RD:
>
> I agree with CeJ that a crisis is a-brewing,
> whoever wins the nomination and general
> election. That doesn't mean I don't support
> voting for the lesser of evils, but I think we
> are in big trouble. I would rather have seen
> Edwards get the nomination and save this BS
> affirmative
>>> Ralph Dumain 1:02 PM >>>
You are certainly correct to have a bad
feeling. The Obamamaniacs are living in a
wish-fulfillment world. I expect this from the
upper middle class liberal whites I know; what's
going on in other people's "minds" is a mystery
to me. But yeah, as I've said, Oba
You are certainly correct to have a bad
feeling. The Obamamaniacs are living in a
wish-fulfillment world. I expect this from the
upper middle class liberal whites I know; what's
going on in other people's "minds" is a mystery
to me. But yeah, as I've said, Obama is being set up for a fall.
--- Miles Jackson
> the fact that racism is a
> integral element of all
> social institutions in the U. S. (e.g., religion,
> education, politics,
> economy, family).
[Ws:] Can you demonstrate that "fact" in a matter of
fact manner? Seriously, I'd rather go with Obama's
10% figure, which
Hype and glory
The line is the title of a 2006 Alice Walker book, but some saw it as
another sign of the emerging Cult of Obama.
^
CB: Cult of the personality !
"Obamaphilia has gotten creepy," wrote a pro-Obama Los Angeles Times
columnist, Joel Stein. "The best we Obamaphiles can
Hype and glory
by Paul Krugman
February 18, 2008,
One thing I worry about a lot if Obama is the Dem nominee — and he’s surely the
frontrunner now — is that there will be a backlash against Obamamania.
Actually, it’s already starting — probably too late to have much effect on the
nomination
>>> CeJ
I would say the success of McCain and Obama point to the alternative
theory:
the ruling class is trying very hard to avoid a crisis.
CB: So you see the ruling class headed for crisis if they don't avoid
it ?
^
The people who are
going line up to back McCain want, seriously,
I would say the success of McCain and Obama point to the alternative theory:
the ruling class is trying very hard to avoid a crisis. The people who are
going line up to back McCain want, seriously, a trillion dollars spent every
year on the military. Obama hasn't explained any at all what he would
