THOMAS FRANK : A Distant Mirror, Frameshop: George Allen's White Power Word & Lebanon Tale
Frank: A Distant Mirror
Thomas Frank is the author, most recently, of Whats the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America. He is a guest columnist during August.
Again Americans thrill to the exploits of the great tycoons, and gradually we are becoming reacquainted with pervasive inequality.
- PLUS: Story of a dead woman and baby buried in the rubble of Beirut.
- PLUS: Republican Senator George Allen(VA.) called someoneat a campaign stop a 'macaca,' a racist slang word.
GUEST COLUMNIST
A Distant Mirror
By THOMAS FRANK
Published: August 15, 2006
By now, even the most dedicated values voter is aware that an orgy of plunder and predation grinds merrily on in the capital, yet if polls are to be believed, the Democrats can persuade almost nobody to switch their vote on that basis. Thats because, while they have many nice slogans on the subject, Democrats offer no larger theory of corruption, no way to help voters understand what is essentially Republican about the pillage currently being visited on our national government.
Continued:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11299707.html
Frameshop: George Allen's White Power Word
Aug 15, 2006
FRAMESHOP
By Jeffrey Feldman
jeffrey [at] frameshopisopen.com
Yesterday, when the news broke that George Allen called someone at a campaign stop a 'macaca,' I did some Google searches to find out what it meant. As it turns out, the question is not if 'macaca' is a racist term, but which of the three definitions of the word 'macaca' did George Allen intend when he used it?
Here are the three choices:
1. 'Macaca' - French : racist slang; similar to English 'nigger,' used to describe Arabs.
2. 'Macaca' - English : racist slang; similar to 'nigger' used to describe Arabs.
3. 'Macaca' - English : racist slang; used by American white supremacists in 'insider' talk about African-Americans.
Which one is it? Before we get to that conclusion, here are a few points in response to the discussion as it has evolved since last night.
Continued: INCLUDES VIDEO OF THE SLUR
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11300512.html
Lebanon
Story of a dead woman and baby buried in the rubble of Beirut
Selwa's story
A week ago the body of a woman clutching a baby was found in this bombed apartment block in Beirut; the image was printed across the world. But who was she? By tracking down surviving members of her family, Clancy Chassay has managed to piece together her life - and how she died with her three children and husband by her side.
Tuesday August 15, 2006
Continued:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11300317.html
Today's Newswire
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/08/15/
A Distant Mirror
By THOMAS FRANK
Published: August 15, 2006
By now, even the most dedicated values voter is aware that an orgy of plunder and predation grinds merrily on in the capital, yet if polls are to be believed, the Democrats can persuade almost nobody to switch their vote on that basis. Thats because, while they have many nice slogans on the subject, Democrats offer no larger theory of corruption, no way to help voters understand what is essentially Republican about the pillage currently being visited on our national government.
Continued:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11299707.html
Frameshop: George Allen's White Power Word
Aug 15, 2006
FRAMESHOP
By Jeffrey Feldman
jeffrey [at] frameshopisopen.com
Yesterday, when the news broke that George Allen called someone at a campaign stop a 'macaca,' I did some Google searches to find out what it meant. As it turns out, the question is not if 'macaca' is a racist term, but which of the three definitions of the word 'macaca' did George Allen intend when he used it?
Here are the three choices:
1. 'Macaca' - French : racist slang; similar to English 'nigger,' used to describe Arabs.
2. 'Macaca' - English : racist slang; similar to 'nigger' used to describe Arabs.
3. 'Macaca' - English : racist slang; used by American white supremacists in 'insider' talk about African-Americans.
Which one is it? Before we get to that conclusion, here are a few points in response to the discussion as it has evolved since last night.
Continued: INCLUDES VIDEO OF THE SLUR
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11300512.html
Lebanon
Story of a dead woman and baby buried in the rubble of Beirut
Selwa's story
A week ago the body of a woman clutching a baby was found in this bombed apartment block in Beirut; the image was printed across the world. But who was she? By tracking down surviving members of her family, Clancy Chassay has managed to piece together her life - and how she died with her three children and husband by her side.
Tuesday August 15, 2006
Continued:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/11300317.html
Today's Newswire
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/08/15/
MARC PARENT
CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS
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