Propeller Week In Review: November 21, 2008 »
Posted By JamesMarcus 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
As the financial markets continued to crater, the crisis remained a hot topic of conversation at Propeller. So did racism, booze, and the alphabetical advantage of being George W. Bush.
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James Marcus is a writer, translator, critic, and editor. He is the author of Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot-Com Juggernaut and ...
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BronxBomber7 months, 2 weeks ago
Hey! I'm the first one Yowzah! Yes it certainly was a turbulent week, what with the elections, the collapsing of Wall Street,the plunging of the gas prices, and the failure and seeking of bailouts by the auto industry et al. Plus my article of (GASP!) an "honest" politician telling a whole town that they were too stupid to work with!
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Great coverage James as usual.-
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JamesMarcus7 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks, BB. As for that "honest" politician, we may need to interview the citizenry of Saint Anthony before passing judgment. After that, let's bowl a few frames at the seven-lane alley and relax. God knows we all need some distraction.
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gamahuche7 months, 2 weeks ago
Congrats BB! Well earned kudos.
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Good to have the WIR back too - overview is always good, even when the scenery is desolate.
"When America catches a cold the world catches pneumonia" also never seemed truer - the view from across the great water is also pretty dismal.
May I suggest that Obama invite Bobby McFerrin, another good-looking black dude,to the inaugaration? Even a little "Don't worry, be happy" would help, wouldn't it?
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JamesMarcus7 months, 2 weeks ago
I agree, it's been one hairy week, especially on the fiscal front. But the markets started climbing this afternoon after Obama announced his pick for Treasury, and maybe the steep slide will be arrested for a little while and we can catch our breath. Or not. In either case, have a good weekend, and I'm glad you liked the post.
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ETproductions7 months, 2 weeks ago
To pick up on TimALoftus' thought and BronxBomber's, we can all be thankful that gas prices are back below $2 a gallon, unless we own a gas station. :-)
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DarkWizard7 months, 2 weeks ago
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I enjoyed your article as well as your choice of quotable bloggers. But, be careful quoting me as I've alienated Liberals and Conservatives alike!
Of course, it is always fun to see someone else find you quote worthy! And, danged if I wasn't mighty quotable this past week! LOL
I have a hard time NOT posting on subjects like politics, the economy, and other topics that are directly affecting us as a society. So, keep those article coming! -
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ind067 months, 2 weeks ago
Great WIR JamesMarcus! I'd like to thank you for noting that people, of late, have been taking the "easy way out" and treating my posts as news! Apparently the City Council of Saint Anthony have joined Propeller! I'd like to take this quiet moment to assure everyone that my posts are not now, never have been and never will be news. News quotient: 0%. The Surgeon General recommends you take a news supplement if you subsist entirely on a diet of my posts.
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lfergie8127 months, 2 weeks ago
I noticed that the review mentioned the story about the American automotive industry bailout and comments were made about how the UAW is the problem with the American automotive industry.
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While doing more research of foreign automotive plants I came upon this article on factory conditions in "Toyota City". Very interesting how Toyota treats their workers when they have no one to fight for them.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3796/the_dark_...-
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cowboygrandpa7 months, 2 weeks ago
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Excellent find.
Seems the more people try to cut costs the more the average worker suffers. Why can't these CEO's and the upper screw ups of management take a good hard look at reality and see their shortcomings for what they are. Grossly overpaid, self serving,greedy,lying, do nothings who pad their resumes with successes that someone else did and they took credit for !!!!
This country needs to go back to making these clowns, responsible for their actions. Put a high tariff on the them and make them compete like we have to.
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