M. K. ~ e-glob, Wa****ngton, DC
> Frank Kalder ~ GLOBAL HAPLIFNET
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>
. Last Victory
>
> > It was said (in German TV) that Clinton's victory in
> > West Virginia might have been the last one. Wondering
> > why she doesn=92t quit.
>
. Hillary Clinton
>
> There's still the question about repayment of the loans she made to her
> campaign.
>
> But, the prevailing thought seems to revolve around the possibility that
h=
er
> wins in the states that Barack can't win will be used as power chips.
When=
> she quits, Barack will have to go to her to help him campaign. When she
> goes back to the Senate she will probably go back as speaker of the
house,=
> and as such will wield a great deal of power. If Barack wants a bill
passe=
d
> he will have to go to her because she has proved she wields power
amongst
> certain populations of voters.
>
Thanks! Those are good reasons, indeed.
. Anti-War Stance
> I found this unusual article that comes from the American conservatives
>
> http://buchanan.org/blog/?p=3D961
>
> Excerpt
>
> It is a myth, pure bunkum, that Obama is a brave anti-warrior. He made a
> brief speech in 2002 =97 peppered with reminders of his generally
pro-war
> leanings =97 and then, like Clinton, used his muscle in the Senate to
fund=
the
> war and extend its bloody duration. It is only during the past year, as
he=
> has thrown himself into the presidential race, that Obama has decided to
> pose as a long-standing, level-headed critic. As Taylor argues, =93An
adep=
t
> politician, Obama began emphasizing his =91anti-war=92 stance as the war
b=
ecame
> increasingly unpopular among Democrats across the country and he began
> gearing up for the 2008 presidential campaign.=94
>
> But there is more going on here than Iraq-related op****tunism. If
elected
> president, Obama would make it a priority to smash the argument for
> non-interventionism and to rehabilitate America=92s imperial mission to
ri=
ght
> the wrongs of the world
>
Well, apparently a propaganda-oriented view from his political
opponents.
. Solidarity
>
A philosophy-historic foil (Plato et al.) on agape, etc (including
Holistic Science)...
~
http://groups.google.com/group/HAPLIF-BLOGGING_Deutsch/msg/930209deb213ee3=
f
&
http://bb.focus.de/focus/p=3DKontem****aerer+Humanismus+Humanitaet+und+Ethi=
k-1294223-#1294223
. Virginian Senator
>
> > > I just now met this lady [...]...
>
> > Cool! Anything she told you personally or, maybe, some
> > meeting=92s attendants?
>
> We went to a book club meeting at the library. The topic of discussion
wa=
s
> "Marley and Me" a popular book about a dog.
>
> She talked about her 2 cats and how glad she was that they were
companions=
> to one another.
>
Very pleasant. Seems to be an empathetic politician.
. Philosophical Debate
>
> > > This is an old story that I posted elsewhere but in light of your
rece=
nt
> > > bent on philosophical debate you will understand it as well as I did
e=
ven
> > > though 8 years later I still don't. [...]
>
> I have resurrected it because someone has asked me to read and debate
some=
> Stephen Pinker books. He talked a lot about the origin of language. I
we=
nt
> out and bought one that was in the bookstore. Last time I read him was
a
> very very long time ago.
>
> While there, noticed that your Fritjof Capra put out a new book. Bought
i=
t
> and when I read it, will re****t more.
>
Meanwhile, I=92d be interested in knowing its title because I could not
yet find anything pertinent neither at Google nor at Amazon.
The a.m. =93foil=94 also refers to the Holistic Science at the Schumacher
College in Cornwall - in partner****p with the University of Plymouth -
where F.C. is a co-founder and occasional lecturer.
__
> "We wanted people to listen to the music first we don't have aspirations
t=
o
> become rock stars"-zoey deschanel
>
Ciao, Frank
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