[lbo-talk] second bill of rights

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Shag:
> I was going to respond, have a draft somewhere, to take issue with the idea
> that Liberalism is largely contentless, that it's pragmatic, simply swaying
> like a blade of grass swaying to whatever pragmatic possibility seems
> possible at the moment.  I don't agree with that at all. There is some
> substance to Liberalism. Obama is, quite obviously, not a Liberal, at least
> not the kind that I remember.

^^^^^
CB: In terms of memory, do you categorize Kennedy and Johnson as
liberals ? How about Rockefeller as a liberal Republican ?  Truman ?
G. Mennen Williams ? Adlai Stevenson ?

Phil Ochs, Love Me, I'm a Liberal Lyrics
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Artist: Ochs Phil
Song: Love Me, I'm a Liberal
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I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
Tears ran down my spine
I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
As though I'd lost a father of mine
But Malcolm X got what was coming
He got what he asked for this time
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I go to civil rights rallies
And I put down the old D.A.R.
I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
I hope every colored boy becomes a star
But don't talk about revolution
That's going a little bit too far
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I cheered when Humphrey was chosen
My faith in the system restored
I'm glad the commies were thrown out
of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board
I love Puerto Ricans and Negros
as long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

The people of old Mississippi
Should all hang their heads in shame
I can't understand how their minds work
What's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?
But if you ask me to bus my children
I hope the cops take down your name
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I read New republic and Nation
I've learned to take every view
You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden
I feel like I'm almost a Jew
But when it comes to times like Korea
There's no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

I vote for the democratic party
They want the U.N. to be strong
I go to all the Pete Seeger concerts
He sure gets me singing those songs
I'll send all the money you ask for
But don't ask me to come on along
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

Once I was young and impulsive
I wore every conceivable pin
Even went to the socialist meetings
Learned all the old union hymns
But I've grown older and wiser
And that's why I'm turning you in
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal

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