>From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick at hotmail.com>
>
>>From: "Joseph Wanzala" <jwanzala at hotmail.com>
>>
>>As to the business of how confortable Bush is with other rich people, in
>>contrast to Clinton ...
>
>, let's not forget that while Clinton
>>himself came from humble beginnings, his cabinet was surpassed in its
>>number of millionares only by the current Bush cabinet and most of
>>Clinton's closest non-white consorts, other than the people in the photo
>>ops, were wealthy African Americans like Vernon Jordan and Ron Brown.
>>
>>The portrayal of the Saudis in F911 was very problematic indeed.
>>___________________________
>>
>>Liza Featherstone wrote:
>>
>> I actually think "Saudi" money is OK, just as it's OK to talk about
>>U.S. or
>>Israeli or British or French money. And we do talk about U.S. money: the
>>US
>>money in Israel sustaining the occupation, etc. The reason the term
>>"Jewish
>>money" creeps us out -- and it should -- is because "Jews" qua Jews are
>>not
>>a nationality or government or any kind of body from whom "money" can
>>reasonably said to originate. Jews cannot as a body write a check. Some
>>Jews as individuals send money to pro-Israeli groups, others send money to
>>anti-war groups, or subscribe to LBO. To talk about "Jewish money"
>>substitutes a racist cliche for analysis, as we all agree. Inasmuch as
>>talk
>>about "Saudi" money is similarly not always about the government, it risks
>>a
>>similar racism, but when we make clear we are talking about the Saudi
>>elites, who effectively do run the country, I think it is acceptable. I
>>think Moore in his film did do that, especially with the shots of Bush
>>senior cavorting with the Saudi ruling class. There the message was not,
>>look, he's hanging out with these weird scary Arabs, but rather, look how
>>comfortable he is with other rich people, regardless of apparent cultural
>>barriers. Unlike Clinton, Bush I was not a guy was often shown relaxing
>>and
>>kicking back with people very different from himself, so the image is
>>striking, making you think, oh, maybe they are not so different: perhaps
>>globally, the ruling class is his "base" rather than the American people
>>who
>>voted for him.
>>
>>Liza
>>
>>
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