[Marxism-Thaxis] Gibbs' professional left

2010-08-31 Thread c b
Not so simple http://www.peoplesworld.org/not-so-simple/ by: Sam Webb August 24 2010 tags: strategy and tactics, Obama I found it over the top. What? The reactions among the liberal, progressive and left (lpl) commentariat to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' criticism of the

[Marxism-Thaxis] *The Professional*

2010-02-12 Thread c b
Lincoln mentioned in this Stalinist propaganda CB ^^^ http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100201/foner The Nation February 1, 2010 edition *The Professional* By Eric Foner The first year may not be the best way to judge a president. After one year in office, Abraham Lincoln still insisted

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] *The Professional*

2010-02-12 Thread Carrol Cox
The Nation February 1, 2010 edition *The Professional* By Eric Foner The first year may not be the best way to judge a president. After one year in office, Abraham Lincoln still insisted that slavery would not become a target of the Union war effort, Franklin D. Roosevelt had yet to

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] *The Professional*

2010-02-12 Thread c b
I admire Lincoln and and Roosevelt On 2/12/10, Carrol Cox cb...@ilstu.edu wrote: The Nation February 1, 2010 edition *The Professional* By Eric Foner The first year may not be the best way to judge a president. After one year in office, Abraham Lincoln still insisted that

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] *The Professional*

2010-02-12 Thread Carrol Cox
c b wrote: I admire Lincoln and and Roosevelt There are indeed admirable aspects to Lincoln. But do you admire him more than you admire John Brown and Frederick Douglas? Without them, Lincoln very possibly wouldn't be Lincoln. Carrol ___

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] *The Professional*

2010-02-12 Thread farmela...@juno.com
http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant -- Original Message -- From: Carrol Cox cb...@ilstu.edu To: Forum for the discussion of theoretical issues raised by Karl Marxand the thinkers he inspired marxism-thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu Subject: Re: [Marxism-Thaxis

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] *The Professional*

2010-02-12 Thread c b
No , I don't admire him more than John Brown , Frederick Douglass or Harriet Tubman or Sojourner Truth. Douglass supported Lincoln On 2/12/10, Carrol Cox cb...@ilstu.edu wrote: c b wrote: I admire Lincoln and and Roosevelt There are indeed admirable aspects to Lincoln. But do you

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] *The Professional*

2010-02-12 Thread c b
Marx , Engels and Wedemeyer supported Lincoln , too. On 2/12/10, c b cb31...@gmail.com wrote: No , I don't admire him more than John Brown , Frederick Douglass or Harriet Tubman or Sojourner Truth. Douglass supported Lincoln On 2/12/10, Carrol Cox cb...@ilstu.edu wrote: c b wrote:

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Professional

2010-02-12 Thread CeJ
At first I thought this was going to be a thread about that great 70s UK TV program. But that is The ProfessionalS. Then I recalling yesterday's faculty meeting in which standards, faculty development, etc. were discussed under the uniting idea of 'democratic professionalism'--would that it could