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Thank you. Very useful. n/t
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 05:50pm 0
Thanks for this link
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 05:49pm 0
I really don't want to watch any more of him patting himself...
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 05:46pm 1 Wed, 09/20/2017 - 08:54am
Everyone wants his 15 minutes of fame
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 05:45pm 0
I am sorry for your situation
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 05:43pm 0
The country started to go downhill when TPTB axed Wallace...
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 05:41pm 0
"The Best and the Brighest" by David Halberstam
From:A Vietnam War biblio 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 05:38pm 1 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 06:55pm
Amanda Matthews has your answer.
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 02:09pm 0
Hiding in plain sight.
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 02:06pm 0
Thanks for the pointer to Hmong in US
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 01:59pm 2 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 02:42pm
Winner, winner, chicken dinner
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 01:57pm 1 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 02:30pm
Indeed, the Kochtopus has its tentacles deep into science
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 01:48pm 0
Didn't watch the trailers
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:20pm 1 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 02:00pm
Yeah, I'm disappointed w Mr. Burns
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:15pm 2 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 01:31pm
"Why now?"
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 10:49am 0
Not being a Simpson's watcher, I had to google that reference
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 10:09am 0
That's how I feel
From:Burns, Episode 2 - The Whitewash of the CIA continues 		arendt Tue, 09/19/2017 - 10:08am 1 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 04:24pm
I would crowdfund Ray McG. n/t
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:43pm 1 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 11:10am
Thanks for expanding on "warding"
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:41pm 2 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 11:35am
Agreed
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:26pm 1 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:34pm
Having seen the first episode, I agree with you; but...
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:24pm 2 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:04pm
It was Stalin
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:20pm 1 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:32pm
Other than Elsberg, I haven't heard any other big name anti-s
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:14pm 0
Blavatnik - another name to watch (out) for
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 02:42pm 0
IMHO, Burns is someone who will not rock the boat.
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 02:35pm 1 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 04:57pm
Wow. Even Newsweek is calling bullshit!
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 12:31pm 1 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:03pm
Thanks for the links n/t
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 11:50am 0
Most people (vs those on boards like this) are clueless
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 11:19am 2 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:02pm
I know this is a tangent, completely unrelated, sorry.
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 10:53am 0
Binh Xuyen - Another detail that sorta got lost
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 09:36am 1 Sun, 09/17/2017 - 11:05pm
(Official) History is written by the winners
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 08:26am 2 Wed, 09/20/2017 - 08:27am
Most of all they learned to "embed" reporters
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 07:29am 1 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 08:39am
Offending a jazz lover is less hazardous than offending the CIA
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Mon, 09/18/2017 - 07:23am 1 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 10:44am
McCoy says that the CIA brought in Diem, whereas Mr. Burns...
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Sun, 09/17/2017 - 11:05pm 0
If the first episode is any guide, not a chance in hell.
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Sun, 09/17/2017 - 11:03pm 2 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 05:12pm
We're rebooting Afghanistan, again.
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Sun, 09/17/2017 - 10:59pm 1 Tue, 09/19/2017 - 12:07pm
Many "tells" will be forthcoming...
From:Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions. 		arendt Sun, 09/17/2017 - 10:49pm 1 Mon, 09/18/2017 - 10:36am
The lawyer was William Moses Kunstler n/t
From:Houston - A Few Words from James Howard Kunstler 		arendt Sat, 09/02/2017 - 01:14pm 1 Sat, 09/02/2017 - 04:17pm
"Taxes are the price of civilization."
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Fri, 09/01/2017 - 06:16pm 1 Sun, 09/03/2017 - 11:34am
I take your point, but the timing is off
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Fri, 09/01/2017 - 04:23pm 1 Fri, 09/01/2017 - 04:53pm
Exactly.
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Fri, 09/01/2017 - 04:12pm 1 Fri, 09/01/2017 - 05:07pm
No. The law says only US currency can pay taxes.
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Fri, 09/01/2017 - 04:04pm 1 Fri, 09/01/2017 - 05:39pm
Thanks for ixquick. Will check it out.
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Thu, 08/31/2017 - 07:09pm 1 Thu, 08/31/2017 - 09:31pm
@#12.1
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Thu, 08/31/2017 - 02:34pm 1 Thu, 08/31/2017 - 05:16pm
C.H. Smith is sometimes wrong, but in this case...
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Thu, 08/31/2017 - 02:31pm 1 Fri, 09/01/2017 - 03:51pm
Cash out versus spend
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Thu, 08/31/2017 - 02:27pm 0
"If they become popular sovereign states..."
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Thu, 08/31/2017 - 02:20pm 0
Could you please give examples (> 1) of where to do that?
