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Conservatives who write books always happen to be on the best sellers list????
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I love reading and buying books! So whenever I go to the NYT’s list, Amazon, and other "official" best sellers book lists, they will ALWAYS be the likes of Ann the man Coulter, Billo the Clown, Glen…

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Brian Oct 19.

doctors who support republicans

True, True Brian! Technology makes them more like technicians than doctors!!!

Replied Oct 17

doctors who support republicans

Martha, you are a kindred spirit, as I live in a crowded suburban town right outside of New York City in New Jersey and live among right wingers. Most if not all of the “medical professionals” I see…

Replied Oct 17

 

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October 20
abby0802 commented on Agnes's blog post 'The end of the middle class world as I know it!'
Okay, I'm on a tirade! We just got a notice from our credit card company that our rates are being raised although (a) the prime rate is the same, (b) we have never, ever been late, missed a payment, or misused our credit card, and (c) we have a very…
October 19
abby0802 commented on Agnes's blog post 'The end of the middle class world as I know it!'
If someone listed all the faults of capitalism, he/she would end up with carpal tunnel's syndrome. Growth is necessary to sustain nearly 7 billion people, but can the planet take all that abuse? China's explosive venture into their version of capit…
October 19
Brian commented on Agnes's blog post 'The end of the middle class world as I know it!'
It's hard to wrap one's head around ALL that is wrong with capitalism, since it has been a mighty engine of growth. Now with almost 7 billion people on earth, is growth necessary or even possible?
October 19
Mark Jacobs commented on Agnes's blog post 'The end of the middle class world as I know it!'
I saw Moore's film. Very worth seeing, but I felt he wandered too far from his point at times. For example, he spent an extended time on workers on whom life insurance policies have been taken by their companies without the worker being informed. Th…
October 18
Brian replied to Agnes's discussion 'Conservatives who write books always happen to be on the best sellers list????'
I just checked the Times's nonfiction best-seller list. Beck's effluvium has been bulk-bought.
October 18
abby0802 commented on Agnes's blog post 'Corporate Sundays really get me down!!!'
Whenever a society or a segment thereof demands conformity to one way of thinking it is on the way to self-destruction. Weak minds are very susceptible to believing what others tell them, especially when they are young. Here in Texas we have people…
October 18
abby0802 replied to Agnes's discussion 'Conservatives who write books always happen to be on the best sellers list????'
Mass marketing creates best sellers. Writers are also expected to hit the air waves to market their books. What is needed in libraries and in the newspapers are lists of "critical" thinking books -- books that demonstrate clear, rational thought and…
October 18
Martha replied to Agnes's discussion 'Conservatives who write books always happen to be on the best sellers list????'
This is something that we need to hear more about, like on NPR. People think these books are really "best sellers" and they are not.
October 18
Brian replied to Agnes's discussion 'Conservatives who write books always happen to be on the best sellers list????'
If you look at the New York Times bestseller lists, they have an indication that some books have been bought in bulk. These are almost invariably the books of which you speak--by right wing jerks. Right wing organization buy them in bulk.
October 18
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Conservatives who write books always happen to be on the best sellers list????
I love reading and buying books! So whenever I go to the NYT’s list, Amazon, and other "official" best sellers book lists, they will ALWAYS be the likes of Ann the man Coulter, Billo the Clown, Glen the nut bag Beck, etc...... You get where I am go…
October 17
abby0802 commented on Agnes's blog post 'The end of the middle class world as I know it!'
Unfortunately, many of Obama's "crew" came out of Goldman-Sachs, etc. They are part of a system that exploits workers. And Goldman-Sachs is making huge profits. Surprise, surprise.... Brian, have you ever read Eduard Bernsten's works on evolutionar…
October 17
Agnes replied to Martha's discussion 'doctors who support republicans'
True, True Brian! Technology makes them more like technicians than doctors!!!
October 17
Brian commented on Agnes's blog post 'The end of the middle class world as I know it!'
Capitalism demands that the American middle and working classes be reduced to peonage, as was happening quite to the delight of the corporations in the 1890's and 1930's. Bush and Obama stepped in to save predatory capitalism, and, presumably, Obama…
October 17
Agnes replied to Martha's discussion 'doctors who support republicans'
Martha, you are a kindred spirit, as I live in a crowded suburban town right outside of New York City in New Jersey and live among right wingers. Most if not all of the “medical professionals” I see and come across in these suburban towns believe i…
October 16
Agnes commented on Agnes's blog post 'Corporate Sundays really get me down!!!'
You said it Abby about religious extremists be it Christian or Muslim. These institutions need those with weak minds to go out and kill those who don’t believe. It is the stupidity of those who would commit such heinous acts in the name of religion…
October 16

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Corporate Sundays really get me down!!!

When I was young and all my friends were sleeping off Saturday night's hangover, I was watching Sunday morning political talk. As a citizen, I thought it was the only time I was able to hear directly the working of the government and the media was my window!!!

Today, Sunday talk show is just another avenue for corporate elites to show what passes for news down the throats of the public who watch. Not that I think today's public cares or even thinks critically to know the difference, but rather… Continue

Posted on October 11, 2009 at 11:52am — 13 Comments

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The end of the middle class world as I know it!

It is how I feel now that I have officially made it to 50! With two master's degrees, I can't get a decent job showing my credentials. Is it poor planning on my part since I had a child at 43? I don't know but I am having a hard time trying to get back into the work force. I read all these stupid job advice websites to network-NETWORK but I can't find any one to network with!

In a competitive "free market" environment, advising people to "network" puts people on a downward slope for job opportu… Continue

Posted on October 10, 2009 at 11:30pm — 11 Comments

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