[lbo-talk] Petrocracy in Venezuela?

Carl Remick carlremick at gmail.com
Thu Nov 8 10:58:31 PST 2007


On Nov 8, 2007 7:39 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> On Nov 7, 2007, at 10:57 PM, Carl Remick wrote:
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> > Rosenberg wasn't awarded
> > a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 1987 for nothing.
>
> Hey, Mike Davis got one of those. They're not all awarded to apologists.

No indeed. E.g., William Gaddis, a uniquely gifted satiric novelist for sure, also got a MacArthur "genius grant." I'm just saying that in this instance -- viewing Rosenberg's disingenuous hatchet job on Chavez -- knowing how to kiss establishment ass in a solemn, subtle way is Rosenberg's most obvious qualification as a genius.

Carl



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