Monthly Archives: July 2011

Bastille Day for the well-fed

Posted on July 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

The crowd called for Marie Antoinette’s head, they bellowed for it, but in the end the only guillotine victim was a watermelon. The master of ceremonies sentenced the French queen to become Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new housekeeper, not a bad fate … Continue reading →

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Sound and fury, signifying status quo

Posted on July 15, 2011 by oddmanout215

Joseph Stiglitz, a few months ago in Vanity Fair: The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy become to spend money on common needs. The rich don’t need to rely on government for … Continue reading →

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Will Obama side with workers? Don’t hold your breath

Posted on July 11, 2011 by oddmanout215

I saw this from WP posted on Suburban Guerrilla and could hardly believe I was reading about a Democratic president: SEATTLE — President Barack Obama is calling once again for Boeing Co. and its workers to resolve their differences without … Continue reading →

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Is Obama Bugs Bunny or Yosemite Sam?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by oddmanout215

Here’s Paul Krugman last week in The New York Times, urging Barack Obama “to draw a line in the sand” regarding the debt ceiling issue: So what’s really going on is extortion pure and simple. As Mike Konczal of the … Continue reading →

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To Frank Rich, the future looks like Hamlet, Act V

Posted on July 6, 2011 by oddmanout215

You may have noticed that more and more social critics are looking at the future and seeing very few smiley faces. Here’s Frank Rich’s take on the end of the world as we know it: What haunts the Obama administration … Continue reading →

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Hemingway was right — Big Brother was watching

Posted on July 3, 2011 by oddmanout215

Yes, Ernest Hemingway suffered from depression that grew more acute as he realized his best writing years were behind him. Very late in life he also was plagued by paranoia — i.e., by the notion that the FBI was monitoring … Continue reading →

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