Doug Henwood --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Jan 1, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Jim Farmelant wrote: > That would be an interesting issue to look into. > How does the US ruling class go about recruiting > political talent? How were people like > Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and > Barack Obma able to rise to the > top so fast? What agencies are > responsible for scouting out, > recruiting and grooming talented > young people in the interests of > the ruling class? Party leadership - political establishment plus major contributors - would be a start. Supplemented by the inner pundit class (e.g., William Kristol's "discovery" of Sarah Palin). Doug ^^^^^ CB: Y'all think that the ruling class recruits but doesn't fire as in the removal of JFK ? There's a thin line between conspiracy theory and sophisticated ruling class analysis (smile) _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
