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Obama to workers: Can’t find those shoes!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by oddmanout215

If Americans workers are being denied their rights to organize and collectively bargain when I’m in the White House, I’ll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself; I’ll walk on that picket line with you as president of the … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Philadelphia, Politics, unemployment, world-wide economy | Tagged collective bargaining, comfortable shoes, Lawrence Summers, LOVE Park, Obama, Philadelphia, Scott Walker, Tim Geithner, union workers, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Blow them up good, then corporatize

Posted on February 25, 2011 by oddmanout215

Here’s a thought: maybe Madison, Wisconsin, isn’t Cairo after all. Maybe it’s Baghdad – specifically, Baghdad in 2003, when the Bush administration put Iraq under the rule of officials chosen for loyalty and political reliability rather than experience and competence. … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, Iraq war, mainstream media, New York Times, NJ, Philadelphia, Politics, unemployment | Tagged Baghdad, Bill Keller, budget crisis, Cairo, Gov. Scott Walker, Krugman, Madison, Naomi Klein, Obama, Paul Bremer, Rortybomb, The Shock Doctrine, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Beware the curse of Mubarak’s tomb

Posted on February 13, 2011 by oddmanout215

Sir Joseph Whemple: [translating inscription] “Death [and] eternal punishment for anyone who opens this casket. In the name of Amon-Ra, the king of the gods.” Good heavens, what a terrible curse! Ralph Norton: [eagerly] Well, let’s see what’s inside! — … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Great Depression, mainstream media, Obama, Politics | Tagged Amon-Ra, Berlin Wall, Egypt, Mubarak, mummy, mummy's tomb, Obama, pharoah, revolution | Leave a comment

Live from Egypt… the illusion of information

Posted on February 5, 2011 by oddmanout215

I’ll shout and scream, I’ll kill the king, I’ll rail at all his servants. “Street Fighting Man,” Rolling Stones, 1968 Rocks are being thrown on the CBS newscast. At MSNBC, Rachel Maddow is telling me what a Molotov cocktail is. … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media, Obama, Politics | Tagged Anderson Cooper, CNN, Egypt, MSNBC, Mubarak, Obama, Rachel Maddow, Rolling Stones, Southwest Philly, Tahrir Square | Leave a comment

U.S. foreign policy running on empty

Posted on February 1, 2011 by oddmanout215

The rise of powerful Islamic parties [in Egypt] appears inevitable… not because of the Quran or a backward tradition, but because we and Israel believed we could bend the aspirations of the Arab world to our will through corruption and … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media, Obama, Politics, world-wide economy | Tagged cheap oil, Chris Hedges, Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Kissinger, Mubarak, Obama, Rumsfeld, South Philly, state department | Leave a comment

The ‘decoupling’ of Americans from good jobs

Posted on January 27, 2011 by oddmanout215

… The President’s failure to address the decoupling of American corporate profits from American jobs, and explain specifically what he’ll do to get jobs back, not only risks making his grand plans for reviving the nation’s “competitiveness” seem somewhat beside … Continue reading →

Posted in globalization, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Philadelphia, Politics, unemployment | Tagged decoupling, General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt, Obama, Philly, Robert Reich, State of the Union | Leave a comment

The Great Oz explains the state of the union

Posted on January 26, 2011 by oddmanout215

Practicing civility means never having to say you’re sorry. It mostly involves learning to speak in a civil manner, never using words that might cause anger or tears or indigestion. This takes time and effort and — the hard-to-learn part … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, economic collapse, Great Recession, health care, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, unemployment, world-wide economy | Tagged Afghanistan, benefits, civility, Great Oz, Obama, recession, State of the Union | 2 Comments

David Brooks, a weasel in preacher’s clothing

Posted on January 15, 2011 by oddmanout215

Civility is a tree with deep roots, and without the roots, it can’t last. So what are those roots? They are failure, sin, weakness and ignorance. — David Brooks, Jan. 13, The New York Times Brooks should write speeches for … Continue reading →

Posted in David Brooks, economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, New York Times, New York Times op-ed, Obama, Politics | Tagged antebellum South, D.C., David Brooks, elitism, Jonathan Edwards, Main Line, New Deal, Obama, Pat Buchanan, Washington | 8 Comments

Obama vs. the desert of the real

Posted on January 13, 2011 by oddmanout215

We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us. I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Philadelphia, Politics, taxes, unemployment, Wall Street, world-wide economy | Tagged Abe Lincoln, Anne Frank, Bill Daley, blue pill, desert of the real, JP Morgan, Karl Malden, Martin Luther King, Matrix, Obama, red pill, South Philly, Tucson | 1 Comment

New Year’s in the twilight zone

Posted on January 5, 2011 by oddmanout215

Republicans are telling Americans a Big Lie, and Obama and the Democrats are letting them. The Big Lie is our economic problems are due to a government that’s too large, and therefore the solution is to shrink it. The truth … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, globalization, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, unemployment, world-wide economy | Tagged Obama, outsourcing, Reader Supported News, Robert Reich, Rod Serling, State of the Union, twilght zone | 5 Comments