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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:50 PM Original message |
America and the incoming NEOLIB Administration are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Citigroup. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Comments, or has DU become completely irrelevant as an "underground" or grassroots site? |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I've noticed. I feel chilled and marginalized, and I'm not that far left. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. What creeps me out is all the center-right johnny come latelys who quietly exuded lurkness for 8 yrs |
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judasdisney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
55. Uh-oh. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
58. Look, after eight years of Bush disaster after disaster after disaster after disaster, |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. You might want to consider changing your sig picture |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. As upset as I am, I'm not expecting the Bushies to stop investing in Arabia |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. More on my future sig pic, the Dark Tower of Burj Dubai |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. But Arabia will invest in Obama |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Kerry wanted to invest in transit. Trouble is, even if Obama wanted to invest in transit, |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. To be quite frank, I am not getting a lot of vibes here "on the ground" of idealistic young liberals |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. Yeah, it's the 70s and 80s all over again, but without the 60s. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
63. GET THIS -- Washington DC Metro (run by elected Dems) voted to kill free bus transfers. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. Very good post |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. Fine, give them space but don't let them know that you are. |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
52. It's midnight, once more before I sleep. |
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illuminaughty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 04:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
61. Nope. I put the "sin" in cynical. |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. This structural problem developed WAY before Obama. In fact it developed way before Clinton. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Ironically, I'm not one of those Blame Hillary types. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 04:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
62. It will be an interesting time. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Define NEOLIB |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. educate yourself |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Neoliberal. If you were involved in anti-globalization or aware and on the left in the 90s |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
43. I'm familiar with the term. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. I just heard Noam Chomsky's assessment on "Democracy Now!" of |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
45. Noam Chomsky and I think alike |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. disgusting... the Dem Party is Turning fascist.... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I was hoping/worrying?? Obama would be "center-right" in the JFK sense |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. I Don't Want to Feed the American Wealthy and I Sure as Hell Don't Want... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I've been trying to get a social nonprofit up & running in a town teeming with incoming Admin aides |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 04:21 AM Response to Reply #21 |
60. Do everything possible to avoid giving them more money. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. Please stop using the word NEOLIB. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I'm defending REAL liberals (like Pearlstein, who routinely speaks up for unions) against Rubinites. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. "the DLC and PPI crowd openly advocate that ..." |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Ahem. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. "Neoliberal" is a common term in the rest of the world. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. It's because in Europe et al, socialism became an acceptable catch-all term for FDR-style liberalism |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I don't speak "globalism" ... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. What about "Neobears"? We are in a bear market after all. And bears ARE a threat n/t |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Actually, I believe Dr. Colbert is a moneytheist ... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Ohh, that's the term Palin's spiritual advisor actually used. Or was it the golden bull worshippers? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. There is a DVD out there showing Dr. Colbert kissing a bear ... |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. A true Colbertian neo-nativist! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. M eh, that doesn't mean I have to use it. n/t |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. Jesus fucking christ let them man govern for a bit. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. only if he gets rid of Summers et al. Otherwise, why should I let any of these people rest? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. have at it. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Do Krugman & Reich believe Citigroup needs all the help it can get? Do they support Glass Steagall? |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
25. Leopold- have you read Carroll Quigley? Tragedy and Hope? |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. No, but I will check it out, on your recommendation, thanks! |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Oh DO check it out. It's a LONG read, but SO worth your time. |
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laststeamtrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. Oddly enough Bill Clinton referenced Quigley in his acceptance speech in '92 |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
40. Leopolds Ghost, Thank you for the education, the clarification, the ... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. agreed |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
41. >>> |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. K&R |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
50. This fine piece of dissonance deserves to be observed and discussed. |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Indeed |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
53. Thanks for the signs of intelligent life on this planet. |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
54. Kicked. Recommended. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
56. Thanks for posting this. |
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Anarpeace (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
57. Welcome to Saudi America nt |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
59. yeah I was just watching Rachel about the Rubinomics of Obama's team |
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windoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
64. kick - |
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