I am currently reading N. Klein's The Shock Doctrine and cannot believe anyone who is sane would give Friedman's "ideas" any credibility. Guess that explains the neocon's embracing them.
No sanity to be found in that batch of fascists...
Lessee.. everywhere their "principles" have been applied chaos and genocide are part and parcel of implementing them...as well as a distinct lack of "democracy"...
No wonder dead eye dick head, dumbsfeld, and the rest of that batch of psychopaths wanted to use them in Iraq qnd any other place they could destroy, steal, and corrupt....
C'mon you sick bunch of neocon troll apologists..try defending that pile of republiKKKon manure...
Posted by headxray at June 27, 2009 03:25 AMAccording to Glen Ford over at BlackAgendaRadio txt, our president isn't leading us in any progressive direction. He states:"“The 'Obama Effect' has led to the near-total collapse of the Left.”
As of this writing, the Progressives for Obama website still exists, a relic of Left delusion that should have died of embarrassment months ago. Barack Obama has, indeed, grown in the presidency – but not into the FDR-like figure of his leftish supporters’ imaginations. Nor has his presence in the Oval Office served to spur Blacks and progressives to dramatic action, creating the “push” that Left Obamites had predicted would allow their champion to act on his more “liberal” instincts. Quite the contrary. The “Obama Effect” has led to the near-total collapse of the Left– both its white and Black wings – and made the nation safe for rule by finance capital and militarists."
His screed grants these accomplishments: "The first Black president has racked up some impressive victories. Barack Obama has quarantined single-payer healthcare advocates, crushed dissent against the war in Congress, and transferred more money to the finance capital class than at any time in planetary history. Not bad for just five months in office. “At some point in the near future Barack Obama will become inextricably associated in the public mind with Big Capital – and deservedly so.”"
Man, this guy is bitter. He just doesn't understand our president. How short sighted he is in his condemnations of where our president is taking us, leading us.
"Give Obama his props. He has turned the tide against real reform at a time of generalized crisis, when the chances for creating a civilized healthcare system were most propitious. He is a wonderment!" Glen Ford
In another piece published on 06/16 Glen states: "Obama has encouraged the political allies of the insurance, pharmaceuticals and hospital industries to present their own plans in the guise of “reform.”"
So yeah headcase tell me how deluded he is to be so critical of our president. Follow the money folks. Who got him into office? Who's profiting now? And who's paying for it?
Posted by peter at June 27, 2009 04:22 AMAnd about HR 2998 please make sure and send your thanks to Republicans;
Mary Bono Mack
Mike Castle
Mark Kirk
Leonard Lance
Frank LoBiondo
John McHugh
Dave Reichert
Chris Smith
They got this crap sandwich passed in the House. Phid may even provide you with their phone numbers or emails addresses. And what about those 44 Democrats that didn't support it? Et tu Dennis Kucinich
Posted by peter at June 27, 2009 04:58 AMHere's how others really see you psycho-petie..
not that you believe any reality but your own delusions...
More intellectual dishonesty from Peter Putz, GOoPer clownsuit wearer---as though YOU would support ANY climate bill, ever.
Posted by euzoius at June 26, 2009 09:52 AM
Boy! I REALLY do not want to come close to agreeing with Peter. Fortunately, I don't.
Posted by DeminNewJ at June 26, 2009 10:34 AM
Explain this all star award winning delusion psycho-pete:
What a success Iraq's become. No question about it.
Posted by peter at June 23, 2009 09:30 PM
Maybe you will have better luck explaining this petie psycho babble?
Iran's trying to change the subject. For you, they've done it. Feels good doesn't it. Nice to see you're led around by your nose. How's the leash?
Posted by peter at June 26, 2009 05:30 PM
shit-fer-brains pete you are too delusional to give any sort of consideration...
you seem to actually think someone else, anyone else buys your demented bullshit..
again pete seek help...it's only a matter of time before faux news covers you shooting up a church or clinic with a AK-47....
You are the only one who buys the shit you spew...
Posted by headxray at June 27, 2009 05:05 AMThe US regime swings totalitarian, dispossessing its citizens of liberty and property while the mewlers tout discredited vacuity as argument to expedite the deluge. This is neodemocracy, the force feeding of headcase to the masses.
Posted by onar at June 27, 2009 07:29 AMThe core of Adam Smith is competition, not unfettered corporations. The Chicago School is no longer intellectually honest. The underpinning of their anti-government bias is supposedly lack of competition. Yet the support concentrated corporate power and attack a public option that would add competition to health care. That is ideology not theory. This is the classic definition of Fascism.
Posted by allansfca at June 27, 2009 10:37 AM