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451 [lbo-talk] impaired = colorless and noncharismatic -- rank: 1000

I know nothing about this new Argentine president's politics. But this is a typical treatment of impairment by our "educated" class of journalists. The very first paragraph goes off describing the Argentinian president's impairments. And some wonder why I write about disablism - according to some it doesn't exist! Here it is. marta Argentine Politician Played Game of Survivor Colorless governor Nestor Kirchner chose his allies well on his way to the presidency. By Héctor Tobar and An ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun May 18 21:12:42 PDT 2003

452 [lbo-talk] FTW ad story -- rank: 1000

Hi Chip -- The "its an interesting story" line is a part of the website story -- link provided. It wasn't *my* question! But now that you ask -- I was amazed at the process of getting this ad placed in the Washington Post. So the money is not enough that they had to run it through a brokerage firm to get it in? One has to have clout to place an ad? So I wonder did AAWWI in Los Angeles have to go through a brokerage firm to take out the ad against the war. What about NION. They took ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun May 18 20:51:49 PDT 2003

453 [lbo-talk] FTW ad story -- rank: 1000

SUBSCRIBER BUYS FTW FULL PAGE AD IN THE WASHINGTON POST LEAKED COPY MAY HAVE FORCED RESIGNATION OF ARMY SECRETARY From The Wilderness Publications May 16, 2003 http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/051603_wash_post_ad.html May 16, 2003, 0500 PDT (FTW ) - From The Wilderness today ran a full-page ad in the front section of The Washington Post intended to educate the American people, support heroic leaders and promote a number of independent media outlets which have made important contribution ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun May 18 14:39:23 PDT 2003

454 [lbo-talk] Granma cites LaRoucheite book on the Bush family -- rank: 1000

> >P.S. The Victor Thorn cited in the Granma piece, googling, >reconfirms, my memory that Thorn is far right radio talk show host >loon. Ever other sentence is, "New World Order, " this and NWO that. > perhaps because that phrase was ingrained in fundamentalist thinking for years, particularly southern ones -- . And George Bush I used it to describe his plans for the world. marta -- Marta Russell Los Angeles, CA http://www.disweb.org

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat May 17 13:56:01 PDT 2003

455 [lbo-talk] Baker on Bursting Bubbles -- rank: 1000

If Baker is right this is the time to sell your real estate. marta Bursting Bubbles - Why the economy will go from bad to worse By Dean Baker - In These Times - May 9, 2003 http://inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=185_0_1_0_C Where is the best place to go for good advice about the stock market and the economy? The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Fortune? If it is late 1999 and the stock market is soaring to record highs, the correct answer is In These Times. In December 1999, when the economi ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Fri May 16 20:27:26 PDT 2003

456 [lbo-talk] prison guard union at it again -- rank: 1000

May 13, 2003 PATT MORRISON Rob Inmates of the Chance for a Future? It Oughtta Be a Crime Patt Morrison, The Los Angeles Times The weekend just wouldn't be the weekend if there weren't something in the paper to get me good and mad. I don't know your formula for a great day off, but caffeine and outrage do it for me every time. I usually don't have to read any farther than the front page for a good dose of cupidity or stupidity, but last Saturday I got as far as this section, the California sectio ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue May 13 14:53:36 PDT 2003

457 [lbo-talk] Disabled arrested at White House -- rank: 1000

Wish I could have been there -- sigh, marta **************** About 500 ADAPT disability rights activists are converging on Washington, D.C. to demand an apology from President George W. Bush and Congress for the lives stolen from persons with disabilities by decades of forced institutionalization. Seeking the apologies, supporting MiCASSA legislation, and advocating for disability rights generally, the 5 days of advocacy and action kicked-off with a march to the White House. Below are a report f ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Mon May 12 11:05:47 PDT 2003

458 [lbo-talk] Re: Americans pay more for health care but receive less in return -- rank: 1000

