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11611 [lbo-talk] Junkyard dog hits Motown -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 4:43 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: > Doug writes: > >> It could get very ugly, >> though the UAW is giving every sign of rolling over so far. > > It doesn't seem like they have a choice, does it? No, though the more devious thing to do would be to posture militantly in public while cutting deals in private, a la Victor Gotbaum during the NYC fiscal crisis. I really don't know what I'd do were I in their shoes. I've never gotten a good answer out of labor ...

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Date:	Tue May 15 13:53:59 PDT 2007

11612 [lbo-talk] Junkyard dog hits Motown -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 4:11 PM, Charles Brown wrote: > The UAW is going to get hammered. > > Doug > > ^^^^ > > CB: That's the purpose of all this. Yes, essentially, though the other part is that Daimler wanted to unload Chrysler. The only way this deal makes any sense is if wages and benefits for existing workers are cut deeply, and pension and health benefits for retirees are sliced as well. And if Chrysler gets those things, GM and Ford will want them too. It could get ve ...

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Date:	Tue May 15 13:32:57 PDT 2007

11613 [lbo-talk] Tom Tancredo is a stupid idiot -- rank: 1000

[somehow I got added to Tom Tancredo's press list] IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2007 CONTACT: Alan Moore 703.255.9898 For Radio Interviews Rachel Lowen 703.255.9898 TANCREDO RESPONDS TO FALWELL S UNTIMELY DEATH (Columbia, S.C.) - Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) commented today on the passing of Reverend Jerry Falwell. "There are millions of people that have benefited both spiritually and emotionally from his ministry. His is a legacy that few can claim, but all must admire."

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Date:	Tue May 15 13:08:37 PDT 2007

11614 [lbo-talk] pigs fly -- rank: 1000

[from the daily commentary by Wall Street's favorite economist, Ed Hyman] Germany Stronger than US It's been a long time since we've seen this. German GDP 3.6% y/y in 1Q. The US will probably be 1.8% y/y in 2Q. Even so, inflation in Europe is still on the low side.

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Date:	Tue May 15 11:04:13 PDT 2007

11615 [lbo-talk] Edsall: Rudy is the GOP's future -- rank: 1000

[from an article by Thomas Byrne Edsall in the new New Republic] <http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20070521&s=edsall052107> [...] Many observers believe Giuliani's early success is the result of his calculated move rightward--a savvy effort to trick conservative voters into believing he is really one of them. But there is another possibility, one that assumes a bit more intelligence on the part of conservative voters like DePass: What if we are witnessing not Rudy moving toward the ...

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Date:	Tue May 15 11:00:01 PDT 2007

11616 [lbo-talk] what happens to people who deny climate change -- rank: 1000

NEWS ALERT from The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2007 The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force, died after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University, a school executive said. He was 73. FOR MORE INFORMATION, see: http://wsj.com/article/ 0,,SB117924739351903554,00.html?mod=djemalert

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Date:	Tue May 15 10:54:47 PDT 2007

11617 [lbo-talk] the audacity of rural life -- rank: 1000

Wisconsin Festival Sells Deep-Fried Testicles AP ELDERON, Wis. (May 13) - Around here, it may be tough to pass up anything deep-fried. Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies. They now have deep-fried livestock testicles, too. More than 300 people paid $5 for all-you-can-eat goat, lamb and bull testicles Saturday at the ninth annual Testicle Festival at Mama's Place Bar and Grill in Elderon in central Wisconsin. "Once you get over the mental (aspect) of what ...

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Date:	Tue May 15 10:51:00 PDT 2007

11618 [lbo-talk] Wolfie Soprano -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 12:34 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > From the Guardian: > > >> Sounding more like a cast member of the Sopranos than an >> international leader, in testimony by one key witness Mr Wolfowitz >> declares: "If they fuck with me or Shaha, I have enough on them to >> fuck them too." > I'm reminded of that old right-wing cliche about how dangerous intellectuals can be when they get state power. Doug

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Date:	Tue May 15 10:34:56 PDT 2007

11619 [lbo-talk] Made in Iran -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 11:04 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > The sanctions have continued and expanded in recent years, which makes > it difficult for the neoliberal faction of Iran's power elite to > privatize as much as they would like. Ahmadinejad among them. From yesterday's FT: > Ahmadi-Nejad woos expat investors > By Simeon Kerr in Dubai > Published: May 14 2007 03:00 | Last updated: May 14 2007 03:00 > Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad used the first visit to the United Arab > Emira ...

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Date:	Tue May 15 08:45:02 PDT 2007

11620 [lbo-talk] Evangelicals split on global warming -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 11:16 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6648265.stm > > It looks like Falwell and parts of the left have something in common. Parts of the left = Alexander Cockburn, James H, and one or two nuts on Lou's Marxmail. Who else? Doug

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Date:	Tue May 15 08:42:54 PDT 2007

11621 [lbo-talk] Workers Are on the Job More Hours over the Courseof theYear -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 10:15 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > How are those hours divided up among different sectors of the class. > 3 9 gives an average of 6, an unreal figure. Hey, I gave you the link to the microdata - you can calculate it yourself! Doug

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Date:	Tue May 15 07:59:34 PDT 2007

11622 [lbo-talk] A Conversation with Norman Finkelstein -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 1:35 AM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > When Professor Dershowitz got wind of the manuscript, > he embarked on a huge > campaign to suppress publication of the book. A campaign that included writing a letter denouncing NF to every member of the New Press's board. The letter opened by saying that Dersh was a big first amendment guy, so he didn't want to supress the book - he just wanted to inform the board what scumbag this Finkelstein fellow was. Scared by this, th ...

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Date:	Tue May 15 05:53:10 PDT 2007

11623 [lbo-talk] Dershowitz regrets having taken Finkelstein's bait -- rank: 1000

On May 15, 2007, at 12:10 AM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > Yeah, right, all those Marxists in the DePaul polisci > dept. (Can you think of any aside from NF? Well, > actually, I have no idea if he's a Marxist.) He used to identify as one; dunno if he still does. Doug

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Date:	Tue May 15 05:40:14 PDT 2007

11624 [lbo-talk] Dershowitz regrets having taken Finkelstein's bait -- rank: 1000

On May 14, 2007, at 7:53 PM, Jerry Monaco wrote: > Doug, do you find his sleaze > fascinating or something? He's vile, but his level of chutzpah is dazzling. Doug

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Date:	Mon May 14 20:31:45 PDT 2007

11625 [lbo-talk] MSFT goes after Linux -- rank: 1000

Man, that's not fair at all. There's a big difference between corporate libertarians and anti-capitalist anarchists. What's the point of a hostile crack like that? On May 14, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote: > You might not, but your Libertarian co-thinkers do. SR > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Chuck <chuck at mutualaid.org> > > >> >> Microsoft versus the anarchists. I'm putting my money on the >> anarchists. > ...

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Date:	Mon May 14 14:41:15 PDT 2007