Re: [Marxism] Chris Hedges on Huckabee

["farmelantj@xxxxxxxx" <farmelantj@xxxxxxxx>]

A couple of points concerning Cockburn:

His piece on Huckabee is consistent with his long standing tendency to fawn 
over figures on the far right.  Remember when he was fawning over leaders of 
the militias back in the 1990s?  And in the same article he manages to fawn 
over Ron Paul as well, so this article was a two-for. And Cockburn despite his 
own history as a progressive journalist, is quite capable of writing or talking 
in such a manner as to remind us (as if we didn't already know) that Evelyn and 
Aubrey Waugh were cousins of his.

Nevertheless, Cockburn is correct concerning Huckabee's record as governor, 
that Huckabee often took relatively progressive stances on certain economic 
issues and sometimes on criminal justice issues too.  However, as a 
presidential candidate he is running as the candidate for the far right, not as 
progressive.  However, I suspect that Cockburn does not really care, since in 
his view, whatever stirs the pot will inevitably do some good, even if it is 
someone from the far right who is doing the stirring.

Jim F.

-- Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Speaking of which, the rapidly deteriorating Alexander Cockburn wrote a 
fawning piece on Huckabee here: 
http://www.counterpunch.com/cockburn12222007.html

The most remarkable assertion in this article is:

"But on many substantive matters, demonstrated during his ten years as 
the governor of Arkansas, Huckabee was often a progressive, with 
enlightened views and a record of substantive executive action on 
immigration, public health, education of poor kids and the possibility 
of redemption for convicted criminals."

However "progressive" Huckabee was as governor, Cockburn says next to 
nothing about what he stands for in his presidential bid. There is a 
race right now between all these candidates to prove their rightwing 
credentials, which can be demonstrated most clearly on their positions 
on immigration. Frankly, it is a rotten shame that this eluded 
Cockburn's attention:


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