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Imhotep commented on the diary post Greenwald v Maher on Terror Facts by davidl.
Great analysis, David. Thanks for bringing the Greenwald/Maher exchange to my attention.
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Imhotep commented on the diary post Larry Summers: The Intellectual as Courtier by masaccio.
Yes, the courtier culture. Friends always stick by their friends because Summers might need a friend some day.
When you’re sad When you’re feeling low When you’re hurt And don’t know where to go Think of me, there I’ll be Any time you need a friend
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Imhotep commented on the diary post The Boston Lockdown–Is This REALLY Necessary? by Ohio Barbarian.
I was watching Diane Sawyer gushing about the fact that Mr. Hanabury’s boat was severely damaged after it was determined that the suspect was inside. Several shots were fired at the boat. She assured the viewers that someone will give him a new boat. Not only that, and this is the important part, after it [...]
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Imhotep commented on the diary post The Orwellian Warfare State of Carnage and Doublethink by Norman Solomon.
War thrives on abstractions
Those few words say so much.
Thanks for the reality check.
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Imhotep commented on the blog post After Steubenville – Don McPherson, former NFL player, on toxic masculinity
As someone said, it wasn’t the guilty verdict that ruined the boys’ lives, but the decision to rape that did it.
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Imhotep commented on the blog post Sequestration Cuts Even More Likely
I don’t see it as sarcasm. That’s exactly the way Panetta put it.
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Imhotep commented on the diary post Liberation Alliteration: O2.0 by Teddy Partridge.
Nice idea to juxtapose the two speeches on the subject of marriage. Thanks.
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Imhotep commented on the blog post Brownback and the Problem of Facts
Washington State has the McCleary decision of the Supreme Court, also a mandate to fully fund education. However, in WA there is no income tax and the new Dem Governor Inslee has vowed not to increase taxes.
The legislature which convenes next week has to develop a plan to meet the mandate. The Republican-dominated Senate says the first dollars of revenue must go for education.
Besides the fact that due to a $2Billion budget shortfall, the legislature has cut 3000 teacher’s jobs, one can only guess which services and jobs will be cut to meet the mandate and the shortfall.
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Imhotep commented on the diary post The Progressive Caucus: Enabling Obama’s Rightward Moves? by Norman Solomon.
The Trust Fund is also about government debt. It is part of it. $2.7 Trillion of the the $13Trillion debt is the amount Soc Sec loaned to the General Fund, which pays interest on it. I heard Dean Baker say the interest is something like $60Billion a year. If the Pete Peterson-types who are so [...]
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Imhotep commented on the diary post Is Shell About to Kill Someone in Risky Attempt to Save 2013 Arctic Drilling Season? – Updated by EdwardTeller.
Tonight’s SeaTimes online report not only mentions that the weather forecast they used differed from other models, but that Shell would be subject to million$ in Alaska State taxes if the Kulluk was moored in AK State waters on Jan 1.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020061999_oilrig05m.html
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Imhotep commented on the diary post Is Shell About to Kill Someone in Risky Attempt to Save 2013 Arctic Drilling Season? – Updated by EdwardTeller.
Thanks for the report. Living in the Puget Sound area, I’m concerned about a cover-up like the Gulf disaster.
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Imhotep commented on the blog post The Roundup for January 4, 2013
Thanks for the Roundup. The IMF story was particularly interesting!
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Imhotep commented on the blog post Banks Siphon Bernanke’s Stimulus While Tightening Credit On Middle Class
It’s been obvious that the only kind of stimulus that will improve the economy is FISCAL stimulus. However, we have the Republican deficit hawks to obstruct any meaningful economic progress with job creation, for example.
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Imhotep commented on the blog post Pro-Israel Right Gangs Up on Chuck Hagel to Sink Defense Secretary Nomination
With Hagel’s views on the bloated Defense (War Dept) budget and his opposition to war with Iran, why wouldn’t the left support him?
Do you have someone else in mind that the left would support?
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Imhotep commented on the blog post Penis Not Included
Am I the only one who’s noticed the double entendre in “Bushmaster?”
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Imhotep commented on the diary post Thomas Friedman Says That Our Economy Is Being Killed By Employers Who Can’t Do Arithmetic by Dean Baker.
Employment has been a buyers market for many years, especially for low-wage jobs. Employers can dictate the terms. Now they’re cutting hours or laying people off so they won’t have to pay health insurance.
As far as the latest from the Mustache of Wisdom, one can always find an example to (try) prove any point.
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Imhotep commented on the diary post EXTRA: Israel has just declared war on Gaza (and is hoping that no one will notice) by Jane Stillwater.
How about on Nov 8th when a 13yr old boy was killed while playing football in Gaza by an Israeli soldier. An Israeli helicopter was buzzing overhead and other Israeli military jeeps and tanks were seen near the border line. http://electronicintifada.net/content/family-mourns-gaza-boy-shot-israeli-forces-while-playing-football/11880 How about this on 10 Nov. when two Palestinian teenagers were killed? http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8978:new-israeli-escalation-against-the-gaza-strip-7-palestinians-including-3-children-killed-and-52-others-including-6-women-and-12-children-wounded-&catid=145:in-focus I [...]
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Imhotep commented on the diary post EXTRA: Israel has just declared war on Gaza (and is hoping that no one will notice) by Jane Stillwater.
Richard Silverstein in Tikun agrees with you. This is an operation to show Bibi’s constituents before the elections how strong he is. And he picked an easy target to do it. http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2012/11/14/israel-launches-gaza-invasion-assassinates-hamas-military-wing-chief/ Interestingly, today Egypt’s President Morsi announced he’s sending a delegation to Gaza to show support. I’m very curious to see how this plays [...]
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Imhotep commented on the diary post ‘CIA chief Petraeus’ resignation not just about affair’ by CTuttle.
Thanks CT!
There seems to be a “don’t kick a man when he’s down” attitude among the punditry.
It’s very refreshing to read a more accurate assessment of Petraeus’s service. The Ray McGovern piece is a good start. Hopefully FDL will continue on this road by providing additional links.
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Imhotep commented on the diary post Male and Female Nudes as Art or Form: Which Do You Appreciate More? by wendydavis.
Here’s the link to Der Spiegel:
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