Search LBO-Talk Archives

7771 [lbo-talk] the great seal of Obamaland -- rank: 1000

<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/the-great-seal-of- obamaland/> At a discussion with a dozen Democratic governors in Chicago on Friday morning, each of the governors was identified with a small name plate but Senator Barack Obama sat behind a low rostrum to which was attached an official-looking seal no one had seen before. It is emblazoned with a fierce-looking eagle clutching an olive branch in one claw and arrows in the other and is deliberately reminiscent of the off ...

Document Size:	5675
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jun 21 07:30:25 PDT 2008

7772 [lbo-talk] Obama on FISA -- rank: 1000

[via Mike Allen] 'Obama backs FISA compromise,' Politico's Ben Smith: 'Breaking with the Democratic left and many civil libertarians, while forestalling security-focused attacks from the right, Obama says he supports the compromise in the House on wiretapping legislation.' Passed 293-129.

Document Size:	4874
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jun 21 07:28:02 PDT 2008

7773 [lbo-talk] Butler -- rank: 1000

On Jun 21, 2008, at 1:09 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > [I've been getting irritated as hell at the bad manners of the > thread -- > Where in the hell is "here" in the sentence above? You make > no fucking sense.

Document Size:	4620
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jun 21 12:45:26 PDT 2008

7774 [lbo-talk] MLK happy-faced -- rank: 1000

[Before & after pix at <http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/ stories/2008/06/19/changes.html>.] Atlanta Journal-Constitution - June 20, 2008 <http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/06/19/ mlk_statue_approved.html> Altered MLK memorial statue OK'd By JULIA MALONE With a few subtle changes, the 28-foot statue planned for the Martin Luther King Jr. national memorial won approval Thursday from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, which had earlier suggested the figure ...

Document Size:	8497
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 14:23:23 PDT 2008

7775 [lbo-talk] NYTwitter -- rank: 1000

<http://twitter.com/nytimes>

Document Size:	4441
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 14:15:56 PDT 2008

7776 [lbo-talk] Jong v Taibbi -- rank: 1000

<http://gawker.com/tag/battle-of-the-sexes/?i=378896&t=matt-taibbi- does-not-want-to-fuck-his-mother> BATTLE OF THE SEXES Matt Taibbi Does NOT Want To Fuck His Mother Erica Jong says Matt Taibbi wants to fuck his mom! But he can't, so instead he channeled that desire into print by calling Hillary Clinton's arms "flabby." It's all part of the feminist author Jong's theory of "Misogyny, Momism, and Militarism," which she chronicled on the Huffington Post. "Mo ...

Document Size:	6771
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 13:53:09 PDT 2008

7777 [lbo-talk] 38% of Dems believe in a literal Genesis myth -- rank: 1000

<http://www.gallup.com/poll/108226/Republicans-Democrats-Differ- Creationism.aspx> Republicans, Democrats Differ on Creationism Republicans much more likely than Democrats to believe humans created as-is 10,000 years ago by Frank Newport PRINCETON, NJ -- There is a significant political divide in beliefs about the origin of human beings, with 60% of Republicans saying humans were created in their present form by God 10,000 years ago, a belief shared by only 40% of independents and 38% ...

Document Size:	5216
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 12:47:16 PDT 2008

7778 [lbo-talk] me @ Brecht Obama event -- rank: 1000

Lou Proyect wrote up last night's proceedings at the Brecht Forum, where the topic of Barack Obama and the left, whatever that is, was discussed by the dreadful Jo-Ann Mort, and three much much better people: Betsy Reed of the Nation; Ta-Nehesi Coates, who's got a new book out about black fathers called The Beautiful Struggle; and Gary Younge, columnist for The Guardian and The Nation. It was moderated by Colin Robinson, formerly of Verso and the New Press and now of Scribners. Lou asked ...

Document Size:	10297
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 12:39:18 PDT 2008

7779 [lbo-talk] Pat Buchanan: UK to blame for Holocaust -- rank: 1000

<http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27107> Was the Holocaust Inevitable? by Patrick J. Buchanan Posted: 06/20/2008 That the Newsweek cover was sparked by my book "Churchill, Hitler and The Unnecessary War" seems apparent, as one of the three essays, by Christopher Hitchens, was a scathing review. Though in places complimentary, Hitchens charmingly concludes: This book "stinks." Understandable. No Brit can easily concede my central thesis: The Brits kicked awa ...

Document Size:	9707
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 12:15:16 PDT 2008

7780 [lbo-talk] Barack on TradVals -- rank: 1000

<http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/country_ad>

Document Size:	4600
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 08:49:04 PDT 2008

7781 [lbo-talk] no Rep 527 activity -- rank: 1000

[from Mike Allen] TOP STORY: Politico's Jonathan Martin, based on blue-chip reporting, reveals that Republican third-party efforts have 'flatlined,' leaving Senator McCain more outmatched than ever: '[L]ess than five months before Election Day, there are no serious anti-Obama 527s in existence nor are there any immediate plans to create such a group. ... Multiple Republican sources say that Karl Rove has been in contact with donors such as [Sheldon] Adelson and [T. Boone] Pickens about he ...

Document Size:	5741
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 07:50:04 PDT 2008

7782 [lbo-talk] Americans hate Congress, HMOs; love the military, small biz, cops -- rank: 1000

[and organized labor comes in above big business, but below the medical system and TV news - is there a general "crisis of confidence"? - full rankings and historical comparison at link] <http://www.gallup.com/poll/108142/Confidence-Congress-Lowest-Ever- Any-US-Institution.aspx> Confidence in Congress: Lowest Ever for Any U.S. Institution Just 12% of Americans express confidence in Congress by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's annual update on confidence in institution ...

Document Size:	9159
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jun 20 05:28:06 PDT 2008

7783 [lbo-talk] U.S. leading indicators up for second month -- rank: 1000

On Jun 19, 2008, at 1:50 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote: > Of course, the financial conditions of a lot of individuals and > families ARE indeed "going down the drain or to hell in a > handbasket" given the price of gas and other financial stressors > out there right now. The fact that capitalism is not undergoing > its death agony is of small comfort if one's house is scheduled to > be sold at foreclosure sale. Gosh, I'd never thought of that. Thanks! Doug

Document Size:	5332
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jun 19 11:01:54 PDT 2008

7784 [lbo-talk] U.S. leading indicators up for second month -- rank: 1000

On Jun 19, 2008, at 11:47 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote: > [Maybe not for some? --CGE] > > Hedge fund chief warns of worse to come Let me write down what I think in a few simple sentences. The risks of financial collapse are receding, but the system is still far from healthy. The U.S. economy has probably been in recession for about six months, but I don't think the major issue right now is the state of the business cycle; we're likely to see several years of stagnation and general tr ...

Document Size:	5472
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jun 19 09:56:18 PDT 2008

7785 [lbo-talk] U.S. leading indicators up for second month -- rank: 1000

[what Patrick Bond calls "the unfolding crisis" is taking a little longer to unfold than initially thought] MarketWatch from Dow Jones www.marketwatch.com BULLETIN: U.S. leading economic indicators rise for second straight month 6/19/2008 10:02:10 AM EDT Visit http://marketwatch.com/r.asp? g=FB7A66D4B3BF452ABD3762B8412F2C27&d=bnbt for updates to this story and more

Document Size:	5066
Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jun 19 07:10:05 PDT 2008