbo-talk] BHO & working-class whites -- rank: 1000

<> <http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/2008/05/obama-and-worki.html> Obama and Working-Class Whites Gary Langer May 13, 2008 12:42 PM The anticipated outcome of today's contest in West Virginia is prompting a fresh review of Barack Obama's difficulties winning support from working-class white voters in this year's Democratic primaries. One question: The extent to which it does or doesn't predict problems for Obama if he's the party's nominee in November. The effect, which we sta ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 10:53:41 PDT 2008

7288 [lbo-talk] in which I'm accused of repressing the reptilian brain -- rank: 1000

<http://druhempel.gnn.tv/blogs/28226/Zizek_is_a_Zombie> Again this is a FREUDIAN SLIP on Zizek s part in fact it represents not just his, but all of patriarchal science s repression of the Reptilian Brain the cerebellum and its pineal gland connection. And here I include the patriarchal repressive attack on ecofeminists Vandana Shiva and Helena Norberg-Hodge by the Leftist white male guru Doug Henwood.

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Date:	Tue May 13 08:20:22 PDT 2008

7289 [lbo-talk] CNA responds on Tenet organizing agreement -- rank: 1000

On May 11, 2008, at 8:54 PM, Joseph Catron wrote: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> > wrote: > >> and attacking us for "hurting the progressive movement" while they >> are meeting with the Republican leadership of the NY Senate "to help >> the GOP keep control." (see below) > > This is absolutely ridiculous. 1199SEIU has grown into the largest > and most powerful union in the state BECAUSE it ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 06:20:20 PDT 2008

7290 [lbo-talk] fire sale -- rank: 1000

[from The Note] Guess what's on sale at Dulles and National airports? Per ABC's Kate Snow: "A pink t-shirt with an image of Clinton's head and the words 'Madame President 2008: Making History.' A black t-shirt that reads 'Anyone but Hillary' with a drawing of the famous 'scream' painting. The 'Hillary for President' bobblehead. And oh yes, even the Hillary nutcracker, 'with stainless steel thighs.' All are marked half off."

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 13 06:12:30 PDT 2008