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1 The Nation - Selected Editorial -- rank: 1000

I know this is a raather delayed response to the discussion but I operate on crip time. I have conversed with Alex Cockburn (he wrote a blurb for my book) about this, and we agree. Few realize that last year when Clinton signed welfare reform he changed the eligibility rules for disabled children's SSI. Now SSI is the poor's equivalent of SSDI(disability) for workers. It is a part of the social safety net. The change resulted in tens of thousands of disabled children losing their SSI and Med ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Fri Aug 7 18:25:40 PDT 1998

2 [lbo-talk] Blog Post: Karen's Cancer -- rank: 1000

I had no idea that Karen had cancer and that the two of you were faced with such a hard road. I think it is a shock for people to learn they have something this devastating - esp people who are very active and on the go. The most one can say is that they did the best that they could/can. best, Marta On Jun 13, 2013, at 7:57 AM, michael yates wrote: > Full at http://cheapmotelsandahotplate.org/2013/06/13/karens-cancer/ >

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Date:	Thu Jun 13 09:02:10 PDT 2013

3 [lbo-talk] A Larry Summers Joke -- rank: 1000

From The Campaign for America s Future: A Larry Summers Joke By Digby | July 29, 2013 A friend in Washington told me this last week: The president, Larry Summers, a dirty hippie and the pope were all on Air Force One when it started to have engine trouble. The pilot opened the door of the cockpit and said with terror in his voice, The plane is going down, so put on a parachute and jump! I ll show you how. The pilot grabbed a parachute from the pile, strapped it on, opened the plane s door, and ...

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Date:	Mon Jul 29 15:17:36 PDT 2013

4 [lbo-talk] [Pen-l] Reuters: MoveOn circulating petition against Summers -- rank: 1000

Yes and do read William Greider on Summers atrocious lies on the Nation's website. Marta On Jul 26, 2013, at 9:41 AM, JOANNA A. wrote: > Summers incompetence is only topped by his arrogance. He is actually dangerous. Witness the losses he caused at Harvard...hence his ouster. > > I'd go to the trouble of signing a petition against his appt. > > Joanna > > ----- Original Message ----- > > On 2013-07-26, at 8:52 AM, Robert Naiman wrote: >> >> "Moveon.or ...

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Date:	Fri Jul 26 10:09:59 PDT 2013

5 [lbo-talk] Why Metadata Matters -- rank: 1000

Not to butt in but Obama has supported all this data gathering. His people argued against the recent bill in the congress that would have stopped NSA spying. So it isn't just the right-wing government. Marta On Jul 25, 2013, at 9:35 AM, Wojtek S wrote: > Bill: " Not a right-wing corporate conspiracy, rather a hysterical > over-reaction by a right-wing government that thinks it has a right to a > monopoly on disclosure of information and even thinks it is entitled to > torture ...

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Date:	Thu Jul 25 10:22:01 PDT 2013

6 [lbo-talk] Taking care of Rick Perry's economic plans -- rank: 1000

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/18/1224644/-Lewis-Black-messes-with-Texas#

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Mon Jul 22 08:17:34 PDT 2013

7 [lbo-talk] zimmerman not guilty -- rank: 1000

Because she was unaware and acted from her prejudices. Also what came out in that interview with Anderson Cooper was that one juror wanted to go for the full charge and two wanted to go for manslaughter but evidently they were talked out of it. So who knows went on in that jury deliberation. On Jul 16, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Wojtek S wrote: > Marta: "With jurors like this ignoramus " > > [WS:] Why do you consider this person "ignoramus"? I think, but of course > can ...

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Date:	Tue Jul 16 10:47:36 PDT 2013

8 [lbo-talk] zimmerman not guilty -- rank: 1000

I agree with Joanna. One of the jurors was interviewed by Anderson Cooper. She said Zimmerman had "good" intentions. That in his heart he was "good." With jurors like this ignoramus there is no justice possible because she cannot even get the facts straight and her perception is flawed. Marta On Jul 15, 2013, at 3:43 PM, JOANNA A. wrote: > I have not followed the case closely, but here's what I know > > 1. Martin was walking home with ice tea and skittles. > ...

