Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stweart on Milken

2001-01-25 Thread Jim Devine
At 01:54 PM 1/25/01 -0500, you wrote: >I just see Milken as the typical "big fish" that prosecutors were able to >get because of his arrogance and careless disregard for the law. or maybe he's a scapegoat, like William Calley of My Lai infamy. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.l

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stweart on Milken

2001-01-25 Thread Doug Henwood
Nathan Newman wrote: >But if Milken-hating is so good for upholding the legitimacy of the >financial system, why is there such a strong conservative defense of Milken? >You are acting like an apologia for Milken is some kind of transgressive >left challenge to capitalism, yet the idea that Milken

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stweart on Milken

2001-01-25 Thread Charles Brown
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/25/01 02:08PM >>> > >How do you analyze these alignments (other than residual YAFism on your part >and residual liberalism on mine)? Like I said, Milken-hating implies that the rest of the financial racket is legitimate and upstanding, so if the bad apples are isolat

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stweart on Milken

2001-01-25 Thread Nathan Newman
- Original Message - From: "Doug Henwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Why those are related is an interesting statement. Although it is true that >you line up with FORBES and NATIONAL REVIEW in vilifying Clinton to the >extreme while defending Milken. > >How do you analyze these alignments (othe

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stweart on Milken

2001-01-25 Thread Doug Henwood
Nathan Newman wrote: > >It doesn't surprise me that cyberspace's best left defender of Bill >>Clinton is also Mike Milken's biggest enemy. > >Why those are related is an interesting statement. Although it is true that >you line up with FORBES and NATIONAL REVIEW in vilifying Clinton to the >ext