[Peace-discuss] Fw: [stopthewarpolitics] Talk about confused

[Carl G. Estabrook]

This was practically predictable:



'Obama is almost too obvious a proof – a caricature almost – of the  
"investment theory of party competition," outlined by Thomas Ferguson.  
The heads of the important banks and the brokerage houses preferred  
Obama to McCain. He would accomplish what they wanted more smoothly.  
They got what they paid for.

'For black Americans his election gave a lift. The feeling of the lift  
is still there; and there’s something good about it in itself. In the  
longer run, it is hard to see that Obama’s policies will improve the  
social conditions of black Americans; probably the reverse.'



--from <http://mondoweiss.net/2009/12/chomsky-the-unipolar-moment-is-working-out-fine-for-the-satisfied-nations.html 
 >.



On Mar 2, 2012, at 7:58 AM, David Green wrote:


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> From: Stanley Heller <stanley.heller at att.net>
> To: Stop the War Politics <stopthewarpolitics at lists.riseup.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:16 AM
> Subject: [stopthewarpolitics] Talk about confused
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> Walter Mosley, who is a great mystery writer (I devoured all his  
> Easy Rowlins books), speaks to Amy Goodman at "Democracy Now!"  
> today.  Interesting stuff about his background, race, etc. but when  
> he gets to electoral politics he's a confused mess.  He talks all  
> about how Clinton was getting away with for the rich because he was  
> a Democrat, but says he "likes" Clinton, Clinton praised him as a  
> favorite writer and invited him to the White House, etc.  On Obama  
> Mosley's take is that things aren't going well because "we" just got  
> him elected and "we" just thought he would take care of things.   
> Evidently "we" didn't give him enough support.  And Mosley who  
> campaigned for Obama in 2008 says he'll do it again.
>
> Except Mosley doesn't admit that Obama is pushing the other way and  
> doesn't want any push to the Left.  The one time Black establishment  
> leaders met with him and complained he scolded them about not giving  
> him a break.
>
> What will the lesser of two evils crowd do if Santorum is not chosen  
> by the Republicans?  How will they find an ounce of difference  
> between Romney and Obama?  The only difference I see is Obama gave  
> billions to the General Motors corporation and Romney at the time  
> wanted an unassisted bankruptcy.   Obama happened to be in Wisconsin  
> on the one year anniversary of the uprising against the coup by  
> Governor Scott Walker and said not one word about the great struggle.
>
> Washington Post reports http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/union-spending-for-obama-democrats-could-top-400-million-in-2012-election/2012/02/22/gIQAP5fhSR_story.html 
>  that the unions will spend $400 million on Obama and the Democrats.  
> Talk about mindlessness.   Obama won't even hold the Democratic  
> Convention in a union hotel and the (extremely well paid) union  
> leaders can't think of anything to do but shovel him money.
>
>
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