Fwd: Coca-colonization
AREA STUDENTS KOWTOW TO CORPORATE AMERICA Evans, Georgia(AP) -- If your high school guidance counselor was right and there is such a thing as "your permanent record", this is going on Mike Cameron's: In 1998, he was suspended for wearing a Pepsi shirt on Coke Day. School officials say the shirt was an insult to visiting Coca-Cola executives and ruined a school picture in which students spelled out "Coke." Cameron says it was just a joke. "In my eyes, I didn't do anything wrong, " the 19-year-old senior said Wednesday while serving his one-day suspension. "I know it sounds bad -- 'Child suspended for wearing Pepsi shirt on Coke Day,'" said Gloria Hamilton, principal of Greenbrier High School in Evans, about 130 miles east of Atlanta, the world headquarters of Coca-Cola. "It really would have been acceptable if it had just been in-house, but we had the regional president here and people flew in from Atlanta to do us the honor of being resource speakers. These students knew we had guests." The Coke in Education Day was part of Greenbrier's effort to win a $500 local contest run by the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Augusta and a national contest with a $10,000 prize. Cameron wore a blue-and-white-striped shirt with a small Pepsi logo underneath another shirt. He waited until just before the picture was taken to remove his outer shirt, Hamilton said. After getting caught, Cameron was sent to the principal's office where he said Hamilton "talked about how important that day was to the school and that I might have cost the school 10 grand." The Coke contest offers $500 to the Columbia County school that comes up with the most creative method of distributing promotional discount cards to students. In addition to the school picture, Greenbrier officials invited a Coke marketing executive to address economics students, had chemistry students analyze the sugar content of Coke and used a Coca-Cola cake recipe in home economics. "In the past, when kids have decided to ruin a school picture -- occasionally we have some who decide that's the time to do an obscene gesture -- they've been given six days of suspension, " the principal said. "So it's not a new situation." ___ http://cnn.com/US/9803/25/pepsi.suspension.ap/index.ht ml -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17th and Spring Garden Sts.fax: (215) 299-3581 Philadelphia PA 19130phone: (215) 299-3583 (215) 299-3583/299-4661 Money for Schools, not Prisons!Hasta la victoria siempre! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
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t it all out at once. Fallen right down on the wheelhouse floor he's out cold Lord this brings us up to what's happenin' again folks. The Titanic she's sailin' around in between the icebergs. Every body else is havin parties the Jewish people they jumpin' up n' down they tradin' wives n' Cadillacs n' diamonds n' drinkin' booze. Everybody else is hoistin' up land lubbers, battenin' down hatches n' doin' sail things. The First Mate's hangin' over there on the rail havin' himself a little smoke n' diggin' icebergs. And the Captain's out cold on the wheelhouse floor. It was midnight on the sea, the band was playin' "Nearer my God to Thee" Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. Now he wouldn't let Jack Johnson on board they said this ship don't haul no coal Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. All of a sudden the Captain's eyes popped wide open and stood right up straight. Grabs a hold o' de wheel Looks on out at the bow o' dat boat n' he say I'M GONNA MOVE YOU BABY! And he did right on into an iceberg n' she went right on down. It was midnight on the sea, the band was playin' "Nearer my God to Thee" Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. Now he wouldn't let Jack Johnson on board they said this ship don't haul no coal Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. That's the true story of the Titanic, folks. She went right to the bottom she took with her all the Jewish people all the first mates. She took with him the Captain she took with him the land lubbers. She took with him the masked marvel comic books, the tennis racquet and four hundred n' ninety-seven n' a half feet o' rope. Meanwhile back on the stateside ol' Jack Johnson why he's standin' up on the pier he's fishin' away he's got himself a little stick n' a line n' he gets a tug he pulls it on up n' it's a big wet blue soggy mess n' on the inside on the lining written in big gold letters it says "USS Titanic" and stuck right above it was a wet roach. That boy was so happy. He started doin' the eagle rock up n' down that pier like it's goin' outta style he go... He gonna do the eagle rock now everybody in for the eagle rock. Oh rock! It was midnight on the sea, the band was playin' "Nearer my God to Thee" Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. Now he wouldn't let Jack Johnson on board they said this ship don't haul no coal Fare thee well Titanic, fare thee well. Fare thee well Titanic goin down! -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17th and Spring Garden Sts.fax: (215) 299-3581 Philadelphia PA 19130phone: (215) 299-3583 (215) 299-3583/299-4661 Money for Schools, not Prisons!Hasta la victoria siempre! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Re: the Titanic
