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The eulogy was inspiring.

rmrd0000 — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:10:16 +0000

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The eulogy was inspiring.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/06/obama_s...

The White House

rmrd0000 — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 19:09:53 +0000

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The White House Correspondents Dinner skit was classic.

Yes 1.3 million seem to be

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:02:59 +0000

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Yes 1.3 million seem to be internally displaced, no they didn't mostly go to Russia, almost 60% are pensioners and getting out of war zones and Russian occupation may make sense. As for the big demographics worries, I don't see it. Yes, overall population has been decreasing in Ukraine and Russia for years. This particular stat doesn't even differentiate between Donbas, but its a crisis for the IMF somehow, event though the amounts are 1/20th the Greek bailouts and 1/5 the next suggested bailout. Of course much of Ukraine's shortfall is due to war along with corruption, energy blackmail, etc while Greece's is due to corruption and mismanagement and currency issues. Of course we're usually sympathetic towards a country with foreign invaders. I do agree that there can be too much hysteria writing up Putin's actions, though I don't think I've engaged in them. I see the situation as simply shepherding Ukraine into the EU and protecting against a bigger problem in Donbas. Even if Donbas leaves, no big deal - it's a small part of Ukraine, though I don't think that's what most people in Donbas want.

Well here is my feeling about

Richard Day — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 07:02:14 +0000

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Well here is my feeling about lame ducks

And then

Marc Maron

I was astounded by these two airings.

FUCK YOU FOX NEWS......

Etc. etc. etc....

hhahahahaha

I LOVE THIS.

the end

Many share the Russian

trkingmomoe — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:54:42 +0000

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Many share the Russian language and have contacts inside the Russian border. They are just looking for a safe place to go.

Of course Ukraine’s

A Guy Called LULU — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:55:25 +0000

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Of course Ukraine’s negotiations are going much smoother with the IMF than are Greece’s. The IMF is a political arm of the West and that means primarily of the U.S. And, the IMF is loaning/giving money to Ukraine in direct violation of its own specific guidelines regarding ability to repay them. Here is Forbes assessment of Ukraine’s economy but a quick google search will find many more, most of which are even more dismal. I didn’t find one that painted a rosy picture for Ukraine going forward.

Ukraine's Economy Is A Disaster. Its Demography Is Even Worse

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markadomanis/2015/05/30/ukraines-economy-is-a-disaster-its-demography-is-even-worse/

Estimates are in the range of one million Ukrainians being internally displaced and tens of thousands leaving the country. Most have gone to Russia. I wonder why. Maybe they get different news.

The following piece is worth reading,IMO.

Altogether a sloppy, context-free brief for the prosecution masquerading as serious analysis. And typical of so much that is written about Russia today.

http://russia-insider.com/en/fools-10-wise-men-0/ri8658

Wow, things going too well in

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:28:05 +0000

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Wow, things going too well in Ukraine for them? Overall Ukraine has been a bright spot in US and EU foreign policy. Donna's has turned from seeming critical to Ukraine's economy under Yevkoshenko to a costly backwards industrial zone. Putin's overreach has backfired in terms of capital flight, global good will, and opinions within Donbas itself. Proper power sharing still seems an option but only without Russia pulling the strings - at the moment, the message to Putin is "you want them autonomous, you pay the bill" - and at the moment he's running out of options. In any case, his charm offensive is over, Europe's limiting its energy exposure to Russia as best possible, and overall it's been a successful transition from a Soviet Era headache. Even financial negotiations with IMF are going much better than with Greece, with more effort at reform and of course much smaller dollar amounts. But I'm sure there's a budding nuclear holocaust in there somewhere if you look hard enough. Meanwhile in the real world, Ukraine is on its way to the EU - welcome.

Tpp may come to be regarded

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:55:35 +0000

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Tpp may come to be regarded as his best, in the sense of least worst, foreign policy accomplishment.

Whatever positive legacy that President Barack Obama might point to – the first African-American president, the Affordable Care Act, the changed social attitudes on gay rights, etc. – his ultimate legacy may be defined more by his reckless stewardship guiding the United States into a wholly unnecessary new Cold War.

https://consortiumnews.com/2015/07/10/obamas-deadly-cold-war-legacy/

Forgot TPP - was it good

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:37:29 +0000

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Forgot TPP - was it good Obama passed it with little Democratic support or irrelevant as Krugman says or a travesty as Elizabeth Warren and many on the left believe? Is this part of Obama's good month or one for the iggy file?

Why specifically should I see

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:18:49 +0000

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Why specifically should I see the eulogy? I usually skip funerals anyway, though will probably make it to mine - though late as usual I imagine.