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781 Response to Marc Cooper's letter -- rank: 1000

From: Carl Gunther <cgunther at ix.netcom.com> To: freekpfk at yahoogroups.com Subject: Debunking the Cooper Exit Letter Copies to: freepacifica at recordist.com, NewPacifica at yahoogroups.com, WBAIelections at yahoogroups.com Send reply to: cgunther at ix.netcom.com Date sent: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:35:24 -0800 Mark Cooper's letter, which is appended below, is a long string of outrageous deceptions and lies whose intended effect is to destroy KPFK and ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat Feb 23 08:46:50 PST 2002

782 Coining Keller -- rank: 1000

Happy New Year! --> If you pass this comment along to others -- periodically but not repeatedly -- please explain that Commentaries are a premium sent to Sustainer Donors of Z/ZNet and that to learn more folks can consult ZNet at http://www.zmag.org --> Sustainer Forums Login: https://www.zmag.org/sustainers/forums Today's commentary: http://www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/2002-12/31russell.cfm ================================== ZNet Commentary Coining Keller January 01, 2003 By Marta Russ ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue Dec 31 22:44:05 PST 2002

783 right wing physician in -- rank: 1000

>I swear this feels worse than the Reagan years. Am I overreacting? > >Doug No. I think it is worse because the religious zealots have more power with the born again Bush in office. marta --

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat Dec 28 15:37:31 PST 2002

784 right wing physician in -- rank: 1000

Time magazine did an article on the controversy around Bush wanting to appoint this guy David Hager -- I don't have the citation, sorry.. It's a done deal now. Hager does not support giving birth control to unmarried women, asked the FDA to make RU 486 illegal, has written a book called, "Jesus Loves Women", and recommends prayer and scripture reading to alleviate menstrual cramps. Ashcroft is a Pentacostal who believes in prayer and faith healing to alleviate mental illness. Marta htt ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat Dec 28 15:25:16 PST 2002

785 Peace Sunday in LA & selling stuff -- rank: 1000

I think Ron Kovic was also on the bill of goods list of speakers. At least the Convention center is accessible but I'm sure that isn't due to Kovic's influence. Some emails have come in here telling me about how the Peace Movement is not having their events in accessible locations. Marta > Heh, Save 5K! Buy the Benefactor Sponsor and you still get a, >"Exclusive title to a selected section of the Outer Rim of the >Unity-and- Diversity Wheel." > Kucinich is into this ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Dec 18 15:17:48 PST 2002

786 Iraq War - most unconvinced POLL -- rank: 1000

Most Unconvinced on Iraq War > > Two-thirds believe Bush has failed to make the case an attack would > be justified. Many think weapons are there, but they want proof. > > By Maura Reynolds > > The Los Angeles Times > 17 December 2002 > > WASHINGTON -- Despite a concerted effort by the Bush administration, > more than two-thirds of Americans believe the president has failed > to make the case that a war with Iraq is justified, according to a > Los ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Dec 18 14:30:20 PST 2002

787 payroll taxes -- rank: 1000

> >they hurt, badly, and are responsible for the largest bite out of >paychecks for millions of workers, much bigger than withholding... reich >has suggested dropping them for >two years, I think, putting billions into workers' pockets, and into the >checkbooks of their >employers as well...both pay into the social security system, in equal >amounts, which is why many small and moderate sized businesses dislike >SS... yes but then the contributions to Social Security a ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Dec 18 13:23:27 PST 2002

788 Peace Sunday in LA & selling stuff -- rank: 1000

This was posted by an activist in LA -- Peace Sunday was an advertised event featuring celebs, representatives, and others marta >I'm not really serious about this, mostly amusing. > >I went to the Convention Center to see if I could find a place to hand or >place some Change Links. > >And got thrown out by the peace folks. > >They had one big hall where the main affair was to begin at 3 PM. Upstairs >(the Convention Center is vary large with many large halls and > ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Mon Dec 16 14:25:14 PST 2002

789 cutting payroll taxes -- rank: 1000

I am remembering that it was Robert Reich who advocated this payroll tax cut on one of those talking head TV shows. And I believe that Forbes had no objections. So why would Reich - a liberal - be pushing this as a solution to the employment crisis? And what about the fact that some level of unemployment must be maintained and the disabled have traditionally been in that segment of the population -- permanently unemployed. Marta >Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes are split between t ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Mon Dec 16 10:06:59 PST 2002

790 cutting payroll taxes -- rank: 1000

From an LA Times op-ed arguing for cutting payroll taxes to increase employment: Payroll taxes, which fund Social Security and Medicare benefits, are already universal in the bad sense of the word: For 80% of Americans, payroll taxes take the biggest bite, accounting for more than one-third of all federal revenue. Taxing payrolls kills jobs. It makes employers and workers pay an additional 15% on salary and benefits, inflating hiring costs and depressing job growth while squeezing paychecks. Pay ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun Dec 15 18:28:33 PST 2002

791 Hollywoods against war -- rank: 1000

Celebrities to Send Bush Anti-War Letter LOS ANGELES (AP)--Mike Farrell and Anjelica Huston will release a letter Tuesday signed by a hundred celebrities who want President Bush to stop his war rhetoric toward Iraq. The letter reportedly is signed by stars including Kim Basinger, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Lange and Martin Sheen, publicists for the event said Monday. Details of the letter weren't released. Bush has threatened military for ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue Dec 10 20:01:52 PST 2002

792 Wilkinson's claims about inequality & health -- rank: 1000

>Michael Pollak wrote: > >>In today's FT, Michael Prowse approvingly cites Richard Wilkinson's claim >>that unequal societies are less healthy. He does say the claim is >>"controversial," but also says that outside researchers have confirmed the >>claim and bases his whole argument on its truth. >> >>My impression last time this got discussed onlist was that Wilkinson's >>data and math didn't support his claim at all, and all reputable h ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sat Dec 7 17:28:45 PST 2002

793 more on Corn articles -- rank: 1000

From: <mailto:laactivists at action-mail.org>IAC-LA To: <mailto:laactivists at action-mail.org>laactivists at action-mail.org Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:59 PM Subject: LA community leaders respond to red-baiting of ANWWER Following is a reply signed by a group of progressive leaders in southern California to an article by David Corn that appeared in the newspaper L.A. Weekly. Corn is also Washington editor for the Nation magazine and a paid consultant with the Fox News Chann ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Fri Dec 6 15:13:54 PST 2002

794 Nation mosh pit (Corn, Cooper & Cockburn) -- rank: 1000

>http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20021223&s=exchange Thanks for this. I admire AC so much more than I can express but then you can call me partial since I have been published in Counterpunch. "Cooper yaps like a terrier in a badger's den" ROFLMAO Marta -- Marta Russell Los Angeles, CA http://www.disweb.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <../attachments/20021205/72cb393a/attachment.htm>

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Thu Dec 5 20:51:14 PST 2002

795 Know your enemy... -- rank: 1000

> > > ``...with Rice, Powell, Cheney, it looks like this is a pretty >> > high-powered presidency intellectually and politically...'' Carrol > >Chuck Grimes wrote: >> > ... But good god Carrol where are your standards? .... > >Michael Perelman: >> I don't see much high powered except for the PR dimension. It seems like >> they focus on a single objective, hammer on it without any real criticism >> from outside, get the press to jum ...

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Date:	Wed Dec 4 10:10:34 PST 2002