>For some reason I didn't get this as email. > >All I meant by affordable was in the macro >sense. We're paying for it, so it's affordable. >Under current trends, if it went to, oh, 25 >percent of GDP, we would revise our view of >'affordability.' > Do you mean that would justify rationing HC more than it is already? Isn't this what the American Enterprise Institute says in its arguments against Medicaid and Medicare -- that public healthcare is not sustainable, that it ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Fri May 9 23:02:40 PDT 2003

459 [lbo-talk] Where Power Counts -- rank: 1000

COMMENTARY http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2Doe%2Dappelbaum9may09&section=/printstory Class Warfare's Collateral Damage By Stuart Appelbaum Stuart Appelbaum is the president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. He is also a vice president of the AFL-CIO. May 9, 2003 Since 1898, Fulton, N.Y., had been home to one of the Nestle Co.'s most important chocolate factories. The more than 450 workers at the Swiss company's plant were proud that Fulton was ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Fri May 9 15:51:59 PDT 2003

460 [lbo-talk] RE: Neo-con/Regime Change Cards -- rank: 1000

>Take your pick... >CP > ><http://www.gatt.org/regime/index.html>http://www.gatt.org/regime/index.html > I've been trying for three days to get onto this site and cannot for some reason. Does anyone remember who the 4 Aces and 4 Kings were? Looking for Cheney (Ace of Spades?) Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Rove, Perle and, of course, Dubya. Marta -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20030506/ba23c806/attachment.htm>

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue May 6 14:16:37 PDT 2003

461 [lbo-talk] Bennett is a neocon -- rank: 1000

Bennett is a signer on the New American Century "Statement of Principles" -- along with the other neocons. Based on this, I would say is definitely in the neocon camp. http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm -- Marta Russell Los Angeles, CA http://www.disweb.org

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun May 4 22:28:00 PDT 2003

462 [lbo-talk] Crawford protest -- rank: 1000

The Waco Tribune-Herald reports: "Authorities arrested five protesters Saturday who were among a group of about 100 in Crawford attempting to demonstrate on the road leading to the Western White House. President [sic] Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard had spent Friday and Saturday in meetings and relaxing at the ranch. The group had traveled to Central Texas in a caravan of about 30 vehicles after an Austin rally protesting the policies of the Bush administration. The group was ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun May 4 22:11:45 PDT 2003

463 SFChron reporter suspended for activism -- rank: 1000

Fascinating, how could I have missed it. Sounds like a reptilian family gathering. marta > Heh, Marta, here's one take on the Tale. Locals, suspect he >must have done something to provike the critter, given his >pugnacious rep. >>>Speaking of giant reptiles: Sharon Stone's husband done got >>>himself bit by one! Entertainment website Mr. Showbiz reported >>>today that sexpot Stone's significant other, Phil Bronstein(also >>>known as the executive ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat Mar 29 22:22:55 PST 2003

464 SFChron reporter suspended for activism -- rank: 1000

> > Phil Bronstein, back in the mid-80's did good reporting from the >Phillipines when Marcos was deposed, and in El Salvador during the >FDR-FMLN insurgencybut, is now more famous for getting into a >physical brawl with one of our more obnoxious political consultants, >Clint Reilly, some confrontation with an alligator at the LA Zoo, >and being married to Sharon Stone. > >-- >Michael Pugliese How can one have a confrontation with an alligator at a zoo? Did Sharon ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat Mar 29 16:24:32 PST 2003

465 Radio Doug -- rank: 1000

> >It's not very productive to blame anyone or anything. Thoughts & >experiences make physical changes in the brain. Doug seems not even to >be aware of what neuropsychiatry and neurology are about, let alone any >current research in those fields. As far as I know "biochemistry" does >not "cause" mental illness, but no mental illness (or mental health) >exists independently of brain chemistry. > >Carrol And further evidence of this is the overwh ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat Mar 29 16:08:56 PST 2003