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7576 [lbo-talk] The State and Capitalism -- rank: 1000

On Mar 11, 2008, at 3:44 PM, Seth Ackerman wrote: > There is a capitalist version of this schtick. It goes like this: > > A: I've got a fantastic investment opportunity that will make us all > rich! All you have to do is hand over your money to me. > > B: Well, first can you tell me what it is? > > A: Whoa, whoa! Now we're venturing into cookshop of the future > territory. There you go - revolutionary change is like a blind pool!

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 13:03:48 PDT 2008

7577 [lbo-talk] Fallon resigns -- rank: 1000

[word was that if he resigned, Bush would attack Iran] Politico.com Breaking News: --------------------------------------------------------- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Adm. William Fallon will step down as head of the U.S. Central Command. For more information...http://www.politico.com

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 12:51:07 PDT 2008

7578 [lbo-talk] The State and Capitalism -- rank: 1000

On Mar 11, 2008, at 2:31 PM, Miles Jackson wrote: > It's important to keep in mind that money is a relatively recent > innovation in human societies. For the vast majority of our existence > on this planet, humans have done quite nicely without currency, so > there's certainly nothing natural or inevitable about currency-based > economies. Yeah, and we also went without indoor plumbing and electricity. The point is how do you have a complex industrial society without money? May ...

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 11:46:51 PDT 2008

7579 [lbo-talk] The State and Capitalism -- rank: 1000

On Mar 11, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Lew wrote: > Both. Marx envisaged a transition between a first phase of > communism and > a higher phase of communism - but they are both *communist* societies. Any idea on how we get there from here, or will it all happen in some lightning bolt transformative repture? How do you dispense with money when the stuff is drilled deep into our heads? Doug

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 08:46:20 PDT 2008

7580 [lbo-talk] McCain's jailhouse shrink -- rank: 1000

Washington Post - March 11, 2008 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/ AR2008031003141_pf.html> In Havana, A Page From McCain's Past Restaurateur Displays Story Of Interview With POW By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA -- At first glance, the trophy wall in the Cactus on 33rd restaurant seems to follow a standard local formula. Framed photo of heroically posed rebel. Check. Rusty rifle. Check. Signed postcard from Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Check. But there, am ...

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 07:13:04 PDT 2008

7581 [lbo-talk] Schadenfreude -- rank: 1000

Damn, Spitzer's a prick, but why is any of this a political scandal? How many men would be left in Congress if all those who'd seen prostitutes had to resign? Just saw Ken Langone, the Home Depot founder whom Spitzer harassed over Dick Grasso's pay package at the NYSE. Langone said that considering how many reputations Spitzer had besmirched, he couldn't be happier to see him in trouble now. "We all have our private hells," Langone said. "I hope his is hotter than most." ...

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 07:02:49 PDT 2008

7582 [lbo-talk] Fallon, Bush, Iran -- rank: 1000

[from Mike Allen's Politico Playbook] 4) THE WEST WING IS READING ... and is none too pleased about ... From the forthcoming Esquire, 'The Man Between War and Peace: As head of U. S. Central Command, Admiral William 'Fox' Fallon is in charge of American military strategy for the most troubled parts of the world. Now, as the White House has been escalating the war of words with Iran, and seeming ever more determined to strike militarily before the end of this presidency, the admiral has urge ...

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 05:25:44 PDT 2008

7583 [lbo-talk] under the clitoral hood -- rank: 1000

On Mar 11, 2008, at 7:37 AM, shag wrote: > i thought that url had to say "the onan's man's man." i'll need to > get to > the library for this one. was he entertaining at least? would you > do him? No. He was gross.

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Date:	Tue Mar 11 04:22:29 PDT 2008

7584 [lbo-talk] under the clitoral hood -- rank: 1000

[this amazing dude was just on O'Reilly, arguing that Hillary is just too pro-woman to be pres] <http://thenononsenseman.com/page5.html> Get Under the Clitoral Hood Are You Wining & Dining Her for Sex? Most men pay their girlfriends and wives like prostitutes cash, dinners, vacations, jewelry, cars, homes, and clothing in exchange for sex. Not only unnecessary and emasculating, such stupid male behavior induces purchased and entitled women to fake their orgasms. Like a car, a wom ...

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Date:	Mon Mar 10 20:29:38 PDT 2008

7585 [lbo-talk] stuff white people like -- rank: 1000

On Mar 10, 2008, at 3:00 PM, Michael Perelman wrote: > I must be very white. I guess I'm not, though I usually am. But that site is dumb - "white" means multiculti and anticorporate. Right. Doug

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Date:	Mon Mar 10 12:16:49 PDT 2008

7586 [lbo-talk] stuff white people like -- rank: 1000

<http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/> For the past three years, whenever you say The Wire white people are required to respond by saying it s the best show on television. Try it the next time you see a white person! Though now they might say it WAS the best show on television. So why do they love it so much? It all comes down to authenticity. A long time ago, someone started a rumor that when The Wire is on TV, actual police wires go quiet because all the dealers are watch ...

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Date:	Mon Mar 10 11:48:34 PDT 2008

7587 [lbo-talk] Obama: put the squeeze on Iran and shun Hamas -- rank: 1000

[from YF, via Debate - ain't this fresh thinking?] Begin forwarded message: <http://www.barackobama.com/2008/03/04/ statement_of_senator_barack_ob_7.php> Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Additional Sanctions on Iran Chicago, IL | March 04, 2008 "I welcome the UN Security Council's decision to increase international pressure on Iran because of its continued defiance of the international community and its illicit nuclear program. However, like its two predecessors, this resolutio ...

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Date:	Sun Mar 9 17:40:27 PDT 2008

7588 [lbo-talk] BHO on PATRIOT -- rank: 1000

[Some annoying tentacle wrote me offlist to say that Obama would protect our civil liberties. Here's the man himself explaining why he voted for the new, improved PATRIOT Act.] <http://obama.senate.gov/speech/060216-floor_statement_2/> Floor Statement of Senator Barack Obama on S.2271 - USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Thursday, February 16, 2006 Mr. President, four years ago, following one of the most devastating attacks in our nation's history, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act to ...

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Date:	Sat Mar 8 13:09:27 PST 2008

7589 [lbo-talk] gender guesser -- rank: 1000

Guesses the sex of the author of a piece of prose: <http://www.hackerfactor.com/GenderGuesser.html#Analyze>. I'm 63-75% male. Doug

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Date:	Sat Mar 8 12:59:35 PST 2008

7590 [lbo-talk] God and Blair at Yale -- rank: 1000

<http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-03-07-02.all.html> Prime Minister Blair to Teach at Yale New Haven, Conn. Yale University is pleased to announce the appointment of Prime Minister Tony Blair as the Howland Distinguished Fellow for the next academic year. Mr. Blair will lead a seminar at Yale and participate in a number of events around the campus. The course in which he will participate with Yale faculty will examine issues of faith and globalization. His efforts at Yale relate to ...

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Date:	Sat Mar 8 11:59:08 PST 2008