Here's Phil Ochs' definition of liberalism, from back in the day: As for a short aphorism about the future of capitalism (rather than a metaphor), how about "Socialism or Barbarism." I think that's usually credited to Rosa Luxemburg. http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs Love Me, I'm a Liberal By Phil Ochs C I cried when they shot Medgar Evers Am Tears ran down my spine C I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy D G As though I'd lost a father of mine C But Malcolm X got what was coming F He got what he asked for this time C FC G C F C So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal I go to civil rights rallies And I put down the old D.A.R. I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy I hope every colored boy becomes a star But don't talk about revolution That's going a little bit too far So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal I cheered when Humphrey was chosen My faith in the system restored I'm glad the commies were thrown out of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board I love Puerto Ricans and Negros as long as they don't move next door So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal The people of old Mississippi Should all hang their heads in shame I can't understand how their minds work What's the matter don't they watch Les Crain? But if you ask me to bus my children I hope the cops take down your name So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal I read New republic and Nation I've learned to take every view You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden I feel like I'm almost a Jew But when it comes to times like korea There's no one more red, white and blue So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal I vote for the democtratic party They want the U.N. to be strong I go to all the Pete Seeger concerts He sure gets me singing those songs I'll send all the money you ask for But don't ask me to come on along So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal Once I was young and impulsive I wore every conceivable pin Even went to the socialist meetings Learned all the old union hymns But I've grown older and wiser And that's why I'm turning you in So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal Notes: Lerner Golden were both columnists with left-leaning tendencies. Harry Golden, a humorist, wrote some marvelous books and short stories. One I recall is his plan for integration in schools in the south (this was back when). Since the Southerners didn't mind blacks standing next to whites when making purchases in stores, he proposed that they take out all the chairs in the schools and let the students stand to learn. He called this "vertical integration". Les Crane had a talk show in the south. (Nothing virulent like the current ones!) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon did a cover of this song with some updated lyrics. Mojo Nixon sang this updated version solo on Comedy Central during their 1996 State of the Union show. Chords supplied by Guy Matz 6 Jul 97 trent -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17th and Spring Garden Sts.fax: (215) 299-3581 Philadelphia PA 19130phone: (215) 299-3583 (215) 299-3583/299-4661 Money for Schools, not Prisons!Hasta la victoria siempre! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
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One important aspect of the Titanic disaster not mentioned in the film or on the list: The White Star Line made a particular point of not hiring any Black workers, even porters or coal stokers, who were common on other steamships. The sinking was celebrated in African-American communities as an act of retribution, probably one of the first examples of what now might been called the "O.J. Simpson phenomenon." _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17th and Spring Garden Sts.fax: (215) 299-3581 Philadelphia PA 19130phone: (215) 299-3583 (215) 299-3583/299-4661 Money for Schools, not Prisons!Hasta la victoria siempre! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Question on Indonesia/Currency Board
confidence in it. -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17th and Spring Garden Sts.fax: (215) 299-3581 Philadelphia PA 19130phone: (215) 299-3583 (215) 299-3583/299-4661 Money for Schools, not Prisons!Hasta la victoria siempre! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
A question on US-Iraq
I would be interested if members of the list might give their opinion on the following: Are the most powerful sectors of capital in the US as sympathetic to attacking Iraq as it seems? Why? Or is there some alternative explanation, in the realm of the political superstructure for all of this: Israeli lobby control of Clinton, right-wing maneuvering, "wag the dog," whatever. -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17th and Spring Garden Sts.fax: (215) 299-3581 Philadelphia PA 19130phone: (215) 299-3583 (215) 299-3583/299-4661 Money for Schools, not Prisons!Hasta la victoria siempre! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Emergency Help for Antiwar Action Needed
Bill Clinton will be speaking this Friday (in less than 48 hours) at the convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia. Antiwar activists are organizing a picket/vigil/demonstration at 11:30 AM at 12th and Market Sts. If anyone is attending this convention or knows someone who is that would be willing to attend a press conference there and speak out against war preparations, please contact Berta Joubert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or (215) 727-1618. Please forward this to other lists with members who might be interested. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Michael Pearlman email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] J.R. Masterman School [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17th and Spring Garden Sts.fax: (215) 299-3581 Philadelphia PA 19130phone: (215) 299-3583 (215) 299-3583/299-4661 Money for Schools, not Prisons!Hasta la victoria siempre! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