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Date:	Tue Jul 16 09:20:27 PDT 2013

9 [lbo-talk] zimmerman not guilty -- rank: 1000

Au contraire. He could not have been carrying a concealed weapon in other states and have it be ignored by the courts. Marta On Jul 14, 2013, at 9:30 AM, Carl G. Estabrook wrote: > '...State of Florida v. Zimmerman is a straight up traditional self defense case. It has never been pled as a Stand Your Ground defense case, irrespective of all the press coverage, attention and attribution to Stand Your Ground. It s never been Stand Your Ground, and certainly is not now that the evidence is all ...

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Date:	Sun Jul 14 11:09:17 PDT 2013

10 [lbo-talk] Paid via Card, Workers Feel Sting of Fees -- rank: 1000

It's like the old company store trick. Marta http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/business/as-pay-cards-replace-paychecks-bank-fees-hurt-workers.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 June 30, 2013 Paid via Card, Workers Feel Sting of Fees By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and STEPHANIE CLIFFORD A growing number of American workers are confronting a frustrating predicament on payday: to get their wages, they must first pay a fee. For these largely hourly workers, paper paychecks and even direct deposit have been ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Mon Jul 1 11:31:59 PDT 2013

11 [lbo-talk] "Let's Kill Them All" -- rank: 1000

Thanks, and to let you know People for the AMerican Way is trying to get the guy, Erik Rush, removed from Fox but do those campaigns go very well? Too many that might agree with him? I sign petitions anyway whether I think they will be successful or not. Marta On Apr 16, 2013, at 11:13 AM, andie_nachgeborenen wrote: > Welcome back. A lot of the traffic has moved to Facebook. But the lboster list is still here. > > It's a remarkable commentary on the times when a call of, hmm, not exac ...

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Date:	Tue Apr 16 14:10:12 PDT 2013

12 [lbo-talk] "Let's Kill Them All" -- rank: 1000

Thanks Joanna. Thinned out or not comments here cannot be found anywhere else! Marta On Apr 16, 2013, at 9:21 AM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote: > Welcome back Marta. I"m afraid we've thinned out a bit....so you're especially welcomed back. > > Joanna > > ----- Original Message ----- > Hello everyone! > > I've rejoined the list so some may be glad and some may be sad - so be it. > >> From People for the American Way: "Frequent Fox News contributor Erik R ...

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Date:	Tue Apr 16 09:31:04 PDT 2013

13 [lbo-talk] "Let's Kill Them All" -- rank: 1000

Hello everyone! I've rejoined the list so some may be glad and some may be sad - so be it. >From People for the American Way: "Frequent Fox News contributor Erik Rush got into a Twitter exchange shortly after yesterday s apparent bombing to declare of Muslims: Yes, they re evil. Let s kill them all. OK I know to be expected of Fox, still outrageous. Marta

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Date:	Tue Apr 16 08:56:44 PDT 2013

14 [lbo-talk] Schwarzenegger unveils austere budget plan. -- rank: 1000

Our brightest disability rights lawyers won against the Nazi Governor in federal court last year to stop the cuts to the in home support services program. I do not call him that in jest since he has targeted disability programs for cuts since his first year in office. He seems to carry some kind of hatred for the non-productive members of society. (Since I don't post often I hope Doug will give space for the full text because it is informative. What the governator does follows the Repu ...

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Date:	Fri May 14 16:54:49 PDT 2010

15 [lbo-talk] STOP THE SPRAY EB NEWS: write to White House to protest Siddiqui appointment -- rank: 1000

Well and here goes another sour tasting if not down right stinky appointment. from East Bay News CA: Pres. Obama has appointed pesticide and biotechnology lobbyist Islam Siddiqui as the U.S. chief negotiator on agriculture in the U.S. Trade Representative's office. Below is a sample letter that you can use or adapt and send to the president at whitehouse.gov asking him to rescind this appointment, thanks to a member of the STSEB steering committee who drafted it today. Warm wishes and than ...

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Date:	Wed Mar 31 12:27:46 PDT 2010