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Thu, 08/31/2017 - 02:14pm 1 Thu, 08/31/2017 - 05:01pm
Converting game $ to real $ will be nothing but trouble
From:Bitcoin: One scam to rule them all 		arendt Thu, 08/31/2017 - 02:10pm 1 Thu, 08/31/2017 - 04:42pm
I am surprised to see such a good article on HuffPo
From:The myth of the impenetrable duopoly 		arendt Wed, 08/30/2017 - 09:24am 2 Wed, 08/30/2017 - 11:45am
Truly our film and theater have degenerated
From:The Greater Middle Eastern Co-Prosperity Sphere 		arendt Sat, 08/26/2017 - 08:53am 1 Sat, 08/26/2017 - 10:19am
What is our oil doing under your land?
From:The Greater Middle Eastern Co-Prosperity Sphere 		arendt Sat, 08/26/2017 - 08:51am 0
A great quote
From:The Greater Middle Eastern Co-Prosperity Sphere 		arendt Sat, 08/26/2017 - 08:50am 0
Exactly what "culture" is that? LOL.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Mon, 08/21/2017 - 08:02pm 1 Sat, 08/26/2017 - 01:28pm
I was going to say "crisis actors"
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Mon, 08/21/2017 - 12:39pm 0
Such energy expended over such imaginary slights
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Mon, 08/21/2017 - 09:05am 0
Worth it just for Hugh Bonneville
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:17pm 0
It was more about oil than gold.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:14pm 1 Mon, 08/21/2017 - 05:20am
But where to run?
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 01:20pm 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 05:17pm
Thank you.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 01:18pm 0
Thank you.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 01:18pm 0
Cool website! Thanks.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 12:32pm 0
Heard of the "A" yacht? 12,500 tons.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 11:58am 0
A little help, please
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 11:44am 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 12:39pm
Oh, for the average voter, I agree. It was all about...
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 11:44am 2 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 05:20pm
Interesting data
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 11:38am 2 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 12:21pm
Fascinating
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:32am 0
All right, equal time for the army (sigh) :-)
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:29am 0
Excellent. I saw "in irons" but couldn't make it work.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:22am 0
Thanks for the sailing lesson.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 09:37am 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:38am
Bit of a mixed metaphor
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 09:01am 0
People upvoted me for saying "good night"? LOL! n/t
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:58am 1 Mon, 08/21/2017 - 09:09am
I think the gold standard events were results, not causes
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:56am 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 01:28pm
Thanks for the explanation. Now I understand your POV
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:43am 0
Ships on steroids. LOL.
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:30am 0
"a shift in the wind" is a fair point, consistent w the analogy
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:28am 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:52am
Fascinating story about "beating"
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:25am 1 Mon, 08/21/2017 - 10:23am
Why are you so hostile?
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:11am 1 Mon, 08/21/2017 - 07:15am
Bedtime for me. Back in the AM. n/t
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:26pm 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 08:58am
Yes, I remember reading something like that
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:24pm 1 Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:48pm
I hear you, but...
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:19pm 2 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 06:27am
I can believe (but not prove) that the Kochs had...
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:07pm 1 Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:26pm
The main mast (unions) was chopped down
From: Mutiny on the Donkey - How the Third Way wrecked the Democratic Party 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 10:50pm 0
Holy Shit. They advertised for photographers?!?!
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 08:09pm 0
Your idea (take down left) is correct, your ascribed method...
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:56am 0
Duplicate. Removed.
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:52am 0
I meant hypothetical only in the sense of unknowable
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:47am 0
Yeah, the neo-nazis in polo shirts...
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:41am 0
I appreciated your pointing out the "loyalty oath" nonsense.
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:37am 1 Sat, 08/19/2017 - 06:30pm
Because.
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 11:15pm 0
I said I respect him, not that i blindly follow him
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 11:08pm 3 Tue, 08/22/2017 - 10:21am
No, punching anyone is doing what TPTB want.
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 10:59pm 0
It was Nixon who started the quotas crap
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 10:56pm 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 10:26am
Yep, those sure are mixed feelings
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 10:53pm 1 Sun, 08/20/2017 - 01:09am
It is a case of "the dog that didn't bark"
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:34pm 3 Tue, 08/22/2017 - 11:45am
IIRC...
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:18pm 1 Sat, 08/19/2017 - 08:23am
You have to be beyond stupid to buy this crap
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:04pm 2 Sat, 08/19/2017 - 11:28am
He had the same critiques in the 1960s.
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:03pm 1 Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:51pm
Thanks for the Chomsky link
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:02pm 2 Fri, 08/18/2017 - 09:09pm
I agree with you about Cointelpro, rule of men not laws...
From:The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives. 		arendt Fri, 08/18/2017 - 07:59pm 1 Fri, 08/18/2017 - 08:33pm

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