Re: Obama's economic advisers

[Leigh Meyers <the.buffalo.in.the.midst@xxxxxxxxx>]

Horse Race?

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On Jan 9, 2008 9:55 AM, Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think that there's more to it than a horse race. In addition, the
> media don't like Edwards (because he's a "populist").
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> On Jan 9, 2008 9:42 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Jan 9, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Louis Proyect wrote:
> >
> > > Last night as I was on my stationary exercise bike, I was watching
> > > early MSNBC news coverage of the New Hampshire primaries prior to
> > > vote totals being reported. The pundits were falling all over each
> > > other in praise of Barack Obama's campaigning skills. I was
> > > especially struck by Tom Brokaw's describing the Black candidate as
> > > "A thoroughbred who has broken away from the pack," a perfect
> > > encapsulation of the idiotic horse race character of these elections.
> >
> > WHen there's basic agreement on the fundamentals, there's nothing
> > else but the horse race.
> >
> > Doug
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> --
> Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
> way and let people talk.) --  Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
>