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8161 [lbo-talk] was SC a Clinton victory? -- rank: 1000

[from The Note] "Left behind in South Carolina, Bill Clinton became the attack dog of his wife's campaign," Lee Bandy writes in his column in The State. "His critiques of Obama brought a new level of divisiveness and rancor to the campaign, shocking South Carolinians who had never seen Clinton close up." If you needed proof that he's been consistently and intentionally making the race about race, his protestations to the contrary notwithstanding -- the former president' ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Jan 27 10:29:10 PST 2008

8162 [lbo-talk] Obama's post-partisanship -- rank: 1000

[from Obama's victory speech last night - the Clinton's may have been cynical and hypocritical in their criticism of Obama, but this bit is pure horseshit] We're up against decades of bitter partisanship that cause politicians to demonize their opponents instead of coming together to make college affordable or energy cleaner. It's the kind of partisanship where you're not even allowed to say that a Republican had an idea, even if it's one you never agreed with. That's the kind of politics ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Jan 27 07:02:24 PST 2008

8163 [lbo-talk] Obama: the black candidate -- rank: 1000

[remember that Dick Morris said this was all part of the Clinton strategy] Large Black Turnout Lifts Obama To Victory in South Carolina A vast wave of support from African-Americans lifted Barack Obama to victory in South Carolina's Democratic primary. But his showing among white voters suggests an uphill battle in those upcoming primaries where black voters may play less of a role. Blacks accounted for a majority of voters in South Carolina, 55 percent the highest turnout among African-A ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Jan 27 06:54:48 PST 2008

8164 [lbo-talk] public mood -- rank: 1000

Gallup is doing near-daily reports on U.S. public sentiment on the economy. It's sagging pretty hard. At the end of the latest <http://www.gallup.com/poll/103975/Gallup-Daily-Tracking-Consumer- Confidence.aspx> Gallup analyst Lydia Saad (a Republican, I was once told) writes: > As noted Friday, this suggests that neither the Federal Reserve's > surprise interest-rate cut this past week, nor recent news of an > agreement between President Bush and Congress on a fiscal stimulus > ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jan 26 13:23:42 PST 2008

8165 [lbo-talk] Bill isn't the only Gates that Bono talks with -- rank: 1000

<http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-01-24-voa83.cfm> Gates Says He and Bono Discussed Africa Policy and AFRICOM By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 January 2008 Pessin report - Download (MP3) Pessin report - Listen (MP3) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he discussed U.S. military policy toward Africa with Irish rock star Bono during a short meeting at his Pentagon office earlier this week. The secretary provided some details of the meeting during a news conference Thursday and VOA's Al P ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jan 26 12:26:15 PST 2008

8166 [lbo-talk] Obama letter -- rank: 1000

On Jan 26, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > Mind you, I'm notanaobama booster. Never believe anything until it's been officially denied.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jan 26 11:13:48 PST 2008

8167 [lbo-talk] Obama letter to Khalizad -- rank: 1000

On Jan 25, 2008, at 6:58 PM, Seth Ackerman wrote: > Doug, your position seems to be that this sort of mindless pro-Israel > blather reflects the perceived needs of the empire. Do you really > believe that? Do you really think that behind closed doors the Davos > crowd or the career foreign-service officers support this kind of > stuff? > Why does it only seem to emanate from elected officials or those on > the > payroll of generously funded think tanks? I think that fealt ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jan 26 11:06:11 PST 2008

8168 [lbo-talk] do the Zionists trust Obama? -- rank: 1000

<http://tinyurl.com/26t4gq> Rosner's Blog Shmuel Rosner Chief U.S. Correspondent www.haaretz.com/rosner Posted: January 24, 2008 Ambassador vs. Ambassador: Is Obama good for Israel? The debate surrounding Barack Obama's attitudes toward Israel refuses to calm down. On Wednesday, Obama sent a letter to the U.S. ambassador to the UN, calling upon him to make sure that any Security Council decision dealing with the events in Gaza will not be biased against Israel. But this did not yet con ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jan 26 11:04:29 PST 2008

8169 [lbo-talk] try to be post-racial and this is what happens to you -- rank: 1000

[The Note loves Ron Fournier.] ON DEADLINE: Hillary wins race on race By RON FOURNIER, Associated Press Writer Fri Jan 25, 10:59 AM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. - Hillary Rodham Clinton has won in South Carolina. No, not Saturday's primary though it's no longer outside the realm of possibility that Clinton will defeat Barack Obama here. What she has won in South Carolina is the larger campaign to polarize voters around race and marginalize Obama (in the insidious words of one of her top advisers) as ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jan 26 06:55:01 PST 2008

8170 [lbo-talk] Ace Cockburn, persecuted intellectual hero -- rank: 1000

The Guardian - January 25, 2008 I am an intellectual blasphemer When Alexander Cockburn, author of the forthcoming book A Short History of Fear, dared to question the climate change consensus, he was punished by a tsunami of self-righteous fury. It is time for a free and open 'battle of ideas', he says. Alexander Cockburn While the world's climate is on a warming trend, there is zero evidence that the rise in CO2 levels has anthropogenic origins. For daring to say this I have been treated a ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Jan 26 06:05:53 PST 2008

8171 [lbo-talk] Obama letter -- rank: 1000

A list lurker wrote: > Article on letter, includes picture of the letter. > http://www.jstandard.com/articles/3790/1/Obama-supporters-speak-out% > 3B-he-writes-to-U.N.-on-Israel

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jan 25 18:14:15 PST 2008

8172 [lbo-talk] Amsterdam News endorses Hillary -- rank: 1000

[Hillary's people got the URL for the endorsement wrong. Tatum's image of Hillary as a razor-bearing farm girl is memorable. What social force does Wilbert Tatum represent? I interviewed him once because he'd written in defense of Michael Milken - he's a high-toned gasbag. In any case...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2008 nypress at hillaryclinton.com AMSTERDAM NEWS ENDORSES HILLARY CLINTON One of America s oldest African American newspapers hails Clinton s strength, forthrightness, an ...

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Date:	Fri Jan 25 15:32:00 PST 2008

8173 [lbo-talk] Obama letter to Khalizad -- rank: 1000

[got this from another list - haven't tracked down the original but it sure seems authentic] Dear Ambassador Khalilzad, I understand that today the UN Security Council met regarding the situation in Gaza, and that a resolution or statement could be forthcoming from the Council in short order. I urge you to ensure that the Security Council issue no statement and pass no resolution on this matter that does not fully condemn the rocket assault Hamas has been conducting on civilians in southern ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jan 25 15:03:46 PST 2008

8174 [lbo-talk] Dem support demographics -- rank: 1000

WSJ/NBC poll support by income <$50k >$50k Clinton 54 43 Obama 31 31 Edwards 10 14 not sure 3 6 Kucinich 1 5 none 1 1 other 0 0 union households Clinton 45 Obama 34 Edwards 11 not sure 5 Kucinich 3 none 2 other 0 age <50 >50 Clinton 40 54 Obama 37 27 Edards ...

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Date:	Fri Jan 25 11:20:28 PST 2008

8175 [lbo-talk] Will China decouple successfully? -- rank: 1000

On Jan 25, 2008, at 9:20 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > On another list, > She-Who-Is-Not-To-Be-Named-But-Her-Intials-Are-Y-F You mean Yoshie Furuhashi? She can be named. I just did it.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jan 25 10:58:30 PST 2008