> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
> >I understand that Alex doesn't like computers and doesn't even have an
> >email address. How did he get all these messages?
>
> He's got a new iBook, and does have an email address. But I think the
> uncanny parallel in phrasing between Alex's column and Steve Perry's
> gloss might offer a hint.
>
> Doug
Actually, I lose respect for Cockburn by the week. First, he launches a rather ill-mannered attack on Katha Pollitt, partly based on private discussions they may have had. Now he is surfing LBO for quickly dashed off thoughts people may have posted here. It shows a lack of respect by Cockburn for a space where a lot of us work out ideas without the formal constraints of a formal writing venue. It is nice to see folks like Doug, Katha and others casually writing here, but that will end if folks like Cockburn act as if everything said here should be held up to the same scrutiny as a written article.
I organized to bring Cockburn to my undergraduate college way back when because i admired his wit and writing, but he seems to be descending into a mess of inter-left feuds and disrepectful behavior towards supposed allies.
It's sad to see a once useful part of the movement become a liability.
-- Nathan Newman