[lbo-talk] Petrocracy in Venezuela?

[Carl Remick]

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