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Wed Dec-10-08 10:34 PM
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| 1. He's always been this obtuse. Did you think otherwise? |
| -Thomas Friedman - what the hell? |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Dec-10-08 10:29 PM |
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He's always been this obtuse. Did you think otherwise? |
aquart |
Dec-10-08 10:34 PM |
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Well, went to a book signing |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Dec-10-08 10:35 PM |
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Oh, no. |
aquart |
Dec-10-08 10:37 PM |
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He's always been a smug moron. nt |
GOPNotForMe |
Dec-10-08 10:35 PM |
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youve changed. :) Have a look- |
emperor72 |
Dec-10-08 10:36 PM |
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You may be right |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Dec-10-08 10:55 PM |
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An example- Friedman was the ultimate NAFTA shill. |
emperor72 |
Dec-10-08 11:01 PM |
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Shill? Hardly. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:05 PM |
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True- loves neo-liberal policies, yet denies their effects. |
emperor72 |
Dec-10-08 11:09 PM |
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It's not so much "denies" as it is "focuses elsewhere." |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:14 PM |
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My perspective on Friedman is that he sees no problems whatsoever with "free trade." |
amandabeech |
Dec-10-08 11:25 PM |
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Dupe. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:31 PM |
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"Sees no problems" is pretty clearly false. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:31 PM |
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My view of "Sees no problems" and yours on this point clearly differ. |
amandabeech |
Dec-11-08 03:02 PM |
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Relying on megacorporations to do the right thing was one of the articles of faith of "free trade" |
thecatburgler |
Dec-10-08 11:46 PM |
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Nope. That was glossed over as an assumption. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:57 PM |
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Kind of like Paul Krugman |
wtmusic |
Dec-11-08 12:04 AM |
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He's always been like that. |
Liberal_Lurker |
Dec-10-08 10:43 PM |
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This cartoon kind of sums him up for me, and yes, he's always been like that. |
Crunchy Frog |
Dec-10-08 10:47 PM |
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this is great! n/t |
RainDog |
Dec-10-08 10:50 PM |
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Hahahahahahahaha...snort! |
sofedupwithbush |
Dec-10-08 11:02 PM |
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The "Sushi-Bengali-cell phone" riff is absolutely dead-on. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:07 PM |
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LOL |
Herdin_Cats |
Dec-11-08 01:14 AM |
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He has some very good ideas. He has some very poor ones. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 10:58 PM |
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Yes, he's written some brilliant columns about energy, especially the drill-baby-drill BS |
camera__obscura |
Dec-10-08 11:01 PM |
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He takes a very holistic view of those three topics. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:04 PM |
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Not exactly- |
emperor72 |
Dec-10-08 11:13 PM |
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I get the feeling that you do not regularly read him. |
Occam Bandage |
Dec-10-08 11:21 PM |
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Yeah the "flagrantly inequitable misrule or cultural erosion "... |
emperor72 |
Dec-11-08 07:06 AM |
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Crunchy frog |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Dec-10-08 11:04 PM |
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I love that cartoon. |
Crunchy Frog |
Dec-10-08 11:17 PM |
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He's been trying to make plutocracy and greed look progressive for years. nt |
thecatburgler |
Dec-10-08 11:31 PM |
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Just wait six months (one Friedman unit) and he'll tell you. |
Steve_DeShazer |
Dec-10-08 11:32 PM |
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Not any more! |
izquierdista |
Dec-10-08 11:39 PM |
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Well, I now realize it's been a full decade |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Dec-11-08 12:02 AM |
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the kind of world veiw you develope when you marry into one of the richest families in the world. |
KG |
Dec-11-08 07:14 AM |
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Yes, easy to pontificate when you have enough $$$ to live 1000 lives over... |
RiverStone |
Dec-11-08 03:09 PM |
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Would love to see an hour-long, commercial-free |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Dec-11-08 05:02 PM |
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